Windows 7,Vista ,Xp,Linux

Before we get started you will need: * Windows 7 ISO file and WinRAR or a burned DVD with the install source files * 4GB USB flash drive. You can buy one on eBay for around £8.00 with free shipping. Step 1 – Preparing the USB flash drive Let’s get started. First we need to format the USB flash drive to erase any existing data on the drive. Click on the Start Button and then Computer to bring up your drives. Next, right click on the removable USB flash drive and select Format. Click Start and the USB flash drive will be formatted. Step 2 – Preparing the source files Now it is time to extract the setup from a Windows 7 ISO CD image file. If you have a physical Windows 7 install DVD then skip to step 3. To extract the files from the ISO file you will need WinRAR. If you do not already have WinRAR download and install that now. Once you have WinRAR installed navigate to the ISO file in explorer and right click on the file and select the bottom Extract to option. The ISO file will now be extracted to a sub-folder with the same name as the ISO file. This can take a few minutes to complete. Step 3 – Copying source files to USB flash drive The final step is to copy the install source onto the USB flash drive in a way that will allow the Windows 7 install to boot up. The trick here is to use XCopy. Depending on where your source files are located there are two different methods to copy the files onto the flash drive. Using extracted source files Open up command prompt and navigate to the directory you extracted the source files from the ISO file with the CD command. Then, run XCOPY *.* J: /e and hit Enter to start the copy. Be sure to replace J with the drive letter of your USB flash drive. Using a physical Windows 7 install DVD The instructions are slightly different when using a physical DVD. Open up command prompt and type XCOPY D: J: /e and hit Enter. Replace D with the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive and replace J with the drive letter of your USB flash drive. Step 5 – Installing Windows 7 from the USB flash drive Once the file copy has completed you are ready to plug the USB flash drive into your Netbook. Turn it on and hit the keyboard shortcut to bring up the boot menu for your model. Typically it is F12 or F1. After you select your USB flash drive the Windows 7 installation should begin to load. At this point, installing Windows 7 is the same as on a normal laptop or a desktop.

Two Rutgers University Professors, Mor Naaman and Jeffrey Boase, set out to examines user behavior on social media websites such as Twitter and what they found is, well, probably not all that shocking. After looking at over 3,000 tweets from more than 350 Twitter users, it turns out, about 80 percent are what the professors now call “meformers,” or people use who post updates on their everyday activities, feelings, thoughts, emotions and social lives. The other 20 percent, the “informers,” are more about sharing information such as news articles and interacting with their followers. As a matter of fact, informers usually had more friends and followers than meformers. The median number for informers was 131 friends and 112 followers whereas meformers had a median of 61 friends and 43 followers.

While carefully documenting the details of their research, the professors determined that there are nine different types of Tweets: information sharing, self promotion, opinions and complaints, statements and random thoughts, me now, question to followers, presence maintenance, self-referential anecdotes, and anecdotes about others. A majority of tweets – about 41 percent – can be classified as “me now” tweets with random thoughts, and opinions and complaints coming in as the second most tweeted items.

The research doesn’t portray Twitter users very positively, but most previous research done on the social medium has had the same findings, if not worse. Some studies have gone on to call Twitter users “narcissists” or claim that nearly half of all tweets are “pointless babble.”

So what else did the study find? Informers usually mention other users more often by making @replies. About 25 percent of tweets come from users’ mobile phones. Of those posted from phones, over half (51 percent) tend to be “me now” messages. Females were also more likely to post the “me now” messages; 45 percent of female users posted them whereas 37 percent of men did.

