Monthly Archives: August 2013

Blackberry resync

Forcing BlackBerry to Resynchronize with Exchange Server1Follow these steps to force a BlackBerry device to resynchronize with an Exchange server:1. Go to Options  Advanced Options  Enterprise Activation. Select the e-mail field, then press and hold the ALT key … Continue reading

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Hard drive failing to spin up.

One of the more common problems I face is where the customer has left the failing hard drive too long. By the time they call me in the hard drive is completely dead. As always they have urgent data or … Continue reading

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Bypass security to run a command prompt.

Some of the organizations I have worked at have blocked off running the command prompt. Security overkill. To bypass this what I do is navigate to the system32 folder and copy the command prompt to the desktop. I then rename … Continue reading

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Runas admin computer management

runas /user:companydomain\domainadmin “mmc %windir% \system32\compmgmt.msc”

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Run a printer install as an admin:

run as printer admin runas /user:administrator “RUNDLL32 PRINTUI.DLL,PrintUIEntry /il

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Fix Internet explorer.

iexplore about:blank Re-registering all components of Internet Explorer will take considerable time and effort – plus there are chances that you may miss out on any component. I will suggest creating a batch file so that all of them are … Continue reading

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Outlook switches

outlook switches Switch Description /a Creates an item with the specified file as an attachment. Example: “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\Outlook.exe” /a “C:\My Documents\labels.doc” If no item type is specified, IPM.Note is assumed. Cannot be used with message classes that aren’t based … Continue reading

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Outlook shortcuts:

Command line switches overview The overview of commands below are taken from various local and on-line help files of all Outlook versions and from KB articles discussing them. In the right column you’ll find to which Outlook version the command … Continue reading

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Runas: Command short cuts.

Windows XP Run Commands and Shortcuts Windows XP Home / Pro Run Commands and Short Cuts How To – Click Start, Click Run (or simply use the shortcut Windows logo+R) and enter the command Click OK Run commands accwiz – … Continue reading

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Android Phone: Easier messages.

I forgot my phone the other day when I rushed off to work and I rely on it to keep up to date with calls and messages from clients. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to access them from … Continue reading

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