How to fix: Windows could not search for new updates Error Code 80245003

Here is the steps for solving the 80245003 error when you do Windows Update in Vista.1. Start > Control Panel > System and Maintenence, then (under Windows Update) > Turn automatic updating on or off, then click “never check for updates”2. Close Control Panel3. REBOOT4. Goto My Computer5. Click on C: (or your Primary Drive)6. Open the “Windows” folder7. Rename the Folder called “SoftwareDistribution” to SoftwareDistributionOLD8. Create a new folder named SoftwareDistribution9. Close all windows and any running programs.10. REBOOT11. Go back to Step 1  (and back to > Turn automatic updating on or off), then turn the Automatic Updates … Continue reading How to fix: Windows could not search for new updates Error Code 80245003

HyperTerminal for Vista

Microsoft has removed HyperTerminal from Windows Vista, if you need to connect to a Cisco router through a local COM port, you can get HyperTerminal from Hilgraeve, the company that Microsoft licensed the application through. You could also use the old XP Hyper terminal. Just extract two files hypertrm.dll and hypertrm.exe. You can put them anywhere on the disk, no installation required. Of course, for that you need to have XP to extract files from. Besides, puTTY and SecureCRT are great too! I would prefer puTTY as it is FREE! :-pPuTTY can now connect to local serial ports as well as making … Continue reading HyperTerminal for Vista

Install/Upgrade UltraVNC v1.02 through Remote Desktop.

If you install VNC through Remote Desktop, you will face a problem that VNC Server can’t run as a service even you choose the “Run As Services” option during the installation. To work around to this problem, I search through the net and find a solution which work on my server(W2K /w SP4): 1. Logon the Server by using Remote Desktop and install VNC, run the VNC Server by clicking it’s icon in the VNC program group.(It may prompt you to configure the default password if it’s a new installation. However, my case is not a new installation, so it don’t prompt … Continue reading Install/Upgrade UltraVNC v1.02 through Remote Desktop.