Windows 7

Multi Boot System Windows 7 XP And Vista

If you’re dying to try out Windows 7 but aren’t ready to give up your installation of XP or Vista, let’s take a look at how to dual boot Windows 7 with XP or Vista.

Step 0: Download the Windows 7 Beta and Burn It to a DVD

Assuming you’ve already downloaded a fresh copy of Windows 7, you’ll need to burn it to a DVD in order to do a fresh installation. To handle this task, grab a copy of the most popular CD and DVD burning tool ImgBurn, burn the ISO to a DVD, and move right along to step 1.

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Windows 7 Aero Registry Hack

Aero Glass Transparency effect is one of the best features of Windows Vista is also available in Windows 7, but the hardware requirements for Windows Aero 7 is significantly higher than the average user.

Yesterday, we need a way to use the Windows 7 Aero after installing Windows 7 and at least the Aero effects, but also for the system is in practice the requirement for Windows Aero-7 You can use the Windows Registry Hack so Aero 7
Enable Aero in Windows 7, Office Hack

1. Click “Start” and type regedit in the program implementation

2. Now the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ DWM

3. In the details pane, right, after three DWORD (32-bit value)-entry

UseMachineCheck, and set the value to 0.

Blur and set the value to 0.

Animations, and set the value to 0.

4. Close Regedit

5. Click Start, type cmd in administrative Privilige

6. Now enter the following command

Net stop uxsms

Net Start uxsms

Next Stop Start and Session Manager Desktop Window Manager.

7. Now you must try to activate Aero by right-clicking the desktop> Personalize -> Windows colors.

This registry hack to enable Aero in Windows 7 can also be used to install Windows 7 on a virtual machine like Virtual PC 2007, but that does not work in VMware Player, DirectX 9 or not the physical machine video units.

Windows 7 Build 7262 Ready To RTM

Windows 7 was as high as 7262 for the construction of the road to RTM. It is true that all development milestones of the past 7100 mark belong to the RTM branch, but the fact is that as high as Build 7232, not to mention older builds, the release candidate label was very much into the operating . Only with Windows 7 Build 7260 of Microsoft is no longer to be released as RC. Instead Featured Build 7260 is not immediately visible evidence of either RC or RTM, suggesting that the Redmond company was getting closer and closer to the release of Windows 7 to the manufacturing sector.

But Build 7260 (6.1.7260.0.win7_rtm.090612 -2110) is not the RTM build. So much is clear now that Microsoft has also built in 7261 and also very choosy Softpedia 7262nd A reader named Nathan to find signs of the RC build 7260th Heritage Obviously, the transformation. VHD of 7260, which leaked and made available for download through torrent trackers, ISO enables access to idwbinfo.txt in the source folder. Here is what the file contains for Windows 7 Build 7260: “[BUILD INFO] BuildArch = x86 = buildtype fre, Build = winmain_win7rc Branch, OfficialBuild = true, Main Build = false, coverage = FALSE.”

Microsoft has now apparently to facilitate the transition from RC to RTM Windows 7 Windows 7, a sophisticated process, covers all areas of the operating system. It is associated with some aspects of Windows 7 is still the EU, while others RTM phase, until complete conversion. After Wzor, the software giant is currently considering whether to Windows 7 Build 7262 (6.1.7262.0.win7_rtm.090617 -1900) the development of RTM milestone.

The full build string indicates that the release was on 17 June. Windows 7 Build 6.1.7261.0.win7_rtm.090615-1900 had only two days earlier. The build in WinMain, the main branch of the tree for Windows 7, frozen at 6.1.7233.0.winmain.090614-1655. What is curious is that the building was on Sunday, showing that Microsoft is working at full speed and 24 / 7 for Windows 7th Wrap

Original news From :softpedia By Marius Oiaga

How to start Windows in Safe Mode

Windows 7

Using the F8 Method:

Restart your computer.
When the computer starts you will see your computer’s hardware being listed. When you see this information start to gently tap the F8 key on your keyboard repeatedly until you are presented with the Windows 7 Advanced Boot Options screen as shown in the image below.

