Archives for the 'Windows XP' Category
Offline Shared Folder
Today is the first day of .NET 2.0 (Visual Studio 2005) training.
I learnt that you could make a shared folder work offline by pointing its drive letter to a local path (basically, faking it). The DOS command for it is subst. Example usage: subst x: c:\data. Of course, for this to work, you must first […]
Checking the Version of IIS
To check the version of IIS on your Windows machine, click Start -> Run and type inetmgr.
The IIS version number will be in the right pane (e.g., IIS V6.0).
Windows XP: Launch the Add Printer Wizard from the Command Line
Why would anyone want to launch the Add Printer Wizard from the command line? Wouldn’t it be easier to just click Start –> Control Panel –> Printers and Faxes –> Add a printer? Well, not if you’re logged in as a user without administrative privileges, and you can’t click Start –> Log Off […]
Windows XP Professional SP2 Service Configuration
Unneeded services take up valuable resources and may even pose security risks. Which services to set to manual, and which ones to disable? I came across Black Viper’s recommendations some time ago, but unfortunately his website has disappeared. However, all is not lost as it has been archived (with thanks to The […]
Windows Explorer Shortcut with “My Computer” Selected as Default
If you create a shortcut for explorer.exe, “My Documents” will be selected as default. To make “My Computer” selected as default, set the following as the target:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
To make any other folder selected as default, e.g., the D drive, set the following as the target:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,d: