Find files easily with simple batch file

Knowing the files on computers is one of the issues that every system administrator usually deals with. You can easily learn it by creating a simple batch command with the following commands.

open Notepad and copy following commands and paste in this note file.

echo %SystemRoot%\Security\logs\scecomp.dat > c:\%computername%.txt
dir %SystemRoot%\Security\logs\scecomp.dat >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo —————————————————— >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo %SystemRoot%\System32\iapfltr.dat >> c:\%computername%.txt
dir %SystemRoot%\System32\iapfltr.dat >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo —————————————————— >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo %SystemRoot%\Security\logs\sceRoot.dat >> c:\%computername%.txt
dir %SystemRoot%\Security\logs\sceRoot.dat >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo —————————————————— >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo %SystemRoot%\Security\logs\sceback.old >> c:\%computername%.txt
dir %SystemRoot%\Security\logs\sceback.old >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo —————————————————— >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo %SystemRoot%\Security\logs\scesetup.dat >> c:\%computername%.txt
dir %SystemRoot%\Security\logs\scesetup.dat >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo —————————————————— >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo %SystemRoot%\System32\ntsec.dat >> c:\%computername%.txt
dir %SystemRoot%\System32\ntsec.dat >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo —————————————————— >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo %SystemRoot%\System32\cacls.exe >> c:\%computername%.txt
dir %SystemRoot%\System32\cacls.exe >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo —————————————————— >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo %SystemRoot%\System32\Drivers\cacls.exe >> c:\%computername%.txt
dir %SystemRoot%\System32\Drivers\cacls.exe >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo —————————————————— >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\adpu160.sys >> c:\%computername%.txt
dir %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\adpu160.sys >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo —————————————————— >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo %SystemRoot%\System32\adpu160.sys >> c:\%computername%.txt
dir %SystemRoot%\System32\adpu160.sys >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo —————————————————— >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo %SystemRoot%\System32\Drivers\adpu160.sys >> c:\%computername%.txt
dir %SystemRoot%\System32\Drivers\adpu160.sys >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo —————————————————— >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo %SystemRoot%\IME\IMESC5\DICTS\PINTLGBS.IMD >> c:\%computername%.txt
dir %SystemRoot%\IME\IMESC5\DICTS\PINTLGBS.IMD >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo —————————————————— >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo %SystemRoot%\Security\logs\sceback.old >> c:\%computername%.txt
dir %SystemRoot%\Security\logs\sceback.old >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo —————————————————— >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo %SystemRoot%\system32\desk.cfg >> c:\%computername%.txt
dir %SystemRoot%\system32\desk.cfg >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo —————————————————— >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo %SystemRoot%\IME\IMESC5\DICTS\PINTLGBP.IMD >> c:\%computername%.txt
dir %SystemRoot%\IME\IMESC5\DICTS\PINTLGBP.IMD >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo —————————————————— >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo %SystemRoot%\system32\svcsstat.exe >> c:\%computername%.txt
dir %SystemRoot%\system32\svcsstat.exe >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo —————————————————— >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo %SystemRoot%\system32\winhttpc.dll >> c:\%computername%.txt
dir %SystemRoot%\system32\winhttpc.dll >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo —————————————————— >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo svcsstat.dll /s >> c:\%computername%.txt
dir svcsstat.dll /s >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo —————————————————— >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo %SystemRoot%\system32\wshnetc.dll >> c:\%computername%.txt
dir %SystemRoot%\system32\wshnetc.dll >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo —————————————————— >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo %SystemRoot%\SysWow64\wshnetc.dll >> c:\%computername%.txt
dir %SystemRoot%\SysWow64\wshnetc.dll >> c:\%computername%.txt
echo —————————————————— >> c:\%computername%.txt

save_as_batch_file

Save as findfiles.cmd to Desktop

run_as_administrator

open cmd as Administrator

deskto_cmd

navige to Desktop and run the batch file

system_root

The file created with the machine name will appear in the root directory.

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Enjoy!

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