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Make Complete Windows 7

noreply@blogger.com (TokMOH) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 13:47:00 +0000

Windows live completes windows 7

Today, users are increasingly expecting that their PC (and their OS) allow them to do things on their desktop that have an online component such as e-mail. This is where Windows Live Essentials comes in. For example, when you’re at home on your laptop you can use Windows Live Mail, but when you’re on the go you can access that same mail from any computer with an Internet connection by going to Windows Live Hotmail. Windows Live Essentials combines what you do on the PC with what you do on the Web. That’s the benefit of software + services.

Many of the Windows Live programs within Windows Live Essentials serve as a “bridge” to the Windows Live services:

With Windows Live Messenger, you can not only chat with your friends via IM, but also follow What’s New with them on Windows Live, which means you can stay on top of updates they make like new photos or blog entries.
With Windows Live Writer, you can publish new blog posts to Windows Live Spaces.
With Windows Live Photo Gallery, you can upload your photos to Windows Live Photos and share them with the people you choose.
With Windows Live Mail, you can sync your Windows Live Hotmail e-mail and calendar to your PC.

Windows Live Essentials extends beyond Windows Live as well. Windows Live Writer is capable of publishing blog posts to most major blogging services, not just Windows Live Spaces. As a matter a fact - I use Windows Live Writer to publish all my blog posts here on this blog, which is powered by Telligents’ Community Server. Windows Live Mail supports POP3 and IMAP allowing for multiple e-mail accounts from a variety of e-mail providers including Gmail. And Windows Live Photo Gallery supports custom plug-ins for uploading photos to a variety of photo sharing websites (check out this awesome plug-in for uploading photos to Facebook).

For Windows Live Essentials, we have introduced 3 programs as the successors to programs that were introduced in Windows Vista:

Windows Live Mail is the successor to Windows Mail
Windows Live Photo Gallery is the successor to Windows Photo Gallery
Windows Live Movie Maker is the successor to Windows Movie Maker

We made this change because we learned that many of the end-user experiences need to be updated more frequently. With Windows Live Essentials, we feel we are in a better position to innovate on these programs and enhance your experience as a PC user and at a much quicker rate - as they are outside of the Windows OS.

Windows Live Essentials doesn’t just consist of the above 3 programs, it also includes Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Writer, Windows Live Toolbar, and Windows Live Family Safety adding significant value to PC users through its integrated and powerful features.

Windows Live Essentials today are free, key applications that make it easy to manage multiple e-mail accounts, edit and share photos, chat with IM for PC users and available today for you to download at download.live.com (available for Windows Vista, Windows XP, and the Windows 7 ).

Common Problems With Windows 7

noreply@blogger.com (TokMOH) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:25:00 +0000

NO 1

Windows system tray also Windows live Messenger.
When you terminate the program(close it)
but still the icon hanged at the task bar and not
in the system tray.(common compatibility problems)

Fix: right-click the shortcut to Windows Live Messenger, click Properties > Compatibility, check "Run this program in compatibility mode for" and choose "Windows XP (Service Pack 3) - Same if other programs happens -

NO 2

Windows Explorer Navigators.
To improve the peformance but ou won't always
be able to see the complete folder structure unless you expand it manually.

Fix:click Organize > Folder and Search Options, check "Automatically expand to current folder", and click OK to restore normal operations.

NO 3

Video Quality is low.
It is because of Windows 7 power plan setting. Not only video, other software
also effected.

Fix:click Start, type Power Options and click the Power Options link. Click Change Plan Settings for your currently selected plan, click Change Advanced Settings, expand the Multimedia Settings section and make sure "Playing video" is set to "Optimise performance"

NO 4

Hibernating Setting cannot disable.
Windows 7 need to use it and make it difficult to disable.You'll permanently
have a "hiberfil.sys" file taking up a sizeable portion of your hard drive.

Fix:launch REGEDIT, browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power, and set HibernateEnabled to zero.

NO 5

Crash Dump File location.
Windows 7 also got problems of crashing.
if you've installed diagnostic software like the Windows debugging tools then you'll want the crash dump file to hand for further investigations. And yet in some situations you'll find the memory.dmp file never appears. So what's going on?

Fix: First, click Start, right-click Computer and select Properties > Advanced System Settings > Startup and Recovery Settings. Make sure that "Write debugging information" is set to something other than "none", and that "Dump file" is the default "%SystemRoot%\MEMORY.DMP".

If that's all correct then check your free hard drive space. If your system isn't on a domain, and has less than 25GB free, then Windows 7 will no longer keep a crash dump file. If you'd like to change that, launch REGEDIT, browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl, create a new DWORD value called AlwaysKeepMemoryDump, set it to 1, and in future the crash dump file will always be preserved.

