Sunday, March 28th, 2010 at
3:05 pm
Are you looking for options to repair Windows XP online ? Then the Reimage computer repair service could be a good idea. There are several advantages of choosing to repair Windows XP online instead of using a computer repair technician. First of all you can repair windows XP online any time, whenever it is convenient for you. Thus you don’t have to waste all that time spend hauling your computer to the repair shop, driving through all that traffic, and then searching for a parking space. What is more, it will take several days to get back your machine. This can even mean a loss of finances, if you are operating an online business and spend several hours on your machine. By choosing to repair Windows XP online, you are thus saving valuable time and resources.
When you select the option to repair Windows XP online, then you are really improving the productivity of your machine in less than half an hour. The Reimage service also ensures that your data integrity is maintained while you do the repair online. It has a huge database of Windows components that can be used to replace your components that have been identified as faulty during the initial scan. The price of this software that lets you repair Windows XP is just $47 for a single computer and then you need to pay a little bit more for additional two machines. There are also other options such as $139 for repairing ten machines, which can be considered if you have employees working for you. There is also the option of unlimited repair of your Windows XP online for just $149 per month.
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The service also offers a guarantee of service by offering money back on any unsatisfactory service within 7 days. The flexible plans on offer allow you to choose the one that matches your particular requirements the best. One of the UPs of this Reimage service is that the repair time is reduced drastically. And this can be a boon for small businesses that offer computer repair services for their clients. You can serve more number of clients within the same time, thus offering better revenue and better reputation for fast turnaround time. In addition if you want your employees to perform at their peak productivity levels, then you need to give them machines that work at peak productivity. You can thus choose to repair Windows XP online for all the machines that you use!
Reimage is a well known player in the computer repair market and they know exactly how to get the best out of your system by fixing issues such as virus attacks, broken registry entries, corrupted windows files and even upgrade the outdated drivers in your machine. And what is great about it is that all your user settings and personal data will remain intact while the scan and repair happens. You cannot wish for more features in an option that lets you repair Windows XP online. So why wait, go ahead and make use of the services of Reimage to get your machine work like brand new.
Friday, March 26th, 2010 at
6:38 pm
Owning a computer is just like owning a car or a house, sooner or later something is going to go wrong and you are going to have to take the appropriate steps to fix it. The good news is that if the problem involves a bunch of error messages or if your computer is running really slow, it probably just needs its registry cleaned. When you need to clean your computer’s registry, you aren’t going to have to drag your computer into the shop where some tech is going to charge you $30 an hour to fix the problem. All you have to do is eliminate Windows errors with a registry cleaner. One of the best registry cleaners available is RegCure.
RegCure is a software program that was designed to help people who own computers with a Windows operating system get their computers running smoothly again. Not only is RegCure cheaper and faster than having to take your computer to a computer technician, it has also been designed so that anyone can use it with ease. All you have to do is download it onto your computer and it will do the job for you with no hassle. The whole process is so simple that you are going to wonder whey you never tried to eliminate Windows errors with a registry cleaner before. I have studied several Regcure Reviews online and I have summarized the results and my opinion in the previous link.
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The way you eliminate Windows errors with a registry cleaner is that once it has been installed on your computer, you start a scan of your system. What RegCure is looking for are programs that are no longer installed, corrupted entries in the registry, missing DLL files, non-optimized registry entries etc. Once RegCure has identified all the problems, it works on eliminating the broken bits. When the process is completed you will notice that not only are there no longer any error messages popping up every time you turn on your computer, but that your computer is also running smoother and faster, like it did when you first got it.
RegCure is not a free service. You are going to have to pay for it. The idea of paying for something that you can technically do manually might seem like a silly idea, but you may want to stop and consider this. Your computer has hundreds, maybe thousands of errors in the registry that you will have to sort through. Even if you know what errors need to be repaired, it is still going to take your forever to make all the necessary repairs and when you are finished, you still won’t know if you’ve taken care of everything. When you need to eliminate Windows errors with a registry cleaner you shouldn’t attempt to do it manually. RegCure will make sure that all of your computer programs are functioning properly and it will only take a fraction of the time.
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 at
7:51 pm
Has your Windows operating system been giving you trouble recently? If you feel that your operating system is not running as fast as earlier or if you are getting frequent pop-ups and errors, then maybe it is time that you looked at repairing your operating system. Automatic repairing will also help to clean out any viruses that have been infecting your system. In this article we will look at an online tool that can help you do this – Reimage Computer Repair.
This Reimage review will tell you all about this wonderful online service that helped more than a million of Windows users to revive their computer by automatically performing a scan and repairing all of the problems found in the operating system the Reimage service works for Windows XP, VISTA and Windows 7 as well). Reimage PC Repair service scans your system online and then proceeds to replace the software components that are not functioning properly with new ones so that your operating system is healthy once again. This reimage review will also tell you how the service can bring back the stability of your machine and discuss the various pricing options available. Read more below for a comprehensive description of what Reimage repair is.
The full process of reimage scan and repair takes close to half an hour and is fully completed in just 4 steps. In the first step the computer is scanned and assessed, so that the tool can find problems and ill-functioning components. This step helps the tool to identify what exactly needs repairing. The second step is to remove the bad clusters and components in the operating system and replace them with new ones. The Reimage service has 25 million files available in its database in order to use them for replacing corrupted and problematic files from your system. After all fixes are applied then the machine is rebooted. And you almost have a brand new PC on your hands. The replacement of corrupted and damaged files with new ones results in a reborn operating system plus it brings back stability and health in your whole machine. Another point to consider is that corrupted files from viruses are also repaired, thus a virus infection is fully eliminated.
