Does browsing the network for shares take forever? There is a setting that disables checking for scheduled tasks when browsing the network. This can speed up things considerably if you’re on a larger network. This hack works on Windows 2000/2003/XP and Vista.
As with any registry edits, you might want to back it up before making any changes.
Perform the following steps:
1. Click Start > Run, type regedit and click OK.
Click the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
then SOFTWARE
then Microsoft
then Windows
then CurrentVersion
then Explorer
then RemoteComputer
then NameSpace
Right-click on {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF} and select Delete.
Click Yes to confirm deletion.
After you restart the computer, network browsing should be faster.
Posted on Nov 26, 2007 under Windows Vista Tips |
In Windows Vista, Network Discovery enables your computer to be seen on the network. It also enables you to see other computers on the network.
To enable or disable Network Discovery, perform the following steps:
1. Click Start and type network in the start search box.
2. Click Network and Sharing Center.
3. Scroll down arrow all the way to the right of Network Discovery. Click on or off theTurn on network discovery radio button and click Apply. Click Continue if prompted by UAC.
Posted on Nov 26, 2007 under Windows Tips |
How to get the MAC address of a network card by IP address or Computer Name by using the GETMAC command.
To use this command…
1. Open a command prompt with administrator priveleges.
2. You can use one of the following commands
GETMAC /s computername - Get MAC by Computer Name
GETMAC /s 192.168.1.1 - Get MAC by IP Address
For other ways to use this command you can visit the Microsoft Documentation on GETMAC.
Also, Technipages has made a little GUI utility that will easily pull the MAC address by the computer name or IP address. You can download it here.
NOTE: You must have administrator rights on the machine you are getting the IP address for.
Posted on Nov 26, 2007 under Windows Tips |
How to install the Windows 2003 Network Monitor Tools.
1. Open Click Start > Settings > Control Panel and double-click and double click Add/Remove Programs.
2. Click Add/Remove Windows Components.
3. Select Management and Monitoring Tools and click Details.
4. Select Network Monitor Tools and click OK.
5. Click Next on the main Windows Components dialog. You’ll be prompted for the Windows 2003 disc.
You have completed the installation of the Windows 2003 Network Monitor Tools.
Posted on Nov 26, 2007 under Windows Tips |
How to synchronize the time with another computer on the network.
You can syncronize your Windows computer with another computer on the network by using the NET TIME command.
To use this command, open a command prompt and type:
NET TIME \\computername /SET /Y
If you are on a domain, it’s usually standard to synchronize the time with your login server. To do this type:
NET TIME \\%LOGONSERVER% /SET /Y
If you only know the IP address of the computer, you can use that as well:
NET TIME \\192.168.1.1 /SET /Y
Posted on Nov 26, 2007 under Windows Tips |
Using the NET STATISTICS command, you can get a lot of detailed information about how a workstation or server is communicating over the network.
Open a command prompt and type:
NET STATISTICS WORKSTATION
for workstation communication information about your computer
A typical workstation report will look like the following:
Workstation Statistics for \\COMPUTERNAME
Statistics since 07/17/2007 1:02 PM
Bytes received 97328
Server Message Blocks (SMBs) received 670
Bytes transmitted 158765
Server Message Blocks (SMBs) transmitted 656
Read operations 73
Write operations 0
Raw reads denied 0
Raw writes denied 0
Network errors 0
Connections made 18
Reconnections made 3
Server disconnects 2
Sessions started 0
Hung sessions 0
Failed sessions 0
Failed operations 0
Use count 22
Failed use count 0
The command completed successfully.
For server communication information about your computer type:
NET STATISTICS SERVER
Posted on Nov 26, 2007 under Windows Tips |
Using a simple command, you can add or remove a computer to a domain.
You must be a domain administrator to run this command
Open a command prompt:
Type:
net computer \\computername /add
to add a computer to the domain
Type:
net computer \\computername /del
to remove a computer from the domain.
These command are especially valuable if you are using batch files.
Posted on Nov 26, 2007 under Windows Vista Tips |
How to share a folder in Windows Vista.
Right-click the folder that you wish to configure sharing for, and click Properties.
Click Advanced Sharing.
Check the Share this folder box, and give it a share name. (example: \computernameshare)
Click Permissions button if you want to configure the read and write access to the share.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Windows Tips |
When you try to connect to a network resource, the login attempt is made with the Guest account instead of the account you’re logged in as.
You can disable this by performing the following steps:
1. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel
2. Double-click Administrative Tools
2. Go to Local Policies > Security Options
3. Check the Network access: Sharing and security model for local accounts
4. Set it to Classic - local users authenticate as themselves
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Windows Vista Tips |
How to enable or disable the Wireless Autotuning Feature in Windows Vista.
First you must open a command prompt. Go to Start menu and type CMD in the search box. Press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER to tell the command prompt to open with elevated privileges.
To disable Autotuning, type:
netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=disable
and press ENTER
To enable Autotuning, type:
netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=normal
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Windows Tips |
Don’t want people to be able to browse your computer through My Network Places? Disable that abilty with this command.
1. Click START>RUN
2. Type the command net config server /hidden:yes
It may take up to 30 minutes for this setting to take effect.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Windows Tips |
You can use a Rundll32 shortcut to access the Map Network Drive screen.
Use the following command.
rundll32.exe shell32, SHHelpShortcuts_RunDLL Connect
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Windows Vista Tips |
You get an error when trying to install Windows Vista from a mapped network drive.
Windows could not load device compatibility data.
Error code: 0×00000002
This usually happens because the drive is not mapped correctly. Many admins will map the drive directly to the SOURCES folder. Instead, it must be mapped one level above the SOURCES folder.
For example, if the SOURCES folder was in a folder called FILES you would map the drive to the FILES folder, not the SOURCES folder.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Windows Vista Tips |
Windows Vista may be unable to obtain an IP address using DHCP.
This issue occurs because of a difference in design between Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). Specifically, in Windows XP SP2, the BROADCAST flag in DHCP discovery packets is set to 0 (disabled). In Windows Vista, the BROADCAST flag in DHCP discovery packets is not disabled. Therefore, some routers and some non-Microsoft DHCP servers cannot process the DHCP discovery packets.
1. Click START–>RUN and type REGEDIT. Click OK.
2. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
then SYSTEM
then CurrentControlSet
then Services
then TCPIP
then Parameters
then Interfaces
then {GUID}
Read more… »
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Registry Hacks |
There is a registry key that controls whether the username is saved at startup on the login screen.
1. Click START–>RUN and type REGEDIT
2. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
then SOFTWARE
then Microsoft
then Windows
then Current Version
then Policies
then System
Read more… »
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