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How can I rename a file with todays date?

August 30th, 2007 . by Ali

You can use this simple batch file to rename a file and append today’s date:
set Day=%Date:~0,2%
set Mth=%Date:~3,2%
set Yr=%Date:~6,4%

rename c:\test.log test_%Day%-%Mth%-%Yr%.log

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How can I pre-cache the Microsoft Office 2007 installation files?

July 25th, 2007 . by Ali

Office 2007 uses the MSOCACHE folder as part of its core installation and functionality process. The folder is typically populated during the Office 2007 installation. However, to avoid network activity during installation, you can accomplish a pre-cache by performing the following steps. (Use caret brackets in place of the square brackets.)

1. From the network installation point, use Notepad to open the config.xml file, which is located in the core product folder (e.g., Pro.WW for Office Professional 2007).
2. Find the [LIS] element, and uncomment the line by deleting the opening [!-- and closing --] tags.
3. Set the [CACHEACTION] attribute to “CacheOnly”. The line in Config.xml should look like

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How can I quickly check whether a folder contains a certain type of file?

May 21st, 2007 . by Ali

You can pass the test-path cmdlet a wildcard expression to see whether any matching file exists. For example, to see whether a folder has any MP3 files, you can use

test-path d:\temp\*.mp3

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Where can I download Windows PowerShell?

December 5th, 2006 . by Ali

On November 15, Microsoft released Windows PowerShell 1.0 (formerly codenamed Monad) for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Server 2003, which you can download at here . A Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 (RC1) version is also available, with the final Vista version available by January 31, 2007. The download is less than 2MB but does require that Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 is installed. Once PowerShell is installed, a new Programs group, Windows PowerShell 1.0, will be created, which has a number of shortcuts to documents and the actual Windows PowerShell application shortcut which points to the %SystemRoot%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe image.

PowerShell is the future command-line and scripting environment for the management and automation of Windows environments, and many new Microsoft technologies have their management built on the PowerShell environment. For example, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 relies heavily on the PowerShell environment for many management actions.

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Windows XP Product Key Viewer

September 24th, 2006 . by Ali

The Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a freeware utility that retrieves your Product Key (cd key) used to install windows from your registry. It has the options to copy the key to clipboard, save it to a text file, or print it for safekeeping. It works on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Office 97, and Office XP.

Download Here

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Free Windows Live Messenger Invites!!

September 23rd, 2006 . by Ali

Yes I have some MSN Messenger Live invites to give out.

Want one?

Its easy, just leave a comment and explain why you prefer Windows over Unix.

I will pick the best replies and mail the invites out.

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Free INSTANT MSN Live Messenger Invite !!!!

September 22nd, 2006 . by Ali

No competitions, no quizzes, no waiting !…

Click here for your INSTANT free MSN messenger Live Invite !!

Enjoy :-)

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How can I migrate shares and their data between servers?

March 18th, 2006 . by Ali

Microsoft provides the Microsoft File Server Migration Toolkit (FSMT), which you can download from Here . The tool lets you migrate shares and data from any server running Windows NT 4.0 or later to a Windows Server 2003 (or Windows Storage Server 2003) machine.

The utility also interfaces with DFS, which lets you maintain the original UNC path of the data and avoid complications with accessing data once it has been migrated. However, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition lets you maintain the original UNC path, and if the old UNC path doesn’t need to be maintained, DFS isn’t required.

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