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Windows Explorer context menu for managing WIM files

Mounting and un-mounting Windows Images (wim files) is a simple task using dism.exe or imagex.exe at the command prompt, but if you do this every day ...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Sunday, March 18, 2012

How to get the SQLCMD standalone for Microsoft SQL Server Management

In the days that I was an Oracle database admin (long long time ago) the two most important applications I used to manage a database were [SQLNet](htt...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Saturday, March 17, 2012

Windows 8 Consumer Preview Support Bulletins Feb 29–March 13, 2012

Below are the Windows 8 Consumer Preview support bulletins I was able to capture since the release of the Consumer Preview build. The BITS service cra...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Windows 8 – Script for customizing WinPE 4.0 – Part 1

Today I want to share with you a small script I’ve put together for customizing WinPE 4.0 that will ship with Windows 8. I’ve rewritten the script bas...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Monday, March 12, 2012

ToolTip: Portable WinCDEmu

One of the first things I usually do when setting up a new system that I plan to use for longer is to install an ISO mount tool. My favorite FREE tool...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Monday, March 12, 2012

Windows 8 – Scheduled Maintenance Task won’t delete Desktop Shortcuts anymore

On Windows 7 many users suffer from disappearing shortcuts on their desktop. I wrote about this in [Control Windows 7 Scheduled Maintenance Behavior T...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Saturday, March 10, 2012