How to open an excel document in new instance

Question: How do you force excel to open a document in a new instance

Answer:

C:\Users\[*your user name*]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo

Create a shortcut from the excel executable. For me (Office 2010) this is located here C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE, Call the shortcut “Excel”.

Now you can open the Excel-files by right clicking on your document > send to > Excel

How to open firewall ports for SQL Server V2

This is an updated version of the original script posted here (http://shortfastcode.blogspot.com/2012/07/how-to-open-firewall-ports-for-sql.html) updated for Windows Server 2012.

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Open Port 80" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=80

@echo =========  SQL Server Ports  ===================

@echo Enabling SQLServer default instance port 1433

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="SQL Server" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=1433

@echo Enabling Dedicated Admin Connection port 1434

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="SQL Admin Connection" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=1434

@echo Enabling Conventional SQL Server Service Broker port 4022

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="SQL Service Broker" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=4022

@echo Enabling Transact SQL/RPC port 135

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="SQL Debugger/RPC" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=135

@echo =========  Analysis Services Ports  ==============

@echo Enabling SSAS Default Instance port 2383

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Analysis Services" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=2383

@echo Enabling SQL Server Browser Service port 2382

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="SQL Browser" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=2382

 

@echo =========  Misc Applications  ==============

@echo Enabling HTTP port 80

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="HTTP" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=80

@echo Enabling SSL port 443

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="SSL" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=443

@echo Enabling port for SQL Server Browser Service's 'Browse' Button

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="SQL Browser" dir=in action=allow protocol=UDP localport=1434

@echo Allowing multicast broadcast response on UDP (Browser Service Enumerations OK)

netsh firewall set multicastbroadcastresponse ENABLE

How to open firewall ports for SQL Server

Slow Way: Real the Books Online article "The Configuring the Windows Firewall to Allow SQL Server Access" (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc646023.aspx) which contains the information to how to open the required ports in Windows Firewall.

Fast Way: Use this bat script taken from the KB Article "How to open the firewall port for SQL Server on Windows Server 2008" (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968872)

@echo =========  SQL Server Ports  ===================
@echo Enabling SQLServer default instance port 1433
netsh firewall set portopening TCP 1433 "SQLServer"
@echo Enabling Dedicated Admin Connection port 1434
netsh firewall set portopening TCP 1434 "SQL Admin Connection"
@echo Enabling conventional SQL Server Service Broker port 4022
netsh firewall set portopening TCP 4022 "SQL Service Broker"
@echo Enabling Transact-SQL Debugger/RPC port 135
netsh firewall set portopening TCP 135 "SQL Debugger/RPC"
@echo =========  Analysis Services Ports  ==============
@echo Enabling SSAS Default Instance port 2383
netsh firewall set portopening TCP 2383 "Analysis Services"
@echo Enabling SQL Server Browser Service port 2382
netsh firewall set portopening TCP 2382 "SQL Browser"
@echo =========  Misc Applications  ==============
@echo Enabling HTTP port 80
netsh firewall set portopening TCP 80 "HTTP"
@echo Enabling SSL port 443
netsh firewall set portopening TCP 443 "SSL"
@echo Enabling port for SQL Server Browser Service's 'Browse' Button
netsh firewall set portopening UDP 1434 "SQL Browser"
@echo Allowing multicast broadcast response on UDP (Browser Service Enumerations OK)
netsh firewall set multicastbroadcastresponse ENABLE 

You can download the bat file from here: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/677104/shortfastcode/OpenSqlServerPort.bat

Works with Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista/7