' Creates a client-accessible shadow copy of drive C.
' original source from http://www.activexperts.com/activmonitor/windowsmanagement/adminscripts/computermanagement/shadow/
' Adapted by Samuel29
Const VOLUME = "C:\"
Const CONTEXT = "ClientAccessible"
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objShadowStorage = objWMIService.Get("Win32_ShadowCopy")
errResult = objShadowStorage.Create(VOLUME, CONTEXT, strShadowID)
if errResult <> 0 then
Wscript.echo "Error, result code = " & errResult
else
Wscript.echo "Volume created, ID = '" & strShadowID & "'"
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_ShadowCopy where ID='"&strShadowID&"'")
count = 0
For Each objItem in colItems
count = count + 1
Wscript.Echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------------"
Wscript.Echo "Item n° "& count
Wscript.Echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------------"
Wscript.Echo "ID: " & objItem.ID
Wscript.Echo "Client accessible: " & objItem.ClientAccessible
Wscript.Echo "Count: " & objItem.Count
Wscript.Echo "Device object: " & objItem.DeviceObject
Wscript.Echo "Differnetial: " & objItem.Differential
Wscript.Echo "Exposed locally: " & objItem.ExposedLocally
Wscript.Echo "Exposed name: " & objItem.ExposedName
Wscript.Echo "Exposed remotely: " & objItem.ExposedRemotely
Wscript.Echo "Hardware assisted: " & objItem.HardwareAssisted
Wscript.Echo "Imported: " & objItem.Imported
Wscript.Echo "No auto release: " & objItem.NoAutoRelease
Wscript.Echo "Not surfaced: " & objItem.NotSurfaced
Wscript.Echo "No writers: " & objItem.NoWriters
Wscript.Echo "Originating machine: " & objItem.OriginatingMachine
Wscript.Echo "Persistent: " & objItem.Persistent
Wscript.Echo "Plex: " & objItem.Plex
Wscript.Echo "Provider ID: " & objItem.ProviderID
Wscript.Echo "Service machine: " & objItem.ServiceMachine
Wscript.Echo "Set ID: " & objItem.SetID
Wscript.Echo "State: " & objItem.State
Wscript.Echo "Transportable: " & objItem.Transportable
Wscript.Echo "Volume name: " & objItem.VolumeName ' <----- the client accessible path (\\?\{some_guid}\), how to dynamically tell cobian to use it ?
Next
if count = 0 then
Wscript.echo "Sorry, no VSS found"
end if
end if
====== Show Hidden Devices ======
[[http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315539]]
[[http://buchatech.aiotechnology.com/]]
====== Search Group Policy ======
http://buchatech.aiotechnology.com/
====== sysinternals ======
[[http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb795532.aspx]]
====== Vista "Windows cannot connect to the printer. Access is denied" ======
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/itprovistaprinting/thread/57201ba1-d2b0-430f-83f5-f424e35d92c9
====== Find Lost Product Key's ======
== Bellarc ==
* [[software:analysisandtesting|SEE: AnalyaisAndTestingBelarc HDScan]]
* From: http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
== productkeysactivation ==
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/productkeysactivation/tp/windows-product-keys.htm
== magicaljellybean ==
http://magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/
== RockXP 4.0 ==
http://www.rockxp.org/
== winkeyfinder ==
http://www.winkeyfinder.com/remository-4.php
====== Disconnect all mapped drives in logon script ======
net use * /delete /yes
====== Remotely Enable Remote Desktop hacks-remote-desktop ======
http://oreilly.com/windows/archive/server-hacks-remote-desktop.html
Fortunately, there's a workaround. Sit down at your desk and log on to your Windows XP workstation using your administrator credentials and start Registry Editor by Start --> Run --> regedit --> OK. Then select the Connect Network Registry option under the File menu
====== Internet Explorer: explorer.exe versus iexplore.exe ======
http://spugbrap.blogspot.com/2005/10/internet-explorer-explorerexe-versus.html
| Key: |
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| Value Name: | BrowseNewProcess | |||
| Data Type: | REG_SZ (String Value) | |||
| Value Data: | Yes |
| 1. | Double-click My Computer, and then right-click the hard disk that you want to check. | ||||||
| 2. | Click Properties, and then click Tools. | ||||||
| 3. | Under Error-checking, click Check Now. A dialog box that shows the Check disk options is displayed, | ||||||
| 4. | Use one of the following procedures:
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| Exit code | Description |
| 0 | No errors were found. |
| 1 | Errors were found and fixed. |
| 2 | Disk cleanup, such as garbage collection, was performed, or cleanup was not performed because /f was not specified. |
| 3 | Could not check the disk, errors could not be fixed, or errors were not fixed because /f was not specified. |
| • | Chkdsk: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb491071.aspx (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb491071.aspx) |
| • | Running Chkdsk to repair file systems: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457122.aspx (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457122.aspx) |