Tag Archives: Command Prompt/Shell

Running a command, applying changes and other Windows Techniques

By Ajith | Published: January 30, 2011
Running a command using the RUN dialog box.
1 of 1 in series Handy Windows Administration Techniques

Some cool and handy techniques to open programs and run commands using your keyboard. How to apply system settings without restarting ? Different admin techniques.

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How to shutdown, restart, logoff using command prompt?

By Ajith | Published: September 21, 2010

There are many useful command prompt tools in windows. shutdown for example, will allow you to automate shutdowns restarts and log offs via command prompt or the RUN dialog box. It is really easy to use and have many options.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Admin, Tips | 14 Comments

Correction to the list files and folders from a directory to a file

By Ajith | Published: April 7, 2008

I think you all remember OKTHEN, the one who told us all an easy way to list files and folders in a directory into a file through a context menu. He posted it as a comment. Well last day he commented on the post to correct some mistakes in the comment. Here is his new [...]

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How to find out all open ports, connections and originating IP addresses

By Ajith | Published: April 3, 2008

netstat is a command available in both Windows and Unix to analyze local ports that are open and all the connections to those ports. The syntax of the command is very simple. In the picture above a verysimple example of seeing the ports and connections is shown. The -ano option tells a – all connections [...]

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Hide files under other files (merge) using command prompt

By Ajith | Published: February 6, 2008

Here is how you can hide files from the prying eyes of others. This can be done by using the copy command in Command Prompt. The format of the command to merge files is copy /b FILE1.ext+FILE2.ext+….+FILEn.EXT destination.EXT The parameter /b tells the command to consider files as Binary. An example is “copy /b 1.jpg+2.zip 3.jpg” [...]

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Batch files to automate tasks in Windows environment – tutorial

By Ajith | Published: January 24, 2008

A Batch file is any file with an extension .bat . The batch file is special in the sense that whatever you enter in a batch file, will be run as Commands in Command Prompt one line at a time. The commands will be shown in the prompt as they are run. Creating and Editing [...]

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How to get your new blog post indexed instantly by Google

By Ajith | Published: December 20, 2007

You can get Google to index your new blog post very fast. The trick is to ping your blog using Google blogsearch. Here are some screenshots and links.

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Built in parental control in Windows XP – control user login times

By Ajith | Published: December 17, 2007
1 of 2 in series Parental Control

Setting up a parental control for Windows XP would require using multiple tools and commands. This is because no parental control is built into XP as in he case with Vista. But still we can do this with he help of some commands and some free tools.

Posted in Windows | Also tagged Admin, User | 39 Comments

Add a context menu option to list all files in a folder and save it as text file

By Ajith | Published: December 14, 2007

okthen has commented here with an easier way if you know registry : Go to the Folder tree My Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\ Right Click and select New»Key name the key “List Files and Folders” Now add another key to it named command. Go to the Default on right panel and double click on Default REG_SZ and paste [...]

Posted in Windows | Also tagged Customize, File, Tips | 18 Comments