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Enabling the administrator account in Vista

net user administrator /active:yes


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Clear Print Spool Windows 7/Vista

If you have a long list of hung print jobs in Windows 7 or Vista, you can clear the print queue easily by using these steps.

1. Click Start.

2. Type Command.

3. Right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.

4. Type net stop spooler then press Enter.

5. Type del %systemroot%\System32\spool\printers\* /Q then press Enter.

6.  Type net start spooler then press Enter.

The print queue on your Windows 7/Vista system should now be cleared. Type exit and press Enter to exit the command window


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Force/Kill Windows Process

sc queryex SMTPSvc

This will give you the following information:

SERVICE_NAME: SMTPSvc
TYPE    : 20  WIN32_SHARE_PROCESS
STATE  : 4  RUNNING
(STOPPABLE, PAUSABLE, ACCEPTS_SHUTDOWN)
WIN32_EXIT_CODE       : 0  (0x0)
SERVICE_EXIT_CODE   : 0  (0x0)
CHECKPOINT               : 0x0
WAIT_HINT                   : 0x0
PID                               : 388
FLAGS        

Look for the PID number, then execute the following command:

taskkill /PID 388 /F

where the /F flag is needed to force the process kill (first try without the flag).

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