Windows Password Blanker - Offline NT Password & Registry Editor There are plenty of legitimate reasons to need to be able to get into a machine with a local account that has a password set that you don't know. People either forget these passwords or if you inherit the machine, the login info isn't transferred. With the "Offline NT Password & Registry Editor," you can … [Read more...]
Archives for 2008
Group Policy Advanced Info
Post-class GPO knowledge: Make a console for your convenience from the Microsoft Management Console. Go to Start, Run... and enter mmc. Go to File, Add/Remove snap-ins. Click the 'Add...' button Browse the list (you might have to install the AdminPack.msi to get these snap-ins) and choose Active Directory Users and Computers, ADSI, Resultant Set of Policy, and anything … [Read more...]
BeyondExec – Another remote executing tool
In an instant where the PSExec tools don't work, another possibility for remote execution is to use BeyondExec across the network. Syntactically and conceptually very similar, BeyondExec is easy to become familiar with and worked without a problem on a .msi and .cab combo that PSExec couldn't successfully install across the … [Read more...]
PS Tools : Remote network command line tools
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...]
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...]