Fix Windows 7 Update Stopped Working with Fix WU
Often due to missing dlls or other files windows functionality like firewall, automatic updates etc stops working.
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10.11.2009 Two Vista Registry Hacks
Thanks to rzalonis for this post in our forum. Here are two easy registry hacks for minor performance gains.
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17.4.2007 No More Registry from Vista SP1 and XP SP3 to Windows 7?
Windows 7 is the next iteration of the Windows operating system that will succeed Windows Vista. Following the availability of the latest Windows Client, Windows Vienna was the codename for the next version of Windows.
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16.1.2008 Fix for a Fix that fixes Windows Update fixes
Consider the following scenario. You apply the hotfix package that is described in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 916089.
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21.2.2007 Disable and Remove Half-Open TCP Connections Limit (to Unlimited) in Windows 7 and Vista SP2 with EnableConnectionRateLimitin Registry Key
Officially, the incomplete half-open outbound TCP connection attempts allowed at any one time is now unlimited by default in Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP2 (Service Pack 2), and Windows 7. Actually, the ability to limit or restrict number of half-open outgoing TCP connections system can create or establish is built into Windows Vista SP2 and Windows 7, however it’s disabled by default.
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8.6.2009 The Growth of the Windows Registry from 16-bit Windows to XP SP3 and Vista SP1
The Windows registry has been around since the 16-bit editions of Windows, and will continue to be a key component of the operating system even after Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Widows XP Service Pack 3, and even after Windows 7.
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18.1.2008 Final iPod fix for Vista delivered
Microsoft Corp. yesterday released what it called the "final" fix for a problem that iPod owners had been having with the new Vista operating system since its Jan. 30 launch.
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10.5.2007 Here’s the list of fixes in those new Vista fix packs
I linked to an AeroXP post this morning listing hot fixes for Windows Vista provided in two new Knowledge Base postings. The AeroXP post is gone now. Poof!
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30.7.2007 Microsoft to Fix Critical Vista Flaw Early
Microsoft confirmed Sunday that it would not wait until April's "Patch Tuesday" to release a fix correcting a critical flaw in Windows Animated Cursor Handling, which affects most supported versions of the company's operating systems. Instead, an update is coming Tuesday.
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3.4.2007 Safely Remove Hardware fix for Windows Vista
When you click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the notification area on a Windows Vista based computer, and then you click Safely remove Device_name, the device may not be removed as expected.
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5.9.2007 Fix Limited or No Connectivity Error on Windows Vista and 7
If you have DHCP based internet connection or using WIFI to connect to internet then you may come across one typical error message “Limited or No Connectivity”.
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5.11.2009 Wise Registry Cleaner 1.9
Wise Registry Cleaner is one of the safest Registry cleaning tools available in the market today.
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8.4.2007 Wise Registry Cleaner 2.9.4
Wise Registry Cleaner is one of the safest Registry cleaning tools available in the market today.
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27.10.2007 Microsoft releases the Windows Vista Performance and Reliability fix packages
These are the fixes that leaked last week, now the fix packs are publicly available (Validation Required).
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8.8.2007 Auslogics Registry Defrag 4.1.6.75
Auslogics Registry Defrag is an extremely useful program to keep your registry as compact as possible. As a result of keeping the registry defragmented and as small as possible, your computer performance will be much improved.
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18.1.2008 Vista-Windows Mobile 6.0 file-sync fix due in mid-June
Even though Windows Vista has been out since January (or November, if you’re a business customer), there are still products and applications - including some from Microsoft itself - that don’t work with Vista.
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29.5.2007 Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience
You may ask yourselves, why should this article be any different from all those tweaking tutorials around the Internet or, better yet, why should you read this when you can install a program that does it all for you?
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23.10.2008 Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience VI
The moment has come once again to pimp your Windows XP with the skills of a power user and the tool that will always be at your disposal, Notepad. This article, along with the previous ones, will allow you to enhance and customize your operating system with advanced IT knowledge.
