Revision as of 22:23, 3 March 2016

How to manage Microsoft Windows without losing your sanity:

! ! ! FOR THE LOVE OF SANITY, DO NOT INSTALL ON PHYSICAL HARDWARE, only a virtual machine ! ! !
Install TightVNC and enable service mode (console access) and regular mode (on port 5901) for desktop session access
Install Cygwin with:
- ssh server
- rsync
Install OpenControl Center agent
Install Emergency Management Services (EMS) redirection
Install Recovery Console
Install Classic Shell
Install Firefox
Install Everything Search Engine
Put windows version on desktop
Registry edit:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\PaintDesktopVersion
Set DWORD value 1
Install JDiskReport for disk usage analysis
Use WSUS Offline Update
Update Microsoft Windows and Office without an Internet connection

sysinternals tools
Install in c:\bin and add to system path.
Windows Servers Tools (Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit [SDK])
- Vista

System

Secunia PSI - Keeps apps updated, shows you outdated versions and updates available
WinCDEmu - Mount ISO files as virtual CD-ROM drives
HashTab - Provides file hashes in the file properties dialog

4t Tray Minimizer - Provides the much-needed winshade functionality to the Windows "windows manger"
VirtuaWin - Provides virtual desktop capability

MFCMAPI

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 * Use [http://download.wsusoffline.net/ WSUS Offline Update]<br>Update Microsoft Windows and Office without an Internet connection
-* [https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb545027.aspx sysinternals tools]
+* [https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb545027.aspx sysinternals tools]<br>Install in c:\bin and add to system path.
 * Windows Servers Tools (Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit [SDK])
 ** [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=23719 Vista]