Terminal Services Tips and Tricks

Tools for Remote Computinghttp://dev.remotenetworktechnology.com/tools.htm
Modified Connect.asp and manyservers.htm (zipped)
 
The Remote Desktop Web Connection ActiveX control allows you to access your computer through Remote Desktop, via the Internet, from another computer using Internet Explorer. You must be using Internet Information Services (IIS) to host a Web site to use this feature.
Remote Desktop Web Connection provides most [...]

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Search Companion Starts If You Double-Click a Folder

If you double-click a drive or folder, Search Companion may start and the drive or folder may not open. If you configure settings for other actions that are associated with drives or file folders (for example, Open Command Window Here or Print Directory Listing), Windows may perform one of these actions instead of [...]

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Open Command Prompt in Directory

Open up windows explorer

Tools -> Folder Options.
File Types Tab
Select the Folder file type
Click Advanced
Click New
For the Action type what ever you want the context menu to display, I used Command Prompt.
For the Application used to perform the action use c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe (note on win2k you will want to specify the [...]

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MSTSC - Terminal Server Connection

Creates connections to terminal servers or other remote computers, edits an existing Remote Desktop Connection (.rdp) configuration file, and migrates legacy connection files that were created with Client Connection Manager to new .rdp connection files.
How to connect to the windows console on a Win2k3 machine via remote desktop:mstsc -v:servername /F -console
mstsc.exe {ConnectionFile | /v:ServerName[:Port]} [...]

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Run Belarc Advisor on remote computer

The Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, missing Microsoft hotfixes, anti-virus status, CIS (Center for Internet Security) benchmarks, and displays the results in your Web browser. All of your PC profile information is kept private on your PC and is not sent to any web server.
Belarc Advisor (Remote)
%SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32.exe [...]

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Netsh - Configuring network settings from command line

Netsh is a command-line scripting utility that allows you to, either locally or remotely, display or modify the network configuration of a computer that is currently running. Netsh also provides a scripting feature that allows you to run a group of commands in batch mode against a specified computer. Netsh can also save a [...]

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Hide your last login

type regedit.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Create a new DWORD value named DontDisplayLastUsernameSet it to 1The next time you login the last username will be cleared

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Browse the Web with Internet Explorer 6 and Content Advisor

Activate Content Advisor
To activate Content Advisor, you set yourself up as the Supervisor of Content with a password. Don’t lose it!
1.On the Internet Explorer Tools menu, click Internet Options.
2.Click the Content tab, and click the Enable button.

Content tab in Internet Options box
3.In the Content Advisor box, click the General tab, and then click the Create [...]

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Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server has reached maximum connections

Start -> Run -> type tscc.msc to launch this program.
click on the left item named “Server Settings”. On the right you will see a few options for the server:

“Restrict User to one session”. Double click on it, and check the item that says “Restrict each user to one session”
After you reboot, you will [...]

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Generate a report of installed drivers

From the command line you can type:
driverquery

DRIVERQUERY [/S system [/U username [/P [password]]]][/FO format] [/NH] [/SI] [/V]Description:Enables an administrator to enumerate and display the list ofinstalled device drivers as well as their properties.
Parameter List:/S system Specifies the remote system to connect to.
/U [domain\]user Specifies the user contextunder which the command should execute.
/P [password] [...]

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Freeware Windows XP Tools Downloads

Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Daylight Saving Time Fix
This program updates windows NT/2000/XP/2003 machines to the new daylight saving time requirements in 2007 (New Zealand now included in the update). See our blog article for more information.
Windows 98/ME Daylight Saving Time Fix
This program updates windows 98/ME machines to the new USA daylight saving time requirements in [...]

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Sysinternals Utilities

Sysinternals Suite
The entire set of Sysinternals Utilities rolled up into a single download.
•AccessChk
v4.02 (9/4/2007)This tool shows you the accesses the user or group you specify has to files, Registry keys or Windows services.
•AccessEnum
v1.32 (11/1/2006)This simple yet powerful security tool shows you who has what access to directories, files and Registry keys on your systems. [...]

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Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP

PowerToys add fun and functionality to the Windows experience. What are they? PowerToys are additional programs that developers work on after a product has been released.
Note: We take great care to ensure that PowerToys work as they should, but they are not part of Windows and are not supported by Microsoft. For this reason, Microsoft [...]

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Learn how to edit the registry in a remote PC

Assuming you have network connectivity, for the registry just open Regedit. Then click “File” and then “Connect to Network Registry”.
Start ->Run -> Regedit

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Offer Remote Assistance Setup

Run Commandhcp://cn=microsoft%20corporation,l=redmond,s=washington,c=us/Remote%20Assistance/Escalation/Unsolicited/unsolicitedrcui.htm
FirewallAdd these Exceptions to the Windows Firewall configuration (Start, Control Panel, Windows Firewall,
Exceptions):1. Programsa. %systemroot%\system32\sessmgr.exeb. C:\WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\Binaries\helpsvc.exec. C:\Winnt\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\Binaries\helpsvc.exe2. TCP 135
Tips: netsh firewall show confignetsh firewall set portopening tcp 135 Remote-Assistance enablenetsh firewall set opmode disablenetsh firewall set opmode enable
netsh firewall set allowedprogram program = C:\Winnt\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\Binaries\helpsvc.exe Help-Supportnetsh firewall set allowedprogram program = C:\Windows\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\Binaries\helpsvc.exe Help-Support
Regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\OLEEnableDCOM [...]

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