Windows 7

Outlook Express is now Windows Live Mail

Where is Outlook Express? - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Where-is-Outlook-Express

Open Windows Mail by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, clicking All Programs, and then clicking Windows Mail.

Telnet

Telnet: frequently asked questions - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Telnet-frequently-asked-questions

To install Telnet Client

1. Click the Start button Picture of the Start button, click Control Panel, click Programs, and then click Turn Windows features on or off. Administrator permission required If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
2. In the Windows Features dialog box, select the Telnet Client check box.

To run:

telnet

--- Alternative ---

You can use the Putty tool also for telnet and serial connections.

TFTP Client

To install TFTP Client

1. Click the Start button Picture of the Start button, click Control Panel, click Programs, and then click Turn Windows features on or off. Administrator permission required If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
2. In the Windows Features dialog box, select the TFTP Client Client check box.

To run:

tftp

samba client

Error:

smbclient //s28/backupinfook -U backup
Enter backup's password:
session setup failed: SUCCESS - 0

Fix:

Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Local Security Policy
Local Policies - Security Options

Network security: LAN Manager authentication level
Send LM & NTLM responses

Minimum session security for NTLM SSP
Disable Require 128-bit encryption 

Source: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/75-63-windows-samba-issue

Jeremy wrote: "I disabled the 128-bit encryption requirement months ago. Also, I don't want to enable LAN Manager hashes; having worked for a computer forensics company, I am familiar with how insecure they are (and I didn't need them before; network and printer sharing used to work...) A little Googling found that Windows Live Essentials 2011 broke this somehow. I uninstalled it, and file sharing worked again, but printer sharing is still broken."

Default Programs

how to change which programs Windows uses by default

• Open Default Programs by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, and then clicking Default Programs.

Change which programs Windows uses by default - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Change-which-programs-Windows-uses-by-default

Problems with "File Association" in Windows 7 64-bit - Microsoft Answers - http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-files/problems-with-file-association-in-windows-7-64-bit/8a84fcec-22df-4942-8e35-d98dbe96e327

Clear Recent Program and Items

1. Right click start button, click properties
2. Select "Start Menu" tab
3. Under "Privacy" unselect both options and click apply
4. If you want you can reselect these items now

Clear lists on the Start menu and taskbar - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/clear-lists-on-the-start-menu-and-taskbar

System Restore

System Restore - Windows 7 features - Microsoft Windows - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/system-restore

Open System Restore by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button. In the search box, type System Restore, and then, in the list of results, click System Restore. Administrator permission required If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

Stuck Pinned Item

Fix for When Pinned Jump List Items Get Stuck in Windows 7 - How-To Geek - http://www.howtogeek.com/?post_type=post&p=5245

Windows Explorer always seems to use the same exact filename to store the pinned/recent items: 1B4DD67F29CB1962.AUTOMATICDESTINATIONS-MS

del %appdata%\microsoft\windows\recent\automaticdestinations\1B4DD67F29CB1962.AUTOMATICDESTINATIONS-MS

Delete all files in

%appdata%\microsoft\windows\recent\AutomaticDestinations\
%appdata%\microsoft\windows\recent\CustomDestinations\

Add Non-Indexed UNC to Library

Add a non-indexed UNC as a library
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1. Create a folder on your hard drive for shares. i.e. c:\share
2. Create another folder in the above share. i.e. c:\share\music
2. Link the Library to this folder.
3. Delete the folder.
4. Use the mklink in an elevated command prompt to make a symbolic link. Name the link the same as the folder you created above.
i.e - mklink /d c:\share\music \\server\music
5. Done. Now you have non-indexed UNC path as a library.

Source: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itpronetworking/thread/afb904c1-1c61-4aae-b6b1-5cf525b9f8de

sysprep

sysprep:

C:\Windows\System32\sysprep\sysprep.exe

firewall

To bring up the firewall basic settings:

# C:\Windows\System32\Firewall.cpl
Firewall.cpl

To open the advanced firewall settings:

# C:\Windows\System32\WF.msc
WF.msc

To enable ICMP: [1] [2]

1. Control Panel --> System and security --> Windows Firewall --> Advanced settings --> Inbound rules --> New rule --> custom rule
2. in Protocol and ports: Protocol: ICMPv4
3. on the same panel go to customize, choose "Specific ICMP types", check the box "echo request"

To enable ICMP from command line: [3]

1. Once the “cmd.exe” pops up right click it and select “Run as administrator” or you can press “Control+Shift+Enter” to open the command prompt in administrator mode.
2. Enable:

   • netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=”ALL ICMP V4″ protocol=icmpv4:any,any dir=in action=allow

3. Disable:

   • netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=”ALL ICMP V4″ protocol=icmpv4:any,any dir=in action=block

To enable ICMP: [4] (this did not work for me the first time)

1. From the Start menu, search for Windows Firewall with Advanced Security. Click it to bring up the application.
2. From the left pane, click Inbound Rules.
3. In the right pane, find the rules titled File and Printer Sharing (Echo Request - ICMPv4-In).
4. Right-click each rule and choose Enable Rule.