How to install linux (Ubuntu) inside Windows(Installing Linux and Windows side by side)

I have already discussed how to make bootable pendrive for linux and discussed how to install it. Now I shall discuss how to install linux (Ubuntu ) inside Windows. To install Wbuntu inside windows do the following steps:

1. If you do not have latest version of Linux (Ubuntu), Click here to download.
2. Then extract the iso file you downloaded to  your desktop inside any folder.
3. Open that folder and Click the Inside windows Installer or Wubi.
4. Select the drive you want to install the linux, generally the drive should be the drive where you have  pogram files or where you have installed Windows.
5. Give space as you require for the Operating System.
6. Give Username , password. Click Ok.
7. After the installer finishes installing it will ask to reboot or restart your system. Schedule it or reboot whichever you find handy.
8. Then on restart the linux runs and answer the setup questions asked as equired.
9. Finally your lnux shall be installed side by side along with windows.

How to: Recover volume of Pen drive (USB) that showed greater space and shows lesser space than before

While making a bootable pen drive for Linux using power iso, I found that my USB device just showed 600 Mb space out of 2 Gb. So, I thought many of us might have encountered the same problem and much of us might have thought that the USB drive got damaged. If you think that your USB drive got damaged then it is not the case. Your pen drive must have formatted and made some unallocated space partitioned and the space might seem to have lost.

How to check if my USB disk space got unallocated:

1.   Right Click my computer and Click Manage.
2.   From the dashboard again select Disk Management. 
3.  From the Disk Management check if the USB drive has some unallocated spaces. 

Now How to remove and recover such unallocated spaces:

1. There are many tools and software available for such task, of them I found  the  Easeus Partition   Manager must handy. Download and install the Easeus Partition Manager on your Computer. 
2.  Click Here to download the Software.
3. After you have installed it on your computer, run the software, there you will see that your pendrive just has unallocated spaces.
4.   Right Click the unallocated space and then select the Create Partition option. 
5. Then Give the unallocated space some label or Name and then select file format type as NTFS or FAT 32 etc and then finally click ok and then apply the action from top menu bar.
6. Your disk now should be ready and should show same space as before.

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Microsoft launched the complete preview of it’s Windows 8[Microsoft Windows 8 Key Features]

Microsoft has launched the release preview of it’s upcoming Windows 8. Microsoft is all set to release it’s Windows 8 operating system this October. Three years after the release of Windows 7. Microsoft had started the development of Windows 8 before the Windows 7 was shipped in the market in 2009.Windows 8 is designed to introduce the Windows Operating System into the Smartphone and touch screen. Microsoft which still dominates the desktop Pc software Market is sluggish in Smartphone and Tablet market.  

 Click here to watch the demo video of Microsoft windows 8 Release Preview.

Download Microsoft Windows 8 Release Preview

Release preview of Microsoft windows 8 which is due to be released in October 2012 is free to be downloaded by its customer. Windows 8 Release preview is available for download in more than 13 languages.  Here’s the link to download it: 

Download Microsoft Windows 8 release preview.

 

System Requirements 

Windows 8 Release Preview works on  hardware that supports Windows 7:

• Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
• RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
• Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
• Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver

Additional requirements to use certain features:

• To use touch, you need a tablet or a monitor that supports multitouch.
• To access the Windows Store and to download and run apps, you need an active Internet connection and a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768.
• To snap apps, you need a screen resolution of at least 1366 x 768.
• Internet access (ISP fees might apply)

New Features of Microsoft Windows 8

Metro UI

Microsoft Windows 8 has a new user interface which is based on Microsoft's Metro design language and features a new tile-based Start screen similar to the to that of Windows Phone operating system. Each tile represents an application and is able to display relevant information such as the number of unread messages on the tile for an e-mail app or the current temperature on a weather application. Metro-style applications will be available only through Windows Store. Metro-style apps are developed with the new Windows Runtime platform using various programming languages (or in the case of HTML, a mark-up language) including: C++, Visual Basic, C#, and HTML/JavaScript.

New Charm Bar

Traditional environment for running desktop applications is treated as a Metro app. Start button has been removed from the taskbar in favor of a Start button on the new charm bar, as well as a hotspot in the bottom-left corner. The charms bar is revealed when you hover to the right side of the screen. Both open the new Start screen, which replaces the Start menu.

