This script will check if a specified windows service is running, and if not, it will email a user.
This script uses the Microsoft CDO service. You will need to ensure you have permissions to relay through the SMTP server you have specified in the variables.

‘check service.vbs
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‘ ABOUT:
‘ Checks if a service is running and [...]

This tool allows you to configure RPC over HTTPs without all that tedious mucking about in regedit

Click to download: RPC over HTTPs GUI configuration tool

No sweat. The security conscious people at Symantec have provided a password reset tool for you.
It can be found in
C:\Program Files\Symantec\Symantec System Center\Tools (On a default install)
It is called iforgot.exe
Simply double click it, enter the new details you wish to have on the server, and away you go.