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29.11.2008 Fix Failed Windows 7 Ugrade from Vista with Previous Version Restored and Endless Reboot Error
When upgrading Windows Vista to Windows 7, some systems may encounter failure to upgrade error which causing computer to go into continual and endless reboot or restart cycles.
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15.8.2009 Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience - Part II
Allow me to start this article by recommending you read (if you haven’t already) the first part of this “tweaking series,” as it sets the ground rules that must be followed in order to get the job done right.
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24.10.2008 Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience - Part III
Welcome back to the registry optimization saga! If you’re just joining us, please start by reading at least our first episode, which describes a few rules that must be followed in order for the optimization process to take place successfully...
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25.10.2008 Symantec tool cleans up Windows XP SP3 registry corruption
Symantec Thursday released a free tool that wipes spurious entries from Windows' registry that had crippled some PCs running the company's security software after they were upgraded to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) or Vista SP1.
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9.6.2008 Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience - Part V: Desktop Icons
Once again, it's time to enhance your Windows XP operating system exactly the way you want and without paying a cent on expensive programs that do something so simple that even a kid could handle it.
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26.11.2008 Windows Registry Editor, Task Manager and Folder Options Disabled by New Infection
January 2008 comes with a new trend when talking about computer security because lots of worms, Trojan horses, viruses or other pieces of malware attempt to disable important Windows functions in order to hide their files.
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14.1.2008 Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience - Part IV: Display Properties
Welcome to yet another episode of our Microsoft Windows XP tweaking saga. If you're not familiar with the procedure, please start by reading the first article in the series, so as to fully understand how exactly you should use the lines below and how to run the tweaks.
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12.11.2008 Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience - Part VIII: Add or Remove Programs
In part eight of the our tweaking series we’ll go through a few Control Panel optimizations for Windows XP power users that may not interest most people using their operating system for basic tasks.
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26.12.2008 Fix Endless Reboot of Failed Windows 7 Upgrade from Windows Vista SP2/SP1
Windows 7 RTM is available for download to Technet and MSDN subscribers and by now many users would have upgraded their Vista to Windows 7.
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12.8.2009 Microsoft: We can Fix that for you
Microsoft Windows operating systems like Windows XP and Windows Vista provide troubleshooting options for errors that occur in your PC and sometimes provide a link which can have a solution for that error.
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3.1.2009 How to Fix Microsoft in Five (Not So) Easy Steps
It's summer and the living is supposed to be easy. Easy, that is, unless you're Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Ballmer just can't seem to appease Microsoft shareholders, customers and watchdogs, and no wonder. The company has lurched from one PR mess to the next.
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8.7.2006 How to fix Vista's network bottlenecks
As much as I enjoy using Vista, I’ve definitely noticed that in some networking activities, it definitely seems to struggle. Particularly compared with Windows XP.
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27.9.2007Fix Windows Vista Help and Support
If you have been getting the dreaded "Internet Explorer cannot download / from help" error message when attempting to open Help and Support in
Windows Vista, try this fix. It re-associates the .xml file type with its default settings. Once you've merged this into the registry, re-launch Help
and Support and it should work.
You can download the fix
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02.01.2008Shipping Seven: The Registry
Could the registry be replaced? Sure, in software, pretty much any change is possible.
In practice though...If you were to
replace the registry, you would end up with something that pretty much looks exactly like the registry.
Go take a look at all the
programs on your hard disk that use the registry APIs in
in advapi32.dll...
winbeta.org - 16.01.2008
Adobe Acknowledges Flaw in PDF for Windows, Urges Registry Hacks
Confirming a statement made by Petko D. Petkov on his GNUcitizen.org blog over two weeks ago, Adobe has released a security advisory warning of a
potential exploitable flaw in its Acrobat and Adobe Reader software. Adobe's suggested system registry fix suggests a maliciously crafted PDF can be
made to send e-mail undetected...
betanews.com - 09.10.2007
Microsoft: We can Fix that for you
Microsoft Windows operating systems like Windows XP and Windows Vista provide troubleshooting options for errors that occur in your PC and sometimes
provide a link which can have a solution for that error. But finding a proper fix has always been a difficult task for many. Sometimes we may think
why can't Microsoft fix this for me? The Fix-it teams' purpose is to help users fix their problems in a click of a button. The Microsoft KB
articles and the Windows Error Reporting are now fix-it enabled with a list of steps that can be followed to resolve the issue.
