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Top 10 Windows Built-In Command Line Tools

August 15, 2008 by Jason

For many users, the thought of using the Command Prompt is either a scary experience or something that they will never need. But for some, the is a powerful tool that can be far more useful than many graphical tools available in .

Being a , I constantly use the , mostly because I access systems remotely and many tasks can be performed quickly with out the graphics over head (even though connecting via Terminal Server is very convenient).

So if you are an avid user of the line, here are my top 10 built-in (non third party) line tools for XP, Vista and server versions (remember these are not your typical tools, such as find, copy, move, dir, etc..).

1 - - Have a need to display operating configuration information for a local or remote machine, including service pack levels? Then is the tool to use. When I need to connect to a that I am not familiar with, this is the first tool I run. Read More»

Rooting Out Zombies

January 29, 2007 by Jason

If you are a regular visitor to these pages you should know all about the current of zombification. For those of you that missed it, this is when a PC is and used with other PCs to spread and viruses. Some experts reckon that as much as 80 percent of could be coming from zombie PCs, working together in so-called ‘botnets’. Read More»