sysadmin
2012
"svchost.exe is using a lot of my CPU. Is this a virus?"
·321 words·2 mins
system-administration
tech
svchost-exe
sysadmin
technology
windows
A common occurrence I find is that svchost.
Bring back SKU choice in Windows 7 installer
·168 words·1 min
system-administration
tech
sysadmin
technology
windows-7
One of the best things Microsoft did when Vista came about is to make all their different SKUs available on the one disc/ISO.
Windows 7 Libraries & Personal Network Drives/Shares Part 1
·615 words·3 mins
system-administration
tech
libraries
sysadmin
technology
windows-7
xml
Windows 7 is arguably one of the best operating systems Microsoft have put out in their history in the game.
Beware the Sysadmin
·25 words·1 min
system-administration
tech
humor
sysadmin
technology
webcomic
xkcd
I don’t usually get excited by xkcd web comics but I thought this one was particularly appropriate (thanks Anthony Burke)
Deploying Printers to the fleet via Group Policy Preferences
·630 words·3 mins
system-administration
tech
group-policy
printers
sysadmin
technology
Ahhhhh printers, I am convinced life would be better without them (I don’t even have one at home).
Export email addresses via Exchange Powershell
·298 words·2 mins
system-administration
tech
exchange
exchange-2007
exchange-2010
powershell
sysadmin
technology
The other week I had a request for a list of all email addresses of staff for use with a legacy VOIP system.
Removing a printer while the print spooler is not running
·320 words·2 mins
system-administration
tech
printers
sysadmin
technology
Many sysadmins have probably encountered a situation where due to a nasty print driver (& associated printer) the Print Spooler service stops and upon starting it up again manually decides to stop again.
Bulk creation of Active Directory User accounts via Powershell v2
·378 words·2 mins
system-administration
tech
active-directory
powershell
sysadmin
technology
Most system administrators that I know has the burden (or the joy if you like a challenge) of creating and managing large quantities of users in Active Directory.