I had a requirement to process huge pile of files. Some of the folders and files didn't have access to the local administrators group. I decided to use XCACLS VBScript (download it here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0ad33a24-0616-473c-b103-c35bc2820bda&DisplayLang=en) When I was trying to take ownership of a folder, I got the following error. If you are reading this, obviously … Continue reading XCACLS: Changing ownership of a file or folder, Error Code = 5 (Msg#544) →

One fine Monday morning, I went to office very early. With fresh coffee, I turned on my laptop and logged in. I didn't see my own specialized desktop profile. Instead it loaded a default profile with the following message. User profile was not loaded correctly. You have been logged on with a temporary profile. Changes … Continue reading Resolution: “User profile was not loaded correctly” – TEMP profile created on logon →

Here is a script I wrote to monitor services in Windows Server which became very useful for my job. If you want to use this script, don't forget the following things. 1. You need to supply a server name to this script as a parameter 2. You need to supply values for the following variables … Continue reading Monitoring Services in Windows Servers via VBScript →

The following text blurb found at http://service1.symantec.com/support/ent-security.nsf/854fa02b4f5013678825731a007d06af/b3d10cdf5a17bd0988257393005f9a53?OpenDocument --------------------------------------------------------------------------------After you install the client and restart, you may see the validation error: "The security processor reported a file mismatch error"--------------------------------------------------------------------------------After you install the Symantec Endpoint Protection client on Microsoft Vista and restart, you may see the following validation error:"The security processor reported a file mismatch error."You must … Continue reading WTF? There is valid reason why I hate Symantec, as a company. →

This trick I learned from my one of ex-college.  In Windows servers, only two remote desktop sessions allowed with administrative access. There are situations, you can't connect to the server via remote desktop because of two sessions already active.  You may have seen this dialog box. ("Remote Desktop Disconnected", "This computer can't connect to the … Continue reading How to logoff remote desktop sessions via command line tools? →

I wrote a script to list all employees (user accounts) from Active Directory in CSV file format. If you need same thing, copy the script to a Notepad and save it a EmployeeList.vbs. Run the script as below in Command Prompt. CScript //NOLogo EmployeeList.vbs > EmployeeList.csv This script lists First Name, Last Name and Telephone … Continue reading Generate employees list from Active Directory →

I am sure you have seen this error message when you try to run an executable file over the network in Windows 2003 (and up) servers.   Reason: It's because Windows 2003 (and up) servers open the network location as "Internet" classification by default. (Remember Internet Explorer is embedded into OS level). Solution 1: It … Continue reading “Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.” →

The Remote Desktops snap-in is a tool that administrators can use to administer multiple computers from a single remote location. By using the Remote Desktops snap-in, you can create Remote Desktop connections to multiple servers (including terminal servers) that are running Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003 operating systems. You can also create connections … Continue reading Remote Desktops: What do you know? Turn out to be very useful program. →

Best thing about Windows Mobile devices is available third-party applications and lots of free ones. I used to like Palm devices ages ago, it had fantastic third-party apps support.  Here is my list of applications which I use it currently, it's all freebies. Click on the header to download the application. (you can download straight … Continue reading My Windows Mobile (PocketPC) Favorite Applications →