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    Utility to print GPO policies?

    in Networks and the Internet

    Posted

    Command Prompt -> 'gpresult'

    Platform: XP, 2K3

    :huh: Already checked that. For me, it's somewhat useless since it only says (for ex.) 'The computer received "Security" settings from these GPOs: Local Group Policy' but does not indicate what policies (entries?) were received/enabled. You end up doing the same, going to the GP editor and opening each branch to see what settings are enabled/disabled. :wacko:

    @SC00BS: Very informative. I will try that tomorrow. Thanks!

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    Utility to print GPO policies?

    in Networks and the Internet

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    Is there any utility that could print what are the enabled sections of a Group Policy Object under Windows 2000/XP/2003 Active Directory?

    I have searched everywhere and could not find such a thing. It would be very convenient for anyone that has to modify existing Group Policies, since the way MS gives us is very time-consuming. Literally, I have to go branch by branch of the GPO just to see what's enabled, disabled or untouched. It would be easier to verify if I could get a printout of what's enabled and where.

    Is there anything like that or at least a way to use scripting or something to get what I need?

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    Best p2p network

    in The Poll Center

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    Shareaza/emule user here. But I think that software that uses a combination of existing networks will always have an upper hand compared to a client made for a specific one. In terms of availability of file streams, a combined client should get far better results than a client that only connects to a single network.

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    Programs that don't need to be installed

    in Application Installs

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    @ Shotgun, thats what i`m talkin about  :thumbup more like that please ppl  :D

    @ Afterdawn, i found an old copy of Acrobat Reader 4 do you think its worth adding to my list, i mean i dont have any pdf`s created with newer releases to test wether this old stand alone reader will open them. maybe someone can test it and let me know.

    Many old Acrobat versions are kept in the text-only Adobe Reader download page

    also, here: http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=acrobat

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    Is anyone in your family divorced?

    in The Poll Center

    Posted

    Isn't that the same as saying you're dead inside due to depression and lonliness? lol

    OT! ... Not a bit! She left 7 months ago. I already "grew" on the depression and loneliness. Until I found out she cheated. After that, I was born again. Even stronger

    Now I even started dating and loving it! Never been a "ladies man", but last friday already got 4 calls from chicks wanting to hang out during the weekend! :thumbup

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    Certification ? [Microsoft]

    in The Poll Center

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    Real world experience will win every time

    That's my attitude now.

    I have also seen too many cert guys, asking me how to do things they should know! Things as basic as how to set up a login script for users!. That's something I learned a loooong time back with NT 3.5! Geez

    Thing is that many employers look at the papers and not necessarily the experience, that's why I'm gonna try to get at least 1 certification. Not to "prove" that I know something, just to have equal opportunity when the time comes to look for a new job.

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    Is anyone in your family divorced?

    in The Poll Center

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    one in three marriages fail in UK and US - guess that figure could be higher for IT Professionals?  :lol:

    Our PCs are our "2nd" wife!!!! LOL :D

    They never complain, criticise you or beg to "dedicate more time" to them! And they do whatever you TELL them to do!

    Me. I divorced a week ago. ;)

    Happy as a dog in a sausage factory! :D

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    How long should passwords be?

    in The Poll Center

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    To explain Rainbow Tables a bit (withouth violating forum rules)...

    Rainbow Tables is a method where instead of trying different character combinations to try to "guess" an encoded password, it has a LARGE quantity of already encoded character combinations (Rainbow Tables) in which it is only a matter of seconds to compare an encoded password versus the encodings of hundred of different password combinations.

    The method was developed by Dr Philippe Oechslin of The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. He developed what is currently known as Faster Cryptanalytic Time-Memory Trade-Off, in which large combinations of characters are encoded (using the current Windows pw encoding method) then saved for later reference. One thing to note is that Rainbow Tables are large (300Mb+) and are very time & cpu intensive to generate. Only people with sufficient cpu-power have been able to generate RT tables large enough (>45 characters) to crack almost 90% of previously thought as "secure" passwords in use today.

    This is public, legal information currently discussed in popular computing and IT magazines worldwide. Since the development of this method, IT engineering communities have already begun the development of stronger encrypting technologies to subvert and try to get ahead of this and future methods that could render current "safe" encrypting technologies useless or even, obsolete.

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    Programs that don't need to be installed

    in Application Installs

    Posted

    Apps I can recomend include:

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    Alternate way to set HKCU for all future users

    in Unattended Windows 2000/XP/2003

    Posted

    In your "tweaks.reg" file replace all HKCU with HKU\TWEAKS, for example

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]becomes

    [HKEY_USERS\TWEAKS\Control Panel\Desktop]

    Note: it tells to replace all HKCU (HKEY_CURRENT_USER) with HKU\TWEAKS (HKEY_USERS\TWEAKS). You have HKU all over your reg file, HKU tells REG.EXE to load to HKEY_USERS. It's sort of shorthand to avoid typing the full name

    So, for example you have this in your regtweaks.reg file:

      ;----- Remove Favorites from Start Menu

    [HKU\TWEAKS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

    "NoFavoritesMenu"=dword:00000001

    It should be:

      ;----- Remove Favorites from Start Menu

    [HKEY_USERS\TWEAKS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

    "NoFavoritesMenu"=dword:00000001

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    Alternate way to set HKCU for all future users

    in Unattended Windows 2000/XP/2003

    Posted

    That's simply because the first line is *wrong*.

    It says:

    Set DEFAULT_USER=%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\..\Default User

    When it should say:

    Set DEFAULT_USER="%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Documents and Settings\Default User"

    ALLUSERSPROFILE points to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users.

    Note: It will affect all acounts if applied before the first time the GUI loads. (Install)

    If applied afterwards, it will only affect new accounts.

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