Did you ever wonder how to add some custom events to your computer system or application log? I always have but never really had the time to look it up. I was browsing the Windows Server 2008 command reference guide at Microsoft TechNet Windows Server TechCenter and I found the EventCreate.exe command. So, let’s give [...]
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Create your own custom events in the event log.
Posted in Microsoft, Tools & Utilities, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP on 3 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
List all performance counters on a Windows computer and export it to a file.
Posted in Microsoft, Tools & Utilities, Windows Vista on 25 June 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Have you ever wondered how to list all performance counters that are present on your computer? Well, I have and after some research I discovered the TypePerf.exe command. Believe it or not, TypePerf.exe is installed by default on all Windows versions after Windows 2000. The syntax looks like this (tested on a Vista machine): C:\>TypePerf.exe [...]
Unhide the Recovery Partition on a Basic Disk with DiskPart.
Posted in Microsoft, Windows Vista on 29 May 2009 | 7 Comments »
This quick step guide describes how to unhide the OEM/Recovery partition on your hard drive. It was tested on a Windows Vista machine with a Basic disk. Start Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc) on your computer and take a closer look at your hard disk. Note the disk number and the partitions. Start DiskPart and select your [...]