Figure 11. Windows 7 Advanced Boot Options screen
Using the arrow keys, select the Safe Mode option you want.
Then press the enter key on your keyboard to boot into Windows 7 Safe Mode.
When Windows starts you will be at a typical logon screen. Logon to your computer and Windows 7 will enter Safe mode.
Do whatever tasks you require, and when you are done, reboot to go back into normal mode.

Using the System Configuration Tool Method:

Note: If you are having trouble entering Safe Mode via the F8 method, you should not use this method to force it to startup into safe mode. For reasons why, you should read this.

Close any running programs and open Windows so you are back at the desktop.
Click on the Start () button.
In the Start Menu Search Box type msconfig as shown in Figure 12 below.

Figure 12. Windows 7 Search box

Then press enter on your keyboard.
The System Configuration utility will open and you will see a screen similar to the one below.
Figure 13. Windows 7 System Configuration Utility

Click on the Boot tab.
You will now be at the Boot screen as shown below.
Figure 14. Windows 7 Boot tab in the System Configuration utility

Put a checkmark in the checkbox labeled Safe boot
Press the Apply button and then press the OK button.
You will now be presented with a prompt stating that you need to reboot the computer to apply the change.
Figure 15. Restart Prompt

Click on the Restart button to reboot your computer.
Your computer will now restart directly into Safe Mode. When you get to the Vista logon screen, log on to the computer and perform any necessary tasks.
When done with your tasks, from within Safe Mode, start msconfig.
When the program is open, and you are on the General tab, select the option labeled Normal Startup.
Then press the Apply button and then the OK button.
When the programs prompts you to reboot, allow it to do so, and you will boot back into Windows Vista in normal mode.

Problems that can occur by forcing Safe Mode using the System Configuration Utility

It is possible to make your computer continuously boot up into safe mode using the System Configuration utility as described above. The program does this by changing your boot.ini file, the settings file that configures your computer’s boot sequence, and adding the /safeboot argument to your operating systems startup line. An example of this can be seen below.

Original	[operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=”Microsoft Windows XP Professional” /FASTDETECT /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN
After using MsConfig.exe	[operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=”Microsoft Windows XP Professional” /FASTDETECT /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /safeboot:minimal

When you are done using safe mode, you would then run the System Configuration utility again and uncheck the /Safeboot option, thus removing the /safeboot argument from the boot.ini file, and allowing your computer to boot up normally.

On a computer that is operating properly this is normally not a problem. Unfortunately, though, a new trick that some of the more recent malware are using is to delete certain Windows Registry keys so that your computer can not properly boot into safe mode. It is in these situations that using the System Configuration utility to boot into safe mode can cause the computer to become inoperable for many users.

This is because once you set the computer to boot into Safe Mode using /Safeboot, it will continuously attempt to start Safe Mode until the /safeboot argument is removed from the boot.ini. Since the malware is not allowing us to actually boot into safe mode, you have no way of getting to a point where you can run the System Configuration utility again to uncheck the /Safeboot option. Thus, you are stuck with a computer constantly attempting to get into safe mode and not being able to do so.

If a situation like this has happened to you it is possible to fix this problem by renaming your boot.ini file. The first step would be to use a boot disk to start your computer. If your computer does not have a floppy disk, then you can typically boot off the Windows CD that came with your computer in order to access the Windows Recovery Console. More information about the Windows Recovery Console can be found here. Once booted to a command prompt, you would simply rename your C:\Boot.ini file to another name like C:\Boot.ini.bak. The command to rename the file at the command prompt is:

ren C:\Boot.ini Boot.ini.bak

Once the file is renamed, you can then remove the boot disk and reboot your computer to get back to normal mode. When booting up after the rename, do not be surprised if you see an error stating that you do not have a valid Boot.ini file. When you get back to normal Windows mode, you can then rename C:\Boot.ini.bak to C:\Boot.ini and run Msconfig again to remove the /safeboot flag.

Conclusion

It is not uncommon when people are helping you troubleshoot your computer that they tell you to enter Safe Mode. With this tutorial you should now know how to enter Safe Mode when it is required.

How To Set up Windows 7 in VirtualBox

I am often asked whether I believe that if Windows 7 is the value of sale. What is interesting about the release of the latest Microsoft operating systems is that one for themselves freely.

