Connect to a server:
At the run box, type \\servername\sharename
Connect to a print server:
At the run box, type \\nameofprintserver\printshare
Attach to any network location as a specified user:
At the command prompt, type net use \\servername\sharename\user:domain\yourusername
Force a PC to check-in with the Windows Update Service:
At the command prompt, type wuauclt /detectnow
At the command prompt, type wuauclt /detectnow
View active directory groups and permissions/last login, etc.
From the user's desktop at the command line: net user /domain enterusername. For example, net user /domain /smith
Force group policies
From the user's desktop at the command line: gpupdate /force
View and change what programs services run on startup
From the search box in Windows 7, enter, msconfig. Uncheck Snagit, etc from running on startup.
View helpful hardware information about a computer:
From the search box in Windows 7, enter msinfo
Map a network drive:
C:\ Net use X: \\server\share
To see what drives are already mapped
C:\net use – see what drives are mapped
To see what accounts exist on a system:
C:\net user