With Windows 7 coming out next month, there are, no doubt  lot of Windows XP users who opted to skip over Windows Vista and are anxiously awaiting the opportunity to upgrade. Unfortunately, the switch may not be such an easy one. There is a lot of planning to do and a lot of learning to be done, but with the Windows 7′s October 22 release date just around the corner, it’s never too early to start. One of the first things you will want to do is check your hardware. If your computer was made in the last few years, you more-than-likely won’t have a problem. If you’re not sure about your current hardware situation, Microsoft offers a Windows 7 Upgrade advisor at their website. The advisor will perform a scan of your system and display a report that lets you know if you meet the requirements. Should there be a problem, the report lets you know what your options are for the upgrade. Another thing you must understand is that you will have to perform a custom installation. Upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 will not allow you to keep all of your settings and applications. A custom installation gives you the option to install Windows on a specific drive or partition, or completely replace your old operating system. When you do the complete replacement, a folder called “Windows.old” will show up on your hard disk and while it will contain your Windows, Documents, Settings, and Program Files, your applications will no longer be in working order. This means backing up and transferring important data, reinstalling applications, and reconfiguring your settings. It’s always helpful to have an inventory of all of your applications. You’ll also want to make sure they are compatible with Windows 7. Once you have your list in place, you can gather up the information for what you’ll need once you’ve got Windows 7 installed including installation CDs and various websites from which you’ve downloaded applications. One thing you may want to consider is a multiboot configuration. This means having both Windows XP and Windows 7 at your fingertips, which can help make the switch a little smoother. All you have to do is reboot into Windows XP at any given time to see exactly how something is installed or configured. To do this, you must install both XP and 7 on the same hard disk but on separate partitions. To make room for Windows 7, you will have to repartition your hard disk and there is software you can purchase to help you do this. Once you’re finished, just set Windows 7 as your primary operating system and remove Windows XP all together. As with any major change you make to your computer, you’ll want to back up all of your data. You’re more than likely going to use either a third-party back-up program or Windows XP’s native Backup Utility. If you’re using a third party program, make sure you check with your manufacturer to see if it will be compatible with Windows 7. If you’re not sure or don’t trust either backup system, you can, of course, make copies of all of your data and store it on CDs and external hard drives. Now that you know you will need to transfer your data, how will you do it? You’ll probably want to use a program that will scan your XP system to find all of your data and settings and that can transfer the information to Windows 7. Luckily, Windows 7 has an Easy Transfer feature that can do this for you, but. The transfer utility should come embedded within Windows 7, but also as a separate DVD. Something else you can do to be prepared is become familiar with Window 7′s new user interface (UI) as it is very different from that of Windows XP. To avoice what many call “UI Shock,” you can visit Microsoft’s Windows 7 webpage. That will give you an idea of what to expect once you’ve installed Windows 7. The webpage features a Windows 7 Features section and a Windows 7 Help & How-to section. Microsoft’s website also features a Windows Training Portal which includes Windows 7 “Learning Snacks” (interactive presentations) and Microsoft Press Sample Chapters from upcoming Windows 7 books. Finally, this seems simple enough but ask questions and share information. So many people will be switching from XP to Windows 7; you most certainly won’t be alone. Visit technical forums and websites and connect with others who are in your shoes.

