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file:///c:/   set this as the url to access files on the hard drive from the web browser  
       
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windows commands
 
       
control userpasswords2  

used to bring up a gui to set a default login for winxp

 
       
net user administrator xx   to reset admin's password to "xx"  
       
fdisk /mbr   used for when an MBR goes bad, same as fixmbr, except its used for win98  
       
fixmbr   used while in Recovery Console to re-write the master boot record (mbr) while keeping the partition table intact, for winXP  
       
fixboot   used while in Recovery Console to write a new partition boot sector  
       
ipconfig /all   display ethernet settings  
       
convert d: /fs:ntfs   converts a partition from fat to ntfs, without disturbing the files on the hard drive  
       

ipconf set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices = 1

Start DEVMGMT.MSC

--> view --> show hidden devices

  to show ghost, or hidden devices, within winXP
 
       
app: file scavenger   an application that can be used to recover files off of a bad hard drive  
   

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\
Control\TerminalServer\WinStations\

RDP-Tcp\PortNumber

  to change the WinXP remote desktop port
 
   

rd /s <directory>

  removes undeletable files from its directory, the /s parameter is used to remove a directory tree.
 
   

netsh int reset all

  resets the network to a clean state
 
   
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unix commands
 
       
ifconfig   display ethernet settings  
       
find . -name "ifconfig"   to recursively search for a given command inside the current directory
(example for: ifconfig)
 
       
chmod 755 directory   allows files to be readable and executable to others  
       
chown user:group file.txt   allows changes to the owner of the file to a user labeled "user" and to group labeled "group"  
       
file:///   typing this into the URL of a web browser gets you to the hard drive's files  
       
   
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