Tag: windows

Active Directory Users & Computers Snap-in for Windows 7

September 12, 2013 /

Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 with SP1 enables IT administrators to manage roles and features that are installed on computers that are running Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2003, from a remote computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows 7 with SP1.

The first thing to do is download and install the tool kit from Microsoft:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7887

Next, from your control panel, turn on the Windows features as shown below:

ADUC-1

ADUC-2

Print Multiple Files At Once With Drag And Drop

September 12, 2013 /

MultiplePrinting

If you need to print a large number of files at once, having to open each one individually and then print them can be a nuisance. Speed the process up by dragging the files you need onto the printer.

To do this in Windows 7, open up the printer from the Devices and Printers option on the Start menu (or search for your printer by name). Drag the relevant files onto the printer window, and you’ll see a dialog box asking if you want to print multiple files. Click ‘Yes’ and they’ll all be opened and printed in their entirety, with the default settings.(You can also copy and paste the files if you want a more keyboard-centric approach.) If there’s a large number of files this may take a while, but you won’t need to intervene.

This might not be new advice to you, but it’s an approach I had never considered before a colleague asked me if there was a speedy way to print multiple PDF files from a single directory. Googling suggests it also works on Macs.

Inserted from <http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/06/print-multiple-files-at-once-with-drag-and-drop/>

Can’t open CHM file or CHM topics are blank

September 12, 2013 /

Issue:
After opening a CHM documentation file, a topic may not appear when you click a link from the Table of Contents. Also, when you try to use a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path to open a .CHM file that exists on a network shared folder, topics in the .chm file may not appear.

Reason:
You are using Microsoft Windows XP and have installed Security Update 896358 from Microsoft, which prevents the features of some web applications to work properly.

Solution:
On Windows XP (with the security update applied) you can also simply right-click on the CHM file, select Properties, and click on the “Unblock” button. Click “Apply” and the content should be visible.

This will only work on local files.

Where Is the Startup Folder?

September 12, 2013 /

I was recently searching for the startup folder for the User profile and the All Users profile in Windows 7. Systems administrators frequently create scripts which must run at login. Sometimes the scripts target an individual user profile and other times they target the computer in general regardless of the user.

In Windows XP, the startup folder existed in the following locations:

User Profile
 C:\Documents and Settings\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

All Users Profile
 C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

In Windows 7 however, access to the “Documents and Settings” folder is denied. This was the problem I ran into. I soon discovered that, in Windows 7, the startup folder was moved to the following locations:

Windows 7 User Profile
  C:\Users\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Windows 7 All Users Profile
 C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Startup scripts are handled the same way in Windows 7 as they were in Windows XP. The difference is that the location of the startup folder has changed.