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Batch File Check Directory exists in x64 and/or x86
I need to be able to run this batch fine on both x86 and x64 machines to check if a program has been installed correctly .
We have an app that installs in x86 in the standard program files directory, ...
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Chkdsk Questions
Recently in running chkdsk /r on my system drive (platter drive, Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit) I've gotten back results like:
4 EA records processed
76 reparse records processed
Am I right in assuming ...
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Access denied, cmd move windows 7
I can't use this command in win 7 when want to move a directory if the destination exists. It says Access denied. Why hapens this? It worked in XP.
move /y "%1" c:\mydir\
I can use robocopy, but ...
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how do I enable scrolling in Windows command prompt?
I open cmd.exe and I wanted to see my IP address. So I typed in ipconfig but then all the output does not fit in the CMD window, so I can't scroll up and actually see the important stuff.
So how do I....
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What exactly happens when you use the 'copy /b' command?
Today, I just discovered I could merge certain files using the copy /b command. In particular, I noticed that when I merged two mp3 files, the VLC player exhibited funny behaviours with the timing:
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Windows 7 XP Mode: Passing command-line parameters to VM apps?
Does anyone know a way to pass command line parameters to virtualized programs inside an XP Mode VM?
I have a VM with Internet Explorer6 installed (and another with Internet Explorer7), and using the ...
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How to change keyboard layout via command line cmd.exe on Windows XP/7?
Is is possible to change the keyboard layout via command line on Windows XP/7?
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Rename multiple files as "Modified Date/Time" using cmd or Powershell
I have hundreds of JPG files in a folder. I want to rename each file so that the file name is replaced with "Modified Date/Time" of that file, namely DD.MM.RRRR.HH.MM.jpg. For example,
Before ...
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Node.js won't run from cmd.exe in Windows 7 x64
I installed Node.js from the installer on the project's main website. I checked all of the options on install to make sure it could be used correctly. However, when I go into an administrator command ...
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Windows: Run PHP via command line from htdocs
I'm trying to run PHP via the command line (Windows 7), however it's a pain tuping the full path to PHP every time. I tried using mklink
mklink /D "c:\xampp\php\php" php
however that doesn't seem to ...
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Disable IPv6 using CMD or Powershell on Windows 7
I'm trying to disable IPv6 connectivity on Windows using either command line or WMI api without restarting the computer (I know about adding an entry into Windows registry, but this requires rebooting ...
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Restoring 'TrustedInstaller' as owner for executable in Windows folder
After changing the ownership of executables in the Windows directory (explorer.exe, regedit.exe, etc.), I can't seem to change it back to TrustedInstaller using icacls.exe. Using the GUI method (...
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What does "/factory,{CLSID 75*4b} -embedding" do?
Can someone explain me the following explorer CLI :
C:\windows\explorer.exe /factory,{75dff2b7-6936-4c06-a8bb-676a7b00b24b} -Embedding
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Generating PDF via command line in PDF Creator doesn't work, works in GUI
I'm using PDF Creator on Windows 7 and am having problems generating some PDFs from the command line that I don't when using the GUI.
I am using the following command, and my purpose is to use the ...
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Disable MsMpSvc from command line
Quite simply I'm looking for a way to disable Microsoft's security essentials service from the command line, you used to be able to run the command (as admin)
net stop MsMpSvc
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