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Is your Windows server sluggish because a zillion instances of HPBPRO are running? Thank our friends for HP for not putting this someplace Google has crawled yet. Anywho, this the fix a colleague forwarded to me... How to install HPBPROFIX Steps for installing HPBPROFIX and configuring it as Local COM at the Print Server is: Log on to Print Server as an administrator. Copy hpbprofix.exe on to the print server. 3. Run following command from the DOS window. C:> hpbprofix NOTE: If an old version of HPBPRO is locked by a process HPBPRO will pop a message box requesting a reboot to release the old version so that the new file will be copied after the reboot. Run HPBPROFIX again after the reboot. Steps to Roll Back HPBPRO configuration (for isolated cases where we want to undo what was done above): Log on to Print Server as an administrator. Copy hpbprofix.exe on to the print server. 3. Run following command from the DOS window. C:...

rem first power down the vm call "C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Server\vmware-cmd" "D:\Virtual Machines\_in production\VM folder\vm name.vmx" stop rem defrag from vmware cmd line util "C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Server\vmware-vdiskmanager.exe" -d "D:\Virtual Machines\_in production\VM folder\Windows XP Professional.vmdk" rem mount vmdk "%programfiles%\vmware\vmware server\vmware-mount" v: "D:\Virtual Machines\_in production\VM folder\vm drive.vmdk" rem prep vmdk "%programfiles%\vmware\vmware server\vmware-vdiskmanager" -p V: rem unmount vmdk "%programfiles%\vmware\vmware server\vmware-mount" v: /d -f rem shrink vmdk "%programfiles%\vmware\vmware server\vmware-vdiskmanager" -k "D:\Virtual Machines\_in production\VM folder\vm drive.vmdk" rem some day.... rem ntbackup the vm to a fs ntbackup backup @c:\backups\VM folder.bks /j "VM folder" /f "\\gbsnjp...

I have a ton of machines on the LAN that all have unhelpful descriptions (or Net View "remarks"). Here's how to fix (I'll just use remote registry). HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters change the srvcomment reg_sz value to something helpful, descriptive, etc. Pittsburgh Finance SQL MaryBeth's Dell Latitude D600 Horribly old Gateway that desperately needs to be recycled

Here's how to undo either those silly "share on server (drive letter)" or "Description (computer name)" in Windows XP, 2003 & etc. Finally. MS KB: The computer description appears before the computer name in Windows XP Of course, Windows 2000 didn't have that nonsense enabled. Solid.

I've been putting off slipstreaming a windows cd at work for some time. Finally had to get it done. Man, if it were any easier, it'd be pitiful. Good: Paul T shows you how to easily slipstream a Service Pack. Better: HFSLIP automagically pulls down service packs AND hotfixes, slipstreaming everything into into a single directory for burning. Awesome. Best: Nlite will use the directory that HFSLIP created above to create a bootable ISO, for use with VMWare or for burning. (It'll also slipstream the SP or HF's, as HFSLIP). Nlite also lets you tweak the Windows install. NICE. Cool stuff.

Will this eventually eat WebEx's lunch? Geek to Live: Tech support with UltraVNC SingleClick - Lifehacker