I often need to use a PowerShell script in a task Sequence, so in order to do that without any problems I use the following command line: Powershell.exe -noprofile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -file .Script.ps1 PowerShell.exe Command-Line The Windows PowerShell Profile Author Lars Lohmann
In some environments I really don’t want this message when trying to shut down or restart a Windows server. Luckily we got a GPO setting that can remove this prompt. Computer Configuration – Policies –Administrative Templates – System – Display Shutdown Event Tracker Setting this to Disabled will remove the
Let’s take a closer look on how to identify the powerShell version installed. We can check the version by using $psversiontable or get-host ($psversiontable is first available from version 2.0). Version 1.0 Version 1.0 is available for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926139
Some times I find my self working on a machine with administrative rights but Internet Explorer Security tab has been removed by a Group Policy. For testing only I really need to add an address to the trusted zoned. Because of my local administrative rights I am able to temporary
This is once again an old trick, that unfortunately does not work for all drivers, but this might be the place to start. When I need to install a driver silent, I always start with PNPUTIL. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff800798.aspx First step is to collect the files needed with the INF file in
You might see this message when connecting to your published XenAPP desktop. The remote session was disconnected because there are no Terminal Server License Servers available to provide a license. In a production environment we will of cause have to take a closer look at the RDS License Server, but
In order to check your current Active Directory schema version we can use the attribute objectVersion. The attribute objectVersion on the schema container object stores the schema version of the forest. This attribute is set during the creation of the first domain in a forest and is changed during schema
You might not be able to logon to your computer and Windows will sat that The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed. Typical this will mean that the secure channel with the domain is broken, as explained in this post: http://blogs.technet.com/b/asiasupp/archive/2007/01/18/typical-symptoms-when-secure-channel-is-broken.aspx Nowadays we are able to
Cumulative Update 1 for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 has been released http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2938441 So once again it’s time to take a closer look at the version changes, this time for R2. After upgrading to System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 CU1, you will be able to identify the update
This post is just in case should I ever need this again, yes I know it’s very old stuff To create an administrative installation point for .Net 1.1 with SP1 and hotfix, follow this: Create a temporary folder for files, in this example c:DotNet.Tmp Download DotNet 1.1 http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26 to c:DotNet.Tmp
I often need to check if a specific update is installed on a server or client. A quick command to this would be: wmic qfe | find “hotfixID” Of course this can also be done with PowerShell: get-hotfix -id HotfixID Author Lars Lohmann
Some times I am asked to help with member servers where nobody any longer can remember the local administrator password. In these situations I use an old trick. Boot the system with your Windows CD, in this example we are working with Windows 2008 R2 and press SHIFT + F10.
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