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How to launch Windows Explorer with the privileges of a different domain user?
My Windows 7 computer is connected to a Windows network at the workplace. There are two domains in use on this network, and . I have logins on both domains, for example and . If I am logged into a computer as , how do I launch a Windows Explorer instance with the privileges of ? Note that I can swi…
Equivalent to ^D (in bash) for cmd.exe?
Is there an equivalent key-stroke for exiting a command prompt on Windows (launched via Start->Run : cmd) to the bash standby of Ctrl-d to prevent needing to type to leave the shell?
Making 256-color AND Line drawing characters both work in PuTTY
I'm having trouble setting up PuTTY with Ubuntu. I'm trying to get line characters to work in aptitude as well as 256-color support, but can only get one or the other. Ubuntu Config Using 64-bit Ubuntu Terminal type xterm-256color or putty-256color gives 256-color, but incorrect line characters. Te…
Teach Google Chrome to understand custom TLD
For development on local machine I've set domains with custom top level domain . But Google Chrome doesn't know about this top level domain, so, if I enter in location bar, then google doesn't open that location, but opens search with that string (though it shows a bar proposing that I wanted to op…
What is the equivalent to the Linux File command for windows?
Running the command: Gives me: in Linux. Is there an equivalent command in Windows?
list network shares from command prompt
Is it possible to browse a network for shares from the Windows command prompt? I want to map a drive to a network share ( ), but I can't remember the exact name of the machine or share. Is there a way to browse the network to find the shares via the command prompt? Background: my Windows install wa…
How to extract environment variables from system restore point, Windows 7 64-bit
Recently a (badly written) piece of software erased my PATH variable. I've been installing software for years and recovering every single entry would be cumbersome. An even more cumbersome solution would be to restore from previous system restore point. Any ideas on how to get the PATH variable alo…
How can I change the colors of my xterm using Ansi escape sequences?
I would like to change the colors (background, font, foreground) of my xterm from the commandline. I've heard that this can be done using ANSI escape sequences. If this is possible: How is it done? Can I use color names or must I use their RGB codes?
Get Table of contents to include "title" style
I know Word automatically generates a table of contents using heading levels 1 and 2. I was wondering if it was possible to make Word include the Title formatting also? I am using both Word 2010 and 2007 on a WIndows pc.
How do you retrieve the current time on a server?
I want to know the time on a server accurate to the millisecond. there's this way: But I need more accuracy. Is there a command that will be more precise?
Windows filename suddenly gets selected again while renaming it
I am finding, when I try to rename a file on Windows 7, I typically select the file I want to rename, hit F2 (rename) and type the new name. I've been getting this weird bug that the file name gets selected again, sometimes right in the middle of me typing. I can sit there and watch it reselect the…
Mac -- remove all files with a certain extension from a directory tree
Possible Duplicate: Delete files recursively matching a name on the command line (OS X) I want to remove all files with extension .orig from my tree. The tree is deep. Is there an easy way to do that? I will probably have to do this many times a day, with different trees. So ease is important.
How to replace multiple spaces by one tab
I have some text files which contain some columns separated by a various number of spaces, but instead I need one single tab as a separator. Is it possible to do in Bash?
warning: line editing not enabled
I found this helpful command to clear the terminal but I wanted to make a simple bash script: output: Could someone please explain: How can I fix this? What does mean?
How do I move my current active window from one monitor to another using a keyboard shortcut?
I use a multiple-monitor setup on Windows XP. I would like to be able to move the active window from one monitor to the other with a keyboard shortcut. I know that I can use , or drag the window with the mouse. But is it possible to do this with a single keyboard shortcut?
What filesystem to use when using both Windows and Linux?
I will be buying a 2TB hard drive soon, and would like to use it as media storage. I would like to be able to read/write from both Windows (version 7, 64bit) and Ubuntu Linux, and I need support for files greater than 4GB in size (so I think this rules out FAT32). I'm using IFS drives at the moment…
Any way to tell apart a CPU defect from a mainboard defect?
I have a fairly modern desktop computer, an AMD Athlon II X2 based silent PC, that does not work. When turned on, it will start physically (all fans are rotating, disks start up...) but not give a signal on any of the graphics ports (DVI, VGA, and HDMI, I tried all three). Also, the reset button do…
how to access different directories outside cygwin home dir
I have installed dropbox in my computer, but it is located outside my cygwin directory. The probably easiest way would be to just move the dropbox directory to cygwin's home dir. Anyway I wonder if it is possible to browse to my dropbox directory from cygwin instead?
The best LDAP browser in Linux?
I'm using phpLDAPadmin currently, but I'm wondering if there is any native utility do the similar thing?
Command to find out if my RAM is either DDR2 or DDR3
I'm using Fedora 14 on a HP Netbook 210 Mini. My netbook had 1 GB of DDR3 memory. That wasn't enough so I decided to replace the 1 GB with a 2GB or DDR3. What command can I issue to be sure that I am using DDR3? I tried the following: . However, it didn't list any information about DDR3. Is there s…