Below is a copy of a Documents.library-ms file found in C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries: <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?> <libraryDescription xmlns=”http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2009/library“> <name>@shell32.dll,-34575</name> <ownerSID>User-SID-would-display-here</ownerSID> <version>4</version> <isLibraryPinned>true</isLibraryPinned> <iconReference>imageres.dll,-1002</iconReference> <templateInfo> <folderType>{7d49d726-3c21-4f05-99aa-fdc2c9474656}</folderType> </templateInfo> <propertyStore> <property name=”HasModifiedLocations” type=”boolean”><![CDATA[false]]></property> </propertyStore> <searchConnectorDescriptionList> <searchConnectorDescription publisher=”Microsoft” product=”Windows”> <description>@shell32.dll,-34577</description> <isDefaultSaveLocation>true</isDefaultSaveLocation> <simpleLocation> <url>knownfolder:{FDD39AD0-238F-46AF-ADB4-6C85480369C7}</url> </simpleLocation </searchConnectorDescription> </searchConnectorDescriptionList> libraryDescription> Copy the file to your desktop and open it in Notepad. N.B. You can […]
Continue readingClear Up Windows 2008 User Profiles
March 8, 2012 
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This code can be used in a StartUp GPO script or as a manual script to clear out stuck profiles on a server. This probably won’t delete the entire profile of users that are in use, but I haven’t tested that yet. This will just leave the default required profiles behind. If you need any […]
Continue readingHythe Area Fishing Resources
March 5, 2012 0 Comments
The purpose of the post is to collect information about the area of Hythe, Kent and the fishing conditions that will be faced on your chosen day. Tides: http://www.hythe-kent.com/Shoreline/fshore1.htm Live Weather: http://www.hssc.net/whats-the-weather/live-weather/ Webcams: None as of yet, but will be added once any free ones are found
Continue readingTasty Bread Dough
March 4, 2012 0 Comments
This recipe makes: 3 Pizza bases or 8 Flat breads or 12 pittas or umptine bread sticks or Rolls or Bread Ingredients: 250g Plain White Flour 250g Strong White Flour 1 1/2 level tsp of fine Sea Salt 1 tsp Easy Blend Instant Dried Yeast 1 tbsp Olive Oil Method: Put both flours into a […]
Continue readingAssociating .TIFF/.TIF files with Windows Picture Viewer
March 4, 2012 7 Comments
We found after building the XenApp desktop servers that the old Microsoft Office Document Imager was no longer part of Office and was removed after 2007. The other issue we found after that was forcing the new Windows Picture Viewer to be the default for all users. The main bonus of the Windows Picture Viewer […]
Continue readingLocating which Servers a User is Logged onto
February 26, 2012 0 Comments
The following code allows you to see which servers a particular user account is logged onto. The code allows you to enter the root path in AD to where your servers are and you would like to search from. It also prompts for the users name. It then goes off and searches the servers for […]
Continue readingWorking with Powershell and the Registry
February 26, 2012 0 Comments
This article explain how to test whether parts of the registry structure exist for a user. The following will test if a key exists in the registry: Test-path “HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles” This will return either True or False You can also do this to see if a property exists in the key as below: […]
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Shoreham Harbour Arm 26/02/2012
February 26, 2012 0 Comments
I headed to Shoreham Harbour Arm today to see what other species I could catch. I met up with another KSF forum member for the session. We started fishing at about 11 and it was a blue sky day with a light breeze, although it had an icy edge to it. Soo after we started […]
Continue readingSelsey East Beach 25/02/2012
February 26, 2012 0 Comments
I headed in hope of catching a Wrasse or another species or two for the species count this year. I arrived at about 10 and started fishing and I was the only one there. The skay was overcast and turned blue in the end. The sea had a fairly large surge to it, but I […]
Continue readingExport AD Members from a Group
February 23, 2012 0 Comments
Start by running: Import-Module activedirectory This displays the SAMAccountNames of contents on the screen: Get-ADGroupMember -Identity “GroupName” | SELECT name,samaccountname Add this to export to a file: | Export-Csv c:\FileName.txt
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