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  • MacBook: Run Windows 2003 Server SP1 on your Macbook

    Aug 21, 2006 · 6 min read  ·
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    I'm on my second Macbook. My first one was fast and beautiful but it had that annoying moo and randomly shut down on a regular basis. For reasons unknown, an AppleCare rep told me on my 5th call that my laptop was DOA and could be exchanged for a new one. It was well past my 14-day exchange limit and I found it so hard …


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  • ADMT: Migration Order

    Aug 15, 2006 · 1 min read  ·
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    I'll have a more complete list later, but here is the order the network admins at work have figured out works best when using the Active Directory Migration tool to migrate from NT 4 to Server 2003 (be sure to check the rest of the blog for other scripts which are necessary when using ADMT): 1. User with SID (/Groups …


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  • HOW-TO: Install XP Powertoys on Windows Server 2003

    Aug 9, 2006 · 1 min read  ·
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    For years I've used Windows Server 2003 and for years, I've been missing some of my favorite features from Windows Powertoys. The Image Resizer Powertoy is definitely one that came in really handy when I used XP. Unfortunately, anytime I tried to run it under 2k3, I would receive the message The powertoys require …


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  • AD: Change Default Login Domain after Migration

    Jul 28, 2006 · 2 min read  ·
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    When adding a trusted domain or migrating computers to a new domain, the login prompt often defaults to the old domain or the name of the workstation. This can cause confusion for users who are often confused about computers by default ;) In order to make their lives easier, you can set their default login domain by …


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  • VBSCRIPT: Add New Domain's Admins to Local Administrators Programmatically

    Jul 28, 2006 · 3 min read  ·
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    In order for Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT) to install its Agent on a newly migrated computer, the user running the ADMT tool must have local Administrator access. Otherwise, the error log shows something similar to the following: WRN1:7290 Processor architecture for machine \NT4MACHINE is unknown, Error …


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  • VBScript: Sort Array

    Jul 28, 2006 · 1 min read  ·
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    Found this code and wanted to bookmark it... from VisualBasicScript.com's Forums Function fSortArray(aSortThisArray) Set oArrayList = CreateObject("System.Collections.ArrayList" ) For iElement = 0 To UBound(aSortThisArray) oArrayList.Add aSortThisArray(iElement) Next oArrayList.Sort set fSortArray = …


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  • MACBOOK: Unexpected Shutdowns

    Jul 24, 2006 · 2 min read  ·
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    Dang, Gina! My black Macbook has been a pain this past week. I'm having unexpected shutdowns galore. Called Apple about 5 times and they offered to replace it as it is a DOA. I've read around the Internet that others are experiencing this problem... Many have concluded that it is a faulty logic board. Here are a few of …


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  • VBScript: Traverse Directories & Subdirectories Snippet

    Jul 20, 2006 · 1 min read  ·
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    This snippet has come in handy quite a few times for me... Call ListFolderContents("C:\Windows\System32\Drivers") Sub ListFolderContents(path) set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") set folder = fs.GetFolder(path) Msgbox folder.path For each item in folder.SubFolders …


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  • ADMT: Auto-Expired Password Clean-Up

    Jul 14, 2006 · 1 min read  ·
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    I'm using Microsoft's Active Directory Migration Tool to migrate users from an NT 4.0 Domain to a Win2k3 Domain. The process seems mostly flawless so far except that the password settings (not the password itself) are lost after migrating the users and their passwords. Suddenly, all migrated users on the new domain …


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  • IIS: Instantly Ban IPs Attempting to Login to MS-FTP as Administrator

    Jul 3, 2006 · 5 min read  ·
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    UPDATE 12/18/06: The startup script has been modified slightly (cscript.exe was changed to wscript.exe). Now, console users will no longer encounter a blank black box upon login. UPDATE 11/21/06: Now that banning at the IP level has been added to the script, offending users are completely banned before they can even …


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Chrissy LeMaire

SQL & PowerShell MVP. GitHub Star. Creator of dbatools. Need to oil my knees.

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