Automate joining a workstation to a domain using powershell and a batch file
If you are a network admin looking for an easy way to script the joining of a workstation to a domain perhaps out of an image restore, you can do…
How to delete active directory user accounts with powergui and lastlogontimestamp
One of the best new tools at the system administrator or network administrator’s fingertips is powershell. Powershell was introduced with Windows 2008 and is also standard with Windows 2008 R2…
Windows ADK DISM commands to capture and apply images
With the introduction of the new Accessment and Deployment Kit for Windows 8 which is the new iteration of what we have known as the WAIK for automating installs, Microsoft…
How to manage fine grained password policy with powergui
We here at Computer-howto.com are big fans of the free utility Powergui. Powergui offers a wide range of free powerpacks which offer tremendous control for admins over their environments. One…
Mass Add a user to a local group with a batch file
If you need to add a user from the domain let’s say to the local administrators group on a Windows 7 workstation, you would simply launch “lusrmgr.msc” and add the…
How to backup and restore MySQL DB using MySQL Workbench
For those database administrators out there who mainly deal with Microsoft SQL Server environments, you may wonder what tool you use to interact with MySQL and perform the necessary functions…
How to map a network drive using the IPV6 address in Windows
So in case you were wondering why we haven’t rapidly adopted IP version 6, then you may not have tried to map a network drive to an IPV6 address as…
How Information Technology Workers Will Actually Become The Most Appreciated Employees in 10 Years
Let’s face it; Information Technology is not always the most fun department to work in. For starters, people rarely come to see you to you if you want coffee or…
How to add an ODBC entry Windows 7
ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) is the mediator between a workstation and server that allows the establishing and “talking” to a database. ODBC configuration utility in Windows 7 allows one to…
Quick Steps to install SQL 2008 R2 Client Tools in Windows 7
Most SQL admins or users who need to be able to see DBs on a SQL box or need to run SQL queries from their desktop, will most likely want…
