How to fix Vista's network bottlenecks
As much as I enjoy using Vista, Ive definitely noticed that in some networking activities, it definitely seems to struggle. Particularly compared with Windows XP.
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27.9.2007 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 Vista Network Helper v1.5
Thanks to Steve Jobs for this post in his blog. Steve Jobs wrote: Im a laptop user and connect frequently to new or different networks (wlan or lan) and I often come across the problem to connect to the internet or networks. So I decided to make my own batch file to change the network settings to solve the issue.
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17.5.2007 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 12 Hidden Windows Vista Network Tools
Thanks to Steve Jobs for this article. Windows Vista delivers an impressive line up of network tools that can be used to keep the operating system connectivity on a short leash. The total of 12 command-line tools can be used to manage all aspects of Vista networking.
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4.6.2007 Vista SP1 will deliver big network speed boost
I downloaded the release candidate of Vista Service Pack 1 yesterday and was prepared to wait till its public debut next week before writing about it.
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6.12.2007 Network Access Protection for XP SP3 and Vista SP1
Network Access Protection is designed to permit a high degree of control over client computers across a network.
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13.10.2008 Resolve TCP/IP Network Configuration Issues in Windows Vista
Microsoft has set up the networking infrastructure in Windows Vista in such a manner that it requires only minimal user interaction, especially when the operating system has to interact with a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server.
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7.10.2007 Enable Vista-Native Network Access Protection on XP SP3
Network Access Protection (NAP) is one of the few features that were actually added to Windows XP SP3.
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13.5.2008 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 Heres 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 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 Vista-Windows Mobile 6.0 file-sync fix due in mid-June
Even though Windows Vista has been out since January (or November, if youre a business customer), there are still products and applications - including some from Microsoft itself - that dont work with Vista.
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29.5.2007 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 Network Reminder 1.0 Beta 5
Network Reminder is a multi-user tool that allows you to set alarms or run programs at a specified time.
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15.10.2007 Network Monitor 3.3 for Windows 7
Network Monitor 3.3 is a protocol analyzer. It allows you to capture network traffic, view and analyze it. Version 3.3 is an update and replaces Network Monitor 3.2. Network Monitor 3.x is a complete overhaul of the previous Network Monitor 2.x version.
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22.4.2009 Network Diagnostics Tool for Windows
The Network Diagnostics for Windows XP tool analyzes information about your network connectivity to help you troubleshoot network-related problems with your computer. Typically you will do this along with a support professional, either on the phone or over the internet. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.
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25.7.2006 Network Monitor 3.1 Beta Released
The NM3.1 Beta is available on http://connect.Microsoft.com and simmering with new features for you to test. I'll bet you can't wait to sniff wireless management traffic; for sure an exciting new feature. Not sure how to create a filter? Now this is much easier with our new right click, add to filter feature.
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9.5.2007 Microsoft Network Monitor 3.1.512.0
Network Monitor is a protocol analyzer. It allows you to capture network traffic, view and analyze it. This version is a complete overhaul of the previous Network Monitor 2.x version. Thanks to pacpis for this download.
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13.7.2007 Windows 7 DHCP Network Hint
The next iterations of the Windows client and server operating systems will deliver the evolution of the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
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24.12.2008 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 Network Monitor 3.0 Final Released to Connect
The releases just keep coming...
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24.11.2006 Siemens Breaks Network Speed Record
German electronics company Siemens said Wednesday that it had set a new network speed record, achieving a speed of 107 gigabits -- the equivalent of roughly two DVDs worth of data -- per second, two and a half times faster than the previous record.
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21.12.2006 Windows 7 to allow PC backups to Network Share
Windows Complete PC Backup is an image based backup tool where you could take a backup of your entire system and restore it later.
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9.11.2008 Network Monitor 3.3 Beta released for testers
In order to download the beta, you must be a member of our connection. To join, select the HOME link in the top left corner and create an account or sign in. Then click on Apply Now under our connection from the CONNECTION DIRECTORY list to join.
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6.3.2009 Microsoft opens Network Monitor 3 beta 2 to public
After many years the Microsoft network sniffer, Network Monitor, is coming back.
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11.9.2006 Windows weakness can lead to network traffic hijacks
A problem in the way Windows PCs obtain network settings could let attackers hijack traffic, security researchers said Saturday.
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26.3.2007Microsoft: 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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03.01.2009Compatibility, 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 ->
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24.10.2007Next 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...
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04.07.2008Unofficial fix issued for Vista networking flaw
A system-crashing bug with potential malware implications has been uncovered in Vista. But a fix for the vulnerability, which revolves around flaws in
the operating system's network stack, may have to wait until the next service pack.
The TCP/IP stack buffer overflow was
discovered by security researchers at Austrian firewall firm Phion in October. Details of the flaw, which also creates a potential mechanism to inject
hostile code into vulnerable systems, were disclosed in a posting to BugTraq on Friday.
The vulnerability affects Enterprise and
Ultimate versions of Vista in both 32 and 64 bit flavours of the operating system. XP is immune. Phion has published a workaround in the absence of a
fix from Microsoft itself...
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25.11.2008Fix 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
here.
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02.01.2008Something New when Uninstalling Drivers and Devices on Windows Vista
Chris Mu: Today, I'd like to share a background story about a KB article that describe a interesting behavior in Windows Vista that is different with
previous OS. Maybe it is not the most important or highest impacted issue occurs in Windows Vista, but I think it will impact some of you when you are
troubleshooting for your firendes/family... OK, let go through this issue.
