It seems like on Windows I all the time come across those darned files I can’t delete because another process is using it. Up until a few months past I have always used a program called Unlocker to get around this, and it has served me fine. I had to bring to an end using it, yet, when I moved to Vista 64-bit seeing as it only includes support for 32-bit versions of Windows.
LockHunter, on the other hand, is a similar free utility that works on Windows 2000 up to Windows 7, and comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit flavors. Just like Unlocker it integrates into your Windows Explorer context menu to save some clicks each time you wish to unlock a file.
Here’s a rundown on several of the features:
Shows processes locking a file or folder
Allows to unlock, delete, copy or rename a protected file
Allows to kill locking process
Allows to take away locking processes from hard drive
Integrates in to Explorer menu
It deletes files into the recycle bin, so you may restore them if... Read More
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As long as there have been hard disks, there has been disk fragmentation. If you’re troubled about your systems at all, you should be defragging them on a regular basis. This most likely reminds you of that flossing conversation your dentist has with you every year—you know the one. Well, defragmentation is just as important. Unless your computer is sitting in the corner for all time turned off, it’s getting more and more fragmented. In a moment, I’ll show you how this happens, but first let’s go over a little defragmentation history.
NTFS was built with optimization in mind, and it did not suffer from fragmentation as dramatically as a comparable FAT volume might have. But over time, even NTFS performance can suffer due to less-than-optimal file placement. This gave birth to a thriving market of third-party defragmentation tools. One of the most popular products among IT pros was the Executive Software (now Diskeeper Corporation) Diskeeper product.
The Windo... Read More
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Administering systems that run DNS server-dependent applications can be challenging if the DNS server is unavailable. For DNS-dependent applications to run, you usually need to switch name resolution services to another DNS server. To change a local or remote DNS client computer’s DNS server, you can use the Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit’s Regfind utility.
First, open a new command window or telnet to the remote computer. Run ipconfig /all to obtain a list of configured DNS servers (save the output to a file if necessary). To change the DNS server, go to the command line and enter
regfind -p HKEY_LOCAL_
MACHINE\SYSTEM\Current
ControlSet\Services\Tcpip\parameters -r
Rerun ipconfig /all to verify that the new DNS IP address is validated. Optionally, run ipconfig /flushdns to flush the DNS resolver cache. You don’t need to reboot the computer.
If you need to configure the system with multiple DNS servers, simply add the second server after the first serv... Read More
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