And it can be so in a way that is not on their current team.

That’s because not only has Microsoft made a release candidate of Windows 7 available for anyone to download, but there’s an excellent, free, cross-platform program that lets you run Windows 7 virtually. VirtualBox, which is now owned by Sun Microsystems, works on Windows, Mac and Linux PCs, and if you’re not interested in investing any cash, it’s the best way to try out Windows 7 on the computer you’re currently using.

For those who’ve never experimented with running operating systems virtually, it’s a pretty simple concept. You’re creating a simulated, software-based computer within your physical, hardware-based one. You then install the operating system into this virtual machine, and run it just as you would a “real” PC.

It’s this virtualization technology that enables Windows XP Mode in some versions of Windows 7, on some machines.

You can run the OS in a window on your computer’s desktop, like any other program. You can run it full screen, so it appears that you are running just the guest operating system. Or, you can run it seamlessly, so the Windows desktop is not visible and applications appear to float freely, side by side with your physical machine’s programs.

There are some caveats. You’ll need to have a fairly powerful computer, with a decent amount of memory to run Windows 7. VirtualBox’s system requirements are vague, but I’d recommend at least a 2-gigahertz processor and at least 2 gigabytes of memory. The latter is most important, because you’ll be sharing your system RAM with the operating system you run inside VirtualBox, and you’ll want to set up Windows 7 to use at least a gigabyte of memory.

What follows is a visual tutorial for setting up Windows 7 in the latest version of VirtualBox. I’m going to focus on getting VirtualBox up and running, as well as installing the VBAdditions, which are drivers that make Windows 7 work better. I’m not going to cover installing Windows 7 itself, as it’s pretty much like installing the OS in a physical machine, and there are plenty of tutorials for that on the Web.

The screenshots you see here were captured on a Mac, but VirtualBox interface is similar on Windows and Linux machines.

Begin by downloading and installing VirtualBox on your computer. Once it’s installed, launch the program and you’ll be presented with the welcome screen.

Click the New button to begin the process of setting up your virtual machine.

The Create New Virtual Machine wizard launches. Click Next.

You’ll need to tell VirtualBox what operating system you want to install. While the software can handle all kinds of versions of Windows – as well as Linux, Unix and even OS/2 – you’ll want to select Windows 7 in this case. Give your virtual machine a name on this screen, too. Click Next.

Next, set your memory size. At the very least, you’ll want to set it to 1 GB, though you may be able to get away with 768 MB. (Note that you can go back and change this later.) I’ve got a 4 GB on my iMac, so I set the RAM to 2 GB for the virtual machine. Click Next.

Now you’ll need to set up the virtual hard drive, which is a file that mimics a physical disc. Leave the settings here at their defaults and click Next.

Here you’ll choose the type of virtual drive. You want to choose a dynamically expanding drive, which starts out small and grows as needed. This takes up the least amount of space on your real hard drive. Click Next.

Here you’ll choose the size. The default is 10 GB as shown here, and that’s really not adequate if you’re planning to install many applications on your virtual machine. I recommend between 20-30 GB, though you can go higher. Click Next when you’re done changing the size.

The next screen shows you a summary of your virtual disk. If you’re happy with what you see, click Finish.

You see one more summary screen, which shows the overall configuration of your virtual machine. If everything looks fine, click Finish.

You’ll be back at the screen where you started, which is called the Virtual Media Manager. Make sure the Windows 7 virtual machine you created is selected, then click the green Start arrow.

Here’s where you begin the process of installing the operating system. If you downloaded the Windows 7 RC .ISO file and burned it to a DVD, insert that disc into your DVD drive if it’s not already there. However, you don’t need to use a physical DVD, because the file you downloaded is a disc image – it can substitute for a physical disk.

Click Next.

If you’re using a physical DVD, just click Next at this screen. If you’re installing from the .ISO file, click the Image File button and then the folder icon to navigate to where you stored the file when you downloaded it. Once you’ve selected it, click Next.

The next screen shows you a summary of the source for the operating system installation. Click Finish.

Windows 7 should begin to install.

. . . And you’ll come to the familiar Windows installation screen. From here, follow the prompts to install Windows 7.

