How to find a MAC address within an IOS-based switch

To search for a MAC address on an IOS-based switch, use the following command at a privileged mode prompt:

show mac-address-table address value

The format should be ####.#####.#### for the mac address value.

Wubi Installer

Wubi is an officially supported Ubuntu installer for Windows users that can bring you to the Linux world with a single click. Wubi allows you to install and uninstall Ubuntu as any other Windows application, in a simple and safe way.

http://wubi-installer.org/

SharePod

SharePod is an application to work with an iPod.  It allows data to be copied and backed up.

http://www.getsharepod.com/

Listing PowerShell Modules

Windows PowerShell modules exist in two states: loaded and unloaded. To display a list of all loaded modules, you can use the Get-Module cmdlet without any parameters.  To obtain a listing of all modules that are available on the system but are not loaded into the PowerShell console, you can use the Get-Module cmdlet with the −ListAvailable parameter.

EasyPeasy

EasyPeasy is a Linux distro based on Ubuntu that is designed for netbooks.

http://www.geteasypeasy.com/

Software options that work with Active Directory

The following vendors offer additional software solutions to work with Active Directory.

http://www.netwrix.com/

http://www.cionsystems.com/

http://www.jijitechnologies.com/

http://www.manageengine.com/

hMailServer

hMailServer is a free SMTP/POP3 software package for Windows.

http://www.hmailserver.com/

Microsoft Office Isolated Conversion Environment

Below is a link to a KB article concerning the issue of Microsoft’s Office Isolated Conversion Environment for Office.  MOICE uses the 2007 Microsoft Office system converters to convert the Office binary format files into the Office Open XML format. This process helps remove the potential threat that may exist if the document is opened in the binary format. Additionally, MOICE converts incoming files in an isolated environment.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935865

How to enable DEP for Microsoft Office

Below is a link to a KB article concerning the issue of enabling DEP with Microsoft Office.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971766

How to manually troubleshoot and repair the Windows 7 bootloader

Below are some steps and a link concerning the bootrec.exe file with Windows 7.  This option should be used after attempting to perform a “normal” repair via the Windows 7 disk.

1. Boot the machine in question via the Windows 7 installation disk.

2. Press a key when you are prompted.

3. Click Repair your computer.

4. Click on the operating system that you wish to repair and click Next.

5. In the System Recovery Options dialog box, click Command Prompt.

6. Type bootrec.exe.

The bootrec.exe /FixMbr writes a MBR to the system partition.

The bootrec.exe /FixBoot writes a new boot sector to the system partition.

The bootrec.exe /ScanOs scans all disks for installations that are compatible with Vista or Windows 7.

The bootrec.exe /RebuildBcd allows you to select the installations that you wish to add to the BCD store.

More information can be found at the link below:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392