NO 6

Windows 7 XP Mode doesn't work

Problem 1 is XP Mode requires hardware support from the CPU. The Microsoft Hardware-Assisted Virtualization Detection Tool can check your system to see if it's compatible.

Problem 2 is the feature must be enabled in the BIOS. Microsoft has some instructions, but essentially you just need to browse your BIOS setup program looking for an AMD-V, Intel VT or VIA VT virtualisation setting and ensure it's turned on.

Unfortunately problem number 3 is that some laptop manufacturers have previously disabled this setting for "security" reasons. Sony Vaios had the feature turned off for a while, for instance, prompting some to recommend ways in which you can edit their firmware to restore the setting, although Sony seems to have restored it recently. If hardware virtualisation is turned off on your system then check with the manufacturer - a BIOS upgrade may fix the problem.

And if all else fails, just use a package like VirtualBox that doesn't insist on hardware support. You will need to provide a licenced copy of XP (or whatever other version you want to use) to install on it, though.

WINDOWS 7 XP MODE: Good news - this CPU is up to the task of running XP Mode

NO 7

DVD audio issues.

In old laptop this problems may occur.

Fix:Control Panel, click Hardware and Sound > Sound, right-click your current default playback device (it'll have a green tick displayed) and select Properties.

Then click Advanced, clear any settings in the Exclusive Mode box and click OK. You've now ensured that older or badly-behaved drivers can't take complete control of the speakers any more, and this alone will often be enough to get your system working again. (But if it doesn't, installing new audio drivers is your next best option.)

NO 8

DVD drive not found.
In some cases your DVD drive may not be found by Windows 7, even if it's visible in the BIOS and using the standard driver.

Fix:
1 - run REGEDIT, browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\, then delete both UpperFilters and LowerFilters in the right-hand pane (UpperFilters.bak and LowerFilters.bak entries can be ignored).

2 - Resetting the drive letter has worked for some. Click Start, type Disk Management and choose the "Create and format hard disk partitions" link. If your optical drive is visible here then right-click it, select Change Drive Letter and Paths, click Change and choose a new letter. If the drive is now visible in Explorer, then repeat the process to change the drive letter back; if it's still not visible, reboot and it should appear.

NO 9

Cannot get Aero running
transparency has been turned off, say - then the Aero theme may not have been fully enabled on your system

Fix:
1 - Click Start, type Aero, choose the "Find and fix problems with transparency and other visual effects" link, and click Next to launch the Aero troubleshooting wizard. It'll try to identify and resolve and problems. And if it doesn't, then install the latest driver for your graphics hardware

2 - Some Aero features may be disabled in the Registry, though. For example, if Aero Peek (the ability to make open windows transparent to display your desktop underneath) doesn't work for you, then launch REGEDIT, browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM and make sure EnableAeroPeek is set to 1, rather than 0

NO 10

Changing Windows 7 themes makes your icon changed

Fix : right-click an empty part of the desktop, select Personalize > Change Desktop Icons, clear the "Allow themes to change desktop icons" box and click OK. Your icons will now be preserved, and the only way to change them will be manually, from the same Desktop Icons dialogue.

News - Windows Azure

noreply@blogger.com (TokMOH) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:30:00 +0000

Windows Azure

Did you know what is windows Azure? I wonder what is it when the first time i heard this name, though its a OS(operating system) but actually it more than that.

This is really good for business marketing and developer. Here i will give you some info about Windows Azure

What it Win Azure?

A cloud services operating system that serves as the development, service hosting and service management environment for the Windows Azure platform

Use Windows Azure to:

* Run commodity processes in the cloud
* Build, modify, and distribute scalable applications with minimal on-premises resources
* Perform large-volume storage, batch processing, intense or large-volume computations
* Create, test, debug, and distribute Web services quickly and inexpensively

Windows Azure Benefits:

* Bring your ideas to market faster and pay as you go
* Reduce costs of building and extending on-premises resources
* Reduce the effort and costs of IT management
* Respond quickly to changes in your business and customer needs
* Choose an on-premises or off-premises deployment model that best suits your needs.
* Scale your IT resources up and down based on your needs.
* Consume computing resources ONLY when the needs arise.
* Focus less energy on managing operational resources and constraints.
* Remove the need to manage hardware
* Use your existing development skills to build cloud applications
* Consistent development and management experience across on-premises and the cloud.