Once Windows 7 is place, you’ll need to install the Guest Additions. These improve the way your virtual machine performs, and make it easier to move between your virtual machine and your host operating system.

For example, if you don’t have the Additions installed, clicking inside the virtual machine’s window causes the mouse to be “stuck” there. To move your mouse cursor back to the host operating system, you must hit a pre-determine escape key (on the Mac, it’s the Command or Apple key; in Windows, it’s the Control or CTRL key). With Additions installed, your mouse cursor moves seamlessly between the guest and host operating systems.

Installing the Additions is the trickiest part of this process. The files are in an .ISO file. You have to tell VirtualBox to connect to or mount the .ISO file and then run it.

Begin by clicking on Devices in the VirtualBox menu, then Unmount CD/DVD ROM. (Again, this is on a Mac, but the menus and processes are the same in Windows and Linux.) This will disconnect the physical DVD drive or the .ISO file used for the Windows installation.

Next, in the Devices menu again, click Mount CD/DVD ROM, then CD/DVD-ROM Image.

This will bring up the Virtual Media Manager, and you’ll see the VBoxGuestAdditions.iso file. Click it, then click Select.

The AutoPlay box should pop up. Click on Run VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe.

Now you’ll see Guest Additions setup wizard.

Click Next, and follow the prompts. When you’re done, the virtual machine will reboot. When it comes back up, your Windows 7 RC installation will be ready to use.

You’ll note that Windows 7 in VirtualBox doesn’t show the translucent Aero interface. That’s a trade-off for testing the OS this way. Currently, no virtualization software enables Aero.

And VirtualBox is just one way to run Win7 virtually. It’s a decent program, but is not as feature-rich or as polished as VMWare Workstation or Parallels Desktop. But if your goal is to determine whether you want to upgrade to Windows 7 when it comes out, it’s the most cost-efficient way to do it.

If you’re interested in reading more about running Windows in virtual environments, particularly if you use a Mac, you may want to read my book on the subject.

Original article By blogs.chron

Windows Xp Transform Into Windows 7 WIthout Software

Original article By Askavg.com

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NOTE: If you are facing problems while saving a file after editing in resource hacker, then make sure you have disabled WFP (Windows File Protection) service using WFP Patcher, it can be found in our “Download” section.

Also if you are getting error “Can’t create file…“, that means you have edited and saved the same file in past and there is a backup file which need to be deleted before saving this file again. Go to the folder containing this file and you’ll see a similar file having “_original” in its name. Delete it and try to save the file in resource hacker.

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As you all know Windows 7 Beta build has been released and is available everywhere on the net. We posted a small review of Windows 7 at following link:

What’s New in Windows 7: A Small Review with Screenshots

Windows 7 provides lots of new features along with a newly designed interface. It looks very similar to Windows Vista but there are many GUI changes like redesigned taskbar, Explorer, new boot screen and login screen, etc.

If you are still using Windows XP but want to enjoy the new Windows 7 look, then this tutorial will definitely help you.

After following this tutorial, you’ll get the same Windows 7 look in your Windows XP. Following is a list of things which are going to change after following this tutorial:

Windows Theme or Visual Style
Icons
Boot Screen
Login Screen or Welcome Screen
Cursors
Taskbar
Wallpapers and Sounds
Progress Dialog Box
Shutdown / Log off Dialog Box
About Windows Box
System Properties Dialog Box
Volume Control Window
Extras like “Aero Shake“, “Aero Snap“, “Aero Peek” and “Calculator“
A Few Other Mods…

So here we start our transformation tour:

PS: Please create a Restore point using “System Restore” before applying anything mentioned in this tutorial so that you can restore your system back to a working state if anything goes wrong.

1. Windows Theme or Visual Style:

Windows 7 provides a new refreshing look which includes redesigned taskbar and start menu, Windows Explorer and a few other small changes.

You can get the same look in Windows XP by using following theme:

Download SevenVG Theme for Windows XP

If you want a Black version, then you can get it using following link:

Download SevenVG Black Theme for Windows XP

If you don’t like the new Windows 7 Superbar, then you can download Normal Taskbar versions of these themes as well:

Download SevenVG Theme with Normal Taskbar for Windows XP

Download SevenVG Black Theme with Normal Taskbar for Windows XP

You can also use an excellent WindowBlinds skin created by “fediaFedia“. It requires Stardock WindowBlinds to be installed in your system.

