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    Windows 10 How to open a file with a specific program from cmd

    Hello, I am trying to open a file [FILE] with a program [PROGRAM]. I have a shortcut of those two on my desktop. When i drag and drop [FILE] on top of [PROGRAM], it works as expected, meaning that [FILE] gets openend correctly by using [PROGRAM] to open it (Similarly to how you would drop a...
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    Windows 10 ERROR user/admin

    Hello guys,i have do this guide>howtogeek(dot)ci oo em/howto/windows-vista/remove-user-accounts-from-the-logon-screen-in-windows-vista/ to my administrator user,i have to 2 user to my pc,1st is mine(admin),and 2nd its my brother(user,guest-user).I cant delete the key because im a user. How to...
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    Windows 7 "Access is denied" ... but I own it...

    To keep the story short (and avoid embarrassment to myself)... I have a file (.exe) to which everyone supposedly has full permissions, except that with explorer I cannot delete it, copy it, or move it. I can take ownership of it, but the same situation still exists. I **know** (because there...
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    Windows 7 Access Denied (Error 5) when trying to start Windows Event Log service

    Thanks in advance for your assistance. I have a weekly requirement to view and clear the Windows Security Logs on my hardened Windows 7 computer. This has been working fine up until last week. When I open up my saved EventViewer.mmc console, I receive the following error: "Event Log Service is...
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    Windows 10 Change Default Command Prompts to Admin

    Hi, I'd to make my cmd open as an administrator by default. I know I can hit Win+X->'a', but I want to open the admin-cmd anywhere. Normally I open cmd in a folder either by: 1. Typing 'cmd' into Windows Explorer url bar [preferred method] 2. shift+right-click -> open cmd as administrator So...
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    Server Migration Tool

    I'm stuck working on a lab assignment. I'm trying to install ServerMigrationToon on a 2008R2 machine. I've done all the procedures on my 2012 machine. On the 2008R2 I open cmd prompt with admin, type net use Z:\\Servera\wsmt\SMT_ws08R2_amd64 (enter) I then change to Z: directory and here is...
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    Windows 7 Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition

    Greetings! I recently bought an old Toshiba Sattelite C870-17U, so i decided to throw a new SSD into it and wanted to install Win 7 with an USB-stick i have. But when i booted with the USB and went to install it, there was an message saying "setup was unable to create a new system partition or...
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    Windows 10 Problem with bootloader (I think)

    So I had Linux mint installed on my Laptop, dual booting with Windows 10, and decided I wanted to get rid of it. So without research I just deleted the partition and extended the windows partition. I was then left with GRUB, the Ubuntu bootloader. I spend some time trying to get rid of this: I...
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    Windows XP How to Force Windows XP to Scan for driver update/install

    Hi All, Good Day. I have a windows xp pc in factory for machine use, some issue and I formatted and I need CNC controller card driver to be install. I had tried update it from device manager and it couldn't find any driver, I also try to add Hardware wizard also didn't work, can't remember...
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    Second command prompt not closing after installation completed

    Am creating a batch script to install ruby gems along with some other automation. But when "gem install <gemname>" command triggered its opened new command prompt to install and its not closing it as soon as gem installation completed. I tried below things as well which didn't help me, START...
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    Windows 7 I can't run the command using batch file

    Hi , Can anyone advise on this. I was running a command as below using cmd batch file typeperf "\Processor(_Total)\% Processor Time" >> Memory.txt However, I could not display the output to the text file and it shows error : Error: No valid counters. Please kindly advice. Regards Wang
  12. serverguy

    How to import mysql database in phpmyadmin - windows server 2008

    I am playing around with windows server 2008 and learning how to use it. Just a hobby on weekends. I was able to successfully install: php, mysql & phpmyadmin Now the problem is i'm trying to import a database into phpmyadmin, the database is 42.6mb therefore i am unable to import...
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    Windows 10 Windows 10 on windows core

    Hi There, I have recently upgraded a machine from windows 8 to windows 10, when I try to upgrade the windows 10 home to pro I kept getting the same error. While searching for solutions I came across how to check version of windows and used slmgr/dlv in cmd prompt. The result I got was surprising...
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    Windows 8 lost admin password

    Hi there! I have forgotten my admin password to my sons computer (i have the UAC so he cant install things without my password) i have heard something about cmd and net user but i cant use cmd with admin rights without the password. What should i do?
  15. aubycek

    Windows 7 Command prompt/.bat files issue

    Hello. When I create a simple .bat file (to run calculator for example), it will give me an error saying that "filename" is not recognized as an internal or external command. I am 100% sure this happens because there are some symbols before the command "calc". When I right click my .bat file and...
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    Windows 7 How to see from commandline (!!!) if hibernation is on or off?

    How can users check from commandline (!!!) if hibernation is currently on or off? When I search through the Internet then thousands of articles describe how to turn it e.g. on e.g. by powercfg -H on But what if I just want to let Win just show the current state WITHOUT to change it? Is there...
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    Windows 7 Security on Public PC

    Old management company left us with public PCs with Steady State type of setup. After a reboot PCs restore back to preconfigured state, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. However, Old IT did not leave admin passwords or ability to customize new settings. New IT guy is overwhelmed with other...
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    Windows 10 How to copy file details such as year & genre etc. to a text file.

    Hi, I have already learnt to use (dir /b >direct.txt) in CMD prompt to copy all the file names in a folder to a txt file but was wondering if i'st possible to also get all the file details such as Year, Genre, Writer, Director, Contributing Artist & Comments etc. Regards Wyldbear
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    Windows 8 Command prompt 'start in:' setting ignored

    For a command prompt, if I set the 'Start in:' setting to a particular path to try to get the command prompt to open in a particular folder, it is ignored and the command prompt always opens in the folder of cmd.exe, which is c:\windows/system32. In Windows7 if I use the 'Start in:' setting the...
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    Windows 7 Task scheduler won't launch a task

    Hi. I'm trying to wake my win 7 pc from sleep (not from hibernation) using task scheduler but I'm having some problems. The pc does not wake up. I have set a task that has an action to starts cmd.exe and argument is "/c "exit"". Windows runs as a shell and apparently running windows as a shell...
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