Sunday, October 28, 2012

Windows 7 - set a default wallpaper to all user

1. Copy the customaries wallpaper to C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper\Windows

2. Rename the current one (Windows default Wallpaper) “img0.jpg” to “img0.old”

3. Rename the customaries wallpaper to “img0.jpg”

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Check OS 32bits and 64bits as a condition to run part of a batch or script

There are example for this checking:

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If Exist "C:\Program Files (x86)\" goto X64

start /MAX C:\PROGRA~1\INTERN~1\IEXPLORE.EXE http://www.google.com

 

:X64

If NOT EXIST "C:\Program Files (x86)\" goto END

start /MAX "C:\PROGRA~1 (x86)\INTERN~1\IEXPLORE.EXE" http://www.google.com

:END

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Using Hardware Vendor Customaries Edition VMware ESXi

If you install a VMware ESXi to a DELL or HP Server, you should consider to use the hardware vendor customaries edition for better performance and stability.

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For the VMware ISO file, you may download from DELL or HP website.

DELL

Please go to Dell support website (http://support.dell.com)

1. Select "Support for Enterprise IT"
2. Go to "Drivers and Downloads"
3. "Enter Service tag" or select "Choose from a list of all Dell products" option
4. Select "Servers, Storage, & Networking" option
5. Select "PowerEdge"
6. Select the system as per your configuration
7. Once the system is selected
8. Select the "Operating System" as ESXi 4.x or ESXi 5.0 as per your requirement
9. Click "Enterprise Solutions" sub tab and The ISO image is listed there

 

HP

Please go to http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/software/vmware/esxi-image.html to download those file and document.

Reference:

http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20029811/download.aspx

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Windows 8 official Theme Collection (28-Oct-2012)

Nightfall and Starlight panoramic theme
http://download.microsoft.com/download/C/0/1/C019CDBC-7CD9-4008-BE5D-1C5F5DCD8DAE/NightfallStarlightPanoramic.deskthemepack

Forests Panoramic
http://download.microsoft.com/download/C/0/1/C019CDBC-7CD9-4008-BE5D-1C5F5DCD8DAE/PanoramicForests.deskthemepack

Horizons Panoramic
http://download.microsoft.com/download/C/0/1/C019CDBC-7CD9-4008-BE5D-1C5F5DCD8DAE/PanoramicHorizons.deskthemepack

Cityscapes Panoramic
http://download.microsoft.com/download/C/0/1/C019CDBC-7CD9-4008-BE5D-1C5F5DCD8DAE/PanoramicCityscapes.deskthemepack

Bridges Panoramic
http://download.microsoft.com/download/C/0/1/C019CDBC-7CD9-4008-BE5D-1C5F5DCD8DAE/PanoramicBridges.deskthemepack

Waves Panoramic
http://download.microsoft.com/download/C/0/1/C019CDBC-7CD9-4008-BE5D-1C5F5DCD8DAE/PanoramicWaves.deskthemepack

Mountains Panoramic
http://download.microsoft.com/download/C/0/1/C019CDBC-7CD9-4008-BE5D-1C5F5DCD8DAE/PanoramicMountains.deskthemepack

Reference:
http://news.cnblogs.com/n/161557/
http://www.techbang.com/posts/8585-download-windows-8-official-theme-9-3840-x-1200-wide-resolution-high-definition-beauty

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Monday, September 17, 2012

Exchange System Manager for 2003 on Windows 7 (64bits)

1. Downloaded ESM for Vista (http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=17836)

2. Unzip the esmviata.exe to .msi by using 7-zip

3. Run ESMVISTA.MSI /Q

4. Create a shortcut "%SystemRoot%\system32\dsa.msc /32"

5. Use this shortcut to access ADUC, you will see the exchange task and exchange tabs.

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OpenManage Essentials - DELL Server monitoring and management system (It's completely Free)

It is a agents free and also complete free solution (No license cost and also it is bundle with SQL Server 2008 R2 Express) for monitor DELL Server and also the VMware ESXi running on the DELL Server.

For more information, please visit http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/openmanage-essentials.aspx

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Reboot and shutdown procedure of Microsoft MultiPoint Server 2011 (MPS)

 If you are going to reboot the MPS, please make sure to follow this procedure.

1. Make sure all users are save their unsaved work.

2. No other administrator have been login the MPS

3. Use the MultiPoint Manager to reboot or shutdown the server. (Otherwise the server cannot back to normal mode without using the console login by the administrator) (Please do not use the command “shutdown –a” and reboot/shutdown button inside the start menu.)

 

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Otherwise you will need to use a administrator login to the server via the console (To solve the problem of all the zero client not able to login, and also put the MPS switch back to normal mode from the maintenance mode (It go to maintenance mode due to the reboot is not initate by MultiPoint Manager)

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