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 …

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 …

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: 1WRN1:7290 Processor architecture for machine \\NT4MACHINE is unknown, Error …

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 = …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Note (2025): This post targets legacy IIS FTP on Windows 2000/2003 (IIS 5/6). Those platforms are long out of support and the approach below is preserved for historical reference. For modern Windows Server and IIS FTP, prefer built-in controls such as IP and Domain Restrictions, Windows Defender Firewall rules, and …

For those of you who loved dack.com's Web Economy Bullshit Generator back in the day, you will be pleased to know that there is a new BS generator for "Web 2.0". Web 2.0..hmm.. this O'reilly-infused buzzword was probably generated over at dack.com now that I think about it. So go on and play. Before you know …

I recently used tar improperly and inadvertently created a file which seemed near impossible to delete. The file started with two dashes; it was named --exclude.tgz. I tried a few approaches with no luck: 1boudreaux:~ # rm --exclude.tgz 2rm: unrecognized option `--exclude' 3Try `rm --help' for more information. …