WindowsXP Command Line Utilities

While there are a lot of command line utilities in WindowsXP, here are some that I have been using lately.
bootcfg - Configures, queries, or changes Boot.ini file settings.
driverquery - Displays a list of all installed device drivers and their properties.
getmac - Returns the media access control (MAC) address and list of network protocols associated with each address for all network cards in each computer
gpresult - Displays Group Policy settings and Resultant Set of Policy (RSOP) for a user or a computer
netsh - You can use commands in the Netsh Interface IP context to configure the TCP/IP protocol
schtasks - Schedules commands and programs to run periodically or at a specific time
systeminfo - Displays detailed configuration information about a computer and its operating system

To get someones IP

To get someones IP you need to have a direct connection from your computer to theirs. When you have a connection established (example: sending a song or some files to someone else) open your MS-DOS window and type netstat -a or netstat -n This will list all current connections, their host names and IP addresses. example : C:\>netstat -n or C:\>netstat -a

Dual Boot (XP & Vista)

Vista Recovery is the best way.
I just installed XP and the dual-boot is working fine now.
How? with the following steps;
Note; This is if you install XP after installing Vista.

1) Boot from my Vista DVD, perform, "Startup Recovery"
2) Restart, and Vista loads.
3) Download & Install EasyBCD from here: http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1
4) Run EasyBCD and goto; "Add/Remove Entries"
5) In the version drop-down menu select, Windows XP
6) Change the drive letter to one on which XP is installed, rename accordingly.
7) Hit, "Add Entry" and then "Save"

Voila, when you restart you will have the two options infront of you, i.e., if you want to boot into XP or Vista.

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Universal Currency Converter

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Cool Text

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Mind reader

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Speed up your browsing of Windows 2000 & XP

Here's a great tip to speed up your browsing of Windows XP machines. Its actually a fix to a bug installed as default in Windows 2000 that scans shared files for Scheduled Tasks. And it turns out that you can experience a delay as long as 30 seconds when you try to view shared files across a network because Windows 2000 is using the extra time to search the remote computer for any Scheduled Tasks. Note that though the fix is originally intended for only those affected, Windows 2000 users will experience that the actual browsing speed of both the Internet & Windows Explorers improve significantly after applying it since it doesn't search for Scheduled Tasks anymore. Here's how :Open up the Registry and go to : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Explorer/RemoteComputer/NameSpace Under that branch, select the key : {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF} and delete it. This is key that instructs Windows to search for Scheduled Tasks. If you like you may want to export the exact branch so that you can restore the key if necessary. This fix is so effective that it doesn't require a reboot and you can almost immediately determine yourself how much it speeds up your browsing processes.