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March 31, 2015

Resetting Administrator Password in Windows 2008

You can follow the following steps to reset the Administrator password of your Windows server 2008 /R2 : Restart your Windows server 2008  with the installation CD Choose your Language and click next   Click on Repair your computer option     Select your partition and installation version and click Next Click on Command Prompt […]

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January 22, 2013

Add a static IP route in windows

I have some problems trying to reach our internal networks while connected through VPN (virtual private network) ,to solve this problem ,you have to add a static routing for your internal subnets and keep this updated after computer rebooted. Open Command Prompt (run as administrator). At the command prompt, type: route add destination mask subnetmask gateway metric costmetric if interfaceFor Ex. route add  […]

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January 10, 2013

Outlook 2007 start problem

Whenever I open up MS Outlook 2007, I get an error message: “outlook cannot start because a data file to send and receive mail cannot be found. To add a data file, such as a person folder file, double-click the mail icon in windows control panel.” Solution: Go to Start Menu and click “Control Panel” Double-click […]

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November 22, 2012

How to convert a FAT volume or a FAT32 volume to NTFS

How to convert a FAT volume or a FAT32 volume to NTFS Close any open programs running on the partition or logical drive to be converted. Click the Start button , click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.  If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, […]

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August 3, 2012

Allow Pings (ICMP Echo Request) Through Your Windows Server 2008

Allow ICMP Echo Request (ping) From the Command Line : Open up an administrator mode command prompt by right-clicking and choosing Run as Administrator, or type cmd into the start menu search box and then use Ctrl+Shift+Esc. netsh firewall set icmpsetting 8 enable To disable it again, simply enter this command: netsh firewall set icmpsetting […]

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March 25, 2012

Synchronize Folders in Windows

It was too difficult to sync folders/files in windows machine for many reasons : – To copy/past files ,means that you will take a long of time overwritten files. – It is not easy to install/use cwRsync ,to see what i mean ,please check the following URL : http://www.rsync.net/resources/howto/windows_rsync.html When searching for alternative solutions,I found […]

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February 26, 2012

How to Repair Your Installation of Windows

You may be able to repair a damaged Windows Server 2003 installation by running Windows Setup from the Windows CD. To repair your installation of Windows, follow these steps: Insert the Windows Server 2003 CD in the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. If the Windows CD displays the What would you like to do? menu, click […]

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February 26, 2012

How to Clear the Windows Paging File at Shutdown

Pagefile.sys is your Windows virtual memory swap file. When the applications you’re running on your computer end up needing more RAM than you actually have, Windows will start shuffling things around and use your hard disk as “virtual” memory. At the sometimes high cost of speed (your hard disk, and thus virtual memory, is much […]

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February 12, 2012

How to reboot server windows from another server

First , You should have the same user name & password for the two servers Second, Login to the second server/Computer and run the following command: shutdown  /m \Server_IP /r EX. shutdown  /m \10.0.0.60 /r Now you got server 10.0.0.60 rebooted 🙂  

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