Modify User Access Control (UAC) in Windows 7

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to Windows Reference RSS feed Thanks for visiting!One of the many annoyance in Windows Vista was the User Access Control. While it is a good security feature, it was very badly implemented. I’m sure most if not all of you who read thus agree. To make [...]

SMAC – Windows MAC Address changer utility

SMAC (Software MAC) is a simple GUI utility to list details of your MAC adresses, IPCONCIG information and allow you to change or even spoof MAC Address on the fly. SMAC also has a simple 1-click restart for the network adapters when you need to refresh settings.

Protocol error in Windows 7 RDP connection

Sometimes when you try to start a Remote Desktop Session (RDP) from your Windows 7 computer you may end up with the following error:
“Because of a protocol error, this session will be disconnected. please try connecting to the remote computer again”
You may find that you can connect to this system from a Windows Vista or [...]

Error 651 with PPPoE connections in Windows 7

In windows 7, when you try to connect using your PPPoE connections, you may be faced with the following error:
Error 651: The Modem (or other connecting device) has reported an error.
These connections would work just fine with Windows XP or Windows Vista PCs.

Unable to access network resources on non-Windows 7 systems from Windows 7 PC

When you connect your Windows 7 system to network of systems like Windows Server 2003, Windows XP and Windows Vista, you may be able to see these network systems on the network but not able to connect and access resources even if you enter the appropriate username and passwords or have proper access rights (if [...]