Earlier this week, I found out how to copy file and directory permissions using RoboCopy. To quote Jessica @UberGeekGirl DeVita after I tweeted about my adventures with RoboCopy: Robocopy ftw However, there are two main disadvantages to RoboCopy that I’ve come across so far. RoboCopy Disadvantage #1 It needs the .NET Framework 2.0. Okay, that’s not [...]
My Problem I have sometimes had to copy the permissions on one directory over to another directory. Sometimes it’s simply due to the migration of files from one server to another. Other times it’s for the purpose of backing up ACL entries before an ACE edit. When frobbing around with permissions, it’s often nice to [...]
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Want to know how to find your Windows Product ID? I won’t tell you right away. Keep reading and I’ll clear up some common misconceptions that you might not know you have. Recently I dove into the topic of how to discern what installation media was used to install Windows. It’s possible to find that [...]
EDIT: As commentor Brian points out, the media type for all Vista and beyond installations is the same. Media type was only different in XP and prior versions of Windows. The license key that was used to install Windows is what will now determine the channel ID. I’ve had a hard time tracking down documentation on [...]
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