Handy REG Tips

Add apps to startup using this path “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKey Class Route Explained = http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc739822(v=ws.10).aspx

How to find the GUID of installed programs

Original Post: Original document: http://elmaskubilay.blogspot.co.nz/2012/06/find-guid-globally-unique-identifier-of.html

From CMD or Powershell:

wmic product list (lists all programs with GUID)
wmic product get (Generates list)
wmic product get > C:\installprogs.txt (Exports the list)

KMS 101

Handy link to KMS overview doco

How to troubleshoot the Key Management Service (KMS)

Also worth knowing for Windows licencing – SLMGR cmd!

Force a KMS client to activate

To activate a KMS client manually using the Slmgr.vbs script

 1. Log on to the KMS client computer.

 2. Open an elevated command prompt. To do this, click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.

3. At the command prompt, type the following, and then press Enter:

cscript \windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /ato

The script reports activation success or failure, along with a result code.

1.1            Converting MAK clients to KMS clients

You can spot if a MAK key has been installed by running:

c:\Windows\System32\cscript slmgr.vbs -dlv 

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc303280.aspx

By default, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 operating systems use KMS for activation. You can change the activation method of a KMS client to MAK and then change it back by installing the corresponding product key. Table below lists the KMS client setup keys for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 volume editions.

Operating System Edition	Product Key
Windows Vista Business	YFKBB-PQJJV-G996G-VWGXY-2V3X8
Windows Vista Business N	HMBQG-8H2RH-C77VX-27R82-VMQBT
Windows Vista Enterprise	VKK3X-68KWM-X2YGT-QR4M6-4BWMV
Windows Vista Enterprise N	VTC42-BM838-43QHV-84HX6-XJXKV
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter	7M67G-PC374-GR742-YH8V4-TCBY3
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V	22XQ2-VRXRG-P8D42-K34TD-G3QQC
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems	4DWFP-JF3DJ-B7DTH-78FJB-PDRHK
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise	YQGMW-MPWTJ-34KDK-48M3W-X4Q6V
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V	39BXF-X8Q23-P2WWT-38T2F-G3FPG
Windows Server 2008 Standard	TM24T-X9RMF-VWXK6-X8JC9-BFGM2
Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V	W7VD6-7JFBR-RX26B-YKQ3Y-6FFFJ
Windows Web Server 2008	WYR28-R7TFJ-3X2YQ-YCY4H-M249D
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard	YC6KT-GKW9T-YTKYR-T4X34-R7VHC
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise	489J6-VHDMP-X63PK-3K798-CPX3Y

 Latest KMS Client Setup keys can be found here:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff793421.aspx

To convert the MAK client back to a KMS client, choose the correct key from the above list and run the following

C:\Windows\System32>cscript slmgr.vbs -ipk <Product_Key>

e.g. for Windows Server 2008 Enterprise

C:\Windows\System32>cscript slmgr.vbs -ipk YQGMW-MPWTJ-34KDK-48M3W-X4Q6VMicrosoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.7Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Installed product key YQGMW-MPWTJ-34KDK-48M3W-X4Q6V successfully.

 

Machines not on the domain do not pick up KMS license

KMS licensing works automatically for machines on the domain, if you have a machine on a workgroup or in a DMZ, the following will register the computer with the KMS server:

C:\Windows\System32>cscript slmgr.vbs /skms KMNAME.domain.dc:1688

 Outbound + return communication to TCP port 1688 is required

 If the skms option is not available, you’ve likely applied a MAK key, in order to fix this, see section 5.3

SCCM Guide and Links

 

 

 

 

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Survival Guide :
Great place to start with SCCM 2012

HOW TO – Log off terminal sessions from remote computer

When connecting to a server/pc on the domain I often get the error msg

The terminal server has exceeded the maximum number of allowed connections.

Launch a command prompt from a computer on the same domain.

 quser /server: SERVERNAME

Result shows something like this:

USERNAME              SESSIONNAME        ID    STATE               IDLE TIME            LOGON TIME

 User01                          rdp-tcp#50             1           Active                  59           11/10/2012 2 35p.m.

 User02                         rdp-tcp#51            2             Active                1+14:14      14/10/2012 12:53 p.m.

Use the output to identify  the USER ID you want to disconnect

To disconnect a user:

Logoff /server:SERVERNAME USERID

Run the Q USER command again to confirm the user is off.

Done.

Microsoft Remote Connectivity Analyzer

Gr8 site to trace Exchange / office 365 Connectivity https://www.testexchangeconnectivity.com/

Alt try Central Ops.Net
http://centralops.net/co/

Branch Repeater VPX – Requires Remote Licence Server

Branch Repeater VPX is licensed based on the following:

Retail licenses require a central remote license server that contains Branch Repeater VPX base and Repeater plug-in licenses (if needed).
Note: These licenses must have their host ID based on the MAC address of the remote license server. This can be found by performing the following steps:

a. Open a command prompt.

b. Go to Citrix Licensing directory, \Program Files\Citrix\Licensing\LS

c. Type the command lmutil lmhostid

d. Sample output appears in the screen shot below:

 

1. Local licenses can be installed on the Branch Repeater VPX itself, this method is only applicable on Branch Repeater VPX Express, Evaluation or NFR type licenses.

Note: A Branch Repeater VPX Express license is limited to a 512 KB send rate, 10 accelerated connections and 5 Repeater plug-in licenses.

 

How the hell do you change default user name and password on Citrix Branch Repeater for Windows Server

I cant…

Spent a long time looking for answers – how to re-set the default Admin user password on our Branch Repeaters for Windwos Server 3.0.3.

Ends up all the documentation can tell you is that “ For security, the Administrator password should be changed from its default value.”

Couldn’t find this in any of the GUI in Windows. Resorted to putty into the box and still can’t change it as the admin account can’t be amended. Bugger

Ended up disabling SSH  via Configuration > Tuning in the GUI. Bye bye console…

NOTE: SSH DOES need to be enabled, if it’s switched off the branch repeater is unable to see its paired repeater across site

Citrix Branch Repeater Win 2k8 V3.0.3.70 Installation and user guide FULLBranch

The Citrix Branch Repeater User guide can be found here: https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX126637

Additional user guide for Windows Branch repeaters is a little more awkward to find!

Try here: http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX126635

How To Access a Citrix Branch Repeater Via SSH (Putty)

The following is for a Citrix Branch Repeater 8540 accessing via my ssh client – Putty in this case.

Assuming the box has already been configured with a primary IP you can putty in to the branch repeater

Launch an SSH application (Putty)

Use the  the PRIMARY – Management IP address . For the host name enet ‘ cli@ ‘ before the IP

                E.g. cli@10.10.10.10

Default user name and password for a Branch Repeater (if not set) is admin/wanscaler