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Does anyone know anything about DarksUSB.exe? I think it's a virus/trojan and relatively new. Someone on our network said she got the program onto her USB stick somehow. We think one of the computers she was using might be infected, but that's all we know. Anyway, the Spanish population seems...

Hi. Is there a way to change the preferences in Adobe Reader 7 or 8 using VBscript? Specifically, I want to go to Edit > Preferences > Internet > and UNcheck 'Display PDF in browser' Any weblinks or snippets of code (even incomplete) will be helpful. Thanks.

How can I use VBScript to determine if a computer is locked and by who? I know I can use the following methods to determine who's logged into the desktop: GetObject("winmgmts:\\client01\root\cimv2") objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * From Win32_Process Where Name = 'explorer.exe'") But how...

Hi. I'm running Outlook 2003 on XP Pro. I have some emails that have pictures embedded within the email. When I try to save the email on my local computer I can choose Text Message, Outlook Office Template, Outlook Message Format, and HTML. I want to see the email on another computer that...

Hi. I'm running Outlook 2003 on XP Pro. I have some emails that have pictures embedded within the email. When I try to save the email on my local computer I can choose Text Message, Outlook Office Template, Outlook Message Format, and HTML. I want to see the email on another computer that...

Hi. How can I make a batch file that will run keyboard shortcuts? For example, how would I code Ctrl + O? Or Ctrl + Alt + Del?

I created a new user account in AD and pointed its profile path to an older account. The problem is that when I log into the new account, it doesn’t pull down all of the settings of old account. For example, the old account has an red background. The new account will apply that setting. But...

Hi. How can I always keep my Excel document on top of other applications and websites? Thanks.

Hi. In the Control Panel, when you click the Remove button for a program, is there a way to tell what command is being used to uninstall that program?

Hi. I need to remove the lines of a text file if it contains a certain word. For example, if the line contains the word "apples", then I want that line deleted. The below code only copies the unwanted lines to another text file. But I want to completely remove the lines. Either that, or copy...

Hi. I have a text file that I need help processing faster. I running XP Pro on a 3GHz processor, 1GB RAM, and a 80GB hard drive. The script I'm using is based from the Hey Scripting Guy Archive, except I modified it a little...

I want to run the following cacls command in vbscript: cacls "C:\Program Files\My Program" /T /E /G "Authenticated Users":C The objShell.Run command already uses quotes so how can I implement my command so that the two don't conflict? How can I put quotes withing quotes? Thanks.

What is the command for modifying registry permission in XP? For example if I wanted to give everyone full control to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MyProgram What is the command for this? Some Microsoft articles mention regini.exe, but they are related to only Windows NT4. Thanks.

How do I hide/disable the menubar on Notepad, or at least hide/disable the File menu? I tried going into the registry under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Notepad, but I couldn't find anything useful. Thanks.

Hi. How do I run an executable from a share? For example, the file is located at \\server\share\file.exe I tried wshShell.Run "cmd /c dir \\server\share\file.exe", but that doesn't seem to work. If there are two ways of accomplishing this, that would help. Thanks.

Hi. How can I write a vbscript that changes the link speed and duplex to 100 mb Full, for Intel or Broadcom NICs? This is for Dell computers running XP pro. Thanks.

Hi. I have a simple script that displays the current user's logon name, like jdoe for John Doe: Set objNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network") MsgBox objNetwork.UserName How do I display the current user's first and last name instead of their logon name? Running XP Pro in a Windows...

Hi. I need my script to make sure the remote computer is on the network before the rest of the script executes. If it can't ping the computer, then I need a popup box saying that the remote computer is not available. How would I do this? Thanks.

Hi. I manage several XP computers that have 2 slots for RAM. I recently learned someone stole RAM one of the slots. How can I verify when the RAM changed? What do I check for in the event logs? Any other ideas? Thanks.

Hi. I have a XP Pro computer at home and I'm an administrator. Some of my programs are not installing the way it should. For example, when I try installing Yahoo Messenger 6.0, and run the setup, it tells me the "required disk space" is 0 MB, when I know it's over 11MB. I click OK, and Setup...