http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315246/en-us
choose what options you want (GUI):
cleanmgr.exe /sageset:24
cleanmgr.exe /sagerun:24
combine this with
cipher /w:c:\
defrag c: -v
create "invisible" folders
alt-0160 with numpad
Start -> Run
gpedit.msc
Expand Local Computer Policy / Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / Windows Components / Windows Update
Double-click "No auto-restart for scheduled Automatic Updates installations"
Select "Enabled", then OK. Close the Group Policy configuration program.
And to kill the current nag, do Start -> Run
sc stop wuauserv
important local files
C:\users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\outlook.pst
"%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Quicken\qdata.qdf"
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Windows.edb (vista)
OR \All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Windows.edb (xp)
and http://www.simplecarver.com/tool.php?toolname=Windows Search Index Extractor
Useful start-run commands
to see where else executables are located,
echo %path%
turn on "quick edit mode" under properties
[for XP]
sigverif
winmsd
msinfo32
explorer
firefox google.com
XP, not on domain:
control userpasswords2
net statistics workstation
net statistics server
netsh firewall show config verbose=enable
regedit
c:
msconfig
mmc
"cmd /k" (leave up) versus "cmd /c" (close when finished)
copy /b pic.jpg + file.rar output.jpg
unrar e *.jpg