Fix it Center finds and fixes many common PC and device problems automatically. It also helps prevent new problems by proactively checking for known issues and installing updates. Fix it Center helps to consolidate the many steps of diagnosing and repairing a problem into an automated tool that does the work for you…..
April 18, 2010
February 16, 2010
“Automated Troubleshooting Services” for Windows XP & Windows Vista
Common system maintenance tasks
Automatically detect and fix common maintenance problems such as broken desktop shortcuts, unused icons, disk volume errors, and incorrect system time display.
What it fixes…
* Problems with desktop shortcuts and icons
o Shortcuts on the desktop don’t work or are broken
o Desktop icons are broken or have not been used in 3 months
o Startup items don’t work or are broken
* System maintenance tasks
o Free up disk space by repairing disk volume errors such as bad sectors, lost clusters, cross-linked files and directory errors
o Free up disk space by removing error reports and troubleshooting history older than 1 month
o Set the correct system time and synchronize system clock with the time server
* You receive the following errors:
o Windows update error 0x80072F8F
o The item that this shortcut refers to has been deleted
How it works…
Microsoft Automated Troubleshooting Services scans your computer and detects the root causes of common problems, then
Automatically fixes the problems that it finds, and
Offers additional resources if the problem isn’t fixed
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/system_maintenance_for_windows
November 4, 2009
RDP 7 for Windows XP and Windows Vista
Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) 7.0 client available to Windows XP and Windows Vista.
For Windows XP :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=72158b4e-b527-45e4-af24-d02938a95683
For Windows Vista :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ac7e58f3-2fd4-4fec-abfd-8002d34476f4
For Windows Vista x64 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=11e7a081-22a8-4da7-a6c5-cdc1ac51a1a4
More details : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969084
May 27, 2009
Service Pack 2 for Vista and Server 2008 finally arrives
Microsoft has finally given the public Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 (final build is 6.0.6002.18005). You can download the installer from the Microsoft Download Center: 32-bit (348.3MB), 64-bit (577.4MB), and IA64 (450.4MB). There’s also an ISO image (1376.8MB) that contains these installers.
The installers will work on English, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish versions of either Vista or Server 2008. Other language versions will arrive later. Those interested in slipstreamed versions of Vista and Server 2008 with SP2 will need to get an MSDN or TechNet subscription.
January 8, 2009
Telnet on Vista
1.Go to Control Panel–> Programs
2.Under Program and Features select Turn Windows Features On/Off.
3.Scroll down and click to select the Telnet Client.
Hope this helps!
November 22, 2008
Vista Bootloader repair Cmd
Type following 3 command on cmd prompt from vista recovery console:
bootrec.exe /fixmbr
bootrec.exe /fixboot
bootrec.exe /rebuildbdc