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neowin.net - 03.01.2009
Fix Windows Vista Fonts
This just in from Chris
Pirillo on Windows Vista
inconsistency's, this time
it's the fonts:
I’ve been labeled a
nitipicker for seeing skipped
details that few others seem
to see on the surface of an
application’s user
interface. Guilty as charged!
Download this simple
registry patch, but please
read the entire post before
applying it?
I’m not happy that
Microsoft has added yet
another shell font to the mix
with Windows Vista: Segoe UI.
On its own, Segoe UI is an
awesome font - but when
it’s slapped up against
Tahoma, MS Sans Serif,
Microsoft Sans Serif, and/or
Arial - it’s no longer a
clean user experience. In
fact, Vista is downright messy
when it comes to shell fonts -
with some aliased faces
reaching back to the days of
Windows 3.11!
These
blatant font oversights were
shoved onto the backburner for
the sake of (a) 100% backwards
compatibility and (b) time.
However, that didn’t
stop me from diving into
REGEDIT and setting things
straight. The good news? I
believe I’ve figured out
how to make everything inside
of Windows Vista stick to
Segoe UI. It’s a subtle,
yet radical,
transformation.
neowin.net - 27.09.2006
Next Patch Tuesday has few security updates, big Vista reliability fix
In its monthly advance notice the weekend before the second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft said it will only be addressing four security issues this
time around, two dealing with Windows. But a surprisingly big Vista bug fix is under way...
betanews.com - 04.07.2008
Windows registry forensics guide: Investigating hacker activities
When analysing a compromised Windows system, investigators and system administrators can glean enormously useful information about attackers' actions
by looking through the Windows registry, a hierarchical database storing tens of thousands of settings on a modern Windows box. Whether an outside
attacker compromised the box, an inside employee engaged in nefarious activities, or malware inexplicably infected the machine, the Windows registry
contains wonderful gems of information for investigators. In this tip, we'll look at what information investigators can gather about user activity
via the registry. Next month, we'll focus on how investigators can pull useful registry information associated with the overall operating system.
winbeta.org - 06.06.2008
VeriSign Raises .com, .net Registry Fees
VeriSign said late Thursday
that it would raise the
registry fees on both .com and
.net domains October 15 by as
much as 10 percent. The
increase is the first in eight
years, the company says...
betanews.com - 06.04.2007
Rumors: Microsoft to buy
Softricity
There are persistant rumors
all over the web since
yesterday, which say that
Microsoft would fear VMWare's
June products releases. To
compete with them, according
to those rumors, Microsoft is
in talks with Softricity, a
virtualization specialized
company, about buying
possibilities.
A source close to Microsoft
gave its comments about the
story: "It's coming down to
the final stretches,", but
also notes that it's not a
done deal yet, and that things
could still change.
If the rumor says
right, the deal would be
accomplished before the end of
the WinHEC 2006 (Windows
Hardware Engineers Conference)
event, which kicks in next
week.
The point
of buying Softricity is pretty
clear: Giving its Windows
Virtual Server products an
advantage over competing
companies' virtualization
products, along with adding
yet another feature to its
next flagship Operating System
Windows Vista, this feature
would allow application
developers to create a virtual
registry unique to their
application instead of using
the main system registry, and
to avoid DLL conflicts. These
new features in Windows Vista
would be another move in order
to get away from the
getting-old system registry
concept, a tendency that began
with the release of the
Microsoft .NET development
platform...
jcxp.net - 20.05.2006
Microsoft posts two major Vista fix packs for download
Remember those Windows Vista
reliability and performance
fix packs beta versions of
which temporarily escaped to
the masses last week? On
August 7, Microsoft posted the
final versions of the two
Vista fix packs for
download.
