Windows X's Live recommends:
Before and after making any changes to your system or installing any software including Seven Transformation Pack, we strongly recommend you check Windows for registry errors.

Under Vista, it is possible to automate the filtering network using scripts. The command of the Netsh command prompt control the Windows Firewall with Advanced Features. " This command is one of the richest and most complex system. To discover all the settings, open the command prompt and type: netsh -? | More

For example, the following command to retrieve a text file all your network settings: netsh-c interface dump> d: paramsip.txt

Surprisingly, if you want to implement these settings on another machine, copy the file created ( "paramsip.txt") by the previous command and ask for the import of settings with the command: netsh-fx: paramsip.txt

To view all NICs of a machine type the command:
netsh interface ip show config

An interface for transferring a TCPIP address to a static IP address, type the command:
netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" dhcp

In contrast, an interface to configure it by imposing controls a fixed IP address:
netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" static 192.168.1.15 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1