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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.

Requirements: Windows NT 4 or later

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.

Requirements: Windows NT 4 or later
Compiled from Language: C++

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.

Requirements: Windows 95 or later
Compiled from Language: C++

CleanUp.zip

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

Changes the default user name shown at logon the prompt. Useful when you have logged on to someone else's machine and you don't want them to lock out your account by typing in their password with your user ID. Windows NT and earlier might require the Microsoft Visual Basic 5 run-time, msvbvm50.dll (See MSKB 180071). Use 'Cyt /?' to view the syntax.

Requirements: Windows 95 or later
Compiled from Language: Visual Basic 5

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.

Requirements: Windows 2000 or later
Compiled from Language: C++

DeleteProfiles.zip

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

Empties the Windows Recycle Bin from the command line. Use 'EmptyRecycleBin.exe /?' to view the syntax.

Requirements: Windows 98 or later
Compiled from Language: C++

EmptyRecyclebBin.zip

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

Initiates 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.

Requirements: Windows 95 or later
Compiled from Language: C++

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.

Requirements: Windows 95 or later
Compiled from Language: C++

IECache.zip

ini Tool v1.20 (iniTool.exe)   Last Updated: 07/02/2010

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

Requirements: Windows 95 or later
Compiled from Language: C++

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.

Requirements: Windows NT 4 or later
Compiled from Language: C++

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.

Requirements: Windows 95 or later
Compiled from Language: C++

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.

Requirements: Windows NT 4 or later
Compiled from Language: C++

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

Requirements: Windows NT 4 or later
Compiled from Language: C++

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.

Requirements: Windows NT 4 or later
Compiled from Language: C++

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.

Requirements: Windows NT 4 or later
Compiled from Language: C++

NetComment.zip

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

Calculates the network speed (transfer rate) between two hosts using TCP/IP only (no SMB, HTTP or FTP protocol overhead or caching). Use 'NetSpeed /?' to view the syntax.

Requirements: Windows 95 or later
Compiled from Language: C++

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 remote Windows system. Requires the Remote Registry service to be running, which is not set to Auotmatic start on Windows 7. Use "sc.exe \\computername start remoteregistry" to start the service. Use "sc.exe \\computername config remoteregistry start= auto" to set the service to auto start. Use 'NetUsers /?' to view the syntax.

Requirements: Windows NT 4 or later
Compiled from Language: C++

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.

Requirements: Windows NT 4 or later
Compiled from Language: C++

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 in Cmd.exe. Use 'Random.exe /?' to view the syntax.

Requirements: Windows 95 or later
Compiled from Language: C++

Random.zip

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

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

Requirements: Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 or later
Compiled from Language: C++

SetSFN.zip

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

Allows you to change the desktop wallpaper background image from a silent or unattended script or command line. Use 'SetWallpaper /?' to view the syntax.

Requirements: Windows 95 or later
Compiled from Language: C++

SetWallpaper.zip

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

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

Requirements: Windows 95 or later
Compiled from Language: C++

ShellExecute.zip

Shortcut v1.20 (Shortcut.exe)   Last Updated: 02/01/2013

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.

Requirements: Windows XP 64-bit or later. Windows 95 or later for Shortcut32.exe.
Compiled from Language: C++

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.

Requirements: Windows 2000 or later
Compiled from Language: C++

WFPQuery.zip



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