More info : http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure

Prevent Windows Update From Automatically Restarting Your PC

noreply@blogger.com (TokMOH) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:13:00 +0000

Windows Update's automatic reboot can be one of the most annoying "features" in Microsoft operating systems. While it's a bit less pushy with Windows Vista and 7, allowing users to postpone the restart for up to four hours, you may not be at the computer to intercept the first or subsequent notifications.

In many cases this isn't a major deal. However, it can be frustrating if you step away from a work session and come back to a freshly rebooted system. You might also be downloading a large file or letting a lengthy operation run while away from your PC, expecting it to be finished upon return.

Fortunately there are various workarounds available. Today we will mention a few that have been tested to work in XP, Vista and Windows 7 systems.

Temporary Workarounds

The methods below will disable the nagging reminders after Windows Update runs by stopping the associated service. They are only temporary solutions because Windows will automatically start the service again when you reboot, which means you might be faced with the same problem the next time Windows updates are installed. In other words, this is your one-time off solution.

Windows XP: Open Start > Run and enter the following command: net stop "automatic updates" OR sc stop wuauserv. You can also suspend the process with PsSuspend and the command pssuspend wuauclt.

Windows Vista/7: Open Start and search for cmd. Right click on the found program and click Run as administrator. Enter the command net stop "windows update" and you're good to go. Likewise, you can suspend the process with PsSuspend and the command pssuspend wuauclt.

Permanent Fix

Unfortunately most of the everlasting system tweaks out there are unavailable to "Home" users -- that includes even Home Premium versions as these lack the group policy editor and a few other "advanced" Windows features. However, the third party application Shutdown Guard works well, and even prevents other applications from rebooting your PC.

For users of Professional, Ultimate and other upper-tier versions of Windows, you can adjust a few things in your group policy settings or system registry:

Windows XP: Start > Run > enter gpedit.msc. Navigate to Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update. Double click "No auto-restart for scheduled Automatic Updates installation," then choose Enabled and click OK.

Windows Vista/7: Start > search for gpedit.msc. Navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update and enable "No auto-restart for scheduled Automatic Updates installations".

All non-Home users can apply the same policy change by adding a new key to the registry. Go to Start > Run/Search for regedit. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Policies\ Microsoft\ Windows\ WindowsUpdate\ AU. Create a new 32-bit DWORD value named NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers and give it a value of 1. You can also download and double click on this registry key to add the key automatically.

Did you know?

Keeping your operating system up to date is vital to having a malware-free computer. But even with Windows fully patched, any of your installed applications can be a potential point of entry for attackers should you forget to grab the latest version available. Utilities such as Secunia's PSI can provide an extra layer of protection by scanning your computer for installed software, and then warning you of potentially unsafe applications that have available updates.

Install Windows XP in Dual Boot with Pre-Installed Windows 7

noreply@blogger.com (TokMOH) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:07:00 +0000

Prepare your system

Windows 7 creates a small "hidden" System partition on which it places the boot system files, bootmgr and the folder Boot. Windows XP needs to have access to that partition so that it too can place it's boot system files there. They are ntldr, boot.ini and NTDETECT.COM.

1. Assign a Drive Letter to the System Partition

Go to Disk Management in Windows 7 by right clicking Computer and select Manage and then Disk Management. Right click the drive tagged (System). It won't have a drive letter allocated, so that's the first thing you need to do so that it's visible to Windows XP setup . Allocate a drive letter by selecting "Change Drive Letter and Paths..." and then click Add and assign the first drive letter offered in the dialogue box that opens.

No Drive Letter Allocated...Add a Drive Letter...........Assign Drive Letter
... ..

2. Create a Partition on which to install Windows XP

Unless you have a second hard drive on which to install Windows XP, you will need to create a partition on which to install it. You can achieve this by "shrinking" the Windows 7 partition. This will leave you with "unallocated" space on your hard drive and it's recommended that you do not actually create a partition or format it from within Windows 7 as Windows XP uses an earlier version of the file system NTFS.

Still in Disk Management, right click the large Windows 7 installation partition and select "Shrink Volume". After disk management has finished querying the available shrink space, a dialogue box will open where you need to insert the amount of space you want to shrink the partition by. Click on Shrink when you've decided how much space you want available for Windows XP.

Care and some judgment needs to be exercised here as selecting the offered default WILL result in inadequate space being left available for the use of Windows 7.

You will now be left with unallocated space at the end of your drive. As previously mentioned, it's recommended that you do not create a partition or format it from Windows 7. That is best done using Windows XP setup so that the fully compatible Windows XP NTFS file system is applied to the partition.

