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When I try to use telnet feature in Vista, I couldn’t use it. After scrolling through Microsoft help, I learn that you need to enable it in Vista first.
Go to Start –>> Control Panel –>> Programs and features –>> Turn Windows features on or off
After that, check Telnet Client and click ok.
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As Microsoft prepares to release patches, researchers said they’ve seen exploit code for a new flaw that puts organizations using Vista and Windows 7 at great risk.
The flaw lies in a driver used for the SMB file-sharing feature in Windows, said Bojan Zdrnja, a handler for the SANS Internet Storm Center. Exploit code was released around 11 p.m. ET, he said.
Zdrnja said he tested the exploit code and it works on fully patched Vista machines running Service Pack 1 or 2 as well as Windows 7. It may also affect Windows Server 2008. When successfully attacked, the exploit will cause the targeted machine to crash.
Researchers don’t know yet if the flaw is remotely exploitable, he said. Just one malicious packet is needed to crash a machine. Most PCs on internal networks keep port 445 open, which is used for file sharing.
That’s dangerous, since if a hacker already has access to a compromised computer within the network, it would be possible to crash all the other machines, Zdrnja said. Administrators should disable access to the port.
Home users usually have that port open, too, Zdrnja said. But for users who join a public Wi-Fi network, Windows will ask if it is a public network and, if it is, then block port 445.
A module for the exploit has already been created for Metasploit, a hacker toolkit used to attack PCs
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Vista is one of those operating systems that was “good enough” for release. Some users are finding that it does not work like XP, icons have been changed, menus have been rearranged and some features are harder to find. I can see how the average home user (most of you) out there could be confused by this. This post might help you sort some of those out. The first thing is there is no more BOOT.INI file available in msconfig. So? This file was used to change your boot if you had multiple operating systems installed. Vista has something called BCEDIT which is not user friendly; I do not recommend using it. What can you do? what can you do? download Vista Boot Pro, this freeware program offers an easy to use interface, click the options you want, select the OS to Boot first and click Apply. How did the big guns at ZDNet manage to miss that? Problem number one, solved.
Next on the list is the buried display settings problem. Burying and hiding settings from users is not a good thing but I don’t really feel that this is what they have done. Sure, you have to right click on your desktop and go down to Display Settings but if you have a sufficiently large display with a resolution of at least 1024 x 768 you won’t have to scroll to find it. Yeah, it could be annoying but if you think about it, it is more logically organized.
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Vista is far from perfect but it’s possible to make it a little more perfect and a little more useful by downloading and installing some free utilities for it. If you have no idea where to start or which programs to look for, here are some that will get you well on your way.
These are not listed in any particular order but are grouped by category.
Vista Optimizers
Vista may not operate the way you want, right out of the box and besides removing some startup entries, these programs will do their best to optimize and configure Vista to operate the way you want and not the way Microsoft thinks you want it to operate.
Tweak VI, this program is designed to optimize your processor, hard drive access and various other features to make Vista just a little faster. There is an “Auto Optimize” button that will take care of it for you but note that could turn off some of the more advanced features that you may actually use. Thankfully, it has a built in “Settings Restore” feature in case you don’t like the changes it makes. Available in both free and pay versions.
Advanced Windows Care is another tweaking program but of a different nature. This is kind of an “all-in-one” optimizer, malware immunizer/scanner and junk file/registry cleaner. It works as advertised and is very effective at immunizing against many common malware threats (mostly spyware and malicious cookies) and the registry cleaner not only deletes errant entries but can also “repair” and “optimize” entries that are not functioning as they should be. It will also help you optimize your startup programs. Available in both free and pay versions.
CCleaner is a rather simple utility but is nonetheless effective. It’s sole purpose is to clean out junk files and errant registry entries, however, it can only delete registry entries and cannot repair them. I have found it best to run Advanced Windows Care first to repair and delete entries and use CCleaner to catch anything that Advanced Windows Care may have missed. Completely free but the author accepts donations.
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