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ControlGuard Agent Removal Using the MSI
Step 1 - Generate a universal machine password (valid for 7 days) using the RemoveAgentPasswordGen.exe. (See Zip File below)
open a Command Prompt
Run “C:\Program Files\ControlGuard\EAM\RemoveAgentPasswordGen.exe” ComputerName
Copy and Paste the Uninstall Password into a text file in a temporary location. You should then copy this into the clipboard before running the MSI package uninstall.
Step 2 - Log into the computer that you want to uninstall ControlGuard from. Ensure that all applications are closed then run.
Setup.exe (See Zip File below)
Select “Ok”
Select “Nex
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Posted: January 22nd, 2012 | Author: TechTips.co.za | Filed under: General, Operating Systems, Tips & Tricks | Tags: Control Guard Agent, ControlGuard, How to, Removal, Uninstall | 1 Comment »
Hiren’s BootCD 15.1
All in One Bootable CD which has all these utilities
Dowload Link available at the bottom of the page.
Antivirus Tools
Avira AntiVir Personal (07-12-2011) Free anti-virus and anti-spyware on-demand scanner, detects and removes more than 50000 viruses and trojans.
ClamWin Free Antivirus 0.97.3 (07-12-2011) A free antivirus, GNU GPL Open Source Virus Scanner.
ComboFix (07-12-2011) Designed to cleanup malware infections and restore settings modified by malware.
Dr.Web CureIt! Antivirus a free standalone anti-virus and anti-spyware on-demand scanner (downloadable).
GMER 1.0.15 Hidden services, hidden registry, hidden fil
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Posted: January 20th, 2012 | Author: TechTips.co.za | Filed under: Computers / IT, General, Tips & Tricks | Tags: BootCD, Download, Hiren's, Hiren's BootCD 15.1 | No Comments »
Hiren’s BootCD 10.4 – In My opinion the best version of Hirens out today, and the first step to fixing and or troubleshooting almost any issue.
Download link to version 10.4 at the bottom of the page.
Antivirus Tools
ComboFix (0404): Designed to cleanup malware infections and restore settings modified by malware (Windows Freeware).
CWShredder 2.19: Popular CoolWebSearch Trojan Remover tool (Windows Freeware).
Dr.Web CureIt! Antivirus (0404): A free standalone anti-virus and anti-spyware on-demand scanner (Windows Freeware).
GMER 1.0.15: Hidden services, hidden registry, hidden file scanner, Rootkit Detector and Remover (Windows Freew
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Posted: January 19th, 2012 | Author: TechTips.co.za | Filed under: Computers / IT, General, Tips & Tricks | Tags: BootCD, Download, Hiren's, Hiren’s BootCD 10.4 | No Comments »
Hi All,
Just a quick handy little tool that is a MUST for anyone supporting end users, described in this little how to: is a step by step on creating a USB version of Hirens Boot Cd.
Step 1
Connect USB Pen Drive (1GB or more)
Step 2
Download and Run USB Disk Storage Format USBFormat.zip (34KB)
Step 3
Download grubinst_gui grub4dos.zip (179KB) and Run as Administrator
Step 4
Insert the BootCD (10.3 or newer) in the CD Drive and Copy everything from CD to USB Flash Drive
Step 5
Copy grldr and menu.lst from grub4dos.zip (or from HBCD folder) to the usb drive
Step 6
Test Your USB Drive (read bottom of the page for troubleshoot)
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Posted: January 18th, 2012 | Author: TechTips.co.za | Filed under: Computers / IT, General, Tips & Tricks | Tags: BootCD, Flash Drive, Hiren's, USB | No Comments »
Hi All, Me Again,
Here is a little handy How to on how to do I silent install of Ultra VNC via a logon script (Batch File) using a Modified UltraVNC
Installation where the Tray Icon has been made transparent – The full Zip containing the Modified files can be found on the link at the bottom of the page.
First lets start with the batch file, It’s really simple stuff, It basically just stops any existing winvncservice uninstalls then copies the modified files to Program files and starts the services after install.
— Logon.bat ——————————————
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Posted: January 18th, 2012 | Author: TechTips.co.za | Filed under: Computers / IT, Tips & Tricks | Tags: Admin, Audit, automatic complete, Download, file, How to, install, Logon, logon script, Logon/logoff, Remote Desktop, Silent install, transparent, tray icon, UltraVNC, windows | 1 Comment »
Here are four simple Batch files you can use to audit your users logon/logoff as well as startup/shutdown activity. to install simply create the following four batch files. you can either use the startup folder in windows if you dont use Active Directory or I would suggest using Logon/Logoff shutdown/startup scripts in Group Policy.
Login.bat
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for
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Posted: March 22nd, 2011 | Author: TechTips.co.za | Filed under: Servers, Tips & Tricks | Tags: Audit, batch file, Logon/logoff, Startup/Shutdown | 1 Comment »
This is a simple how to on ensuring your users email signatures are all standard (Under your Control) its a small vb script that defines variables from the active directory then uses a macro style operation to generate the signature.
Here is the script.
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On Error Resume Next
Set objSysInfo = CreateObject(“ADSystemInfo”)
Set WshShell = CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
strUser = objSysInfo.UserNa
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Posted: March 22nd, 2011 | Author: TechTips.co.za | Filed under: Tips & Tricks | Tags: Email Signature, How to, logon script | 3 Comments »
Microsoft Virtual PC (VPC) is a great virtualization tool that IT professionals like administrators, developers, and testers are using a lot.
It is easy to build a virtual pc on your computer without affecting your host system. On the other hand virtual pc users frequently require to mount vhd file while they used as a virtual disk of your virtual operating system hard disk. In this short step-by-step tutorial, I will try to demonstrate how to open vhd file and mount vhd file using free tool Gizmo + Windows XP
First let’s start by talking about “What is VHD file format”VHD or Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) Image Format Specificatio
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Posted: March 3rd, 2011 | Author: TechTips.co.za | Filed under: Tips & Tricks | Tags: Mount VHD, VHD | Comments Off
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