Pointer speedup

One of the laptops always reset the touchpad to slow mode.  These .REG file runs in the startup group to let the mouse move across-screen faster, and with mouse trails.

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Mouse]
"ActiveWindowTracking"=dword:00000000
"DoubleClickHeight"="4"
"DoubleClickSpeed"="500"
"DoubleClickWidth"="4"
"MouseSensitivity"="18"
"MouseSpeed"="1"
"MouseThreshold1"="6"
"MouseThreshold2"="10"
"MouseTrails"="7"
"SmoothMouseXCurve"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,15,6e,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,40,\
  01,00,00,00,00,00,29,dc,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,28,00,00,00,00,00
"SmoothMouseYCurve"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b8,5e,01,00,00,00,00,00,cd,4c,\
  05,00,00,00,00,00,cd,4c,18,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,38,02,00,00,00,00
"SnapToDefaultButton"="0"
"SwapMouseButtons"="0"

Expand Outlook 2007/2013 search results

http://www.msoutlook.info/question/669

In Outlook:
From the Inbox or any mail folder, Tools, Options, Preferences tab, Search Options, and uncheck boxes that limit the results for speed.
Note: This may still be overridden or unavailable by server properties or policies.

In Registry, create the following value:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\<version>\Outlook\Preferences
SearchResultCap(DWORD)=0



Getting Dell Asset tag through WMI

http://www.edugeek.net/forums/scripts/3227-find-dell-service-tag.html

This WMI call usually works for other brands as well.

Single command:

  wmic bios get serialnumber

or

  wmic /node:"remote-pc-name-here" bios get serialnumber

or

 wmic csproduct get vendor,name,identifyingnumber

Or in VBScript:
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\.\root\cimv2")
Set colSMBIOS = objWMIService.ExecQuery ("Select * from Win32_SystemEnclosure")
For Each objSMBIOS in colSMBIOS
Wscript.Echo "Dell Service Tag: " & objSMBIOS.SerialNumber

Next

Install Telnet client from command line

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771275(v=ws.10).aspx

Why didn't Microsoft leave the tiny telnet.exe as a default part of Windows? For security? Why don't you just use the elaborate Server Manager GUI to install this tiny single-executable? You could if you can't remember this:

1) From the command line:

pkgmgr /iu:"TelnetClient"
- or on Windows Server 2012 -
dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:telnetclient

Or why not just download PuTTY, ExtraPuTTY, or another fork?
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

http://www.extraputty.com/

See Excel 2007 document path in title bar

http://exceliseasy.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/show-file-path-in-excel/
http://www.msofficeforums.com/excel/2980-show-full-file-path-title-bar.html

If you (for some reason) work with two same-named documents on two different LAN shares, this will modify the Quick Access Toolbar to show the path:

1) Click the Office Button, then Excel Options.
2) Choose Customize in the left pane.
3) "Choose commands from:" All Commands.
4) Scroll down and highlight "Document Location" and Add and OK.