The PS Tools suite that Microsoft offers allows for some powerful command line level interaction across the network. You can do a great variety of tasks. Some that you could accomplish other ways like VNC, remote desktop, or other command line tools, but this just adds more tools to the toolbox. The PS Tools might be faster than your previous manner or it might offer an … [Read more...]
Archives for 2008
Microsoft Virtual PC 2007
Microsoft offers a free application to host virtual machines. It's a very simple interface and allows a lot of flexibility. After a quick download and quick install, you can fire up a "machine" and install either a Windows machine to test or a Linux live CD by just mounting an ISO file. You should be able to install any PC configuration with this and come up with a great test … [Read more...]
Script Your Default Printer
To set your default printer with a batch script, you can use the printui.dll. Just specify the name of the printer in the quotes and you can specify your default printer at logon (put your defaultprinter.bat in your startup folder). @REM Set default printer receipt rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /y /n "Receipt Printer" /q … [Read more...]