After using Symantec Ghost to re-image a laptop with Windows XP and a wireless card, for some reason, it will be unable to detect any wireless networks. The card is on and multiple wireless networks are available in the area (confirmed by another laptop of the exact same model that hasn't been re-imaged yet). This problem has reproduced itself on a Fujitsu and HP laptop with an … [Read more...]
Directory Listing to a File
A listing of a directory can be very handy for a variety of uses. You could use it to help when making backups to get a listing of filesapplications needed, to better understand the file structure, or to diff the results to monitor a directory. Whatever the use, there are two easy ways to do this and the difference of the two depends on your need and preferences. The first way … [Read more...]
AccessChk – Permissions Reporting Utility
I'm highlighting another SysInternals utility today with AccessChk. This little executable allows you to verify the permissions of directories and sub-folders easily. If you're having problems with a program not being able to write to a directory, a person unable to successfully launch an application, or any of the other hundreds of permission problems you can come across … [Read more...]
Synchronize directories in Windows
If you've run into any instances where it would be useful to synchronize an external drive and your computer or your computer and a server's files, there are programs that can actually do the synchronization regularly and with different conditions met. Here's a list of free software that you might evaluate to see if it will do the job for you. Path Sync SyncToy 1.4, a … [Read more...]
GParted – Open-Source Partition Manager
GParted is an open-source alternative to Norton PartitionMagic and Arconis PartitionExpert, meaning it can format your hard drives and partition them to your specifications. You can create partitions of varying sizes and file systems (NTFS, FAT, Ext3, etc.). GParted also lets you resize existing partitions. You could reduce the size of one partition to the minimum space … [Read more...]