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Encrypted files in NTFS, shown using a green font

I ran into some encrypted files. You can tell because the font is green instead of black. To decrypt, go to the properties of the file. On the General tab, go to Advanced and uncheck the “Encrypt...

Security log on the system is full

Full error is “Security log on the system is full. Only administrators can log no to fix.” When trying to log into the workstation. It seemed to only affect Windows XP machines. Open the Event...

Extend system partition on Server 2003 using Dell’s ExtPart

The normal method (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325590/en-US) using diskpart doesn’t work on the C drive. Supposedly if you can put in the server 2003 boot disc you can make it work, but I did not...

Send Ctrl-Alt-Del to RDP session or Hyper-V Console session

Ctrl+Alt+End (the key right next to Del) will send Ctrl+Alt+Del to the remote...

Flush DNS on Mac OSX

OSX 10.4 lookupd -flushcache OSX 10.5-10.6 sudo dscacheutil -flushcache OSX 10.6-10.8 sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder OSX 10.9 dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder OSX 10.10 sudo...

Set a Virtual Machine’s automatic stop action from PowerShell

If you use a virtual machine on Hyper-V Core to manage the Hyper-V operating system, you cannot make changes to the virtual machine that require powering it off because you can’t access the Server...
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