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HyperTerminal is not included in Windows 7 and Vista.
I combined a list of alternative utilities that can be used instead.

First is PuTTy

PuTTy is a terminal program designed  not only for Serial port connections , it can be used to initiate SSH or Telnet sessions.

Download PuTTy from here

Second is Realterm

Realterm is a serial/tcpip terminal program which can be used for , controlling and debugging binary and other difficult data streams. It is far better for debugging comms than Hyperterminal. It has no support for dialing modems, BBS etc – that is what hyperterminal does.

Download Realterm from here

Third is TeraTerm

Tera Term (Pro) is a free software terminal emulator (communication program) for MS-Windows. It supports VT100 emulation, telnet connection, serial port connection, and so on.

Download TeraTerm from here

Alternatively you can use legacy windows XP hyperterm by downloading the following file and extract it in your system32 folder.

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If you’re planning reinstall of your Windows Vista\XP\Server 2000\2003\2008  you’ll need to locate your copy of your product installation key.

An easy way is to use Product Key Viewer utility to find forgotten Windows Office or SQL Product Keys.

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To import wireless network profile you must have XML file with exported setting.
See Export Wireless Settings Profile

1. Open  command prompt with Administrator privileges
2. Type netstat wlan show profile – you will see no profiles defined.
3. Type netsh wlan add profile filename="c:\profiles\WifiProfile.xml”
4. By default it will add to all user profiles, so everybody on this computer can see this new profile and use it.

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Nice and easy way to Export and WiFi lan setting using netsh command on Vista

1. Launch a command prompt as administrator
2. Type “netsh wlan show profiles”
   
3. Chose profile you want to export.
4. Type Netsh wlan export profile name=”[ProfileName]” Folder=”[Folder Path]”

Example: netsh wlan export profile name=”home-network” folder=”g:\wireless-profile”

To import Wireless settings check out the import Wifi Network profile guide

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Unusually Operating System is installed on C drive and whenever you install new program it goes to C:\Program Files\program name

I is because the default suggested installation path is C:\Program Files.
It can cause a problem when C drive is been wrong partitioned and the size of C drive is small
You can use registry to change the default application installation path to for example install in D:\Programs,
To set different default installation path, follow the steps bellow:

1. Pres on start
2. Type in run regedit
3. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion.
4. At the right panel, loacate ProgramFilesDir.
   
5. Double click on it to change the value to your desired path. For example, change the value from C:\Program Files to D:\Programs.
   

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If you Windows Desktop icon is disappeared , there is a quick way to restore it.
Follow the steps bellow:

• Open Notepad
• Paste the text bellow

[Shell] Command=2 IconFile=explorer.exe,3 [Taskbar] Command=ToggleDesktop

• Save the file as Desktop.scf and drag it to your Quick Launch bar

Note: If you can’t place it you Quick Launch bar may be locked.
To unlock it :Right click on it , and remove selection from “Lock The Task Bar”

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list of available commands for service management in Windows

• Net pause : Pauses service
  Usage : net pause servicename
• Net continue : Continues a service that has been suspended by net pause
  Usage : net continue servername
• Net stop : Stops running service
  Usage : net stop service name
• Net start : Start stopped service
  Usage : net start servicename
• Sc:A command line program used for communicating with the
  Service Control Manager and services. Usually used in scripting
  Usage : type sc in command prompt to see command reference
• Tasklist : Displays list of running tasks
  Usage:type tasklist in command prompt

Note: You can find the service name in Control Panel, Services.
Or by running services.msc command
To Open Command Prompt : type in run cmd

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After Windows Xp SP3 Installation you cannot uninstall Windows Internet Explorer 7 or Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1.

To uninstall IE from your system you need to revert Service Pack installation , and only then uninstall Internet Explorer

Follow MS SP Removal Guide

Note: This issue does not occur if you Install IE after SP3 installation

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ISO Recorder is a free tool that makes one click .ISO burning/conversion to CD and DVD images  (DVD  burning is supported only on Windows Vista)
You can easily copy disks, create iso images of the existing data CD’s and DVD’s
Utility is supported on  Windows XP, Windows 2003  Windows Vista ,Windows 2008  and even Windows 7.

Download ISO Recorder

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It probably happen to you dat you are trying to delete certain file and receive  “the action can’t be completed because the file is open in another program” annoying message. It happens most with .avi or other video files

So to takeover this tiny problem you can use ” Unlocker” utility that is free to use and solves most “locked” files problems.

Unlocker is the solution to the following types of Windows error messages

• Cannot delete folder: It is being used by another person or program
• Cannot delete file: Access is denied
• There has been a sharing violation.
• The source or destination file may be in use.
• The file is in use by another program or user.

Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use.

1. Simply right click the folder or file and select Unlocker
2. If the folder or file is locked, a window listing of lockers will appear
3. Simply click Unlock All and you are done!

Good luck

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