Category Archives: Windows

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Quickly test Windows-auth logon to a SQL DB as a different user

Posted on 10 June, 2010 by Daniel

If you need to make a test connection to a MS SQL DB as a different Windows user, and you’re not using SQL authentication, you can do the following: runas /user:domain\sqluser “C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\Ssms.exe” You’ll then see the following … Continue reading →

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Self-sign your Powershell scripts

Posted on 21 April, 2010 by Daniel

Creating my first Powershell script, I came up against code execution issues. Rather than take the easy (sketchy) way out and simply enable execution of unsigned code, I went and figured out how to sign my scripts using my internal … Continue reading →

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Managing Local Admins using GPP

Posted on 13 November, 2009 by Daniel

This is a brain dump of something Alan Burchill and Lilia Gutnik presented at TechEd Australia 2009. It covers managing local administrators on your workstations using the power of Group Policy Preferences. Create a new GPO if necessary, link it … Continue reading →

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Enabling Remote Desktop (RDP) on Windows Vista Home Premium

Posted on 28 April, 2009 by Daniel

Thanks to the guys at The Green Button forums, Vista Home Premium users can now also enjoy an oft-missed feature; RDP. This currently works with SP1, but SP2 isn’t far off so expect Microsoft to close this loophole again. Below … Continue reading →

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Mini Brain Dump: IP Subnet Change Considerations

Posted on 16 October, 2008 by Daniel

I’ve been sitting on this post for a long time, and intended to write a more detailed description. Here are some things you may need to consider (outside of the obvious like DHCP scopes, DNS server settings, Firewall settings & … Continue reading →

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