Windows® 7 Portable Command Guide MCTS 70-680, and MCITP 70-685 and 70-686   Darril Gibson   All the MCTS 70-680, and MCITP 70-685 and 70-686 Commands in One Compact, Portable Resource   Maximize your efficiency as a Windows 7 administrator, and master all the commands, keywords, command arguments, options, and prompts covered on Microsoft’s MCTS 70-680, MCITP 70-685, and MCITP 70-686 exams! This easy, handy reference brings together all the techniques, tips, tools, and examples you’ll need. It’s your perfect take-anywhere guide to running Windows 7 environments–and passing Microsoft’s three key Windows 7 administration exams.   Covers all the commands you need to score higher on your MCTS 70-680 and MCITP 70-685/70-686 exams! Use Windows 7’s maintenance and monitoring tools Troubleshoot Windows 7 reliability and network connectivity Manage security in Windows 7 Manipulate files, folders, and disks Create and schedule batch files Configure Windows 7 with netsh Recover damaged Windows 7 systems Administer Windows 7 remotely Work from the WMI command line Plan, create, and manage images for automated installation Use Imagex and DISM Work with WinPE and Setup Migrate user data to Windows 7 systems with USMT Master PowerShell and the Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE) Manage group policy from the command line   Your Perfect Take-Anywhere Windows 7 Command Resource! Covers all commands on the MCTS 70-680, MCITP 70-685, and MCITP 70-686 exams Includes important administration commands that aren’t on the exams Packed with realistic scenarios, high-efficiency examples, and expert tips Category: Microsoft Certification   Covers: Microsoft Windows 7 Exams (MCTS 70-680, and MCITP 70-685 and 70-686)   pearsonITcertification.com    

Table of Contents:
Introduction Part I: Command Prompt Basics Chapter 1 Launching and Using the Command Prompt 3 Launching the Command Prompt 3 Pinning the Command Prompt to the Start Menu and the Taskbar 4 Launching the Command Prompt with Elevated Privileges 4 Responding to the UAC Prompt 5 Using the Built-in Doskey Program 7 Creating Mini Macros in Doskey 9     Copying from and Pasting into the Command Prompt 9     Copy from the Command Prompt Window 10 Paste Text into the Command Prompt Window 10 Changing the Options and Display of the Command Prompt 11 Chapter 2 Basic Rules When Using the Command Prompt 15 Using Uppercase or Lowercase 15 Using Quotes to Enclose Spaces 16 Understanding Variables 17 Understanding Switches 18 Understanding Wildcards 18 Getting Help 19 Chapter 3 Using Basic Commands 27 Understanding Folders and Directories 27 Understanding Paths 28 Viewing Files and Folders with dir 30 Changing the Path with cd 31 Using Drag and Drop to the Command Prompt Window 32 Deleting Folders with rd 33 Creating Folders with md 33 Controlling Output with more 34 Redirecting Output 35     Using the Redirect Symbol (>) 35     Using clip 35 Using exit 35 Part II: Working with Files, Folders, and Disks Chapter 4 Manipulating Files and Folders 37 Associating File Extensions with assoc and ftype 37     assoc 39     ftype 39 Viewing Attributes with attrib 41 Compressing Files with compact 43 Encrypting Files with cipher 44 Copying Files with copy, xcopy, and robocopy 46     copy 46     xcopy 47     robocopy 48 Deleting or Removing Files with del50 Expanding Cabinet Files with expand 51 Taking Ownership of Files with takeown 51 Removing the Windows.old Folder 52 Mapping Drives with net use 53 Chapter 5 Manipulating Disks 55 Manipulating and Viewing Disks with diskpart 55     Creating a VHD File with diskpart 56     Modifying the BCD Store for the VHD File 57 Defragmenting Volumes with defrag 59 Converting to NTFS with convert 61 Managing the File System with fsutil 62 Part III: Scripting with Batch Files Chapter 6 Creating Batch Files 63 Using Notepad 63 Giving Feedback with echo 64 Using Parameters 65 Calling