Changing rdp port in windows using registry editor.

27 06 2008

1. Start Registry Editor (start >> run >> type “regedit” and press ok).
2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber

3. On the Edit menu, click Modify and then click Decimal.
4. Type the new port number, and then click OK.
5. Quit Registry Editor.





How to add SPF record in windows DNS

27 06 2008

You can create the SPF record using the link given below.

http://www.openspf.org/

Once you have created the SPF record you can add this to DNS settings with the steps given below.

Start >> Run >> dnsmgmt.msc >> Select Domain >> Right click on domain >> Select other new records >> Select Text(TXT) >> Click Create record >> Enter the SPF record in the box “Text”.





Configuring a website in Windows IIS……..

27 06 2008

You can use the following steps to create a website using IIS.

1) Click  Start >> run.

2) Type “inetmgr” in the “run” window. This will open  the “Internet Service manager” window.

3) Expand the local machine in the left panel and right click on “Web Sites”. Select New >> Website.
This will open “Web Site Creation Wizard”.

4) Click the next button to start the setup.

5) Enter the description for the website, that is the name of your site and click next.

6) In the next screen you can enter the IP address, port and host headers if any. Select an IP
address from the drop down list. If the website to be hosted is name based hosting then select
“[All Unassigned]“. The default port for the website is normally 80. If you are using SSL for
your domain then the port is 443. Host headers means if you want an alias name for you website,
you can specify the alias name in the host headers column. Now click next.

7) In the next screen you can specify the home directory for your website. Click on “Browse” and
select the folder that contains the files for you website. Now click next.

8) In the next screen you can specify the Web Site Access Permissions where you can specify read/
write access. Click next to continue.

9) Click “Finish” to exit the wizard.

10) Now the website is defined in the windows web server IIS.





Useful tips for windows users.

27 06 2008

Following are the commands you can execute in the “Run” window(start >> run) for opening each of the following application.

Add/Remove Programs -> appwiz.cpl

Add Hardware Wizard -> hdwwiz.cpl

Automatic Updates -> wuaucpl.cpl

Display Properties -> desk.cpl

Firewall Properties -> firewall.cpl

Internet Options -> inetcpl.cpl

Network Connections -> ncpa.cpl

Stored Passwords -> keymgr.cpl

System Properties -> sysdm.cpl

Time and Date Settings -> timedate.cpl





How to find uptime in windows machine.

27 06 2008

You can find the uptime for windows machine by executing a single command in the command prompt.

1) Open the command prompt

Start >> Run >> execute “cmd”

2) Now execute the following command in the command prompt.

systeminfo | find “Up Time”








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