Windows 7 Portable Command Guide: MCTS 70-680, 70-685 and 70-686

TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 7
INTRODUCTION......Page 19
Launching the Command Prompt......Page 21
Launching the Command Prompt with Elevated Privileges......Page 22
Responding to the UAC Prompt......Page 23
Using the Built-in Doskey Program......Page 25
Copying from and Pasting into the Command Prompt......Page 27
Changing the Options and Display of the Command Prompt......Page 29
Using Uppercase or Lowercase......Page 33
Using Quotes to Enclose Spaces......Page 34
Understanding Variables......Page 35
Understanding Wildcards......Page 36
Getting Help......Page 37
Understanding Folders and Directories......Page 45
Understanding Paths......Page 46
Viewing Files and Folders with dir......Page 48
Changing the Path with cd......Page 49
Using Drag and Drop to the Command Prompt Window......Page 50
Creating Folders with md......Page 51
Controlling Output with more......Page 52
Using exit......Page 53
Associating File Extensions with assoc and ftype......Page 55
Viewing Attributes with attrib......Page 59
Compressing Files with compact......Page 61
Encrypting Files with cipher......Page 62
Copying Files with copy, xcopy, and robocopy......Page 64
Deleting or Removing Files with del......Page 68
Taking Ownership of Files with takeown......Page 69
Removing the Windows.old Folder......Page 70
Mapping Drives with net use......Page 71
Manipulating and Viewing Disks with diskpart......Page 73
Defragmenting Volumes with defrag......Page 77
Converting to NTFS with convert......Page 79
Managing the File System with fsutil......Page 80
Using Notepad......Page 81
Giving Feedback with echo......Page 82
Using Parameters......Page 83
Calling Another Batch File with call......Page 86
Changing the Order of Processing with goto......Page 87
Checking Conditions with if......Page 88
Logging Events with eventcreate......Page 91
Looping Through Tasks with for......Page 93
Creating a Menu File......Page 94
Scheduling Batch Files with Task Scheduler......Page 99
Scheduling Tasks from the Command Line......Page 100
Controlling Power Settings with powercfg......Page 107
Checking Memory with mdsched......Page 111
Manipulating Services with sc......Page 113
Restarting Systems with shutdown......Page 115
Launching Control Panel Applets from the Command Line......Page 117
Viewing System Information with systeminfo......Page 121
Viewing User Information with whoami......Page 124
Launching System Configuration with msconfig......Page 125
Manipulating Credentials with cmdkey......Page 129
Installing Updates with wusa......Page 130
Installing Applications with msiexec......Page 133
Auditing Systems with mbsacli......Page 134
Understanding netsh......Page 139
Understanding Contexts......Page 140
Configuring the Network Interface with netsh......Page 144
Verifying Core System Files with sfc......Page 153
Checking Digital Signatures with sigverif......Page 155
Viewing Active Tasks with tasklist......Page 156
Terminating Processes with taskkill......Page 160
Viewing Installed Drivers with driverquery......Page 162
Viewing and Manipulating TCP/IP Configuration with ipconfig......Page 163
Viewing the Physical Address with getmac......Page 169
Checking Connectivity with ping......Page 170
Checking for Data Loss with pathping......Page 173
Checking for Records in DNS with nslookup......Page 174
Manipulating the Boot Process with bcdedit......Page 179
Creating a System Repair Disc with recdisc......Page 189
Checking and Repairing Disks with chkdsk......Page 190
Repairing BitLocker Drives with repair-bde......Page 193
Configuring Windows 7 for Remote Administration......Page 195
Connecting to Remote Systems with mstsc......Page 199
Configuring Windows Remote Management with winrm......Page 202
Executing Commands Remotely with winrs......Page 203
Understanding wmic......Page 205
Configuring the Firewall to Allow wmic......Page 206
Running wmic......Page 207
Modifying the Format with the/format Switch......Page 209
Understanding Aliases......Page 212
Using Verbs......Page 218
Understanding WIM Files......Page 221
Using Windows Deployment Services and Images......Page 223
Comparing Boot and Install Images......Page 225
Comparing Thick and Thin Images......Page 231
Understanding Sysprep......Page 233
Running the Sysprep GUI......Page 234
Running sysprep from the Command Line......Page 235
Installing the WAIK......Page 239
Viewing the WAIK Tools......Page 242
Creating WinPE on a Bootable USB......Page 245
Capturing Images with imagex......Page 249
Appending Images with imagex......Page 251
Deploying Images with imagex......Page 253
Online Servicing Versus Offline Servicing......Page 255
Mounting Images......Page 256
Modifying Images......Page 258
Saving Images......Page 263
Add Drivers to WinPE with drvload......Page 265
Run Commands Within WinPE with wpeutil......Page 266
Installing Windows 7 with setup......Page 269
Using the Autounattend.xml File......Page 270
Using slmgr......Page 271
Reviewing Migration Paths......Page 277
Understanding Hard-Link Migration Stores......Page 281
Capturing Migration Data with scanstate......Page 283
Running loadstate......Page 291
Specifying XML Files......Page 292
Deleting the Hard-Link Store......Page 293
Identifying Users to Migrate......Page 294
Decrypting an Encrypted Migration Store......Page 295
Handling Errors......Page 296
Launching PowerShell......Page 297
Understanding PowerShell Verbs and Nouns......Page 298
Tabbing Through PowerShell Commands......Page 302
Understanding the Different Types of PowerShell Commands......Page 303
Discovering Windows PowerShell Commands......Page 304
Exploring get-member......Page 306
Understanding PowerShell Errors......Page 309
Understanding PowerShell Variables......Page 311
Using Comparison Operators......Page 313
Understanding Pipelining......Page 314
Launching the ISE......Page 317
Exploring the ISE......Page 318
Executing Commands in the ISE......Page 320
Creating and Saving a Script in the ISE......Page 321
Setting the Security Context......Page 327
Creating a PowerShell Profile......Page 328
Creating and Modifying the Global PowerShell Profile......Page 330
Running PowerShell Scripts......Page 331
Flushing the DNS Cache......Page 332
Creating a List of Domain Computers......Page 333
Logging Processes with a get-process Script......Page 334
Creating Output as HTML......Page 336
Running a Script Against Multiple Computers......Page 338
Creating a PowerShell Message Box......Page 340
Scheduling PowerShell Scripts......Page 344
Understanding Group Policy Settings......Page 347
Blocking Inheritance......Page 351
Enforcing GPOs......Page 352
Using Loopback Processing......Page 353
Running Scripts with Group Policy......Page 354
Running PowerShell Scripts via Group Policy......Page 357
Viewing Group Policy Settings with gpresult......Page 359
Refreshing Group Policy Settings with gpupdate......Page 361
APPENDIX A: Create Your Own Journal Here......Page 365