Below is a collection of freeware utilities
for command-line network administration,
software distribution and login scripts.

Account Manager v2.10 (AccountManager.exe)   Last Updated: 08/17/2006

Manages the password, full name and description of local accounts on multiple remote systems. Using a wizard style interface you can select which properties to change, and the list of remote computers can be imported from a file. The results for each machine can be saved to a file. See AccountManager.doc inside the zip file for more details.

Download: AccountManager.zip

BuiltIn Account Manager v1.11 (BuiltIn.exe)   Last Updated: 12/21/2003

Displays or manages the builtin Administrator or Guest account, without knowing what the current name is. Use 'BuiltIn /?' to view the syntax.

Download: BuiltIn.zip

Clean Up v1.41 (CleanUp.exe)   Last Updated: 12/31/2003

Cleans out all temporary files from the temp folder, or any folder you specify.  Recent files can be excluded. Use 'CleanUp.exe /?' to view the syntax.

Download: CleanUp.zip

Cover Your Tracks v2.30 (Cyt.exe)   Last Updated: 11/29/2000

Allows you change the default user name shown at logon the prompt.  Useful when you have logged into someone else's machine and you don't want them to lock out your account by typing in their password with your user ID. Requires the latest versions of the Microsoft Visual Basic 5 run-time files (MSKB 180071). Use 'Cyt /?' to view the syntax.

Download: CYT.zip

Delete Profiles v1.10 (DeleteProfiles.exe)   Last Updated: 05/18/2007

Deletes user profiles, based on the number of days since they were last used. Profiles are enumerated from the registry under HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\ and then the modified date of each profile's NTUSER.DAT (the HKCU hive) is used to determine the age of each profile. Use 'DeleteProfiles /?' to view the syntax.

Download: DeleteProfiles.zip

Empty Recycle Bin v1.00 (EmptyRecycleBin.exe)   Last Updated: 08/28/2002

Allows you to empty the Windows Recycle Bin from the command line. Works on Windows XP, 2000, ME and 98. May work on Windows 95 and NT4 if the Active Desktop is installed (not tested). Use 'EmptyRecycleBin.exe /?' to view the syntax.

Download: EmptyRecyclebBin.zip

Exit Windows v1.00 (ExitWindows.exe)   Last Updated: 09/18/1999

Allows you to initiate a shutdown, restart or logoff from the command line. Similar to the resource kit utilities, but this one works on both NT and 9x. Use 'ExitWindows.exe /?' to view the syntax.

Download: ExitWindows.zip

IE Cache v1.10 (IECache.exe)   Last Updated: 12/21/2003

Displays or deletes the Internet Explorer cache (Temporary Internet Files). Use 'IECache.exe /?' to view the syntax.

Download: IECache.zip

ini Tool v1.10 (iniTool.exe)   Last Updated: 03/14/2004

Queries sections and keys from INI formatted files. Use 'iniTool.exe /?' to view the syntax.

Download: iniTool.zip

Memory Check v1.00 (MemCheck.exe)   Last Updated: 07/20/2004

Displays information about the system's current memory statistics. Also allows you to commit and lock memory, to experiment with how much virtual and physical memory is currently available to new processes.  Use 'MemCheck /?' to view the syntax.

Download: MemCheck.zip

Message Box v1.10 (MessageBox.exe)   Last Updated: 03/06/2003

Displays a custom message box and returns the user's response (which button was pressed) in the exit code.  Use 'MessageBox /?' to view the syntax.

Download: MessageBox.zip

Modify Profile v1.21 (ModifyProfile.exe)   Last Updated: 10/15/2004

Loads Registry hives and modifies profiles for users who are not currently logged in.  Can also be used to modify new user profiles (Default User). Use 'ModifyProfile /?' to view the syntax.

Download: ModifyProfile.zip

Network Alias v1.00 (NetAlias.exe)   Last Updated: 10/02/2003

Displays, adds or removes NetBIOS names for the Server service. This allows a computer to be accessed using an alias, or a name other than the computer name. The Server service will also announce this alias to the browse list where it will be displayed in apps such as My Network Places and the NET VIEW command. Use 'NetAlias /?' to view the syntax.

