Perform the following steps to get a random background picture on the StoreFront and NetScaler logon page. For a demo visit https://portal.tyl.nl and refresh the page a couple of times. StoreFront: First we start by gathering all the background pictures you want (dont forget copyrights) ; Upload the pictures to… Continue reading
Oke here’s my problem. When I’m writing installation documents I’m always adding screenshots. This screenshots are taken by Screenhunter or Snagit and then pasted into my word document. In the word document I have a table and the screenshot is pasted in the table. Like this example. Now when inserting… Continue reading
Here’s a little blog post about the Bags and BagMru registry tree. Windows XP: When you configure this setting in Windows XP: Continue reading
In this blogpost I will describe how to reduce the WinSxS folder in the Windows folder after installing SP1. All superseded files are removed. And you cannot uninstall SP1 anymore. To know what the WinSxS folder is, read this blogpost of Joseph Conway. First off all, how big is my… Continue reading
In my previous post I enabled BitLocker on both my partitions (Link). The trick now is to reinstall Windows without decrypting the system. In this example my data is stored on the second partition (Data Partition or D:) and that partition is encrypted and must be preserved. When booted from… Continue reading
After my experience with TrueCrypt and reinstalling Windows (Link). I was wondering how the Microsoft encryption works. I’m running Windows 7 Ultimate and within this version (and Enterprise) BitLocker is available. The net steps show howto encrypt the boot/system partition. Continue reading
I’m positive that working with the keyboard is way faster then working in combination with the mouse. But you must know the shortcuts-keystrokes-etc etc So here is the list I’m using. The list is updated on a regular basis. Copy, Paste, Cut, Delete CTRL+C = Copy CTRL+V = Paste CTRL+X… Continue reading
When running on battery power, my laptop has slow network speed. When connecting the adapter the network speed is normal Open the registry, expand to: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class Search for: AutoPowerSaveModeEnabled Change the value to: 0 Before: 99% (10Mbps) After: 10% (1Gbps) Continue reading
Default Num Lock is on or off controlled in the bios of a computer. In enterprise environments there is usually a bios password. So users aren’t allowed to change the default behavior of Num Lock (on or off). Windows has a built in trick for this. When the computer boots… Continue reading
When a user logs on into a new environment, whether or not managed by RES PowerFuse, it’s always good to have a backup script in place for setting up the missing home drive. For instance my file share for hosting the home directories is \FILESERVER\USERS$. There everyone has a folder… Continue reading