Another Batch File with call 68 Clearing the Screen with cls 69 Changing the Order of Processing with goto 69 Checking Conditions with if 70 Logging Events with eventcreate 73 Looping Through Tasks with for 75 Creating a Menu File 76     Documenting the Script with rem 76     Pausing for the User 77     Giving Users a Choice 77     Creating the Batch File 78 Chapter 7 Scheduling Batch Files 81 Scheduling Batch Files with Task Scheduler 81 Scheduling Tasks from the Command Line 82     Creating a Scheduled Task with schtasks 83     Creating a Scheduled Task from an XML File with schtasks 83     Deleting a Scheduled Task with schtasks 85     Viewing Scheduled Tasks with schtasks 85     Changing Scheduled Tasks with schtasks 86     Running and Ending Scheduled Tasks with schtasks 87 Part IV: Managing and Maintaining Windows 7 Chapter 8 Using Windows 7 Maintenance Tools 89 Controlling Power Settings with powercfg 89     Query the Power Settings with powercfg 89     Modify the Power Settings with powercfg 91     Analyze the Power Settings with powercfg 93 Checking Memory with mdsched 93 Manipulating Services with sc 95 Collecting Events with wecutil 97 Restarting Systems with shutdown 97 Launching Control Panel Applets from the Command Line 99 Chapter 9 Retrieving Information About Windows 7 103 Viewing System Information with systeminfo 103 Viewing User Information with whoami 106 Launching System Configuration with msconfig 107 Chapter 10 Managing Security in Windows 7 111 Manipulating Credentials with cmdkey 111 Installing Updates with wusa 112 Installing Applications with msiexec 115 Auditing Systems with mbsacli 116 Chapter 11 Configuring Windows 7 with netsh 121 Understanding netsh 121 Understanding Contexts 122 Configuring a Proxy Server 126 Configuring the Network Interface with netsh 126 Part V: Troubleshooting Windows 7 Chapter 12 Configuring Windows 7 Using Basic Troubleshooting Tools 135 Identifying the System Name with hostname 135 Verifying Core System Files with sfc 135 Checking Digital Signatures with sigverif 137 Viewing Active Tasks with tasklist 138 Terminating Processes with taskkill 142 Viewing Installed Drivers with driverquery 144 Chapter 13 Troubleshooting Network Issues 145 Viewing and Manipulating TCP/IP Configuration with ipconfig 145 Viewing the Physical Address with getmac 151 Checking Connectivity with ping 152 Viewing the Router Path with tracert 155 Checking for Data Loss with pathping 155 Checking for Records in DNS with nslookup 156 Chapter 14 Using Recovery Tools 161 Manipulating the Boot Process with bcdedit 161     Commands That Operate on a Store 165     Commands That Control Output 166     Commands That Control the Boot Manager 167     Commands That Operate on Entries in the Store 169     Commands That Operate on Entry Options 170     Disable Driver Signing 170 Creating a System Repair Disc with recdisc 171 Checking and Repairing Disks with chkdsk 172 Repairing BitLocker Drives with repair-bde 175 Part VI: Remote Administration Chapter 15 Managing Remote Windows 7 Systems 177 Configuring Windows 7 for Remote Administration 177 Configuring System for Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) 177     Configuring System for Remote Access Using an MMC 180     Connecting to Remote Systems with mstsc 181 Configuring Windows Remote Management with winrm 184 Executing Commands Remotely with winrs 185 Chapter 16 Windows Management Instrumentation Command Line 187 Understanding wmic 187 Configuring the Firewall to Allow wmic 188 Running wmic 189 Modifying the Format with the /format Switch 191 Retrieving Help from wmic 194 Understanding Aliases 194     Operating System Aliases 196     Disk Drive Aliases 197     System Hardware Aliases 198     User, Group, and Domain Aliases 200 Using Verbs 200 Part VII: Creating and Managing Images Chapter 17 Understanding Images 203 Understanding WIM Files 203 Using Windows