There is an updated version of this AD Administration PowerShell script that is much simpler. I couldn’t find a clean method to export group membership from AD. LDIF notoriously does not allow importing the MemberOf attribute, so I began looking for a way through PowerShell. I found a method using Quest’s AD Tools SnapIn. The code below … [Read more…]
Create DWORD called FormatDatabase, value of 1 in the following registry key to remove the error that states there are Sync Center Duplicates in Windows 7: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Csc\Parameters
As other sites have mentioned, it’s not possible to replace your initial profile picture on the Cr-48. Until now. The easiest way to begin this process is by copying your intended pic to a thumb drive from your primary machine. On your Cr-48, install the Picnik app, then run the app.
I just received my Cr-48 in mail, and as per usual Google products, this one is not free from dry humor. The safety notices were no exception and were funny enough to share:
After posting about how to remove a rootkit using SystemRescueCd, I encountered a rootkit that I could not eradicate using my method. Fortunately, I was able to discover a different method using Windows tools. SysInternals (aka Microsoft) developed a tool called RootkitRevealer that is very useful in determining the symptoms, thus the identity, of a rootkit. After determining … [Read more…]
The past few weeks have taught me a lot about rootkits: They are insanely difficult to remove from a Windows installation This is because they disable all the best anti-malware tools They hide themselves from even the most diligent searching Instead of spending hours trying to trick a rootkit into letting an anti-malware software to run, … [Read more…]
This might seem obvious to veterans, but was a HUGE help to me when I figured it out. The key to finding duplicates using SQL is to change the join key in two tables to the column(s) you want to find duplicates on. For instance, if I want to find all records from two tables … [Read more…]
This script will take a single column of first and last names and move the last name to an adjacent column: Public Sub getLastName() Dim i As Integer Dim b As Integer Dim sLetter As String Dim sLNAme As String For i = 2 To 10741 '*Comment 1 If ActiveSheet.Cells(i, 2).Value <> "" Then '*Comment … [Read more…]