Category Archives: Windows

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Parsing the Windows sfc log from unix

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Alexandre Gauthier

Just a quick line to mention that the Windows System File Checker tool produces logs that are nearly unreadable, and a pain to parse. A friend of mine had some system files that did not check out, and could not … Continue reading →

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Access administrative shares on Server 2008/Vista

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Alexandre Gauthier

Quick windows tip again, if you find yourself unable to access the administrative shares (\\machine\c$, tasks, etc) on a Windows Server 2008 or Vista computer with UAC enabled, using the credentials of a local administrator — don’t panic. This is … Continue reading →

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Xapian Python Bindings (Win32) 1.0.3 Released

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Alexandre Gauthier

I have compiled version 1.0.3 of Xapian for Windows, and I have built and packaged the Python Bindings for your convenience. You can find the new version here. This time they are available for both Python 2.4 and 2.5. Enjoy. … Continue reading →

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Xapian Python Bindings (Win32)

Posted on August 21, 2007 by Alexandre Gauthier

I have built the Xapian Python Bindings on Windows. They comes packaged with an easy, standard (distutils) installer. This may help with some of the headaches associated with running Xapian on Python and Windows. Getting the whole thing to compile … Continue reading →

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Crappy parser is craaaappy

Posted on December 1, 2006 by Alexandre Gauthier

Just when I was starting to actually enjoy (read: thinking “hey, it’s not so bad!”) Windows scripting after discovering documentation for the 32 bits command interpreter in Windows NT, I realize I have been spoiled by Unix shells and expect … Continue reading →

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Windows Tip: Remote Console with remote.exe

Posted on November 29, 2006 by Alexandre Gauthier

EDIT – 2008-03-03: Actually, screw this shady use of the remote debugger. Use psexec like a man instead, and enjoy the power of WMI. This is nifty. Not something to scream about while tearing your clothes off in a moment … Continue reading →

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Quick Windows Tip: Active Directory MMC as Admin

Posted on November 24, 2006 by Alexandre Gauthier

That title is way longer than it should be. Anyways, I just like to administer Active Directory Users and Computers from my workstation, on which I am logged on as a plain user. To run the Active Directory Users and … Continue reading →

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