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Customizing Notepad++ to look like Sublime Text 3

I use notepad++ a lot in my work on php code and general text editing. I love the software’s features and how quickly it loads a text file. I’ve also been testing out Sublime text 3 but didn’t quite think it was as good as notepad++ but I loved the visual style they use.

If you want to make notepad++ use a darker theme and the same text colours as sublime text do the following:

Settings >> Style Configurator

1) Select Theme = Monokai
2) Style >> Default Style >> Font Name = Consolas
3) Font Size = 12

Now save and close the window. Restart Notepad++

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EDIT: If you want an even more authentic font then you can install this custom TTF file which is a clone of the apple Menlo-Regular developer font.

https://github.com/andreberg/Meslo-Font

I personally prefer Consolas though as it works nicely even on remote desktop screens.

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Moving the User profile folder to another drive

Ever run out of space on a PC due to large profile sizes? We use small SSD’s here so this is a common occurance on older PC’s with the small drives. An easy way to fix is to install a new small SSD to create a D: drive and move the userdata folder over to that. Its quite easy to do.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/87555-user-profile-change-default-location.html

Be warned though as microsoft advise against this as it can break upgrades and even windows update for some reason.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/dont-move-your-windows-user-profiles-folder-to-another-drive/

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Grabbing the User Container string from Active Directory

Active-directory

Ever wondered how to get the exact User Container String for your user OU in active directory? A lot of software needs this for things like single sign and such. Here’s how to do it quickly:

dsquery ou domainroot > c:\string.txt

This should give you a text file in the root of the C: drive called string.txt. Open that text file and you will see all the strings to each container. Select the correct container and copy and paste the line. Its a nice quick way of getting it I’ve found to do it accurately instead of struggling to create the link manually. Original source