Windows
Script to fix issues with Windows updates
net stop wuauserv rmdir /s /q %windir%\SoftwareDistribution net start wuauserv wuauclt /detectnow
Script for W2k12 server to redial VPN
:start ping -n 2 192.168.0.1 | Find /I “TTL=” || goto next echo OK goto start :next echo Not OK rasdial “Office2” /disconnect rem ping 192.168.0.1 -n 5 rasdial “Office2” server password goto start
VPN autostart as a service
sc create VPNstart start= auto binPath= “rasdial vpn admin password” DisplayName= “VPNstart” depend= lanmanworkstation obj= “NT AUTHORITY\LocalService”
Replace or add a file into MSI
http://msi2xml.sourceforge.net/ The command extracts the MSI files: msi2xml -c OutputDir your.msi Open OutputDir and modify the file. To rebuild the MSI run: xml2msi.exe -m yourmsi.xml
Delete Windows Server Backups
We can delete older backups and free the space occupied by them using the following two ways: 1. Deleting System State Backup: wbadmin delete systemstatebackup –keepversions:10 The above command will keep the latest 10 versions and delete the rest all the system state backups. 2. Deleting other backups: Backup application stores multiple backup versions in […]
Subnet cheat-sheet
Subnet Mask Cheat Sheet See also RFC 1878. Addresses Hosts Netmask Amount of a Class C /30 4 2 255.255.255.252 1/64 /29 8 6 255.255.255.248 1/32 /28 16 14 255.255.255.240 1/16 /27 32 30 255.255.255.224 1/8 /26 64 62 255.255.255.192 1/4 /25 128 126 255.255.255.128 1/2 /24 256 254 255.255.255.0 1 /23 512 510 255.255.254.0 […]
The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed
Powershell: Reset-ComputerMachinePassword [-Credential ] [-Server ] Cmd: netdom.exe resetpwd /s:<server> /ud:<user> /pd:* <server> = a domain controller in the joined domain <user> = DOMAIN\User format with rights to change the computer password
Remote Assistance suddenly stop working
I met a strange issue with Remote Assistance: I couldn’t connect with msra to several PCs. But it worked before. After some investigation I found that if my user in the Local Administrators group – it works. After googling I supposed it’s related to DCOM and found this: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/884910 So, the resolution for me was […]