The Vista performance fix
pack, KB 938979, (both 32- and
64-bit versions) is
downloadable here.
The reliability fix pack, KB
938194, (32- and 64-bit
flavors), can be downloaded here.
The two fix
packs include a number of the
updates that Microsoft is
expected to deliver in the
first full-fledged Windows
Vista Service Pack (SP) 1
release, a public beta of
which is expected real soon
now. SP1 is expected to
include a number of security,
performance and reliability
fixes that Microsoft has been
delivering since it shipped
Vista, all in one single
package.
Microsoft is promising to
make the two new Vista fix
packs available via Windows
Update at a ślater date.ť The
full statement, provided by a
Microsoft spokeswoman:
śThe two
updates will be available on
Microsofts download center
today, and will be available
through Windows Update at a
later date.ť
winbeta.org - 08.08.2007
Windows Vista "NoDriveTypeAutoRun" Security Issue
CERT/CC has reported a security issue in Windows Vista, which can be exploited
by malicious people to bypass certain security settings.
AutoPlay is a feature designed to immediately begin reading from a drive
(e.g. run a setup file) when a media is inserted. According to Microsoft, this feature can be disabled for all drives by setting the value of the
"HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorerNoDriveTypeAutoRun" registry key to "0xFF". However, as Windows Vista
fails to properly handle the mentioned registry key, this may still result in programs being executed automatically when a media is inserted even with
the registry key value set to "0xFF".
Successful exploitation may result in execution of arbitrary code, but requires physical
access to a vulnerable system or that a user is tricked into inserting a malicious media (e.g. USB device).
winbeta.org - 22.03.2008
Microsoft issues out-of-cycle fix for critical Windows RPC fault
If the Vista kernel can't be spoofed, it appears some of its key Internet Protocol kernel drivers can be. An IBM security division discovered the
problem, and this morning, Microsoft issued what it hopes will be a fix...
betanews.com - 09.01.2008
The ultimate tweaker's guide to Windows
But just because the operating system doesn't look and work the way you want doesn't mean that you're stuck with it as is. Windows is extremely
tweakable; if you dig a little, you'll find that you can customize it in almost any way you want.
To help you out, we've put
together this guide to tweaking Windows. It covers both XP and Vista and lets you do all kinds of things you might have thought were impossible --
replacing your boot screen, hacking the Control Panel, speeding up Windows Flip 3D and more. Look for the XP logo and Vista logo icons to see which
tips work in which OS.
The hacks vary in the expertise you'll need. In some cases you'll get down and dirty with the Registry,
so if you're not certain you know how to make a DWORD value, for example, read our story "The tweaker's guide to the
Windows Registry" first. (Be sure to read the instructions for backing up the
Registry before you attempt any Registry edits whatsoever.)
In other cases, you'll just have to dig into hidden corners of
menus and folders. But in all cases, you'll tell Windows exactly how you want it to behave ... and it will bow down to you, the master.
winbeta.org - 18.10.2007
Compatibility, Reliability, and Stability of Vista Update
About 2 months ago Microsoft released a couple of hotfixes that improved the stability and reliability of Windows Vista, these were not made available
on Automatic Updates. That aside, Microsoft has released an update to the compatibility, reliability, and stability of Windows Vista fix that
further improves the reliability of your system.
The original fix improved annoyances such as file copy calculation & speed from within
windows to other (local or network) drives.
This update improves the compatibility, reliability, and stability of Windows Vista. This
update includes the following improvements ->
Read full story.....
neowin.net - 24.10.2007
What's In Your Registry?
One frequent TV commercial asks, "What's in your wallet?" I ask: What's in your computer that could expose sensitive data? Last week, I searched
my Windows Vista registry and turned up some disturbing stuff.