Shrink Windows 7 Volume..Insert Space Required for XP.. Unallocated Space
.............

You have now completed preparation for the installation of Windows XP.

Install Windows XP

Insert your Windows XP setup disc, restart your system and boot to your XP CD to install Windows XP. When you get to the setup screen where the drives/partitions are listed, select the unpartitioned space you created in Windows 7 and create a partition by pressing C on the keyboard. Once the partition is created, press Enter to install XP on that partition and then format the partition. A quick format is fine. Here are some screenshots to guide you if you are unfamiliar with the process:

Select Unpartitioned Space....Set Up XP on Selected Partition..Format the XP Partition
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Create a Dual Boot Menu using DualBootPRO

Once you have completed the installation of Windows XP you will have temporarily lost your ability to boot into Windows 7. You will now need to restore a dual boot to both Windows 7 and Windows XP.

It is recommended that you install all device drivers in Windows XP or at the very least, the Chipset drivers for your motherboard. After that is done, download and install DualBootPRO and be sure to follow the prompts to install the applications Prerequisites, .Net Framework 2.00 or higher, as DualBootPRO will not run without it.

Open DualBootPRO, ignore the prompt to backup your BCD. Go to the System Bootloader tab, select "Windows Vista or Windows 7 Bootloader" in the first section and "All Drives" in the second section and then click Install Bootloader . Next, go to the Diagnostics item on the menu bar and select "Run Diagnostics". DualBootPRO will default back to the Manage OS Entries page and you will see that you now have entries there for "Windows 7" as well as "Earlier version of Windows". Change the name of the Windows XP entry using DualBootPRO if you wish. Restart your system and select the operating system you would like to boot to.

Install the Windows 7 Bootloader....The Windows 7 Dual Boot Menu
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Alternative Method to Create a Dual Boot Menu

After installing Windows XP you will have temporarily have lost the ability to boot to Windows 7. Here's an alternative method to restore your dual boot.

1. From Windows XP, open My Computer and go to Tools>Folder Options>View. Check the check box for "Show hidden files and folders", and un-check "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)".

2. From My Computer, open the System partition. It should be drive C:\

3. Select and copy the Windows XP boot system files ntldr, boot.ini and NTDETECT.COM

4. Open the XP installation partition and paste those three files to the root of the partition.

5. Install and open DualBootPRO and go to the Manage OS Entries page. Check Add New OS Entry, give your Windows XP entry a name such as Windows XP, select Windows Legacy from the drop down menu and allocate the drive letter as seen from My Computer. Click on Apply Updates

6. Now go to the System Bootloader page of DualBootPRO and select to install the Windows 7 Bootloader>All Drives>Install Bootloader.

7. Reboot and test each of the boot menu items to make sure they are good.

Change Folder Options...Copy XP Boot Files..........Paste to XP Partition
.........

Add a Legacy Entry...........Install Windows 7 Bootloader
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Cheat Sheet: Windows 7

noreply@blogger.com (TokMOH) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:27:00 +0000

Ah, Windows 7. I remember that - didn't it come after Windows 6?
There was never a Windows 6, you fool. Windows 7 is the follow-up to Microsoft's current desktop operating system, Windows Vista and it's released this week.

Oh right, is that the one that no one liked?
That might be a bit unfair but it does seem that businesses in particular failed to embrace Vista, with take-up continuing to be sluggish more than two years after its launch.

It sounds like there's a lot riding on Windows 7 then
Clearly, Windows 7 will need to wipe away the bad memories of Vista if it's going to be a success.

It looks like the software behemoth is already putting Vista behind it: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has even stated that he doesn't mind if businesses skip the OS as long as they come back for Windows 7.

So what's Microsoft done to make Windows 7 into a winner?
On the face of it, Windows 7 actually looks fairly similar to Vista - and uses the same Windows kernel, which should help minimise compatibility issues with software and devices. That said, there are big changes around usability and curing the operating system of Vista's perceived ills.

Windows 7 is more than just a Vista service pack according to the company, with new features that Microsoft says will make it easier to connect to corporate networks as well as support for multitouch operations.

So what Vista foibles does Microsoft claim Windows 7 solves?
Microsoft says things like speeding up the start-up and shut-down time (although tests by one company claim that Vista is often quicker to boot than its successor).

windows 7
Windows 7 may not be as quick as Vista when it comes to start up times

Microsoft has also been working with computer makers to improve system performance in general, including more rapid recovery from problems if they occur, and power-saving features to help extend battery life.

Windows 7 users should get fewer interruptions while carrying out tasks: features such as the User Account Control function, which frequently opened dialogue boxes, have also been addressed and now users should be able to specify how often the system warns them about changes being made to their computer.

