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Author:R TeachoutCreated:6/15/1999 6:20 AM
Ramblings, SQL Scriptlets, VBS Scriptlets, Linux Stuff, and more!

Simple 4 line script excellent for scheduled tasks to open a webpage to run some automated process (such as admin processing)

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Pricing for SQL Server 2005 - Retail Pricing, for Reference... this puts the monthly price of MSSQL SPLA into perspective.

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a tool for SQL Server 7.0/2000/2005 database administrators and developers to generate data scripts in a valid T-SQL format which can be executed in Query Analyzer.

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Just to keep this around

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Great script I found online.

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The best Linux Web administration project!!!

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EXEC sp_dboption 'db_name, 'single user', 'FALSE'

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use dbname execute sp_changedbowner [user]

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Reporting the amount of physical hard disk space used by each virtual machine.

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Here's a trick which solves this error: The virtual machine could not be added. The virtual machine configuration could not be added. A configuration with this name already exists. When it won't display, but it DOES exist, just in a new location from where it WAS running from.

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Copy / synchronize directories / folders

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http://aspalliance.com/1038_IISCnfgvbs__IIS_Settings_Replication This article examines the usage of IISCnfg.vbs file (And being able to MERGE from one IIS metabase settings to another IIS metabase), with no downtime - so syncing two IIS servers settings work better. Good link to keep around!

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I plan on doing this sometime soon...

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Have you ever needed to shrink or split a Windows Partition. If so, you'll find that there is no magical tool included with windows. Nor is there any free / open source tool that I am aware of in the Windows world. Now I'm not bashing Windows here. I spend most of my time in the Windows world. I'm just saying that I've never come across a tool for this purpose.

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Windows XP will not allow you to pin a shortcut to the start menu that points to a network drive. For this reason it can be necessary to write a batch file to launch a program. The issue is that a shortcut pointed to a .bat file also contains no “Pin to Start Menu” option. While it can be dragged onto the start menu, this leaves no option for scripting these shortcuts. The simple solution is to convert the .bat file to an .exe file and lucky for us Windows XP includes a tool that can do it…

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I've been wondering how to do this for a long time...

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Script to Change Properties of ALL users in an OU in Active Directory to flag the following (for when you have an admin who forgets, and in 42 days you get a lot of phone calls!!! -User Cannot Change Password (check that box) -User Password Doesn't expire (check that box) (same as running dsmod user "CN=,OU=,DC=,DC=" -pwdneverexpires yes -canchpwd no)

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Couple of Links

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AppDeploy.com's Package Knowledgebase is extremely useful when making scripts for automated software/package installation http://www.appdeploy.com/packages

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Ran upgrade, got the error: Cannot find folder "\Maintenance Plans". Here's how to fix it.

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Have a lot of databases? Use these scripts to change all db's to simple or full, or just to list all recovery modes. list_all_db_recovery_modes.sql set_all_db_recovery_to_full.sql set_all_db_recovery_to_simple.sqlUPLOADTEMPLATE

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Just so we all can find it easily, here is how to start the System Restore from a command prompt

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Simple, but effective way to sort a dictionary object

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EnumAnonymousAccessDisabled.txt Found on : http://blog.crowe.co.nz/archive/2006/04/05/605.aspxUPLOADTEMPLATE

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