Can you browse a UNC path using a command line environment without mapping it to a network drive?

If you use pushd and popd instead of cd you won't get that UNC error.

pushd <UNC path> will create a temporary virtual drive and get into it.

popd will delete the temporary drive and get you back to the path you were when you entered pushd.

Example:

C:\a\local\path> pushd \\network_host\a\network\path

U:\a\network\path> REM a temporary U: virtual drive has been created

U:\a\network\path> popd

C:\a\local\path> REM the U: drive has been deleted

C:\a\local\path>

Microsoft Office 2010 or 2013 unattended installation

Step 1: First step is to head over to Windows Answer Key File Generator website. Click Office menu and then click Office 2010 or 2013 to start customizing the default Config.xml.

Step 2: Enter general settings such as product key and installation path (if you want to install Office at a location other than the default one).

In addition to that, you can configure the setup to show user interface to the user when installation is being done, or you can completely hide the user interface. And there is an option to hide the completion notice but we suggest against it as the setup won’t notify you once its finishes the installation if you configure it to hide the completion notice.

Finally, select the programs that you would like to install. Select “The feature is not installed option” from the drop down menu next to the program name if you don’t want to install it. And selecting The feature is installed on the user’s computer will install the program.

Step 3: Once done, click on the Download File link (located at the bottom of the page) to download the customized Config.xml file. And if for some reason, the button isn’t working, please click on the Highlight All button, copy the code, paste it in Notepad, and then save the file as Config.xml.

Step 4: Next copy Config.xml file to Office 2010/2013 installation folder. Make sure to place the Config.xml in the root of installation folder where Setup.exe file is located.

Step 5: That’s it! You’re done. Launch Office setup now and see Config.xml file automatically installing Office for you. Good luck!

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Skip restarting during SQL Server installation

While ago I had similar issue while installing SQL Server. And I used a registry hack to avoid restarting windows machine. Just be aware that it could lead to unforeseen issues later on. Do following steps,

1. Fire Regedit.exe application in Windows.

2. Go to, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SessionManager , and instead of “EXPANDING” Session Manager, “SELECT” it and you will see the entry called, PENDING FILE RENAME OPERATION.

3. Take backup of registry value first.

4. Then, If PENDING FILE RENAME OPERATION has any values just remove it and clear the value.

5. Reboot the System and again go to PENDING FILE RENAME OPERATION and see if there is any values still available.

6. If no value is there then simply fire the installation process.

7. If any value is still present then simply remove that value and without restarting fire the installation process.