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Have you ever come across the error message “The terminal server has exceeded the maximum number of allowed connections” while trying to login to a Windows machine as an administrator?
Have you ever come across the error message “The terminal server has exceeded the maximum number of allowed connections” while trying to login to a Windows machine as an administrator?
Are you bored with your typical screen saver? If yes, read on…
I have recently discovered a new Windows command line tool, called 'clip' that can be used to redirect the output of CLI tools to the Windows Clipboard.
The Registry Editor, or regedit.exe, allows the import and export of Windows registry entry files from the command line. It’s usage though, could prove to be a bit restrictive from the command line. From Windows XP edition onwards, Microsoft has included another command line tool called REG, or reg.exe. This tool is able perform almost all the tasks as it’s GUI counterpart – regedit.exe.
The default command line ftp client in most UNIX distributions do not support recursive downloads, even though recursive downloads is a basic feature in most GUI based ftp clients. But if you do not have access to the X-Windows or GUI, there are alternative ways to achieve the same result from the command line.
Multi-core CPUs pack multiple processors into a single chip thus allowing multiple threads to run at once. Most of the time, this is a good thing. But at times, for example, when you need to run some legacy applications that are not compatible with multi-core processing, you may be required to disable the cores.
You can change the Windows Domain User Account Password from the Command Line using the net command. This is applicable to Windows NT line of operating systems – NT 4, Windows 2000, Windows XP Pro, Windows Vista and so on.
In Windows Vista, the built-in administrator account is disabled by default. This is based on a security model adopted by Microsoft. Power Users group have also been effectively deprecated. Microsoft has made it much easier to perform normal routines as a standard user and even administrators run with limited Windows privileges and user rights by default.
If you have a branded PC/Laptop (eg. ASUS, HP, Dell, Sony, Gateway, Acer, Lenovo, etc) with Vista factory installed, there is a way to upgrade your edition of Vista to Ultimate for free. This trick does not work with self assembled PCs.
If you are someone who likes to keep your taskbar buttons organised, then Taskbar Shuffle is for you.