| They good old backdoor called xp_cmdshell is – and that’s absolutely ok – disabled by default starting Microsoft SQL Server 2000+. To re-enable that feature, there’s a stored procedure available called sp_configure. |  |
| Recently a friend was surprised when i opened the SendTo folder using the Shell: Extension. Apparently the Shell: Extenstion still not widely known. Therefore, I write a review about it. As an entry: using Shell:SendTo (it is not case sensitive) Put that in a Run box (Windows-R key combination), the SendTo Folder will open in Windows Explorer. |
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Ok, this is primarily for me, so I can look up if I should ever forget it. Ever tried to copy a window in a terminal session to the clipboard? Usually you press ALT-PrintScreen for this. If you do this into an RDP session, you get the whole (logically) Remote Desktop. To copy only the focused window (in the RDP Terminal Session) in the clipboard, just press the key combination CTRL-ALT-Minus.
| Microsoft has published a new product out of its development labs, Zoom.it. This tool allows you to share high resolution web images easily and professionally. zoom.it will take an UL and convert it to a high resolution image. |
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| Ok, today i migrated one of my old Virtual PC Images (VPC) (VHD File) to Hyper-V. I booted the Virtual PC virtual machine and removed the old virtual machine additions. Then i created a new virtual machine in Hyper-V and specified the VHD as Disk. |  |
| This can be an alternative for taking a Snapshot in Hyper-V.. According to TechNet @Microsoft they state: DiskShadow.exe is a tool that exposes the functionality offered by the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). By default, DiskShadow uses an interactive command interpreter similar to that of DiskRAID or DiskPart. DiskShadow also includes a scriptable mode. |
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| Hyper-V introduces the concept of virtual machine snapshots – which is to say point in time images of a virtual machine that you can return to at any stage. These snapshots are implemented in the virtualization layer – and can be taken at any time with any guest operating system (even during an operating system installation). Snapshots can be taken whether the virtual machine is running or stopped. If the virtual machine is running when the snapshot is taken there is no downtime involved to create the snapshot. |  |
| Whenever i had to delete an orphaned Windows Service, i started RegEdit.exe and navigated to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services. Then i searched for the Service and removed the whole registry key including all subkeys. Then i rebooted the system. Yes, i know, don’t tell me that this a horrible way, that’s why i want to share this post with you.. |  |
| Okay, thank you Microsoft, thank you for the good idea of a central KMS what-ever-kill-me-service to activate Windows 7 and Office 2010 in an Enterprise. Well, things could be easy, but obviously not a KMS Server done by Microsoft .. However, this is my collected information (Installation, configuration, error handling, testing, etc) about Microsoft Key Management Service (KMS).. and the tale isn’t over, believe me! Getting started with Microsoft Windows KMS server.. |
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| Every Windows Operating System runs pretty fast when freshly installed but gets slower and slower the longer you run it.. Sandro Villinger wrote a good and detailed article about how to fight slow startup times in Windows 7.. |
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