crosspost from http://blogs.msdn.com/rextang

This happened while I need to create batch file for batching msbuild bunch of vs2005 projects and output all the dll files to one central share folder place. it's too waste of time to manually do this so just spent some time finding those windows command reference to create window batch file, as follows:

• Windows Command Shell overview
• cmd.exe reference
• Command-line reference A-Z
• TechNet Command-line reference A-Z

for those of you who also interesting in the new powerful Windows PowerShell (formerly MSH, or Monad), Channel 9 PowerShell QuickStart and Wiki is a good start, also do check PowerShell blog for the latest information.

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Source: Windows command line reference
Originally published on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 03:44:00 GMT by rextangtw

The Internet Information Services 6.0 Migration Tool is a command line tool that automates several of the steps needed to move a Web application from IIS 4.0, IIS 5.0 or IIS 6.0 to a clean installation of Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 and Windows Server 2003.

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Source: Moving your IIS Web Site ?
Originally published on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 18:30:03 GMT by JoeStagner

After being in development some time, Login Consultants has released a free new tool simply called the SoftGrid Migration Tool. This tool converts MSI packages to Softgrid sequences with the least possible amount of user intervention. This tool was written by my talented colleagues Dennis Damen and Rodney Medina.
They've published an article at BrianMadden.com explaining this new tool: The SoftGrid Migration Tool was written in Visual Basic 2005 and requires the .NET Framework 2.0 or higher in order to work. It's very easy to use:
• From the zip file, copy the SGMT.exe, defaults.ini, and SettingsChanged.exe to the sequencer machine and [more ...]

Source: SoftGrid Migration Tool Express: A Free tool For Converting MSI Packages To SoftGrid sequences
Originally published on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:03:00 GMT by Michel Roth - mrdizzz@thincomputing.net

Wilco van Bragt has written an article in which he discusses some of the wonderful tools that CTRL-ALT-DEL IT Consultancy offers. In his article Wilco covers: • QRYPUBAPP • QRYDEPTAPP • QRYCLIENTIP • QRYCLIENTIP • WHEREIS • TSLOGOFF • BOMPROF • TSPassChg Read the article here.

Source: Walk-through Of The CTRL-ALT-DEL Tools - Michel Roth
Originally published on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:54:00 GMT

Anyone who uses a lot Terminal Server connections a lot (in only in Remote Administration) knows that you need some kind of tool that helps you out in managing all these RDP connections. Since the Microsoft Remote Desktops snapin isn't flexible enough to meet my demands, you'll have to find another one. Next to the somewhat more well-known ones like RoyalTS and vrD, there's another one: Multiple Remote Desktops manager (MuRD) 2. It allow you to:
• Manage and arrange your remote desktop connection settings using folders and shortcuts in a way that works for YOU.
• Combine connections into "groups" to [more ...]

Source: Multiple Remote Desktops manager: MuRD 2 Released
Originally published on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:43:00 GMT by Michel Roth - mrdizzz@thincomputing.net

I love MS Live writer. I have it setup for both my wordpress and my Live Site. If I could only get it working with my PostNuke site. Life would be grand!

later,jb

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