Msconfig

windows vista support All of the users of the windows Vista will be very happy to know about that how to make windows vista boot faster. Is it possible to boot up fast. Yes, I am sure to make Windows Vista Boot process faster. Please try to follow the tips given below to make your vista operating system boot faster. There are plenty of factors that could make your PC startup grind to a halt, so there are plenty of tweaks to try to get your PC starting up in a flash. It’s all very well listing these tweaks, but do they work? We have a PC at home packed with so much stuff that it takes an age to load Windows Vista, so we decided to test the tweaks to find out how much time we could save. First things first – Start-up slow-down Original startup time – 6:26.54 We knew that our PC was slow to start, but when we timed it and saw that it took nearly six and a half minutes from the moment we pressed the on button to when the computer had loaded all the start-up programs and was actually usable, we knew that something needed to be done. Our first port of call was to check out the Startup folder by going to Start > All Programs > Startup. The Startup folder can be a really useful feature of Windows Vista because you can place shortcuts to your favourite programs in there and they will load up when Windows Vista starts. Startup CUT IT OUT: You can speed up the boot time by removing items from your Startup folder. The problem is, if there are too many programs in there, it will slow down your computer’s startup as your computer loads them all. Deleting the shortcuts from this folder (don’t worry, it won’t delete the actual programs) will certainly help speed things up. Not all programs that load themselves when your computer starts appear in the Startup folder, however. Take a look at the Notification area of your Taskbar, which is on the bottom right-hand corner of your desktop next to the clock, to see if there are a lot of icons there. Most of these icons are for programs that run in background, and with all of them starting up when you turn on your computer, it will definitely slow it down. Many of these programs can be safely prevented from starting up automatically, so you only load them as and when you need to. Most of the time you can right-click the icon and either open the program or go straight to the program’s options or preferences, and from there clear a box that says something like ‘Run this program when Windows starts’. If there are any programs that you don’t need any more at all, go ahead and uninstall them to get an extra speed boost. Result: After deleting four shortcuts from the Startup folder and cutting down the Notification icons from a massive 19 down to seven, we saw a huge improvement in the computer’s start-up speed. New startup time – 3:47.31 Going in deeper – Use Msconfig to disable more programs at startup Not all programs give the option to prevent them from automatically starting up. To disable more stubborn programs, we went in to the powerful Msconfig utility. Before using this you should create a Restore point so you can revert your PC back to its former settings should anything go wrong. Click Start and type msconfig. Click the Startup tab and you’ll see a list of programs, the name of the manufacturer of each program, and the program’s path (where it’s kept on your hard drive). Using all this information you can tell whether these programs are essential to making your PC run properly. MS CONFIG: Click the Startup tab and then in the Startup Item column clear the boxes of the programs you wish to prevent from loading on startup. msconfig As a general rule, don’t disable any programs from Microsoft because these are usually vital for Windows Vista. Any drivers or programs related to your graphics card and other hardware should be left alone as well. Once you’ve disabled the programs you want, exit Msconfig and restart your PC. If there are any problems or error messages, make a note and go back into Msconfig and check the boxes of the problem programs. You can also stop some services running on startup. Only stop them if you’re sure that you don’t need them. Again, no Microsoft services should be turned off. If there are any services you want to stop, it’s a good idea to search for the service on the internet to make sure it’s okay to do so. Once again, if there are any problems, open Msconfig again and restart the services. Result: We found a number of programs that didn’t need to load on startup, so we unchecked them. We also found a couple of services that ran on startup that were used by old programs we had long ago uninstalled, so we safely stopped them. New startup time – 2:36.81 Dual operating systems – Shave seconds off dual-boot options If you have more than one operating system installed on your PC – for example, you may have both Windows Vista and Windows 7 beta installed – your computer displays a menu asking you which operating system you want to load. If you don’t select an operating system within 30 seconds, it automatically loads your default operating system. You can cut the amount of time your computer waits for your input before loading Windows Vista by going back to Msconfig and selecting the Boot tab. Where it says Timeout, change the number to a lower setting, but give yourself enough time to actually make your choice. If you only have Windows Vista installed on your machine, you don’t need to complete this step. New startup time – 2:35.18 Fix notifications Windows Vista is great at letting you know if there’s a problem with your computer. Your antivirus program should also alert you to potential problems, such as when a virus has been found or if you haven’t downloaded and installed the latest update for the software. These notifications usually pop up from the notification area when you boot into Windows Vista, and on a computer that’s already struggling, the appearance of such messages could slow down the start-up time even further. You can save a few seconds by making sure that you always read all the notifications and subsequently follow their recommendations to fix the problems. Not only will this stop the notification from popping up on your screen again, but it will probably also help your computer in other ways. Change the boot order – Tweak the BIOS to cut start-up time When your PC is turned on it searches all its drives, such as hard drives and DVD drives, for boot files to load Windows Vista. These files are always on your primary hard drive, but your PC may search your DVD drives, floppy drives and other places before searching the correct hard drive, and this can add seconds to your startup. To save time you can change the order that your computer searches your drives, making sure that the drive that Windows Vista is installed on is searched first.

Vista bios screen

To do this you need to enter your computer’s BIOS, which is accessed when your computer is first turned on, before Windows Vista starts. The method of accessing the BIOS varies from computer to computer – you need to either hold down Delete or sometimes F12. Once inside the BIOS you should see a menu option called something like Advanced BIOS Features. If you have more than one hard drive in your computer, select Hard Disk Boot Priority and select the hard drive that holds Windows Vista.

