GPRESULT – displays the Resultant Set of Policy

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This doesn't work for Windows 2000 but XP and on.
 
GPRESULT [/S system [/U username [/P [password]]]]
[/SCOPE scope]
         [/USER targetusername] [/V | /Z]
 
Description:
    This command line tool displays the
Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP)
    for a target user and
computer.
 
Parameter List:
    /S        system          
Specifies the remote system to connect
                              
to.
 
    /U        [domain\]user    Specifies the user
context under which
                               the command should
execute.
 
    /P        [password]       Specifies the password
for the given
                               user context. Prompts for input
if omitte
 
    /USER     [domain\]user    Specifies the user name
for which the
                               RSOP data is to be
displayed.
 
    /SCOPE    scope            Specifies whether the
user or the
                               computer settings needs to
be
                              
displayed.
                               Valid values: "USER",
"COMPUTER".
 
    /V                         Specifies that the
verbose information
                               is to be displayed.
Verbose information
                               details specific settings
that have
                               been applied with a precedence of
1.
 
    /Z                         Specifies that the
super-verbose
                               information is to be displayed.
Super-
                               verbose information details
specific
                               settings that have been applied with
a
                               precedence of 1 and higher. This
allows
                               you to see if a setting was set
in
                               multiple places. See the Group
Policy
                               online help for more
information.
 
    /?                         Displays this
help/usage.
 
NOTE: If you run GPRESULT without parameters, it
returns the RSoP data
      for the current logged-on user on the computer it
was run on.
 
Examples:
    GPRESULT
    GPRESULT /USER
targetusername /V
    GPRESULT /S system /USER targetusername /SCOPE COMPUTER
/Z
    GPRESULT /S system /U username /P password /SCOPE USER
/V
 
Posted in: PC

Changing Theme: StableStart-Black

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Probably because my blog is a subdomain these issues never came up before.

Change the site.master page

1) Replace

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="~/themes/Thumper/images/theme_icon.ico" type="image/x-icon"/>

With 

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="images/theme_icon.ico"
type="image/x-icon"/>

after creating an images folder off the root and copying the theme_icon.ico there. But makes it not so generic.

2) Change

<span class="sitename"><a id="A1" href="~/"><%=BlogSettings.Instance.Name %></a></span>

to


<span class="sitename"><a id="A1" href="<%=VirtualPathUtility.ToAbsolute("~/")%>"><%=BlogSettings.Instance.Name
%></a></span>

 

3) In stablestart.css

margin : 55px
auto;

Becomes 

margin : 0
55px auto;

because we don't like to waste space at the top.
 
Posted in: BlogEngine.NET

Mandarin Design – MICHELLE GOODRICH

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=== Bio/Funeral Notice ===
http://www.legacy.com/SacBee/DeathNo…sonID=18281230

GOODRICH, Michelle Elizabeth
Born November 21, 1953. Entered into rest on June 25, 2006. She is
survived by her loving Rob Wooliscroft, and her daughters Karyn (Mike
Wilbur) and Lanissa (Willie Spencer). Grandmother of Nathan, Anna,
Samuel, Abby, Sara and Ryan. She was a generous and talented person who
was many things to many people. "Michelle" to her friends, "Micki" to
those who knew her longest, "Grandma Micki" to the grandbabies and
"Mandarin Meg" to bloggers worldwide. She started her career with the
State of California, and this career path led to her passion for the
web and helping thousands create their sites. She was known throughout
the world for her helpful tips and assistance on her Mandarinde
sign.com. Michelle loved to create things – whether a blog, a painting
or music. She was an avid gardener who could and would make everything
grow. There was no need to call a florist, as you could go pick in her
garden. She never turned away from a stranger and was always friendly
and helpful. She would give you all she had to give at any time. She
was truly loved and will be deeply missed. Family and friends are
invited to attend funeral services on Friday, June 30, 2006 at 3:00 PM
at River Cities Funeral Chapel, 910 Soule Street, West Sacramento, CA.
95691. There is no "Lieu of flowers", Mom just loved flowers too much.
Published in the Sacramento Bee from 6/28/2006 – 6/29/2006.

Some good things will last forever…
http://web.archive.org/web/200604280…com/index.html 

Posted in: WebSite

Buying DVD media

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For the full story, click here.

[4.3.6] Which recordable DVD format should I buy?

As explained in the previous sections, there are two main formats: "dash" (DVD-R/RW) and "plus" (DVD+R/RW). There's not much difference between them. They both record data and video, and they both read back data and play back video. Both formats are available as recordable drives for computers and as home video recorders. In spite of claims that one format is more compatible with players and drives, both formats are similarly compatible (see 4.3.1). There are speed differences, but it's a game of leapfrog. One format will come out with faster
write speeds, then the other one will match it or surpass it. 16x is the theoretical maximum speed, so the latest drives from both formats are close to the limit.

Modern "combo" drives can write to almost all disc formats (DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-R, CD-RW). Older drives write only their DVD format, so you may have to get DVD+R/RW discs for a DVD+RW drive and DVD-R/RW discs for a DVD-RW drive.

The DVD+RW format has a few advantages when used in a computer, but if data backup or access speed is important, also consider the DVD-RAM format. DVD-RAM is fast and reliable, and the discs have an optional cartridge to help protect data. Most DVD-RAM drives also write DVD-R/RW discs, and some "super combo" drives write all three formats.

Posted in: Setup

Fix Internet Time issue not syncronizing.

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This solved the problem:
"The RPC server is not available"

Troubleshooting
Clients not synchronized with servers can occur if the Windows Time service has been stopped manually. To resolve this issue, start the Windows Time service. 

To start the Windows Time service: 1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt. 
2. Type net start w32time, and then press ENTER.

Posted in: Setup

GoDaddy – Web hosting account, setup

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1) On your PC create a website, using Microsoft Visual Studio.

2) Use Membership and Role Providers in ASP.NET 2.0. This will create a SQLEXPRESS database and attach it to your [running] SQLEXPRESS 2005 server. (MSDN2)

3) Copy the data from the local ASPNETDB.MDF to your SQL 2005 server on the Godaddy site. (Use Server Explorer and select Publish to provider. steps to follow). 

4) In web.config change both your LocalSqlServer (which points to the Membership and Roles tables) and any other connection settings you may use to point to the Godaddy SQL server.

5) Copy Web Site to upload your files. NOTE: Don't copy your App_Data folder, as this is your local data, which the SQL 2005 server will replace.

Posted in: Setup