There's also a redesigned taskbar if that's your thing.

Sounds good. Where can I use my Windows 7?
Well, Microsoft has said it's aiming to bring Windows 7 to everything from high-end multitouch devices to low-end hardware including netbooks, with the aim of making its appeal as broad as possible.

Hardware makers have already been showing off their Windows 7 machines ahead of the launch - for example, last week Acer unveiled a dual-boot netbook with Android and Windows 7.

So when can we get our hands on Windows 7?
A beta version was made available for download on 10 January and Microsoft even extended the deadline for testers to get their hands on it due to popular demand.

A release candidate followed in May, allowing users to get their hands on a test version of the new operating system. The release candidate, available as a free download from Microsoft, was made available until August and evidently proved popular - last month, it notched up one per cent of the world's desktops, according to figures from web analytics company NetApplications.

However, the release candidate will only keep working until early next year, at which point, users will need to get themselves a fresh copy of Windows 7 proper.

Handy then, that the official launch of Windows 7 is nigh - on 22 October, consumers will be able to buy the first laptops with Windows 7 pre-installed.

Despite not being officially released until Thursday, the OS has already been proving popular - selling out in some countries' Amazon stores when it became available as a pre-order.

Are businesses being as enthusiastic?
Unlikely. A silicon.com CIO Jury found a cautious approach among CIOs, with just one of the IT chiefs polled saying they plan to adopt the operating system in 2010, with 2011 cited as a likely rollout date by a number of tech bosses.

Analyst Gartner has warned however that businesses should be starting to test and plan for Windows 7 now - whether they plan to roll it out any time soon or not - and advises that companies should plan to be onto Windows 7 by the end of 2012.

I bet they'll need to start thinking about Windows 8 before too long!
Funny you should say that - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is certainly already planning for it, telling a recent conference in London that Windows 8 will have improved management and voice recognition as development priorities, while there has also been speculation that it may feature a 128-bit architecture. Watch this space.

crredits: http://www.silicon.com

Windows 7 "God Mode", so to speak, revealed

noreply@blogger.com (TokMOH) — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:50:00 +0000

A new "feature" in Windows 7 has been revealed today, by Ina Fried over at CNET. Being dubbed "god mode", the "feature" is actually pretty handy for power users. The hack allows you to pull all of your PC's control panels into one standard class view folder.

Here's how to enable this hack:

Create a folder in Windows 7
Re-name the folder to this exact string

"GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}"

And there you have it, a folder with all of your control panels for your PC. Check it out:

better to create this folder on desktop. ^_^

If you want a ready-made "Windows 7 God Mode" shortcut, download following ZIP file, extract it and run the extracted file. It'll directly launch the so called hidden secret GodMode:

Download

Virtual Machine

noreply@blogger.com (TokMOH) — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:17:00 +0000

If you a user of windows xp, you dont need to be worried if you want to try windows 7 or move to it. With Microsoft Windows virtual PC for windows 7 it solve everything!
Now you can push aside your worries if windows 7 cant run your favorite software in windows xp base!!

Microsoft has provide Windows xp mode for windows 7 for all of user that need a wonderful interface of windows 7 but still in the base of windows xp platform.

Once you have installed Windows XP Mode, click the Windows 7 Start button Windows 7 Start button, then select All Programs > Windows Virtual PC > Windows XP Mode to begin setup. For information on how to set up Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode, check out "Running Windows XP Mode with Windows Virtual PC" on the Support and Videos page.

go here to check it today~

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx

How to Upgrade Windows XP to Windows 7

noreply@blogger.com (TokMOH) — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:26:00 +0000

1. Download Windows 7 RC 32-bit or 64-bit

2. Burn Windows 7 RC ISO on DVD or mount ISO as drive using ISO mounting tool

3. Use Windows Explorer and Browse to the DVD drive on your computer and click migsetup.exe in the Support\Migwiz directory.

4. The Windows Easy Transfer window opens.

5. Click next and Select An external hard disk or USB flash drive.

6. Click This is my old computer.
Windows Easy Transfer scans the computer.

7. Once Scanning is completed customize your profile and share items to add and remove folders and files you want to include.

8. Click next and enter password

9. Click on Save and locate USB drive or Network location for saving Windows Easy Transfer files.

10. Start Windows 7 Setup by browsing to the root folder of the DVD in Windows Explorer, and then double clicking setup.exe.