Deployment Services and Images 205 Comparing Boot and Install Images 207 Comparing Thick and Thin Images 213 Chapter 18 Preparing a System to Be Imaged with Sysprep 215 Understanding Sysprep 215 Running the Sysprep GUI 216 Running sysprep from the Command Line 217 Chapter 19 Installing the Windows Automated Installation Kit 221 Downloading the WAIK 221 Installing the WAIK 221 Viewing the WAIK Tools 224 Chapter 20 Using imagex 227 Creating WinPE on a Bootable USB 227 Capturing Images with imagex 231 Appending Images with imagex 233 Deleting Images with imagex 235 Deploying Images with imagex 235 Chapter 21 Using the Deployment Image Service and Management (DISM) Tool 237 Online Servicing Versus Offline Servicing 237 Mounting Images 238 Getting Information About Mounted Images 240 Modifying Images 240     Working with Drivers 241     Working with Packages and Features 242     Miscellaneous Image Modifications 244 Saving Images 245 Part VIII: Working with WinPE and Setup Chapter 22 WinPE Commands 247 Add Drivers to WinPE with drvload 247 Run Commands Within WinPE with wpeutil 248 Chapter 23 Installing Windows 7 with setup 251 Installing Windows 7 with setup 251 Using the Autounattend.xml File 252 Using slmgr 253     Basic slmgr Commands 254     slmgr Activation Commands 255     slmgr Commands Used for KMS Clients 256     slmgr Commands Used for Token-Based Activation 257 Part IX: Migrating User Data with USMT Chapter 24 Capturing User Data with scanstate 259 Understanding Migration Stores 259 Reviewing Migration Paths 259 Understanding Hard-Link Migration Stores 263 Capturing Migration Data with scanstate 265     Specifying XML Files 266     Modifying XML Files 266     Identifying Users to Migrate with scanstate 268     Encrypting the Migration Store with scanstate 269     Simple Error Handling with scanstate 270     Handling EFS Files 270     Migrating Data from the Windows.old Folder 271 Chapter 25 Restoring User Data with loadstate 273 Running loadstate 273 Specifying XML Files 274 Specifying Hard-Link Options 275 Deleting the Hard-Link Store 275 Identifying Users to Migrate 276 Decrypting an Encrypted Migration Store 277 Handling Errors 278 Part X: Using PowerShell Chapter 26 Understanding PowerShell Commands 279 Launching PowerShell 279 Understanding PowerShell Verbs and Nouns 280 Tabbing Through PowerShell Commands 284 Understanding the Different Types of PowerShell Commands 285 Creating Aliases 286 Discovering Windows PowerShell Commands 286 Exploring get-member 288 Redirecting Output with Windows PowerShell 291 Understanding PowerShell Errors 291 Understanding PowerShell Variables 293 Using Comparison Operators 295 Understanding Pipelining 296 Chapter 27 Using the Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE) 299 Launching the ISE 299 Exploring the ISE 300 Executing Commands in the ISE 302 Creating and Saving a Script in the ISE 303 Chapter 28 Creating and Running PowerShell Scripts 309 Setting the Security Context 309 Creating a PowerShell Profile 310 Creating and Modifying the Global PowerShell Profile 312 Running PowerShell Scripts 313 Flushing the DNS Cache 314 Creating a List of Domain Computers 315 Logging Processes with a get-process Script 316 Testing for the Existence of a File 318 Creating Output as HTML 318 Running a Script Against Multiple Computers 320 Creating a PowerShell Message Box 322 Scheduling PowerShell Scripts 326 Part XI: Group Policy and the Command Line Chapter 29 Group Policy Overview 329 Understanding Group Policy Settings 329 Blocking Inheritance 333 Enforcing GPOs 334 Using Loopback Processing 335 Running Scripts with Group Policy 336 Running PowerShell Scripts via Group Policy 339 Chapter 30 Group Policy Command-Line Tools 341 Viewing Group Policy Settings with gpresult 341 Refreshing Group Policy Settings with gpupdate 343 Appendix A Create Your Own Journal Here 347   9780789747358   TOC   3/16/2011