Unable to access network resources on non-Windows 7 systems from Windows 7 PC

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to Windows Reference RSS feed Thanks for visiting!When you connect your Windows 7 system to network of systems like Windows Server 2003, Windows XP and Windows Vista, you may be able to see these network systems on the network but not able to connect and access [...]

Error code 0×80190191 while Windows Updates in Windows Server 2003

When running Windows Update in Windows Server 2003, Windows Update may fail with the error code 0×80190191. This could be caused by the winHTTP Web Proxy Auto Discovery Service.
WinHTTP implements the client HTTP stack and provides developers with a Win32 API and COM Automation component for sending HTTP requests and receiving responses. In addition, WinHTTP [...]

How to Rename a Computer from Command Line in Windows

We can rename a computer from command-line on Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP in a domain environment with Active Directory. In Windows XP, we need to install the Windows XP support tools and in Windows Server 2003, we need Administrators pack installed.
To download the support tools for Windows XP SP2, click [...]

How to join a Server/Computer to a Windows Domain from Command Line

You can join a Computer or a Member server from the command line usinf the the “netdom” command. This I should say is simpler than the right-click my computer thing. Just one single command will do…
The following procedure should work in Windows Server-2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP. Although, you need the Administrator [...]

How to set Static/DHCP IP Address from command line

In Windows Server 2008 Core installation, the only way to setup IP Address eithe Static or DHCP is from the command line. The following procedure helps setting the IP Address from the command Line using “netsh”. This procedure works in Windows Server 2008 (No core installation as well), Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista.