Windows – ‘Where’s HyperTerminal?’
KB ID 0000101 Problem If like me you’ve spent a large part of your life hanging out of comms cabinets with serial cables programming routers, switches, and firewalls etc,then HyperTerminal will be an old friend. So I was a bit put out when I couldn’t find it in Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8. The Microsoft Web site says, HyperTerminal is no longer part of Windows. However, you can use Telnet. It’s a simple, text-based...
Windows – Help! Where’s Telnet
Also see Windows – ‘Telnet’ is not recognized as an internal or external command KB ID 0000100 Problem Telnet has not been in the default build of Windows since Windows Vista – this is troubling if your a tech and need to program things or test connectivity to mail servers etc etc… Fear not you can still use telnet (if you prefer you can use Hyperterminal instead of basic telnet). You just need to load it...
Windows – ipconfig – Stop the tunnel adaptors showing
KB ID 0000024 Problem Windows ipconfig – annoyingly shows lots of info you don’t want to see, so you have to scroll to the top of the list to see your IP address all the time. Solution 1. Stat > run > devmgmt.msc 2. View > Show Hidden Devices. 3. Expand Network Adaptors. 4. Disable all that start with isatap 5. Make sure your comms still work. 6. Re-run ifconfig. Related Articles, References, Credits, or External...
Windows – BCDEdit
KB ID 0000097 Problem If you’re used to editing boot,ini files in earlier versions of windows then you are in for a bit of strife – Vista and newer OS’s now has its own boot loader, but happily there is a tool to let you edit what it does – this tool is called BCDEDIT.EXE and by default it lives in the windows > system32 directory. Solution Simply running the command will tell you what the boot settings are...
Windows – Black Screen Of Death
KB ID 0000152 Problem Post Microsoft KB 915597 and KB 976098 updates. You PC will boot, and you will see a totally black screen with (but not always) a Windows explorer window. Solution Credit to the guys at Prevx who have a fix online already. 1) Restart your PC. 2) Logon and wait for the black screen to appear. 3) Make sure your PC should be able to connect to the internet (black screen does not appear to affect this). 4) Press the...