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If you are going to install windows from USB Flash drive, you'll need a USB Flash drive with a minimum capacity of 4GB and an ISO image of the Windows version you are going to install.  Format your USB Flash drive Download and install  Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool Locate the ISO image of windows Select USB device Choose your flash drive and click Begin copying The process may take little time to complete After the copying is finished, you can see the files on the flash drive as you would if you opened the installation disc. Now you can start the installation on any computer that allows you to boot from a USB drive. Update (2015/08/13) This method works with all variations of windows 10.

Microsoft has now officially released Service Pack 1 Final ( KB976932 ) for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. The RTM of SP1 is available for Free to everyone but validation is required in order to download it. The Service Pack for Windows 7 doesn’t bring major new features to Windows 7 . If you have installed SP1 Release Candidate (RC) build, you need to uninstall it before installing the RTM. Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 will help you Keep your PCs supported and up-to-date. Get ongoing updates to the Windows 7 platform. Easily deploy cumulative updates at a single time. Meet your users' demands for greater business mobility. Provide a comprehensive set of virtualization innovations. Provide an easier Service Pack deployment model for better IT efficiency. Download Links Download SP1 32-bit (x86) Download SP1 64-bit (x64)

Microsoft has put an end to all speculation surrounding its upcoming web browser Internet Explorer 9. Today, Microsoft unveiled Internet Explorer 9 beta and it is ready to download via download center. Internet Explorer 9 beta offers offers rock solid performance, elegant UI and much more. Key features of Internet Explorer 9 beta: New elegant UI Private OneBox (combined address bar and search box) New download center Pin web apps to Windows 7 taskbar Improved security Improved performance Tab pages (just like speed dial) You can now download the IE 9 beta from the below mentioned link. Have fun with IE 9!   Download for Windows 7 Download for Windows Vista

Microsoft has released the first beta of its new Security Essential software. The new Security Essential features an updated anti-malware engine which is better at both detecting and removing malware. Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0 Beta is directly integrated with the Firewall and gives users the option to either turn off the firewall or turn it on. Another new feature is the integration with Internet Explorer. This will provide protection against web-based threats. There is also a new Network Inspection System to prevent network-based exploits. However, users of Windows Xp will not be able to enable the Network Inspection System. To download it, go here and login using your Live account. After that you can download the beta (either in 32-bit or 64-bit). The beta is available on a first-come-first-serve basis until an allotted number has been reached. So, go grab yours quickly. It is available only to genuine Windows user and is available only in three languages – Englis...

Windows 7 has added a lot of new features, some of them you can see, but some you can’t even see it. Here is one small trick you can do with your Windows 7 laptop. We all know that over time, your lithium ion battery will not charge to its full potential as when it’s new. But how much less is the battery charging ? Well in Windows 7 you can find out how much battery you are actually getting from your 3-cell or 6-cell or even 9-cell battery. Not the number says on the back of the battery, but the real number from the it. Start command prompt in Administrator mode (right click->Run as Administrator) Then type "powercfg -energy" now just wait for some time and Windows will collect all the data and monitor your system after it’s done, you should now see something like this. Notice that it generate an energy report in HTML format (by default) to the following directory. Go to the directory and open up the file. Skip everything and scr...

Now that the Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 has been available for download, some of you might like to download the offline installer which allows you install Live Essentials without the Internet connection. The Windows Live Essentials offline installer features all applications that come with the normal web setup including Live Messenger, Live Mail, Live Movie Maker, Live Sync, Live Photo Gallery, Live Writer and Live Family Safety. Some screenshot of Windows Live Essentials 2011 Beta Live Essentials VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL   Download Windows Live Essentials Beta Offline ...

Do you have two or more computers ? Do you use them constantly ? Well if you do then I’m going to show you how you can control them with only one keyboard and mouse without any additional cables or hardware. The basic requirements are that both machine need to be access to a local network. What you need to do is download this tool called Synergy it’s a free open source, that works on both PC and Mac. Configure The Server First you need to setup the server that is the computer that you are using with the keyboard and mouse Choose "Share this computer’s keyboard and mouse" and click "Configure … " Under configure this can be little tricky. First click the "+" under Screens, be sure to have both name of the host computer and the computer that you want to gain access. Now go under "Links" click "+" what you want to do is tell the program the physical location of the two computer that you are connecting with. Tell it w...

Microsoft Windows Update is intelligent service integrated with every Windows Operating System. Windows Update based on your Windows 7 activation status lets you to download updates, patches and automatically updates your Windows 7. If for some reason your Windows Update stops working or you are working on computer not connected to internet, then you may miss some important critical updates & patches. To help to update Windows 7 offline here is WSUS Offline Update utility. WSUS Offline Update lets you to easily download patches and updates for your Windows and Office without going through the whole procedure on Microsoft’s Windows Update website. You can also download Windows 7 updates on USB drive and carry with you to install on computers not connected to internet. Features of WSUS Offline Update 1. Supports Windows 7, Vista, XP (32-64bit) 2. Supports Office XP, Office 2003 & 2007 3. Create ISO option 4. Clean download directories 5. Copy Updates to USB WS...