11. Click Custom to perform an upgrade to your existing Windows installation.

(When you perform a custom installation of Windows 7, files that were used in the earlier version of Windows are stored in a Windows.old folder. This folder can be removed once instillation is complete to recover space)

12. Select partition of Windows XP and click on Next and proceed without further interaction.

13. Once your Windows 7 Installation is complete. Boot into your Windows 7.

14. Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, click System Tools, and then click Windows Easy Transfer.

15. The Windows Easy Transfer window opens.

16. Click An external hard disk or USB flash drive.

17. Click This is my new computer.

18. Click Yes, open the file. Browse to the location where the Easy Transfer file was saved. Click the file name, and then click Open

19. Click Transfer to transfer all files and settings. You can also determine which files should be migrated by selecting only the user profiles you want to transfer, or by clicking Customize.

20. Click Close after Windows Easy Transfer has completed moving your files.

That’s it We have successfully upgraded Windows XP to Windows 7

Few Points to Note:

1. Above guide will only help you in keeping Windows XP Profiles and Settings however you will need to reinstall all your programs in Windows 7

2. You can clean up all files of previous Windows installations using Disk cleanup

WinToFlash

noreply@blogger.com (ToKMoH RAMLi) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:45:00 +0000

There may come a day that optical drives are as hard to find as 5.25 floppy drives are today.

WinToFlash starts a wizard that will help pull over the contents of a windows installation CD or DVD and prep the USB drive to become a bootable replacement for the optical drive. It can alsow do this with your LiveCD.

You don't have to worry about scratches on the disc or misplacing your original media discs once you transfer their contents to the flash drive. The optical drive is quickly becoming a thing of the past, especially in office environments, as media is shifted to the cloud.

Functions list

* Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 to USB transfer
* WinPE to USB transfer
* USB media erasing, full of quick
* Create the drive with emergecy bootloader

System requirements

To use Novicorp WinToFlash, your computer has to meet certain hardware requirements. Actual requirements vary, depending on the system configuration and the programs and features that you choose.

* Pentium 233-megahertz (MHz) processor or faster
* At least 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM
* At least 10 megabytes (MB) of available space on the hard disk
* Keyboard and a Microsoft Mouse or some other compatible pointing device
* Video adapter and monitor with Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution
* Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008

Download

noreply@blogger.com (ToKMoH RAMLi) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:38:00 +0000

Windows 7 seems be becoming hot topic of discussion ever since it was previewed at PDC 2008. There are lots of themes, wallpapers, taskbars etc being created based on Windows 7 for Windows Vista. We had previously covered Windows 7 themes, wallpapers and boot screen for Vista. This post covers resources required to transform your Windows Vista to the look and feel of Windows 7.

1. Windows 7 Theme:

Download Windows 7 Theme

2. Windows 7 Boot Screen:

Download Boot Screen [ Installation]

3. Windows 7 Logon Screen

Img Credit: AskVG

Download Windows 7 Logon

4. Windows 7 Wallpapers

Download Wallpapers

5. Windows 7 Icons on Taskabr:

Instructions

With these themes, hacks and wallpapers, you Vista would now look more or like Windows 7.

Master Tutorial to Make Your Windows 7 Super Fast

noreply@blogger.com (ToKMoH RAMLi) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:14:00 +0000

1. Registry Tweaks:

Following topic contains a few registry tweaks to optimize your system performance and add a few useful extras:

Collection of Registry Tweaks for Windows 7

You just need to download the ZIP file, extract it and run the file. It'll ask for confirmation, accept it. Restart your system to take affect.

2. Right-click on Computer icon on Desktop and select Properties (or press WIN + Pause/Break keys). Now click on Advanced system settings link in left side pane (You can open it directly by giving sysdm.cpl command in RUN or start menu search box). Now click on Settings button in Performance section:

It'll open another window. Disable all unnecessary options in Visual Effects tab, you can remain following options enabled according to your requirements:

Enable desktop composition (If you want to use Windows Aero theme)
Enable transparent glass (If you want to use transparency in Windows)
Show thumbnails instead of icons (If you want to show thumbnails in Explorer)
Show window contents while dragging (If you want windows to show content while moving them)
Smooth edges of screen fonts (If you want to show smooth fonts)
Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop (If you want to show shadows under desktop icon labels)
Use visual styles on windows and buttons (If you want to use Windows Aero or Basic theme.)

3. Open Windows Explorer and go to "Organize -> Folder and Search Options" and click on View tab.

Now disable following options:

Display file size information in folder tips
Hide extensions for known file types
Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color
Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items

4. Right-click on Computer icon on Desktop and select Manage (You can also open it directly by giving services.msc command in RUN or start menu search box).