I found some surprising personal information there, such as name,
address and phone number; online account user names; software registration codes; and information identifying some online accounts. I wasn't looking
for any of this information. My search had initially been for something else. But the discovery of this information greatly disturbed me.
To be absolutely clear, none of this information was put there by Windows Vista. Third-party software or services were the culprits.
Andrew Jaquith, Yankee Group program manager for Security Research, said that the Windows registry makes "application developers' lives
easier. It provides a centralized API for reading and writing configuration settings. Instead of worrying about lots of
parsing and modifying .INI files scattered all over the hard disk, all you'd need to do is make a few Win32 API calls, and Windows takes care of
managing all of that information for you."
winbeta.org - 12.09.2007
New WMV PowerToy & registry key documentation
The birth of the VC-1 Encoder SDKs will reduce the need for these over the next few months, but Alex has updated his WMV PowerToy and also revised our
documentation about the registry key options.
Here's the new PowerToy. It mainly removes a few options that we determined weren't in the Format SDK 11 implementation, particularly
adaptive chroma search and default adaptive deadzone.
And here's the new, hopefully final registry key documentation,
reflecting the above and other useful tidbits we've learned.
winbeta.org - 09.09.2007
How to fix 3 "broken features" in Windows Vista
Certain problems with Vista won’t be fixed by service packs or by updates but rather were actually part of the design. Users got used to XP and
the way XP did things but Vista does some things differently. To help get your sanity back here are three things you can do to make Vista more
amiable.
First, let’s tackle UAC. Vista’s UAC enables account controls which requires you to specify program actions when they
need elevated permissions. The problem is that almost every action in Vista will require such. This can be turned off while still leaving the more
important virtualization protection in place.
There are two ways to do this, by using native commands in Vista which is a 6-step process
and should be avoided by everyone unless you want to create “Local Security Policy” specifically for that. I can’t recommend doing
so. Instead, download Tweak UAC which will allow you to painlessly enable quiet mode.
neowin.net - 26.02.2008
Symantec tool cleans up Windows XP SP3 registry corruption
Symantec Thursday released a free tool that wipes spurious entries from Windows' registry that had crippled some PCs running the company's
security software after they were upgraded to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) or Vista SP1. The tool, SymRegFix, had been promised by Symantec two
weeks ago when users reported that upgrading to XP SP3 emptied Windows' Device Manager, deleted network connections and packed the registry with
thousands of bogus entries.
Symantec initially blamed Microsoft for the snafu, but later accepted some responsibility. Last week, the
company said the combination of a Microsoft process and the SymProtect feature of its Norton-branded consumer security software had added the errant
registry entries, and it told users to turn off that feature before upgrading. Symantec's SymRegFix clean-up tool can be downloaded from the company's site.
neowin.net - 09.06.2008
Microsoft to Fix Critical Vista Flaw Early
Microsoft confirmed Sunday
that it would not wait until
April's "Patch
Tuesday" to release a fix
correcting a critical flaw in
Windows Animated Cursor
Handling, which affects most
supported versions of the
company's operating systems.
Instead, an update is coming
Tuesday...
betanews.com - 02.04.2007
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 in the Wild
By now many of you may have seen reports of Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 in the wild. For a while, it was merely speculation (and several
good hints) towards Release Candidate Refresh 2 (RCR2) being the Release to Manufacturer (RTM) build. There has been a 'registry hack' going
around for a few days now to enable the option to download SP1 via Windows Update. This 'hack' is actually straight from Microsoft, which was
given to beta testers on Connect January 23rd.
According to Geeks Anatomy, Jeff DaVos (a Windows Vista SP1 beta program leader) has said
on the Connect news group that this is indeed the same release being used for RTM, and that “What you got is what we’re all running our
Vista machines here internally - we definitely RTM’d”.
Note: As I am sure Microsoft will say, using anything except for
files downloaded from Microsoft directly is a risk. If you plan to install SP1 via the registry changes, you are accepting this risk.
neowin.net - 08.02.2008
