Although Windows 7 and its default Media Player 12 now support most formats and codecs (Xvid, DivX, H265), they still cannot display subtitles supplied as an external file, usually .srt, rather than embedded in the video.
Configuring security using Group Policy (GPO)
Group Policy applies numerous security settings, including password complexity, folder and registry permissions, authentication protocols and communication encryption.
Windows XP/Vista/7 as a network router
A workstation running Windows 7/Vista/XP can also act as a network router, useful for quickly connecting networks with different address ranges when a professional router is unavailable. In this example, a Windows XP workstation connects network A (10.10.10.0/24) with network B (192.168.20.0/24) while providing Internet access to both.
Reinitialising (resetting) Offline Files
Reinitialising (reset) the cache and database of Offline Files (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/230738)
Changing local administrator passwords on network computers in bulk
Recently, on the Internet (http://cwashington.netreach.net/depo/view.asp?Index=1130&ScriptType=vbscript), I found a great script that can change local administrator passwords on all computers in the network in bulk.
Looking up MX records using nslookup
You can query the MX records of a specific domain, also known as an MX lookup, from the command line (cmd) using nslookup. Here is an example of an MX lookup for the pantherstudio.cz domain
Using the ipconfig command
Examples of using the command ipconfig from the command line (cmd).
Enabling Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) in Windows 7
Example of enabling Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) in Windows 7