Posted by jpluimers on 2011/02/07
Google Chrome integrated a PDF viewer that is far less functional than Adobe Reader.
In fact: if you had Adobe Reader as PDF viewer, Google Chrome will just use their own.
One of the things I use a lot is the multi-page view (2 page next to each other; fits nicely on a 1920×1200 screen).
It is actually pretty easy to switch back: Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by jpluimers on 2011/01/10
ISO 8601 is a great format for date and time (and combined) values.
It allows for both interchange of information, and ease of sorting values.
Recently, I had to create some backup and logging scripts for a 3rd party turn-key installation at a client.
You know: the kind of installation where the 3rd party manages to break their own scripts, but at the mean time close the system so much, that you cannot do anything but standard batch-file scripts.
The system runs partially on a Workstation that is based on a Dutch version of Windows XP, and a server that runs an English version of Windows Server 2008.
Recipe for some twiddling in order to keep the scripts working on both systems, and not to get bitten by localization.
This answer to a StackOverflow question got me a nice head-start: it was said to work in both the English and Portugese versions of Windows.
This post is the process to get correctly function batch-files towards the end of the post.
Of course, we Dutch are persistent enough to have yet different output for the %date% pseudo variable and the date and date /t commands.
The same holds for the %time% pseudo variable and the time and time /t commands.
Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Batch-Files, Development, ISO 8601, Power User, Scripting, Software Development, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP | 4 Comments »
Posted by jpluimers on 2010/10/14
A while ago, I moved a single CPU Windows XP VM from VMware Workstation to ESXi 4.1 using the standalone VMware vCenter converter.
In ESXi, I increased the CPU count from 1 to 2, and wanting to to for 4 (since I had been running Windows on a quadcore CPU before).
Well, that turned out to be harder than I thought… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in ESXi4, Power User, Reference, Virtualization, VMware, VMware Converter, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP | 6 Comments »
Posted by jpluimers on 2010/09/13
When searching for files, I almost exclusively search for filenames.
This becomes easier when naming files carefully (like “20100525 – PSO – KONING en HARTMAN – Windows Embedded Standard 7 Seminar – WES7.pdf”, “The Delphi Developers Guide to C#.zip”, “20090226-Jeroen-Pluimers-BASTA-Shoot-M-Up” or “bo.Windows.Forms.SendPololuCommands.csproj”).
I know those filenames are long, and sometimes you bump into tools that suffer from MAX_PATH pathname length issues, but most built-in Windows functionality is OK with this, and the quality tools are too.
Finding files that I know is crucial for me, regardless of the file attributes (hidden, system, et cetera) or filename extension. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by jpluimers on 2010/09/01
From a batch-file I recently had to start Windows Explorer, at the same time select a specific file or directory.
This turned out pretty easy: use the /select command-line switch from Windows Explorer.
In fact, Windows Explorer has a few command-line switches, and the “explorer” commandline parameters “/n” “/e” “/select” “/root” “/start” site:microsoft.com query will find quite a few topics about it: Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by jpluimers on 2010/08/24
Recently, I had to restore StarTeam 2005 on a Windows 2003 Server.
An out-of-the-box install using MSDE 2000 does not want to run as a service.
This post shows you how I solved that problem. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Database Development, Development, MSDE 2000, Power User, Software Development, Source Code Management, SQL Server, SQL Server 2000, StarTeam, Windows, Windows Server 2003 | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2010/08/06
Scenario is this;
I have seen it happen under these circumstances: Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by jpluimers on 2010/07/16
Quite a few web sites have fields where you cannot paste with Ctrl-V.
I don’t know why: pasting text input is a great way to speed up your work.
A solution for most of them: Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Chrome, Firefox, Hardware, IBM SAA CUA, Internet Explorer, Keyboards and Keyboard Shortcuts, KVM keyboard/video/mouse, Power User, Web Browsers, Windows | 1 Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2010/05/20
I wrote about Telnet for Windows Vista & Windows 7.
These steps are even easier:
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2010/05/13
A while after installing a new copy of Vista or Windows 7, I usually want to be able to access the administrative shares (like C$, Admin$, IPC$, etc).
On Windows 7 and Vista, those are by default not enabled.
To enable them, import this enable-windows-7-vista-server-2008-administrative-shares.reg file into the registry:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] "LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy"=dword:00000001
You need to reboot your system once after this registry change.
Or from a batch file as Administrator:
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v "LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
Later I name the files like this:
enable.windows-vista-and-up.administrative-shares.bat
enable.windows-vista-and-up.administrative-shares.reg
–jeroen
via [WayBack] How to access Administrative Shares on Vista C$ | PaulSpoerry.com
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