[TechRepublic] Avoid frustration with Windows commands

April 23, 2009

TechRepublic Windows XP Trouble viewing this mail? Read it online | Manage my newsletters Welcome: TechRepublic Member Update my profile | Unsubscribe from this mail Blogs | Photos | Downloads | Forums Avoid frustration and display a full Windows command prompt history Get a complete list of every command you have issued in a particular session with a simple single command. Greg Shultz shows you how in this tip. SponsoredDo a salary check IT Professionals - check your salary on activeTechPros. Be a member and get instant access to salary charts and country reports. * * * * * * * * * * Business Professionals - join activeBizPros and play a part in driving the salary charts. Your input will help us build a valuable resource for you to compare salaries. Is Microsoft shooting its other foot with Windows 7 on netbooks? Back in 1997, I acquired an HP Jornada H/PC running Windows CE 2.0 and began writing a weekly column for Microsoft’s Windows CE site. The Jornada was a great little computer that basically looked like miniature laptop and was about as big as an over-sized checkbook. It came with a touch screen and a pen-like [...] How do I... Use Tag2Find for better Windows searches? You know how difficult it can be some times to locate that one specific file on your Microsoft Windows PC. An application like Tag2Find enables you to tag files with a system similar to the already familiar Web-site tagging systems like Flickr and Delicious. Get more Windows XP resources Change the product key on Windows XP 10 Windows XP tips and tools to simplify your work Force Windows to assign a drive letter to an attached external hard drive Troubleshoot Windows XP and Windows applications 50+ keyboard shortcuts for moving faster in Windows XP Additional TechRepublic resources Resistance is futile; the cloud will win It is clear that the IT community is divided on whether a cloud-provided e-mail platform makes sense. The facts surrounding this initiative point to many successful migrations. IT guru Rick Vanover lays out the scene. Attackers breach $300 billion Joint Strike Fighter project Computer spies have repeatedly breached the Pentagon's $300 billion Joint Strike Fighter project and the U.S. Air Force's air traffic control system. IT Cost Cutting: The Ninja Guide Many IT shops are now operating on razor-thin margins -- with just enough capital to keep the wheels on the operation. But what do you do when you're asked to cut and there is nothing left to cut? It's time to get creative. Download TechRepublic's IT Cost Cutting: The Ninja Guide today! TechRepublic Newsletters Get the latest community updates, product reviews, and need-to-know lists in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Community Central Product Spotlight 10 Things White Papers from our partners Do a salary check How file fragmentation occurs on Windows XP / Server 2003 (Diskeeper) Live Webcast: Key Strategies for Federal Agencies (PC Connection) Does fragmentation affect SANs, NAS, and RAID? (Diskeeper) How to digitally sign downloadable code for secure content transfer (VeriSign) TechRepublic Today Video: Five tactics to ensure career survival in tough times Achieving professional success as an IT leader is challenging enough during the best of times, but during a recession you need to really think strategically to stay at the top of your game. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT Executives shares five tactics that can help. Subscribe to the Tech Sanity Check RSS feed. Get more from TechRepublic 10 things you should look for in a netbook IT Dojo: Identify what processes are using which ports in Windows Server 2008 Sanity Check: Have we now entered the post-OS era? Don't sweat the small stuff too early Featured Training Courses Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment Planning, Deploying and Managing Microsoft Systems Center Configuration Manager 2007 Managing and Maintaining Server 2008 Configuring Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Browse all Training Courses Presented by Global Knowledge Linux needs to play its own game and quit comparing itself to Windows TechRepublic member dcolbert shares his frustration with Linux trying to compare itself to Microsoft in areas where Microsoft dominance is virtually insurmountable. Sign up for more free newsletters from TechRepublic. To manage your account settings or to remove yourself from all TechRepublic communications, please visit our Subscription Center. The e-mail address for your subscription is cpedley@churchpower.com Unsubscribe from this e-mail | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy   Copyright © 2009 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic, TechRepublic.com and the TechRepublic logo are registered trademarks of CBS Interactive Inc. Used by permission. CBS Interactive Inc. 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.