Shaun Cassells at MyITForum.com

Notepad.exe Tricks

Like most people, I use notepad when I need to put together a script quickly. I never actually looked at the help file for notepad (well, why would you?!?) until I hit the F1 key by accident recently. As a result I found quite a few tricks that notepad provides that I never knew existed. They are turning out to be pretty helpful so I thought I'd share them below:   When editing a file, press the F5 key to insert the system date and time Change or add headers & footers by selecting file | page setup Press ctrl-G and enter a line number to go to (VERY useful when debugging VBScript errors) Note only works when Word Wrap is off Select view | status bar to display the line/character number as you navigate the file (another beneficial debugging aid) Note only works when Word Wrap is off Another tip I found was the ability to maintain a log file with timestamps. This is useful when troubleshooting a problem where you need to record what is happening at specific times: open notepad set the first line to be (without the quotes and in uppercase) ".LOG" press enter and save/close the file every time you open the file, notepad will automatically insert the system date/time at the end of the file and add a new line where you can begin typing

Source: www.bink.nu

Tip: WinKey shortcuts

• WinKey or Ctrl+Esc: Start menu 
• WinKey+R: Run dialog box
• WinKey+M: Minimize all 
• SHIFT+WinKey+M: Undo minimize all 
• WinKey+F1: Help 
• WinKey+E: Windows Explorer 
• WinKey+F: Find files or folders
• CTRL+WinKey+F: Find computer
• WinKey+D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop - Press second time restores previous state
• WinKey+L: Lock Windows
• WinKey+U: Userability (Magnifier, Reader, on screen keyboard)
• CTRL+WinKey+TAB: Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray) 
• WinKey+TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons 
• WinKey+Pause/Break: System Properties dialog box 
• Application key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item
• Vista --> WinKey+X : Laptop shortcuts
  

List of all keyboard shortcuts: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/126449

or try this one: http://www.seoconsultants.com/windows/keyboard/

Ragnar: Second Leg Midnight Run

Symantec Antivirus Client Security Flaw – GRC.Dat is unencrypted clear text

I was poking around the corporate Symantec client when I noticed the GRC.dat files are in easy to read clear text. 

They are consumed quickly in a directory where only those with elevated rights can enter.  However, the dat file being in clear text means any curious scripter could seriously modify the client.  For example, setting up a bunk DAT file to move the host parent server to yours… http://www.jacksontechnical.com/article.htm?id=13

Let your mind wander.  Then come back and tell me how you mitigated this vector. 

References: 

• A guide to the Grc.dat file in Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition version 10.x
• http://service1.symantec.com/support/ent-security.nsf/docid/2005041910541048?Open&src=tranus_ent_br

Microsoft Application Virtualization (MAV) / SoftGrid and Symantec Altaris SVS clients on the same machine BSOD

It looks like the filter driver in Softgrid cannot deal with SVS on Windows XP SP2.  (this may apply to more OSs...?) 

1)      Softgrid 4.x works fine when installed by itself

2)      Altaris SVS works fine when installed by itself

3)      Altaris SVS works fine with Softgrid 4.x installed

4)      Softgrid 4.x Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) if SVS is installed

Good news is very few people should ever run into this problem.

Solution: Uninstall Softgrid BEFORE you install SVS. 

Simple, just wish we could use both on the same computer.

Ragnar Relay: A quick 206.1 mile run with 12 great friends.

Make the MMS 2008 DVD playable off a network share and website

1. Grab your trust (and now dusty) MMS 2008 DVDs (two of them)
2. Create two network shares somewhere (default rights of read are great)
3. Copy the entire contents of the DVD to a different share for each disk
1. Disc 1 is 7.87 gb (dual layer)
2. Disc 2 is 1.83 gb

1. Right click on My Computer >> Manage
2. Navigate to Services and Applications >> Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager >> Web Sites >> Default Web Site
3. Locate your network share name (mine is MMS2008)
4. Right click >> Properties
5. Documents tab
6. Add… a default content page
7. Index.html
8. click ok

Enjoy

Update: to play video you need to install Silverlight.  If you don't want to or are not able to you can play the wmv files directly

\\ServerName\ShareName\assets\video\SessionNumber\*.wmv