Now go to Services & Applications -> Services. Here you can set a few unnecessary services to Manual, so that these services don't start automatically with Windows and you can get a faster startup.

Visit following tutorial to know which services can be set to MANUAL to increase system performance:

Windows 7 Services that can be Safely set to MANUAL

5. Type msconfig in RUN or Startmenu search box and press Enter. Now go to Startup tab and disable unwanted startup entries. You can disable your graphics card's driver utility, Sound Card utility, etc to speed up the system startup and to increase system performance.

6. Open Sound applet in Control Panel (or type mmsys.cpl in RUN or Startmenu search box and press Enter). Now go to Sounds tab and select No Sounds from Sound Scheme section. You can keep some of your favorite sounds enabled if you want but make sure to set Exit Windows, Windows Logoff, Windows Logon and Start Navigation to (None).

Also disable "Play Windows Startup sound" option to disable the sound clip which is played at login screen.

Windows Vista Aero Theme For Xp

noreply@blogger.com (ToKMoH RAMLi) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:02:00 +0000

Windows Vista Aero Theme For Xp

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KMPlayer 2.9.4.1435 Latest Version

noreply@blogger.com (ToKMoH RAMLi) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:00:00 +0000

Size: 15 mb

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BS Player 2.43 Pro + KeyGen [12mb] Download

noreply@blogger.com (ToKMoH RAMLi) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:57:00 +0000

BS Player 2.43 Pro

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Power ISO vs WinAll 4.6 [2mb] Latest Version Download

noreply@blogger.com (ToKMoH RAMLi) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:45:00 +0000

Power ISO 4.6

PowerISO is a powerful CD/DVD image file processing tool, which allows you to open, extract, create, edit, compress, encrypt, split and convert ISO files, and mount these files with internal virtual drive. It can process almost all CD-ROM image files including ISO and BIN.

Main Features:

*Support almost all CD/DVD-ROM image file formats(ISO, BIN, NRG, CDI, DAA and so on).
Note: DAA(Direct-Access-Archive) is an advanced format for image file, which supports some advanced features, such as compression, password protection, and splitting to multiple volumes. It can be handled directly just like other formats, such as ISO, BIN, ...
*Support both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows.
*Open and extract ISO File.
*Create ISO file from hard disk files or CD/DVD-ROM.
*Edit an existing ISO file directly.
*Convert image files between ISO/BIN and other formats. PowerISO can convert almost all image file formats to standard ISO format file.
*Make bootable ISO file, get boot information from bootable ISO file.
*Make floppy disk image file.
*Optimize files to save disk space while saving ISO file.
* Mount ISO file with internal virtual drive. You don't need install any other virtual drive software.
*Can be used easily. PowerISO supports shell integration, context menu, drag and drop, clipboard copy paste...

System requirement:

* Windows 98 / Window Me / Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows 2003 / Windows Vista / Windows 7 operating system or above.
* Intel Pentium 166MHz or above.
*64MB memory.
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Make Your Windows Vista Super Fast

noreply@blogger.com (ToKMoH RAMLi) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:34:00 +0000

So you are using Windows Vista and feel that its slower than Windows XP? Then you have come to the right place.

Following tutorial will help you in tweaking your Windows Vista to the max and you'll feel a significant improvement in your system performance. So without wasting any time lets start:

1. Following is a registry file containing a few registry modifications, which are completely safe and can increase the performance of Windows Vista. Just download the attached ZIP file, extract it and then run the file:

Tweak Windows Vista

Restore Default Settings (Use this file if you want to restore default Windows settings)

2. Right-click on My Computer icon on Desktop and select Properties (or press <WIN> key + <Pause/Break> key), click on Advanced system settings link in left side pane (You can also open it by typing sysdm.cpl in RUN or start menu search box and press Enter). Now click on Settings button in Performance section:

Now disable all unnecessary options in Visual Effects tab, you can remain following options enabled according to your requirements:

Enable desktop composition (If you want to use Windows Aero theme)
Enable transparent glass (If you want to use transparency in Windows)
Show preview and filters in folder (If you use Details Pane in Explorer)
Show thumbnails instead of icons (If you want to show thumbnails in Explorer)
Show window contents while dragging (If you want windows to show content while moving them)
Smooth edges of screen fonts (If you want to show smooth fonts)
Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop (If you want to show shadows under desktop icon labels)
Use visual styles on windows and buttons (If you want to use Windows Aero or Basic theme.)

3. Open Folder Options and click on View tab:

Now disable following options:

Display file size information in folder tips.
Display simple folder view in Navigation pane.
Hide extensions for known file types.
Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color.
Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items.