Download Windows 7 WindowBlinds Skin for Windows XP

2. Icons:

You can get Windows 7 icons in XP using “SevenVG Icon Pack“:

Download Windows 7 Icon Pack for XP

3. Boot Screen:

Windows 7 contains a new animated boot screen which shows animated items/balls that come together to form Windows logo.

You can get a similar boot screen in Windows XP:

Download New Windows 7 Beta Boot Screen for Windows XP

4. Login Screen or Welcome Screen:

Windows 7 login screen looks similar to Vista login screen except the new background image and the text displayed at bottom.

Download Windows 7 Login Screen for Windows XP

5. Cursors:

Windows 7 cursors are also similar to Vista which you can download using following link:

Download Windows 7 Cursors

6. Taskbar:

Windows 7 taskbar has been highly redesigned. It doesn’t show opened program’s name in their taskbar buttons, instead it only shows their icons. Also the taskbar buttons are a bit large in their size.

You can get the same Superbar in Windows XP using ViGlance:

ViGlance: Get Windows 7 Look-Like Superbar in Windows XP

Windows 7 taskbar also allows you to move taskbar buttons to change their positions, you can get the same feature in Windows XP by using “Taskbar Shuffle” utility:

Taskbar Shuffle: Move Taskbar and System Tray Buttons in Windows

7. Wallpaper and Sounds:

You can get Windows 7 wallpapers and sounds using following links:

Download Windows 7 Official Wallpaper Shown at PDC 2008

Download Windows 7 Beta Build 6936 Default Desktop Wallpaper

Download Windows 7 RC Build 7048 Sound Schemes, Wallpapers, Icons & Lots More

Download Windows 7 Build 7057 Wallpapers and User Pics

8. Progress Dialog Box:

Windows 7 progress dialog box is similar to Windows Vista. We can make our XP dialog box look like it by using Resource Hacker.

Open “%windir%\System32\Shell32.dll” file in Resource Hacker and go to:

Dialog -> 1020 -> 1033

Now replace the existing code in right-side pane with the code present in following file:

progress_dialog_box_code.txt

Click on Compile Script button.

You’ll also have to replace existing AVIs in the file with new ones. Download following Zip file and extract it:

Download AVIs

After extracting the Zip file you’ll get 3 AVI files. Replace existing AVIs in shell32.dll file with these new ones in following manner:

AVI -> 160 ->1033 with 160.avi

AVI -> 161 ->1033 with 161.avi

AVI -> 162 ->1033 with 162.avi

AVI -> 163 ->1033 with 162.avi

AVI -> 164 ->1033 with 162.avi

And also download a BMP file from here:

Download BMP

After extracting the BMP file from it, add it at 404 location in file. Just click on Action -> Add a new resource and then click on Open file with new resource button. Select the downloaded BMP file and click on Open. Now in Resource Name enter 404 and in Resource Language enter 1033 and click on Add Resource button. That’s it.

9. Shutdown / Log off Dialog Box:

Windows 7, similar to Vista, doesn’t have any shutdown / log off dialog box but we can redesign Windows XP default shutdown box to make it more refreshing like following screenshot:

Download required BMP files from here:

Download Shutdown BMPs

Mirror

Extract the file and you’ll get 4 BMPs with the name:

1.bmp

2.bmp

3.bmp

4.bmp

Now open “%windir%\System32\Shell32.dll” file in Resource Hacker and then replace following BITMAPs with the mentioned BMP files:

Bitmap -> 14351 -> 1033 with 1.bmp

Bitmap -> 14353 -> 1033 with 2.bmp

Bitmap -> 14354 -> 1033 with 1.bmp

Bitmap -> 14355 -> 1033 with 2.bmp

Bitmap -> 14356 -> 1033 with 3.bmp

now save the file and open %windir%\System32\msgina.dll file in Resource Hacker and then replace following BITMAPs with the mentioned BMP files:

Bitmap -> 20140 -> 1033 with 1.bmp

Bitmap -> 20141 -> 1033 with 2.bmp

Bitmap -> 20142 -> 1033 with 1.bmp

Bitmap -> 20143 -> 1033 with 2.bmp

Bitmap -> 20150 -> 1033 with 4.bmp

Now save the file.

