another sysadmin blog

dism /online /get-features /format:table

Don't forget about the cli utility, convert convert E: /FS:NTFS You can perform this on a device that has files on it such as a USB disk but probably best to take a backup beforehand ;). Just make sure that you have sufficient free space on the partition, so that there’s room for temporary files that are created during the process; note that Windows will warn you if there is not enough space on the partition.

Auditing my asset list, I like to ensure assets have mac addresses documented, helps with locating them on a switch. Found a couple entries missing and didn't want to bother the end users with a phone call. Don't forget arp :) Just ping the host address of the machine, then check your arp table. https://gist.github.com/4084091

A powerful tool to get familiar with in Windows 7....dism (Deployment Image Servicing and Management Technical) allows command line control of services, I do it via a DOS script. This is a nice one to start with so you have some tools to use with your Cisco infrastructure. dism /online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:TelnetClient dism /online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:TFTP

Internal DEV team still using VSS? Just a little snippet you may need to know every now and then when coming across database corruptions. Analyze.exe is your friend :) analyze -f -c -d %PATH_TO_VSS_ANALYZE_LOG% %PATH_TO_VSS_DATA% Analyze Report: ------------------ %PATH_TO_VSS_ANALYZE_LOG%d= Analyze log of corrupted files -f =Automatically repairs inconsistencies and corruption that are detected -c=Cleans up and compresses unused space in the database -d=Deletes any unused files