Other features

• Internet Explorer 10 will be included both as a Metro-style app, which will not support plugins or ActiveX components, and a desktop version which will maintain legacy plug-in support.
• Ability to sign in using a Microsoft account. This will allow for the user's profile and settings to be synchronized over the internet and accessible from other computers running Windows 8, as well as integration with SkyDrive.
• Two new authentication methods: picture password, which allows users to log in by drawing three gestures in different places on a picture, and PIN log in, which allows users to authenticate using a four digit pin.
• Windows Explorer will include a ribbon toolbar, and have its file operation progress dialog updated to provide more detailed statistics, the ability to pause file transfers, and improvements in the ability to manage conflicts when copying files.
• Hybrid Boot will use "advanced hibernation functionality" on shutdown to allow faster startup times.
• Windows To Go will allow Windows 8 to boot and run from a bootable USB device (such as a flash drive).
• Two new recovery functions are included, Refresh and Reset. Refresh restores all Windows files to their original state while keeping settings, files, and Metro-style apps, while reset takes the computer back to factory default condition.
• Native USB 3.0 support
• A new lock screen
• New Windows Task Manager design
• Xbox Live integration (including Xbox Live Arcade and Xbox Companion)
• Storage Spaces will allow users to combine different sized hard disks into virtual drives and specify mirroring, parity, or no redundancy on a folder-by-folder basis.
• Family Safety will allow parents to protect their children on the internet, as well as monitor and control their PC and internet activities and usage.
• Windows Defender now has anti-virus capabilities, similar to those of Microsoft Security Essentials. It is intended to replace the Security Essentials package and function as the default anti-virus program.

( Note:This article is prepared in reference with Msdn and Wikipedia.)

How to make Windows 7 themes for your Computer [Euro 2012 themes]

Hello Everyone! Euro 2012 is nearby and you must have started getting crazy about it. You must have started coloring your laptop or computer walls with the EURO 2012 wallpapers or with the favorite players of yours or even your loved team’s wallpaper. But have you ever tried the changing images in your desktop or laptops i.e have you ever thought of having EURO 2012 themes??

Here I will show a demo of how to make or customize your desktop or laptop wall with the themes of favorite team or player you want.

Click Here to download Sample Theme for Euro 2012.

Customize your Desktop with EURO 2012 themes made by yourself

1.  Collect the images you like most (any format jpg or jpeg or any) in a folder in desktop or anywhere you want.
2.  Now Rt click in your desktop ( anywhere  outside the folder).
3.  Select personalize option.
4.  Or Simply go to Run and type Personalize and select  “Personalize your Computer”.
5. Now Click the Desktop Background option as shown in the image.
6. Then select the images from the Browse option.
7.  Give the picture position as desired and the time to change every images.
8.  Then Click the save option.
9.  Then a unsaved theme will appear in your personalization window.
10. Click Save Theme option as shown below in the picture below.
11. Finally, give Name to the theme you made and save it to the location by Rt Clicking the theme you made and Clicking Save theme for sharing option if you want and have fun sharing or exporting it with your friends. Apply by clicking it once or twice and have your desktop customized for EURO 2012.
    
    

How To: Create or Remove or Merge Disk partitions in your Windows 7 or 8 computer

Creating or merging disk drives partitions are very easy in windows 7 and 8 Operating system computer.

Here I will demonstrate how to do this in stepwise and easy manner:

Creating a Partition

1.          Rt Click your My Computer.
2.          Select Manage.
3.          Then a window appears. Now inside Storage Section Select Disk Management.
4.          Now all the partitions in your hard drive will be shown.
5.          Select and Rt. Click the drive you want create a partition from.
6.          Select the Shrink Volume option.
7.          Then your computer starts Querying about the available space for creating partition. Wait till then.
8.          Then a window appears and shows the maximum value of space that can be partitioned. Select  as you require and Click Shrink.
9.          Finally, you will see a blank or unallocated space available in the disk section.
10.          Select the unallocated space and Rt. Click it and Select New Simple Volume.
11.          Click Next, Next.
12.          Assign a volume label to your partition eg. G or H etc
13.          Click Next and Select Format this volume level and again Next.
14.          Finally, select finish.

o   Your hard disk should be partitioned now.

Removing a Partition or Merging Two partition

Note: Before you merging two partitions be careful to notice that there are no files in the drive you want to remove as the drive will be formatted and every material will be removed.

Here are the steps to remove or merge partitions:

1.        Rt. Click the partition you want to remove or merge with another drive and Select Delete Volume option.
2.          Then the partition will be shown as unallocated space.
3.          Now, select the drive you want the volume or unallocated space to merge with.
4.          Select the Extend Volume option from there and Click next and ok.

Finally your partitions will be merged.

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