Tips Command line stuff, etc & intro.

j-unplugged · 10-04-2006, 02:57 PM

Hey, I love Vbulletin...

New here, just wondering, been searching for tips/tricks command line stuff, start/run executables etc. or undocumented hints....

need to catch up, and at a busy help desk remoting around to XP and Svr03/2k, gotta be as fast as possible, rather not have to make new shortcuts on everyone's servers or waste bandwidth browsing the icons in admin tools, etc... you know what i mean.

sori if in wrong spot, need links, tia ~ J. :)

crazijoe · 10-04-2006, 08:07 PM

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/re.../dp/061913111X

Very good book. Go to B&N and check it out. Then buy it used online.

j-unplugged · 10-05-2006, 10:38 AM

thanx fer the link, good idea but i've never bot used books, i guess i should try, looks like big savings.

**Cellus** · 10-05-2006, 04:23 PM

Well with all the little tricks in the CLI aside, there are a few keyboard shortcuts that will make your day brighter. That little windows key is your friend, believe it or not. Want to get at the Run window? Just press <Windows>+R. How about minimize all those blasted windows? Minimize all windows with <Windows>+M or Show your desktop with <Windows>+D. Those are simply a couple in a slew of handy shortcuts. Look at this KB article on the Microsoft website for a good several pages worth of handy dandy shortcuts.

These will make your life a lot easier.

j-unplugged · 10-05-2006, 05:13 PM

nice, i never used <windows> as a shortcut, good stuff especially since xp doesn't default to my computer on the desktop so i'm always asking people to go to the start button and they get a little confused... (i wonder what Vista will change...)

i use run all the time for getting to cmd window, is there a shortcut to open up a command line? i always need ip addresses to remote to, or computer name, but <win>+Break solves that one - from your link, tx.

j-unplugged · 10-05-2006, 05:18 PM

not on that list:

<win>+v does something, i get an hourglass, but i don't know what and it's not on the list

ok, it's speech recognition, but it was behind the other windows...?

<win>+h is a handwriting recognition thing, not easy w/ mouse, tablet would help...

<win>+b takes the focus off the current window w/ focus, not sure why i'd want to do that tho...

**Cellus** · 10-06-2006, 08:04 AM

There's a nifty little thing you can get off the Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP site called Command Prompt Here. This nifty little tool allows it so any context menu (right-click) you do on an object in Windows Explorer will give an added option to "Open Command Window Here" - a new command prompt window will open up and be located in the directory you opened from.

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP

There are a lot of other little nifty ones there as well, so take a look.

j-unplugged · 10-18-2006, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazijoe

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/re.../dp/061913111X

Very good book. Go to B&N and check it out. Then buy it used online.

I got it, i like it. used is great, mint condition, except no glue on binding but i saved around $30

10-04-2006, 02:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
j-unplugged Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 20 OS: 98/2k/2k3svr/pclinux	Tips Command line stuff, etc & intro. Hey, I love Vbulletin... New here, just wondering, been searching for tips/tricks command line stuff, start/run executables etc. or undocumented hints.... need to catch up, and at a busy help desk remoting around to XP and Svr03/2k, gotta be as fast as possible, rather not have to make new shortcuts on everyone's servers or waste bandwidth browsing the icons in admin tools, etc... you know what i mean. sori if in wrong spot, need links, tia ~ J. :)

10-04-2006, 08:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/re.../dp/061913111X Very good book. Go to B&N and check it out. Then buy it used online. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

10-05-2006, 10:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
j-unplugged Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 20 OS: 98/2k/2k3svr/pclinux	thanx fer the link, good idea but i've never bot used books, i guess i should try, looks like big savings. __________________ please hold...

10-05-2006, 04:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
Cellus Moderator Networking Team Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,664 OS: Windows Vista Business SP1, Windows XP Professional SP3 My System	Well with all the little tricks in the CLI aside, there are a few keyboard shortcuts that will make your day brighter. That little windows key is your friend, believe it or not. Want to get at the Run window? Just press <Windows>+R. How about minimize all those blasted windows? Minimize all windows with <Windows>+M or Show your desktop with <Windows>+D. Those are simply a couple in a slew of handy shortcuts. Look at this KB article on the Microsoft website for a good several pages worth of handy dandy shortcuts. These will make your life a lot easier. __________________ TSF Networking Team Virus/Trojan/Spyware Removal Help Donate! Last edited by Cellus; 10-05-2006 at 04:25 PM.

10-05-2006, 05:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
j-unplugged Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 20 OS: 98/2k/2k3svr/pclinux	nice, i never used <windows> as a shortcut, good stuff especially since xp doesn't default to my computer on the desktop so i'm always asking people to go to the start button and they get a little confused... (i wonder what Vista will change...) i use run all the time for getting to cmd window, is there a shortcut to open up a command line? i always need ip addresses to remote to, or computer name, but <win>+Break solves that one - from your link, tx. __________________ please hold...

10-05-2006, 05:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
j-unplugged Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 20 OS: 98/2k/2k3svr/pclinux	not on that list: <win>+v does something, i get an hourglass, but i don't know what and it's not on the list ok, it's speech recognition, but it was behind the other windows...? <win>+h is a handwriting recognition thing, not easy w/ mouse, tablet would help... <win>+b takes the focus off the current window w/ focus, not sure why i'd want to do that tho... __________________ please hold... Last edited by j-unplugged; 10-05-2006 at 05:28 PM.

10-06-2006, 08:04 AM	#7 (permalink)
Cellus Moderator Networking Team Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,664 OS: Windows Vista Business SP1, Windows XP Professional SP3 My System	There's a nifty little thing you can get off the Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP site called Command Prompt Here. This nifty little tool allows it so any context menu (right-click) you do on an object in Windows Explorer will give an added option to "Open Command Window Here" - a new command prompt window will open up and be located in the directory you opened from. Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP There are a lot of other little nifty ones there as well, so take a look. __________________ TSF Networking Team Virus/Trojan/Spyware Removal Help Donate! Last edited by Cellus; 10-06-2006 at 08:07 AM.