NOTE: The new name may not appear in the browse list immediately, it may take up to 48 minutes, depending on the complexity of your network. Likewise, names removed from the network are not immediately removed from the browse list, it may take up to 72 minutes. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base articles 188001, 102878 and 150800.

Download: NetAlias.zip

Network Password Age v1.30 (NetPWAge.exe)   Last Updated: 08/16/2000

Displays the password age for all accounts (users, machines or both). Useful for cleaning up old, unused computer or user accounts from the domain or a remote computer.  Use 'NetPWAge /?' to view the syntax.

Download: NetPWAge.zip

Network Server Comment v1.00 (NetComment.exe)   Last Updated: 08/12/2001

Displays or changes the comment for the Server service, a description of the server which is announced to the browse list and displayed in apps such as Server Manager, Network Neighborhood and the NET VIEW command. Use 'NetComment /?' to view the syntax.

NOTE: The new comment will not appear in the browse list immediately, it may take up to 48 minutes, depending on the complexity of your network. Likewise, machines removed from the network are not immediately removed from the browse list, it may take up to 72 minutes. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base articles 188001, 102878 and 150800.

The comment can be set using the NET CONFIG SERVER command, unfortunately this can also disable auto-tuning. See Microsoft Knowledge Base article 128167.

Download: NetComment.zip

Network Speed v1.40 (NetSpeed.exe)   Last Updated: 10/01/2002

Calculates the network speed (transfer rate) between two winsock hosts. Use 'NetSpeed /?' to view the syntax.

Download: NetSpeed.zip

Network Users v1.22 (NetUsers.exe)   Last Updated: 01/18/2006

Displays a current or historical list of users logged on to a specified Windows NT/2000 system.  Use 'NetUsers /?' to view the syntax.

Download: NetUsers.zip

Network View v1.20 (NetView.exe)   Last Updated: 08/16/2001

Displays a list of all machines visible in the specified domain, based on role.  Basically a command-line view of Network Neighborhood, similar to 'Net.exe View' but with the ability to filter on certain types of machines (workstations only, servers only, time servers, SQL servers, etc.). Use 'NetView /?' to view the syntax.

NOTE: This list of machines is not real-time, but compiled and shared between network segments at 12 minute intervals. New machines will not appear in the browse list immediately, it may take up to 48 minutes, depending on the complexity of your network. Likewise, machines removed from the network are not immediately removed from the browse list, it may take up to 72 minutes. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base articles 188001, 102878 and 150800.

Download: NetView.zip

Random Number Generator v1.00 (Random.exe)   Last Updated: 09/03/1998

Returns an exit code (Errorlevel) of a pseudo-random number based on lowerbound and upperbound numbers passed as arguments. The number returned is much more random than the %RANDOM% variable. Use 'Random.exe /?' to view the syntax.

Download: Random.zip

Set Short File Name v1.00 (SetSFN.exe)   Last Updated: 05/13/2003

Displays or sets the 8.3 SFN (Short File Name) for a file or folder. Use 'SetSFN /?' to view the syntax.

Download: SetSFN.zip

Set Wallpaper v1.10 (SetWallpaper.exe)   Last Updated: 11/21/2000

Allows you to change the desktop wallpaper from the command line. Use 'SetWallpaper /?' to view the syntax.

Download: SetWallpaper.zip

Shell Execute v1.00 (ShellExecute.exe)   Last Updated: 01/15/2001

Allows you to launch executables or documents based on their file extension. Similar to the built-in START command, but in addition to normal, minimized and maximized you can also launch apps hidden. Use 'ShellExecute /?' to view the syntax.

Download: ShellExecute.zip

Shortcut v1.11 (Shortcut.exe)   Last Updated: 07/04/2005

Allows you to create, modify or query Windows shell links (shortcuts) from the command-line.  You can export the properties of an existing shortcut to a text file in .INI format.  Use 'Shortcut /?' to view the syntax.

Download: Shortcut.zip

Windows File Protection Query v1.00 (WFPQuery.exe)   Last Updated: 12/12/2000

Allows you to query the list of files protected by Windows. You can export the entire list of protected files, or specify the specific files to query based on patterns/wildcards. Use 'WFPQuery /?' to view the syntax.

Download: WFPQuery.zip