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Download Windows 7 Build 7057 Wallpapers & User Account Pictures

installpatch — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:46:21 +0000

Windows 7 Build 7057 seems to be actual Release candidate and it has many new changes like new wallpapers set, new logon and shutdown screen and many bug fixes. If you have seen screenshots of Windows 7 Build 7057 then you will notice Windows 7 Build 7057 wallpapers are stunning and awesome.
Also Windows 7 build 7057 has several new User account pictures. As usual deviantart users have again managed to extract wallpapers and user account pictures from windows 7 build 7057, and are available for download.
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Show/Hide User (Username) From Welcome Screen on Windows XP & Vista

installpatch — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:09:24 +0000

You can hide such username from welcome screen via User Account settings from control panel but that will be tedious task. Here is small utility User Control with which you can instantly hide-show username from welcome login screen of Windows Vista & XP.

User Control freeware utility & enables you to remove user name from the Welcome Screen, while still maintaining the user account.
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How to Upgrade Windows 7 RC/Beta to Windows 7 RTM Build 7600

installpatch — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:52:45 +0000

Upgrading Windows 7 RC/Beta to Windows 7 RTM 1. Mount Windows 7 RTM Build 7600 ISO and Extract content to any folder or USB drive 2. Now go to Sources folder of Windows 7 and open “cversion.ini” file in notepad 3. Modify the “MinClient” build number to a value lower than your installed Windows 7 Build. For example, change 7233 to 7000 if you have Windows 7 Beta Build installed.
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How to Install Windows 7 From USB Drive without Windows 7 ISO DVD

installpatch — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:50:24 +0000

Installing Windows 7 from USB Flash Drive
Requirement:
USB Pen Drive (Min 4 GB)
Windows 7 ISO (32 bit or 64 bit)
MBRwiz Download and Extract it on your hard drive (Diskpart utility for Windows XP doesn’t detect USB drive as Disk hence we need to use this free utility to make bootable USB drive).
1. Connect your USB Flash Drive to your computer Format USB drive
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How to Upgrade Windows 7 Beta Build 7000 to Windows 7 RC Build 7100

installpatch — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:40:50 +0000

Upgrading Windows 7 Beta Build 7000 to Windows 7 RC Build 7100
1. Download Windows 7 RC build 7100 (if you downloaded Leaked Windows 7 RC which is not in the form of ISO then Skip to Step Number 3)
2. If you have downloaded Windows 7 RC in the form of ISO DVD then Burn ISO on dvd and copy all files & folder to your Hard Disk Drive. You may use ISO file mounting tool to extract files.
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Dual Booting Windows 7 with Vista

installpatch — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:30:51 +0000

I want to dualboot this machine as I want to use the machine primarily as a
Windows 7 machine, however if there is a gap between when the beta expires and the product is
released I want to have Vista to step back to.
Ok, the first step would be to back-up the system obviously, the best way is to use Vista’s
backup tools, All Programs-Accessories-System Tools-Backup Status and Configuration:-
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Computer stops responding when you try to install an update in Windows XP Service Pack 2

installpatch — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:21:17 +0000

This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:
• You are using certain filter drivers. For example, the problem is known to occur if you are using the Ibmfilter.sys driver. This driver is installed by the IBM Rescue and Recovery with Rapid Restore software. The problem may also occur with other filter drivers.
• You try to install any one of the updates that are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:
307154 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307154/ ) Low/Critical Battery Alarm Does Not Play the Sound That You Specify

Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885894/en-us

Installing Microsoft Windows XP from usb device (usb-stick, usb-hdd, SD card) simpler method

installpatch — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:28:41 +0000

Method 1 Full XP Install
1. You will need a special tool to copy the Installationfiles and making the USB-stick/SD card bootable – usb_multiboot_10.zip
2. Unpack to any folder. THE PATH TO YOUR FOLDER MUST BE SIMPLE AND WITHOUT SPACES! (ex. c:\usb_multiboot_10)
3. Insert USBstick / SD card.
1. ALL DATA ON YOUR STICK WILL BE ERASED! Please back up before running USB_MultiBoot_10.cmd!
4. Run USB_MultiBoot_10.cmd. follow text description.
5. Format utility will apear. Choose NTFS for >=4Gb usb flash and FAT16 for other, Start format, Close after finishing to allow the DOS operations to continue.
1. diamondsw: Using the “HP format” option works fine for any capacity, and you can use FAT32 without problems (I used a 4GB stick). This can be useful as more systems can read FAT32 than NTFS.
2. NOTE: If you are doing this from a Vista machine, you may need to run PeToUSB.exe as adminstrator in order for this program to recognize the jump drive. (Right click PeToUSB.exe > Properties > Compatibility > “Run this program as an administrator” checked.)
6. Set options 1 and 2. Set option 0 only if you want to use USB HDD instead of a USB stick/ SD card.
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Source: http://wiki.eeeuser.com/windowsxpusb

Installing Microsoft Windows XP on an Eee PC 701 4G

installpatch — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:19:03 +0000

Basic installation method
Pre-requisites for an easy install:
• A legal copy of Windows XP
• An external USB2 CD/DVD reader
• Optional: nLite to reduce the size of the Windows installation.
Steps for an easy installation:
• Optional: Make your own nLited version of Windows XP. nLite allows you to decrease the size of Windows XP by removing unnecessary components and files. Options are very clearly labelled. If you’re not sure about a component to remove, just leave it there. Burn your new custom Windows XP CD.
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Source: http://wiki.eeeuser.com/windowsxp

Windows 7 and the Samsung NC10 Netbook

installpatch — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:06:21 +0000

Choosing the version of Windows 7 to use proved difficult. I didn’t want to install more than I would ever use, but wanted my netbook to be left in a reasonably usable state which wouldn’t hinder my use of it.

Announcements from a number of manufacturers seem to show a general trend that their Windows 7 netbook releases will run the Starter Edition of the operating system. The main reason? The licenses are cheap. Starter is specifically designed for emerging markets, but is also intended to offer a “richer small notebook PC experience”. It doesn’t allow you to change your wallpaper or hook the system up to a second monitor, but for a netbook, you generally wouldn’t need to; if you can run a word processor and a browser, 99% of netbook users will be happy.

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