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Using Consolas as the Windows console font

If you don’t like the font choices (or lack thereof) in Windows console, or want Consolas (a new font available by installing IE7 or Windows Vista) as your console font, you can add it as an option by going to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\ CurrentVersion\TrueTypeFont. Scott Hanselman shows you how in this blog post. Question for the Windows […]

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Calibri – a new font from Windows Vista

I recently saw a new font installed on my “production” laptop (running Windows XP SP2) – Calibri. Calibri is a beautiful humanist sans serif typeface designed by Dutch designer Luc(as) De Groot, and one I started using immediately as the default in Word documents and email. My earlier attempts at using another font that seems […]

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Useful Utility: SysInternals Process Explorer

A trusted friend of most experienced Windows folks, Process Explorer is one of Sysinterals’ bag of free utilities that provide welcome relief from some of Windows’ quirks and inadequacies. I have found Process Explorer extremely useful and a great substitute for Windows Task Manager. On the topic of Task Manager, have you seen it change […]

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SID error on cloned Virtual Server / VPC / VMWare OSes

If you simply copy an existing Windows OS image to create multiple virtual servers/workstations, and try to log on to a domain controller, you may get the following error: The system or security ID (SID) of the domain specified is inconsistent with the trust information for that domain. This happens because the SID of the […]

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The 24-hour Linux phenomenon

Interesting observation by InfoWorld columnist Neil McAllister. He quotes Jim Allchin (Group VP of Platforms at Microsoft). Excerpts from the Open Enterprise column (emphasis mine). Standard disclaimers (including “take this with a pinch of salt”) etc. apply… I do think there’s some element of truth in this – having heard from or of people who’ve […]

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Long string error viewing/editing Group Policy in GPO editor

If you try to view/edit a GPO in the Group Policy Object Editor on Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server or Windows XP SP1, you get the following error:The following entry in the [strings] section is too long and has been truncated. Why does this happen? Older version of GPO Editor cannot interpret some string […]

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Reinstall XP without activation

Ever needed to reinstall the OS on the same system and wondered if it’ll still activate? This lets you reinstall Windows XP without having to activate it again: Copy the file %systemroot%\system32\wpa.dbl (to removable media like floppy/CD if you plan to reformat the drive and do not have Reinstall Windows XP Copy the file back […]

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Windows Beats Linux in Live Security Contest

Interesting… I’ve since long held Windows as a more easily “securable” (provided you know how) OS. This just came in – from WinInfo Daily Update (Paul Thurrott, creator of SuperSite for Windows, part of the Windows IT Pro mag network).—————————————————– Windows Beats Linux in Live Security Contest During a live duel of sorts between backers […]

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Track Hotfix/Patch Installation

What’s the best way to track when and which hotfixes/patches were applied? It’s an endless debate amongst IT pros. Some would like to do it through dedicated patch management software. Some store this info in databases, even spreadsheets. Here are a few handy ways to track this info – I’ve used a combination of these […]

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Got Win2003 Adminpak on XP and don’t see the Dial-In tab..

Adminpak installed on XP Pro does not reveal the Dial-In tab on user’s properties. Here’s how to make it show up : Registry Entries – copy the following text in notepad and save as dialin.REG (don’t forget to change file type drop-down to All): Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RasDialin.UserAdminExt]@=”” [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RasDialin.UserAdminExt\CLSID]@=”{B52C1E50-1DD2-11D1-BC43-00C04FC31FD3}” [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RasDialin.UserAdminExt.1]@=”” [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RasDialin.UserAdminExt.1\CLSID]@=”{B52C1E50-1DD2-11D1-BC43-00C04FC31FD3}” [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MMC\NodeTypes\{19195a5b-6da0-11d0-afd3-00c04fd930c9}\Extensions\NameSpace]“{B52C1E50-1DD2-11D1-BC43-00C04FC31FD3}”=”RAS Dialin […]

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