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Getting registry last write time with PowerShell
All registry keys have a value associated with called the Last Write Time. This is analogous to the last modification time for a file. When ever the registry key or one if its values has been created, modified, or deleted the value is updated to the current local system time. Unfortunately, there is no Last Write Time associated with a registry value, but it can be infered from the Last Write Time of the key.
Here is a PowerShell script to read the Last Write Time for a registry key.
Usage:
Get-RegKeyLastWriteTime.ps1 <Key> <SubKey>
Scan IP range using ping
IP scanner for the poor ones 
Just open up a cmd.exe and change the ip range..
C:\>FOR /L %x in (1,1,255) do ping -n 1 192.168.2.%x | find /I "reply" >> c:\temp\pingresult.txt
The above command uses a FOR loop to ping each device and looks for "Reply" in the output. If there is a "Reply" then the host is up.. Results will be written to C:\temp\pingresults.txt
Or the PowerShell version:
C:\> 1..255 | foreach-object { (new-object System.Net.Networkinformation.Ping).Send("192.168.2.$_") } | where-object {$_.Status -eq "success"} | select Address
.NET self-registering Windows Service
| I just found an article about how to extend a windows service’s functionality so that the service can register itself in windows service control using command line switches like /register or /unregister.. |  |
Service Pack 1 for Office 2010 and ShrarePoint 2010 announced
| The Microsoft Online Sustained Engineering Team just announced the upcoming release of Service Pack 1 for Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010. |  |
Windows Deployment Services–adding drivers to boot.wim
| Currently I’m in a project where I have do a windows 7 operating system provisioning for a customer of mine. I’ve been gone all down the way starting with NT3.51, then NT4, then Win2000, then WinXP, Vista and now Win7 provisioning. I must say, Microsoft did a good job with the latest deployment mechanism.. |  |
Installing Windows to a new bootable VHD with no host OS
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I love the performance gains I get by using bootable VHDs. I’ve always enjoyed using VHDs but I generally had a host OS first, then installed a bunch of VHDs that I made bootable. Recently I’ve changed all of this on my computer after a spent some time reading a post from John Papa. This leads to more flexibility. The idea is simple: take a clean drive with no host OS and add or remove bootable VHDs as needed. |
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