Other options don't affect the system performance. You can enable/disable them according to your requirements.

4. Right-click on My Computer icon on Desktop and select Manage (You can also open it by typing services.msc in RUN or start menu search box and press Enter).

Now goto Services & Applications -> Services. Here you can set a few unnecessary services to Manual, which will not start with windows and will decrease the boot time and will increase system performance.

Please follow the following tutorial to know about which services can be safely set to MANUAL:

Windows Vista Services that can be Safely set to MANUAL

5. Type msconfig in RUN or Startmenu search box and press Enter. Now goto Startup tab and deselect the unnecessary entries, which you don't want to start automatically with Windows, e.g. you can disable VGA driver utility, Sound Card utility, etc to speed up the startup time and to increase system performance.

You can also disable these items using Windows Defender. Open Windows Defender and click on Tools and then click on "Software Explorer".

6. Open Sound in Control Panel (or type mmsys.cpl in RUN or Startmenu search box and press Enter), goto Sounds tab and select No Sounds in Sound Scheme section. Or you can remain some of your favorite sounds but set Exit Windows, Windows Logoff, Windows Logon and Start Navigation to (None).

7. After following all above mentioned points, you'll see a big improvement in your Windows Vista performance. If you want to tweak more, then you can use 3rd party tools which are listed here:

Windows Vista Tweaking Software List

8. At last I'll advise to defrag the HDD regularly, install only necessary software, use the latest drivers and keep your Windows updated.

Install Windows Xp by Pendrive

noreply@blogger.com (ToKMoH RAMLi) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:48:00 +0000

This tutorial is designed to help those in need of installing Microsoft Windows XP on any PC that is capable of booting from a UFD (USB Flash Device)

Before you start you will need at your disposal:

A properly functioning windows PC
a UFD (USB Flash Device) with a minimum size of 1GB
A Windows XP CD or image
A copy of WinSetupFromUSB-0.1.1 available here

1. Download & Run WinSetupFrom USB-0.1.1.

2. Complete the setup. The program will start automatically once you have finished.

3. Plug your pen drive into the computer and backup anything important from it as we are going to format it.

4. In the WinSetupFromUSB-0.1.1 window: click Refresh next the USB selection box. The USB pen you have just plugged in should now be visible in the drop down menu. Select it.

5. Insert your XP CD or mount an XP CD Image.

6. In the WinSetupFromUSB-0.1.1 window: click Browse, next to the Windows 2000/XP/2003 Source box, and navigate to the location of the XP Install CD.

7. Now click the PE2USB button.

8. Now Tick the Enable Disk Format box under Format Options and Tick Quick Format and Enable LBA (FAT16X). Also make sure that Enable File Copy is not ticked.

9. Click Start. Click Yes when the pop up asks if you wish to continue. Click Yes again when the pop up asks you if you are sure you wish to continue. When you get the Completed successfully message click OK and close PEtoUSB.

10. In the WinSetupFromUSB-0.1.1 window: Click GO. The Program will now create a bootable windows XP install on your USB pen drive.

11. Click agree to the “SYSINTERNALS SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS” pop up.

12. Click OK to the “This is Important” pop up.

13. The creation process is now complete: Take the newly formatted USB Pen and place it in the USB port of the target computer and turn it on.

NOTE: You must now read carefully what pops up on the screen as it will provide you with the hot-key (keyboard shortcut key) that, when pressed, triggers access to the BIOS. It is usually something like F1, F2, Delete or Escape.

14. Navigate the BIOS with the keyboard and find the section that contains your boot devices. With your USB drive plugged in, the USB drive should be listed. If it isn’t, your system might not support booting from USB.

15. Assuming that it is supported (as is the case with virtually all modern hardware), promote your USB drive to the primary boot device.

16. Exit from the BIOS configuration, saving all changes.

17. The computer will now reboot. Assuming that you have successfully compiled the bootable USB XP install and that you have successfully selected the USB device to be booted first in the bios a screen should appear which reads Windows 2000/XP/2003 Setup - First and Second Parts . Press Enter. You will now be presented with 2 options. Select Option 1 (first part) for the first stage of the installation process.

18. When the first stage setup completes and system reboots select Windows 2000/XP/2003 Setup - First and Second Parts, then Option 2 (second part) for the second stage of the setup.

DO NOT REMOVE THE USB PEN FROM USB PORT UNTIL YOU SEE THE WINDOWS START MENU

References:

How to install from USB- WinSetupFromUSB with GUI, Lets try to make it easy for everyone…

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=120444

Written by Frank · Filed Under Windows XP