10. About Windows Box:

To change the About Windows box you’ll need to change 2 things: The top logo and the text part.

Download the required BITMAP file from here:

Download About BMP

Open “%windir%\System32\Shell32.dll” file in Resource Hacker and then replace following BITMAPs with the downloaded BMP file:

Bitmap -> 131 -> 1033 (For XP Professional)

Bitmap -> 147 -> 1033 (For XP Home)

Now open %windir%\System32\msgina.dll file in Resource Hacker and then replace following BITMAPs with the downloaded BMP file:

Bitmap -> 101 -> 1033 (For XP Professional)

Bitmap -> 107 -> 1033 (For XP Professional)

Bitmap -> 128 -> 1033 (For XP Home)

Bitmap -> 129 -> 1033 (For XP Home)

Now to change the text of dialog box, open “%windir%\System32\xpsp1res.dll” file in Resource Hacker and then goto:

Dialog -> 14352 -> 1033

Now replace the existing code in right-side pane with the code in following file:

About Dialog Box Code

Click on Compile Script button and save the file.

11. System Properties Dialog Box:

To make System Properties dialog box look like Windows 7 one, visit following tutorial:

Get Windows 7 System Properties Dialog Box in Windows XP

12. Volume Control Window:

Windows 7 contains a redesigned Volume Control window which shows better details and graphics for device volumes. Now you can get a similar window in your XP.

Get Windows 7 Volume Control Box in Windows XP

13. A Few Extras:

Windows 7 provides 3 new features which are called “Aero Shake“, “Aero Snap” and “Aero Peek“.

“Aero Shake” is quite useful. Suppose you have more than one windows opened and you want to minimize all other windows except the window which you are working on, then you have to simply shake the current window with your mouse and all other windows will be minimized automatically. Shake it again and all minimized windows will be maximized again.

Using “Aero Snap“, you can minimize, maximize, resize windows by just dragging-dropping them to the screen corners.

“Aero Peek” has replaced the old “Show Desktop” feature in Windows 7. It can be found as a small rectangle present at last in Windows 7 taskbar. When you hover the mouse cursor over it, it allows you to peek behind all open windows by hiding all windows and showing only outlines of all windows.

You can get all these features working in XP using following tutorials:

Get Windows 7 “Aero Shake” Feature in Windows XP

Get Windows 7 “Aero Snap” Feature in Windows XP

Get Windows 7 “Aero Peek” Feature in Windows XP

Windows 7 also contains a new redesigned Calculator which has new GUI and new options.

You can get the same calculator in Windows XP using following link:

Get Windows 7 Like Calculator in Windows XP

14. A Few Other Mods:

1. Windows 7 Desktop context menu is much different than XP one.

Following are a few things which are new in Windows 7 menu:

“View” menu visible in Desktop context menu
“Arrange Icons By” renamed to “Sort by“
“Properties” renamed to “Personalize“
“Auto arrange icons” and “Align icons to grid” options moved from “Sort by” menu to “View” menu
2 new options “Screen resolution” and “Gadgets” added to the menu

So above are a few changes which are new in Windows 7 but we can get them in XP using following tutorial:

Get Windows 7 Desktop Context Menu in Windows XP

2. Windows 7’s Programs menu is similar to Vista but very different from XP, you can use following tutorial to make your XP Programs menu similar to Windows 7:

Change Look-n-Feel of Windows XP Start Menu

3. Windows 7, similar to Vista, shows the same ORB just before the Login screen. You can also get a similar thing in XP. Just download following BMP:

Download ORB BMP

Mirror

Open regedit and goto:

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop

In right-side pane change the value of Wallpaper String value to the Path of downloaded BMP file. e.g., if you saved the BMP file at “D:\Startup.bmp”, then set the value of Wallpaper to D:\Startup.bmp. Now you’ll get a similar ORB before the Login screen in XP.

4. Windows 7 explorer is quite similar to Vista and shows the same small horizontal progress bar under each drive icon for the drive space.