Computer users have identified the excellent benefits of using this computer repair service that’s why they have embraced it with such confidence. Reimage has branded itself as an ”express and safe PC repair” solution and we fully agree with it. You don’t have to waste the time and energy needed to haul your computer to the repair shop and then wait for a couple of days till it gets back. You can get it all done at the comfort of your home, and if you are someone who runs a small online business , then any time lost without a functioning machine with you is essentially a loss in business revenue.
When I first used the Reimage PC Repair service on my older Windows XP machine I had the usual fear of losing personal data after repairing. However, the makers of the software has taken into account and addressed the following risks: system incompatibility, worsening the damages and loss of end user data. Their patented technology takes data safety seriously. For example, the software does not touch any of the healthy parts in the system. It also takes extra care to protect the data in the machine, thereby making it a trust-worthy product.
The only drawback of the Reimage repair service is that it currently supports only Windows operating systems. So, if you are using a different OS such as Linux or MAC then this tool is not for you. Its price is also a steal compared to the prices charged by PC technicians.
Sunday, March 21st, 2010 at
2:33 pm
A very popular scenario for small networks is to have a Cisco ASA 5505 as border firewall connecting the LAN to the Internet. Administrators in such networks are usually encountered with requests from their users that are not very security conscious. Such a request could be to allow Remote Desktop access from the Internet to an internal Windows server. This might be very helpful for users who want to work from home but I would not recommend it. If you have to implement such a scenario, I suggest that you put the Remote Desktop server in a DMZ and not directly in the internal network. However, companies with limited budget might have purchased a Cisco ASA 5505 with basic license which restricts the creation of a DMZ Vlan (although you can create 3 Vlans, the third Vlan can only communicate with one of the other two Vlans but not both). So, let’s see a typical network topology with ASA 5505 basic license and an internal Remote Desktop server.

Again, I don’t recommend such a network topology as shown above. Remote Desktop machines are very prone to attacks, especially brute-force password attacks. In windows, the administrator account does not get locked-out by default. So a brute force administrator password attack on the RDP server from remote attackers can be successful especially if the administrator password is weak. In any case, if you are “forced” to implement such a scenario, here is the configuration:
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Assume that the ASA receives IP address dynamically from the ISP (via DHCP protocol). So the outside IP of the ASA is not fixed. Therefore, we will configure static NAT with port redirection using the outside interface. Since the outside address is dynamic, you can use a service such as DynDNS to get a fixed domain name irrespective of the IP mapped with it. The following is a configuration snapshot for ASA versions prior to 8.3 and for ASA 8.3 as well.
ASA version prior to 8.3
ciscoasa(config)# static (inside , outside) tcp interface 3389 192.168.1.10 3389 netmask 255.255.255.255
ciscoasa(config)# access-list OUTSIDE-IN extended permit tcp any any eq 3389
ciscoasa(config)# access-group OUTSIDE-IN in interface outside
ASA version 8.3 and later
ciscoasa(config)# object network RDP_static
ciscoasa(config-network-object)# host 192.168.1.10
ciscoasa(config-network-object)# nat (inside , outside) static interface service tcp 3389 3389
ciscoasa(config)# access-list OUTSIDE-IN extended permit tcp any host 192.168.1.10 eq 3389
ciscoasa(config)# access-group OUTSIDE-IN in interface outside
NOTE: Notice that in version 8.3 we reference the Real IP address (192.168.1.10) in the access-list and not the mapped IP
Monday, March 15th, 2010 at
10:10 pm
Cisco ASA supports two major WebVPN modes: Clientless WebVPN and Anyconnect WebVPN.
Let’s see the differences between the two WebVPN modes and I’m sure you will understand why the AnyConnect mode is much better in my opinion.
Clientless WebVPN does not require any VPN client to be installed on user’s computer. It uses a normal web browser. By pointing the browser to https://[outside address of ASA] the user authenticates with the firewall and gets access to a Web Portal. Through this Web Portal, the user can then access a limited number of internal applications. Specifically, only internal Web applications (HTTP, HTTPs), email servers (POP3, SMTP, IMAP), Windows file shares and a small number of TCP legacy applications (e.g Telnet) can be accessed. That is, there is no full network connectivity with Clientless WebVPN.
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AnyConnect WebVPN, on the other hand, provides FULL network connectivity to the remote user. The ASA firewall, working as AnyConnect WebVPN server, assigns an IP address to the remote user and attaches the user to the network. Thus, all IP protocols and applications function across the SSL VPN tunnel without any problems. For example, a remote user, after successfully authenticated with AnyConnect VPN, can open a Remote Desktop connection and access a Windows Terminal Server inside the central network. Although a special Java-based client is required to be installed on the user’s desktop, this client can be supplied dynamically to the user from the ASA. The user can connect with a browser to the ASA firewall and download the Java client on demand. The Java client can remain installed or even get removed from the user’s desktop when disconnected from the ASA appliance. This Java client is small in size (around 3MB) and is stored on the ASA flash memory.