Saturday, 25 October 2008

Win Vista

Windows Vista Ultimate is the most comprehensive edition of Windows Vista. It is the first operating system that combines all of the advanced infrastructure features of a business-focused operating system, all of the management and efficiency features of a mobility-focused operating system, and all of the digital entertainment features of a consumer-focused operating system.

Windows Vista Minimum Supported System Requirements:
Processor 800 MHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor1
System Memory 512 MB
GPU SVGA (800x600)
Graphics Memory -
HDD 20 GB
HDD Free Space 15 GB
Optical Drive CD-ROM drive2
Audio
Internet
1 Processor speed is specified as the nominal operational processor frequency

Win XP Service Pack 3

Though Microsoft still won't confirm that it will release a third
service pack for its Windows XP operating system, a preview version of
the software update has been made available on the Web.
An "unofficial" preview pack of Windows XP Service Pack 3 is available
at The Hotfix, a software download site and discussion forum that
focuses on patches and software updates.
Info Avaiable, but Hidden
Ethan Allen, creator and administrator of The Hotfix, said Wednesday
that he assembled the preview pack from software updates sent by an
internal Microsoft source that are expected to be released in SP3.
The updates include Windows log-on improvements and features that fix
current problems with connecting Windows XP computers to various
networks, according to the SP3 forum on the site.

Wednesday, 24 September 2008

Install Windows XP Step-by-Step?

First, change your system boot order to boot from CD-ROM. Save the changes and then reboot your computer. If it is you will be prompted to press your space bar to directly boot from CD-ROM. Press your space bar as you see this message.

· After some time the installation begins to copy the setup files to your computer. After this you will see a message if you want to perform a new installation, repair an existing installation, or quit. In this case, you will be performing a new install. Press the correct key to perform a new installation.

· Here you will read the terms of the end user license agreement, and press F8 to agree. The next phase, you need to decide which partition of your hard drive you will install Windows XP on. Here you will have the opportunity to create or delete partitions.

· Select format the partition to either FAT32 or NTFS. You'll also see two additional choices to perform a quick format of each option. After you have determined which option is right for you, press the correct key to format the partition. The setup program will automatically start copying files after the partition is formatted.

· Please select the region and language then type name and your organization name.

· Enter your product license key.

· The next phase name the computer, and enter an Admin password. Enter the correct date and time. Choose your network settings. If you have static IP address for broadband access, enter the settings that your ISP has provided you.

· Choose workgroup or domain name. After installing copy of windows XP Wait until you've finished installing any additional hardware.

· Log in after rebooting computer, and update drivers.

Creat Virtual Private Network in Win XP

Open the Network Connections option in Control Panel. A list of existing dial-up and LAN connections will appear.

. Choose the 'Create a new connection' option from the left-hand side of the window. First click Next to begin the wizard, then choose the 'Connect to the network at my workplace' item from the list and click Next.

. On the Network Connection page of the wizard, choose the 'Virtual Private Network connection' option and click Next.

. Here type a name for the new VPN connection in the 'Company Name' field and click Next.

. Choose an option on the 'Public Network' screen and click Next. The default option, 'Automatically dial this initial connection' can be used if the VPN connection will always be initiated when the computer is not already connected to the Internet. Otherwise, choose the 'Do not dial the initial connection' option. This option requires that the public Internet connection be established first, before this new VPN connection will be initiated.

. Enter the IP address of the VPN remote access server to connect to, and click Next.

. Choose an option on the "Connection Availability" screen and click Next. The default option, 'My Use Only,' ensures that Windows will make this new connection available only to the currently logged on user. Otherwise, choose the 'Anyone's use' option.

. Click Finish to complete the wizard.

No Problme XP Boot NTLDR Missing Fill Error

Insert the Windows XP bootable CD into the system CD driver and reboot your computer.
When prompted a message to press any key to boot from the CD, press the any key.
Once in the Windows XP setup menu press the "R" key to repair Windows.
Log into your Windows installation by pressing the "1" key and pressing enter.
You will then be prompted for your administrator password, enter that password.
Copy the below two files to the root directory of the primary hard disk. In the below example you are copying these files from the CD-ROM drive letter "F". This letter may be different on your computer.

copy f:\i386\ntldr c:\
copy f:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\

Once copy both files, remove the CD and reboot your system.

Turn ON CD-ROM auto play if it's not working?

Click on Start button then go to Run command and type Regedit in the Open text box. Click OK.
In Registry Editor find the following Registry key:
HKEY LOCALMACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\

Services\CDRom
In the right pane of the console, right click the Autorun entry and click Modify.
In the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, put a number "1" (without the quotes) in the Value data text box. Click OK and then close the Registry Editor

Conver the FAT to NTFS System

If you are using window 2000 or window XP and choose not to convert your file system to NTFS while installing, then don’t worry you can still upgrade to NTFS using CONVERT.EXE.
For example, if you want to convert your FAT or FAT32 file system on your drive C to NTFS:
• Go to "Command Prompt"
• Type:

CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS
• Press ENTER and restart your computer.