How to
check status of my computer
Net statistics server command provides the statistics for a computer, such as
computer start time, sessions, system errors, permission violations and file
accessed.
How
to convert FAT32 to NTFS
To convert FAT32 to NTFS, at command prompt, type convert drive: /fs:ntfs.
You may be asked for enter volume label and schedule next reboot to convert it.
If you get "Access denied" or "system error 5", you should logon as the
administrator.
How to hide a
shared folder
Add a $ sign at the end of the shared folder that will hide it from everyone.
How to hide a
computer
Use net command, for example net config server /hidden:yes.
How to prevent
a user to send a
message using net send
To prevent a user to send a message using net send, you can disable
Messenger service. To do that, go to Services (through Control Panel or
services.msc) and stop the Messenger service.
How to print the command
output into a file
To do this, use
command > filename, for example, ipconfig /all >ipconfig.txt.
How to print a document on LPT1
How to print a document on LPT1” and the text “To print a document on the
default
printer use command print drive:\path\filename regardless of whether you
have a HP, Lexmark or
Brother
ink jet or laser printer, for example print C:\documents\letter.txt.
How to change process priorities
If there are several processes competing for processor resources and you wan
to improve a particular software performance, you may re-set process priority.
You can do this by opening Task Manager. Under Processes, right-click the name
and select Set Priority. Make sure you logon as the same account as the process
running. If you get "Access is denied" error when using Task Manager, you may
try to use AT 9:00 /INTERACTIVE TASKMGR.
When trying to
create a batch file to stop a service that is dependent on other services, you
will be asked if you want to also stop other services. To keep from being
prompted, you can add the switch y
parameter to the net stop command.
How to
sort
programs in Start
To sort programs in Start, right click any program and select "sort by
name"
How
to stop the Messenger Service ads
The best way to do is install firewall and block UDP ports 135, 137, and 138;
TCP ports 135, 139, and 445; and an ephemeral (that is, short-lived) port number
greater than 1024.
How to tell who is
logged on at a remote computer
To tell who is logged on at a remote computer, use Nbtstat command. You do
nbtstat -a computername or nbtstat -A ip. The <03> will show the user name.
