The Windows Club

[mojo1941]

This looks a useful reference site for windows users - (when - not if) in trouble - what I was really looking for was a command line reference list for W7 as I needed a quick way to open device manager in W7 - from memory - devmgmt.msc ?

www.thewindowsclub.com/

[calimanco]

C:\Windows\System32\devmgmt.msc if you should wish to create a shortcut.

[mojo1941]

Hi Cali
Seems a lot longer than it is since I last saw your portly friendly avatar alongside a sensible post...many thanks - I'm still spasmodically trying to fix my stupid tosh lappy w7 64 home which will work on wi fi but wont log onto the router by lan - my dell w7 will do both as will my mini dell 9" xp - just tried updating the tosh network card driver but I have the latest - maybe disable next BUT it seems foolhardy to fix something thats working so Ill put off doing a clean install untill its necessary - thats the definitive old way with w98 in the good old days when it was every 6 months...
BTW do you have a link to all the w7 command line prompts - may come in handy soon...

[nob]

Try uninstalling IPV6 and 4 then reinstall them I had an issue once and that cured it for me.

[mojo1941]

Hi nob Many thanks for the splendid steer - for anyone else who wanders along this path google has info
www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1SKPL_en-GBGB451GB452&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=ivp6 will do - I just hope system restore will get me out of trouble if things go awry....will report soon & wont try this on Friday 13 either....

[mojo1941]

mmm this could be tricky - when Im brave Ill try first method 1

answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-networking/windows-7-autoconfiguration-ipv4-problem/ac3ede3b-26dd-450f-923f-4f8a553aea6

Liza.Z replied on September 11, 2012See post history
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Hi,

Method 1:- Please follow the below steps to reset Proxy settings

a. Please click on "Start" Button, click "All programs", and click "Accessories".
b. Right click on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator.
c. Type "netsh winsock reset" (without quotes) at hit enter.
d. Then type “netsh winhttp reset proxy”at the command prompt, and press Enter.
Type the below command one after the other and hit enter.
Ipconfig /flushdns
Ipconfig /release
Ipconfig /renew
e. Once the above command is completed please restart the computer and check if the issue is resolved

Method 2: Disable proxy server

Launch Internet Explorer, access the "Tools" menu and click on "Internet Options" from the dropdown menu.
Select the "Connections" tab.
Click on "LAN Settings" (if you use broadband connection) or click on the "Settings" button within the "Dial-Up and Virtual Private Network settings" (if you use dial-up connection).
Disable (uncheck) the check box that corresponds to "Use a proxy server" option, then click "OK" to confirm.

Method 3: Release and Renew IP address

Press the "Windows" key and the "R" key on your keyboard to open the Run dialog box.
Type "cmd" in the text box and press "Enter" to open the command prompt.
Type "ipconfig /release" (without quotation marks) and hit "Enter" to release the IP address.
Type "ipconfig /renew" (without quotation marks) and press "Enter" to renew the IP address.


Method 4: Obtain IP Address automatically:

From the Start menu, select Control Panel, or Settings and then Control Panel.
Double-click Network and Sharing Center.
From the list of tasks on the left, click Change adapter settings (in Windows 7), or Manage network connections(in Vista).
For a wired network connection, right-click Local Area Connection, and select Properties.

For a wireless network connection, right-click Wireless Network Connection, and select Properties.
From the Networking tab, click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), make sure it is checked, and then clickProperties.
Click Obtain an IP Address Automatically, and then click OK.

Hope it helps.

[nob]

Let us know if it works, create a restore point before you begin.

But TBH I just right clicked them in the adaptors properties and deleted then reinstalled.

[mojo1941]

good advice nob - not much point in being curious about a sys restore point working - if one hasn't made one to restore to = bad written brit speak with the to ending....malish = it doesn't matter in Arabic...

[mojo1941]

and now for something completely different....
Introduction
Have you ever wondered whether registry cleaners do anything useful? Many people say that they do not. Two articles that give you a taste of the debate are Mike Bott's "Why I don't use registry cleaners" and Mark Russinovich's "Registry Junk: A Window's Fact of Life". It might seem that blog posts from 2005 are way out of date but Windows XP market share was only passed by Windows 7 in 2011 and even today Windows XP is number two on the desktop ahead of Windows Vista and 8, Apple OS X, and Linux.

There are two aspects of registry cleaning to be considered:

removing unneeded registry entries
the impact of registry cleaning on system performance

www.techsupportalert.com/content/do-we-really-need-windows-registry-cleaners.htm

[nob]

Used one once and it screwed the computer right up, ain't touched one since.

[mojo1941]

after reading to the end & it seems to me & just only for xp - if your pc has enough / plenty ram (& I wonder say 15% free space on HDD not mentioned) you dont need to use a reg cleaner OK but is crap cleaner a real reg cleaner like say eusing???

[postman]

the options of boxes in CCleaner, can be checked as desired but as a reg cleaner its lighter then many that are not advisable for many users who are looking for some sort of solution to other underlying issues or bored

many of the categories of entries listed are removed when using the reg feature when ticking the some or all boxes in the reg cleaner, located in the tools feature:

Missing or Shared DLLs used by programs but no longer exist.
Unused file extensions that are no longer associated with applications.
invalid entries for COM/ActiveX object that refer to a non-existing files.
Applications - Removes invalid entries for non-existent programs.

Fonts that no longer exist in the Windows Fonts folder.
Application Paths that no paths that no longer exist.
Unused Help Files

Installer remnants of left over uninstallations.
Obsolete Software that are no longer installed.
entries for Startup applications that no longer exist.

invalid MUI entries from a cache of recently run programs.
Windows Services that are no longer present.
www.piriform.com/docs/ccleaner/ccleaner-rules/registry-rules

[mojo1941]

many thanks Mr Postman may I call u postie? does all the above apply just to the free CCleaner or for the paid version? I like to use the free cc say monthly as it seems to make my win *.* more zippy - never had a problem with cc but have had a nightmare with ashampoo optimiser for win & I paid for it to make matters much worse it erased all my saved passwords and web cookies in one sweep = scary
but it does seem to me that the dont use reg cleaners win the day

[postman]

Sept 16, 2014 21:18:39 GMT mojo1941 said:

many thanks Mr Postman may I call u postie? does all the above apply just to the free CCleaner or for the paid version? I like to use the free cc say monthly as it seems to make my win *.* more zippy - never had a problem with cc but have had a nightmare with ashampoo optimiser for win & I paid for it to make matters much worse it erased all my saved passwords and web cookies in one sweep = scary
but it does seem to me that the dont use reg cleaners win the day

hi, Mojo
postie or whatever is fine

like most i have the free version and the difference imo, refers to support and realtime browser monitoring. oh, and email support. though, the pro version of CCleaner can be downloaded as a trial, to see what its like.

your experience with Ashampoo, was bit of a downer which is understandable. but they have had some good products in the past

yeah, i think your last line says it all

[petersmyth1]

Mojo

For years I, and I believe other drinkers, have used the "Eusing Free Register Cleaner". It seems a very thorough cleaner with lots of entries to remove on each weekly scan. I've trusted it's findings implicitly and have never had a problem using it.

www.eusing.com/free_registry_cleaner/registry_cleaner.htm