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Create a self extracting package under Windows 7

Windows contains per default the program iexpress. This application allows you to create self extracting packages. It is located under C:\Windows\SysWOW64 on a windows 7 64bit OS. 1. First start the application and select the option to create a new … Continue reading

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Windows Image Restore Failed

Situation I wanted to create a clone disk as desaster restore for my Netbook Preparation I made a Windows Image Backup Then created a Restore CD with an external CD Drive. As I dont like to restore from CD, I … Continue reading

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Random complex password

Use the following function to create a complex password. There are 4 tables with different characters used to create the password. To have at least one char from each table the password must be at least 4 char long.

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Ping host

Ping a host and get true or false returned

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