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Friday, July 22, 2011

How to change MAC Address in Windows 7 using Win7 MAC Address Changer : Quick Tutorial


As you may know MAC address (known as physical address) is a 48-bit identifier (6 blocks hexadecimal) corresponds uniquely to a network card or network device, which is used to identify a network device. Now, if we need to change the physical address (for whatever reason) Win7 Mac Address Changer will facilitate the task enormously.
Follow these steps to change your MAC Address in Windows,

  • First Download the program from here.
  • Run this program as administrator and enable the network adapter which you want to change MAC Address to avoid problems.
  • In windows RUN dialog enter getmac to note down the current MAC Address.
  • Select a network interface to change its MAC Address.
Select your Network Adapter

  • Select your Operating System.
Select your Operating System
  • Enter desired MAC Address manually or just click on Randomize.(Some MAC Address Combinations don't work in windows 7 so if you observe no change then try another combination)

Enter New MAC Address
  • You can use Randomize button to generate random MAC Address for you.

Generate  Random MAC Address
  • Just click on Change button to apply changes.
Change your MAC Address

  • You must Disable and Re-enable the selected Network Adapter to take effect.(If you don't know how to Enable and Disable Network Adapters in windows 7 Click Here)
  • In RUN dialog run getmac to verify if your MAC Address is really changed.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Quick Tutorial to Win7 MAC Address Changer

If you don't understand how to use this software please follow these instructions,
(If  you get any .Net security error please run the software in administrator mode in "compatibility tab" in file "properties". )
  • Select the network interface from the drop down menu,

  • Click on "Change" button to go to next menu,

  • Select your operating system (if your windows operating system is not listed then just select "Windows Xp").

  • Now change the MAC Address manually or just select click on"Random" button to get one automatically.(In windows 7 there is a restriction which does not allow to change the Mac address to other characters except "12")
  • Now just click on "Apply" button to accept these changes and then disable and re-enable your network adapter in "Network connections" or restart your computer.
  • You can always click on "Reset to Default" button to reset to default MAC Address.