BOOT ORDER:HARD diskYou need to select Advanced BIOS features to access the Hard Disk Boot Priority. vistabios1 There should also be a menu option called something like Boot Priority. Select this, and then make sure that Hard Disk is first, followed by CDROM. There may also be an option called Quick Power On Self Test. Select this and make sure it’s enabled. When your PC is first turned on, it runs a number of tests to make sure everything is running properly. Some of these tests are more important than others, and by enabling Quick Power On Self Test your PC skips some of the less important tests, which speeds up your boot times. HARD DISK FIRST: Ensure your HDD is selected as the primary boot device for a quicker start-up. vistabios2 Finally, there may be an option called Boot Up Floppy Seek. If you have that option in the BIOS, select it and then disable it. This is a test your computer runs on your floppy disk drive. These are an old form of media, and your PC either won’t have one, or you’ll hardly ever use it, so testing it is unnecessary. Once you’ve finished in the BIOS choose Save and then Exit. Your computer’s BIOS might be slightly different, so don’t panic if the menus are laid out or named differently to how we’ve said. If in doubt, check the BIOS manual that came with your computer, or on the internet. SAVE AND EXIT: Once you have selected the right settings, Save and Exit to confirm your choices. vistabio3 Result: Changing settings in the BIOS made the computer load up Windows Vista quicker than before. New startup time – 2:25.41 Check for viruses and other malware Viruses and spyware can drastically affect how long it takes your PC to load. Run an antivirus scan regularly, and use anti-spyware tools such as Windows Defender to keep your PC nice and clean. New startup time – 2:24.95 Get rid of extra users Having different user accounts, or a password-protected user account, is a great way of securing Windows Vista. However, if you’re the only person who uses your computer, or you don’t mind other people using your account, then you can save time by only having one account with no password. This will speed up the time it takes to load Windows Vista because it won’t have to load the User Account log-in screen and wait for you to enter a password. You should bear in mind the security risks of doing this, however. New startup time – 2:18.58 Defrag your hard drive – Speed up the way your hard disk works By defragmenting your hard drive, your PC can find and access files faster, which will lead to your computer running and loading faster. To run the Disk Defragmenter program type defrag into Start Search. New startup time – 2:18.17 Source:- http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/how-to-make-windows-vista-boot-faster-605430?artc_pg=2

Vista 7 is in action

A year ago today, Microsoft pulled the plug on Windows XP, no longer selling new copies in most venues. The June 30 kill date for XP followed a six-month outcry from users about Windows Vista, with demands that Microsoft keep XP available alongside Vista for the many users whThe same should be expected from Vista 7, which is just like Windows Vista under its hood. And speaking of Vista 7 pricing, here is an interesting o were frustrated by ease-of-use, compatibility, and retraining issues.

Who in their right mind will purchase Windows 7 at these prices?

The answer is of course is that Windows will not be sold at that price. Instead Microsoft will use its OEM monopoly control to fix prices so that it is priced to undercut competitors in any area they make an inroad by offering low OEM prices with conditions attached such as hardware spec. price etc. and offering rebates so that OEMs effectively are paid by Microsoft to keep competitors off preloaded systems. They are doing exactly this on netbooks and nettops right now, and there is a long suspicion that the reluctance of the likes of Dell and HP to advertise or aggressively sell Linux PCs and laptops that are preloaded with Linux in the past is due to such market manipulation.

E-mail stands for electronic mail which means sending mails from one person to another online. It is a very fast, free and reliable service which is used by millions of people around the world to connect with each other. If we want to send someone an e-mail we need their e-mail address.

E-mail address can be obtained in many ways.

The best way in obtaining someone’s e-mail id is by asking them directly. If they refuse there are other tactics as well, such as asking their friends. If they work somewhere you can check their registration form, however you need to be an authorized person to do that.

You can obtain someone’s e-mail id with the help of the internet. Go to your favorite search engine and type their name. If they are registered on a social network site their name will come up. But be careful as you may get the wrong person’s e-mail id because their name’s match. They may even have their own personal websites and no doubt their e-mail address can be obtained from there.

You can also use the help of the e-mail address directories. This is an online tool through which you can find a particular person’s id, by just entering their first and last names. But there is a chance that you may not get it because it is not compulsory for everyone to add their e-mail address.

Guessing is another option. You can start with their names or nick names, however there is a 99% chance that it is not correct and you may end up mailing the wrong person.

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