Windows 7 introduced the new Sensors and Location platform that would let Windows automatically respond to environmental changes sensed by light, orientation sensors, or GPS chips.  This makes your computer more aware of its surroundings and change itself accordingly.  The location platform is especially interesting, as it brings the potential of automatic location based search and maps to your PC.  Unfortunately, most laptops today are not equipped with GPS chips.  Thanks to Geosense, however, you can still use the location platform. Geosense uses IP lookup, Wi-Fi and Cell tower triangulation, and more to find your location as accurately as possible. Geosense lists itself as a sensor in the Windows Sensors and Locations, so once you’ve installed it, all location-aware applications and services will be able to pickup your location from it.  Please note that Geosense only works on Windows 7 Home Premium and higher, as Windows 7 Starter doesn’t include the Sen...

The most popular Virtual Drive "Deamon Tools" gave me errors when mounting .ISO images.So i had to find a better solution for that.Finally i found the best solution for Windows 7 to mount .ISO images. The utility that helped me is called Virtual Clone Drive . This utility will let you mount .ISO, .CCD, .DVD, .IMG, .UDF and .BIN files. Download the utility and start the setup process.Virtual Clone Drive is a free utility

Avatar is one such amazing movie with a nice story and excellent movie effects, as it has been released and everyone talking about it twitter, chat, mail, then why not get the official Avatar theme for Windows 7 if you have windows 7 installed, you can easily download the windows 7 Avatar theme from microsoft gallery of windows 7 themes and apply it to your windows 7 PC. This is how my windows 7 PC looks after applying Avatar theme Direct Download

With the multitude of social networks and IM services out there, it can be very hard trying to keep track of them all. Today i found a solution for that.Yoono desktop application which lets you keep track of your social networks and instant messages from one central place. A second screen is displayed where you sign into your account, lets take Facebook as an example. You can easily add a new social network or IM service to it at any time after the initial setup.   There are some different options you can select to change the way your notified and what displays in the notification area. Download Yoono Desktop for Windows or Mac OS X

This is very important sometimes.Because we can use this to open our favourite applications instantly.After the hacking done this is what you get as the output I think now you know what I'm talking about.ok lets start to do it. Step 1:Browse to the Registry Key Just type regedit in your vista search box to open the registry. Browse for this key. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell Step 2: Create the Menu Item Key Name To complete this step we’ll need to create a new key, the name of which is exactly what is going to show up on the desktop menu. Right-click on the “shell” key, and then choose New \ Key from the menu. Give the new key the name that you want to show up on the desktop context menu. For this example I’ll be using Notepad. Step 3: Create the Command Key Next you’ll need to create the command key that will actually hold the command used to launch the application. Right-click on the new Notepad key, and then choose New \ Ke...

Apple has just released the latest iTunes 9 at the Apple Rock and Roll event. iTunes is a free application for Mac and PC. It plays all your digital music and video. It syncs content to your iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV. And you can add to your collection anytime, 24/7.     This updates includes many new features and improvements like Tunes LP, iTunes Extras, Genius Mixes, Improved Syncing and the redesigned iTunes Store. Learn more   Download Now (89MB)

Mac is always known for its study of beauty . Be it their ultra slim laptops or cool operating Systems. Windows on the other hand has mostly lagged behind. The statement does feel a little aged when I write this with Windows 7 installed on my system. What windows has still not given up is the task bar and when compared to Mac's dock it still looks…well, ugly. Not that I can live without it, since I have always been on Windows, it seems outrageous to even auto-hide the task bar. But since I also love the way desktop looks in Mac, I have installed Rocket dock to gain that look. Its a tool that will create a Mac-style dock on your desktop. You can insert your desktop shortcuts into this dock and your minimized windows would show in it as well. Here is how my desktop looked after installing RocketDock : Its very customizable, you can delete the existing icons, add new, change the visual style of the dock, its position and so much more. This is how it looks when you hover yo...

Here is the best solution for the people who want to type in Sinhala .But unfortunately i could not find the Windows XP version of this software.This will only works with Windows Vista and Windows 7 .You just have to download this software form here and install it to your pc.Then you are done.have fun with sinhala !!! Here's the layout of the keyboard

Finally windows x's live realeased the windows 7 transformation pack for windows XP with some new features. New 3rd-party applications ViGlance - Windows 7's Superbar emulation Improved 3rd-party applications ViStart - build recompile in native mode increasing its performance with Windows 7 skin TrueTransparency - Improved stability with version 1.0 plus SevenStyle's skin Functionalities update Automatic theme applying - Setup now applies themes automatically without user's interaction after restart Multi-user Login UI support - Allowing to see user accounts in horizontal view with multiline support Setup personization - Allowed ViSplore and WinFlip and support load/save configuration Superbar tweaks - Get Superbar UI with registry tweaks You can Download it from here Seven  Transformation Pack will replace many of the resources in Windows XP Boot screen Welcome Screen / Logon Screen New msstyles files (visual styles) New desktop and fil...

Viewing the Secret Items These are the default items that you should see on the Send To menu when you right-click on a file: Hold down the Shift key while right-clicking on the icon, and then try the Send To menu… all sorts of extra options! If you want any of those to show up normally without holding down the Shift key, you can create shortcuts in the Send To folder. Just type the following into the location bar: shell:sendto And then drag shortcuts to your preferred folders into this folder. I've found that using custom shortcuts in the Send To menu can be very handy