Category Archives: Windows - Page 2

Use DOS FOR loop to modify premissions on files/folders

Posted by on July 18, 2008 No comments

This assumes your usernames and homdirs are the same for example : user: alfred homedir : alfred

for /F %u in ('DIR /B A*.*') do v:\tools\xcacls.exe %u /T /E /C /G %u:RCWD /y

Tweak Firefox memory consumption

Posted by on July 3, 2008 No comments

Type About:config in the Address bar.
right click and Add boolean value : config.trim_on_minimize
Set to true

More info here : http://kb.mozillazine.org/Memory_Leak
And originally read here : http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3563503,00.html

Windows vista – missing your telnet ?

Posted by on June 10, 2008 No comments

Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Programs. In the Programs and Features area, click "TELNET CLIENT" Apply.

Reset TCP/IP in windows XP/2003

Posted by on June 6, 2008 No comments

netsh ip reset

more info here : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299357 When all else fails and you still cant get your network to work , try this.

Vista tips

Posted by on April 28, 2008 No comments

disable auto tuning :

netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel=disabled

Quick Access to Control Panel items

Windows-Key+R or Start -> run :
ncpa.cpl – Networkcenter
appwiz.cpl – Add/Remove Application
devmgmt.msc -Hardware Management
compmgmt.msc – Computer Management
eventvwr.msc -Eventviewer
fsmgmt.msc – Shared Folders
wf.msc – Windows Firewall
perfmon – Perfomance Monitor
sdclt.exe – Vista ntbackup replacment
taskschd.msc – Task-scheduler