Jonathan has been quite patient…I think he originally asked for this plugin last year. Just got another email from him recently: Hi Steve, I know you have been super busy especially around the holidays but I was wondering when that feature I had requested will be incorporated into the software, the one that disables the […]
Since Microsoft broke Windows Search in Windows XP SP2, I have been looking for a simple alternative. I just want something that can search everything. I hate the fact that Microsoft insists on skipping over files that it thinks are not important, or might be too scary for me to look at. These days I […]
I got a note from Thomas: Like everyone else I’m always tweaking the network and I really appreciate newsletters…What I’m looking for is a good batch file the looks for changes to file folders on one drive and only updates those changes during a copy files to another drive. This is an excellent question. There […]
I received a message from Charles-AndrĂ© Hello Steve, First of all, keep on the good work, I really appreciate your newsletter. Second, I’m looking to find a way to know, during logon script, if a user is in a specific group. That way, a precise action, like a “net use”, could be done on that […]
A few weeks back I wrote about a program that could backup drivers. Well that created a flood of emails – You all told me about your favorite driver backup program. One that stood out was Double Driver. You can get it from here: http://www.boozet.org/download.htm The application is simple, but powerful. Download and launch it: […]
As promised, IntelliAdmin Enterprise Remote Control Beta 1 is now available for download. For those of you in a hurry, here are bookmarks that will allow you to jump to the information you want Description Instructions Pricing Download Links Bug Reports Description What is it? It is a remote administration solution that allows you to […]
Back in 2007, I wrote an article about an error that you get in Outlook when you have too many attachments of the same name: Even Outlook 2010 has this problem. In the article, I walk you through deleting these files by hand. It is not an easy thing to do. You need to open […]
If you have ever had to reload your system, then you know the pain of trying to find all of your drivers. I ran across a free tool called “Driver Backup” It allows you to backup all of your current drivers, and it will even generate a special install script that you can run to […]
I got a question from Mark last week: “Steve, I was wondering if you could add a plugin to Network Administrator that would disable control panel access. I know it is not the best way to keep people out, but it would save me a lot of headaches” Actually, I have gotten a few requests […]
Even with the huge amount of space that I have, I am always running out. When that happens I start digging. Usually I wait through this: If you have more than just a few folders, it can be a huge waste of time. I ran across a free tool from Microsoft called “Disk Usage” You […]