PXE boot">

Most new Servers or Workstations aren't equipped with a floppy drive anymore, but from time to time I need to boot from a floppy drive. And I don't want to burn a CD each time I need to boot from ...Read More

DLL and OCX Files dynamically">

If you need to register .dll and .ocx files in a directory (and below), this little batch file should help you: [cc lang="bash" tab_size="2" lines="40"] @echo off ::you need to start this .cmd file with a ::parameter, to prevent an unintended start. if %1$ == ...Read More

This is a bink.nu ripoff! Like most people, I use notepad when I need to put together a script. I never actually looked at the help file for notepad (well, why would you?!?) until I hit the F1 key by ...Read More

NTFS Additional Data Streams (ADS)">

The Windows NTFS allows to save additional data streams (ADS) since Windows NT 3.51. You can hide additional files "behind" a file,. Without additional tools you cannot see them, not even the file size changes if you add additional streams to ...Read More

VBS Script)">

Perhaps you want to send a generated E-Mail from a script and you need to convert the current user information into his E-Mail address stored in the AD. This is quite a simple job with a .VBS script: Set objNetwork = ...Read More

When I tried to reboot a server (txt-bar mode), I get the error message: "Loader Error3, Windows 2000 could not start". From the MS KB article 277222: -------------------------------------- The SYSTEM hive is limited to approximately 10.3 megabytes (MB) in size in Windows 2000 ...Read More

Damn, this view sucks! After a IE update (or whatever) your Explorer Folder Pane is gone. To solve this problem, you need to edit the Registry: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID {EFA24E64-B078-11d0-89E4-00C04FC9E26E}InProcServer32 The Default value for this key points to the file which builds the Explorer Band. ...Read More

RDP Remotely">

www.thelazyadmin.com has a nice article about enable RDP from remote. You can find the article here. Here is the nice Batch file: ----start enablerdp.cmd---- reg add "\%1hklmsystemcurrentControlSetControlTerminal Server" /v "fAllowTSConnections" /t REG_DWORD /d 0x1 /f reg add "\%1hklmsystemcurrentControlSetControlTerminal Server" /v "fDenyTSConnections" /t REG_DWORD /d 0x0 ...Read More

A quick and dirty Windows password recovery: Boot the Backtrack CD. Change dir to your Windows mount point: # cd /mnt/hda2/WINDOWS/system32/config Copy the SAM and the system Registry hive to the temp dir: # cp SAM /tmp # cp system /tmp Prepare our wordlist: # cd /pentest/password/dictionaries/ # gunzip ...Read More

XP Network Bridge feature and Wireless NIC’s">

Well I tried to set up my Intel BG2200 Wireless NIC as a Network Bridge member (to use it with coLinux virtual NIC, TAP Adapter). Well as soon my Network Bridge was created, my Wireless NIC stopped to work. I ...Read More

VBS Script to install Printers">

Perhaps you know the problem, you need to install new Printers for all your Users. But this can be really a pain, so here is a little .VBS script. This Script look in a text file containing the UNC path ...Read More

If you own a Laptop and you use Virtual PC/VMware you perhaps already now, sometimes its annoying that you don't have a REAL NIC you can you use.. But there is a option in Windows XP (I think in Windows ...Read More