This issue is about re-install network adapter in
Windows Vista and the KB article for this issue will be KB945399 and published in a few days. The issue can be reproduced in many computer models and
you will encounter it when you uninstall a network adapter device using Device Manager. Maybe you have to troubleshoot whether the network adapter
driver installed is right to troubleshoot OS network issue. Therefore, after uninstall the adapter, you may try to install another driver for the
device ... Everything works fine in Windows XP/Server 2003 and so on. However, when you try to do same action in Windows Vista, the popular OS
nowadays, you will see soon after the uninstall process completes, PnP detects the network adapter as a new device and automatically installs the
device and drivers. Instead, in Windows XP, only after you click to scan hardware change, the PnP will detect the network adapter and install the
driver.
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21.01.2008Microsoft Responds to Re-discovery of Vista Network Slowdowns
A curious network performance reduction noticed by many Windows Vista users of the 2CPU forum that became the talk of Slashdot last week has been
identified as having been caused not by DRM, as Slashdot users expected, but by a curious prioritization "feature" of Vista that's
intentionally biased toward Media Player at the expense of network and system resources...
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28.08.2007Microsoft 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 later date. The
full statement, provided by a
Microsoft spokeswoman:
The two
updates will be available on
Microsofts download center
today, and will be available
through Windows Update at a
later date.
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08.08.2007Microsoft 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...
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09.01.2008How 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.
For the most part it's not a problem - I just assumed that Vista's beefy network stack was responsible, and made a
mental note to fix it at some point. And then forgot.
But recently I encountered a really frustrating problem. Using Remote Desktop
Protocol (RDP) to connect from a Vista Enterprise machine to a Windows 2003 server, the performance was so woeful that I was starting to worry whether
there was a problem with the server.
As it happens, my fears about the server were unfounded, but the thought that Vista's networking
stack was to blame turned out to be correct. The Next Generation TCP/IP stack in Windows Vista supports something called Receive Window Auto-Tuning.
This is nothing to do with the RDP "window" you see on the screen, but rather a TCP buffer which TCP/IP clients use to ensure smooth
transmission.
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27.09.2007Microsoft's Bug Fix Hits Snag
Patch glitch may cause
confusing messages in
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15.12.2005How 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.
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26.02.2008Microsoft 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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02.04.2007How to fix three "broken" features of Vista
Jonathan Schlaffer: Certain problems with Vista wont 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, lets tackle UAC. Vistas 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 cant recommend doing
so. Instead, download
Tweak UAC which will allow you to painlessly enable quiet mode.
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26.02.2008Microsoft Makes Vista Fix Packs Public
In a move that will likely
only further confuse the
situation surrounding Windows
Vista Service Pack 1,
Microsoft has posted for
public download two updates
that were released to beta
testers last month. The
patches improve Vista
performance and reliability,
along with the operating
system's compatibility with
drivers and hardware...
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08.08.2007Vista Fix Packs Now on Windows Update
Following their public availability on Microsoft's Download Center, two hotfix packs for Windows Vista that improve performance and reliability are
now available as optional downloads via Windows Update. They will not, however, be delivered automatically to Vista users...
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29.08.2007Gritty Nits - Fix Internet Explorer 7 Crashes in Vista
A lot of you may have seen Internet Explorer crash "Internet Explorer has stopped working" when closing the browser in Windows Vista. It happens all
too often and while it no longer takes the operating system out with it, it is still annoying.
There are a lot of reasons why Internet
Explorer will do this, but one we have found that really stands out is Adobe's Flash Player plug-in and ActiveX
control. Seven (7) of
ten (10) IE 7 crashes I have personally seen, are related to the Flash Player plug-in.
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neowin.net - 30.01.2008
Beta Patches Hint at Vista SP1 Features
Microsoft has released to
Windows Server 2008 beta
testers two new hot-fix packs
for Windows Vista, which
improve performance and
reliability, along with the
operating system's
compatibility with drivers and
hardware. The 12MB worth of
fixes are expected to make
their way into Vista Service
Pack 1 later this year...
betanews.com - 30.07.2007
Microsoft working on quick-fix capability for IT patch tools
Under the dark cloud of recent zero-day attacks, Microsoft is quickly working to update its enterprise patching tools to incorporate short-term, quick
fix technologies to thwart malware that is already actively exploiting vulnerabilities.
Microsoft's goal is to add its Fix-it
technology, introduced in January, into its overall patch management toolbox, which is anchored by Patch Tuesday. The idea is to streamline blockers
for zero-day attacks into current patching best practices.
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Feb 16 - Feb 22 Hot-Fix Weekly Release - Windows Client
Chris Mu: Just to keep you updated about the hot-fix related Windows client KB articles released last week. There are 5 issues for Windows Vista are
resolved by hot-fix and 2 articles are released published and other 3 can be internally accessed currently.
Windows XP and
Internet Explorer - no fix released in the past week;
Windows Vista - 5 KB articles:
- 949126 Class 6 Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) card may not be recognized on a
computer that is running Windows Vista Service Pack 1
- 943059 You may be unable to start an executable when you drag multiple files onto a
shortcut on a Windows Vista-based computer
- 948252* Error message when you try to install any Windows Update, hotfix or
service pack after you perform System Restore in Windows Vista: "0x80071A91"
- 947883* After you install a update that is
mentioned in KB 943899 on a Windows Vista-based computer, certain hard disk drives may not be recognized when a computer resumes from sleep or
hibernation
- 948870* When a 32-bit application sends an IOCTL_SFFDISK_DEVICE_COMMAND request in a 64-bit version of Windows
Vista, the device driver returns an incorrect value
Note, although the last three KB articles are required your higher
Confidentiality Agreement, the fix will be included in the Windows Update or the coming Vista Service Pack. So...
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