Microsoft Windows 8.0 Download

This is Windows popularity or people are looking for totally new OS which can changes the way we use computer today. Windows 7 is still in RC and final release is little far from now but people are searching for Windows 8 download it can look like a joke but why people so curious about Windows 8.

There are lots of rumors started for Windows 8 like some are saying it will be whole new OS it can be cloud-based.

There are rumors with the codename of Windows 8 which will be called “Midori”.

There is news that Microsoft has started planning for Windows 8 and started to hire some new developers for Windows 8. The release of Windows 8 can be in 2011 or 2012.

Sorry there is no download for Windows 8 for now as it is not yet build. Mean while you can have a look of Windows 8 Concept Video.

Post Revised on April 14, 2011

After a long time I am revising this post. I have written this post on June 22, 2009 at that time very limited news was available on Windows 8 only some Concept Videos was available. Now it is confirmed Windows 8 is under development and many screenshots are leaked for Windows 8.

Windows 8 Screenshot

Recently Windows 8 Build 7850 is leaked and available to download. This is not a legal download so far but on some torrent websites this leak is available to download.

You can download these BT Torrents from:

Windows_8_Build_7850_Download_(Final_M1)_6.1.7850. 0.winmain_win8.6314135.TPB.torrent

I am not sure about the authenticity of these link and nor I have downloaded this torrent. Pleasedownload this on your own risk. I will try to update this post as we get any new information on Microsoft Windows 8.

Mikogo: Cross-Platform Desktop Sharing And Web Conferencing Tool

Mikogo is a freeware, cross-platform desktop sharing tool. Starting with the latest version 4 - released a few days ago -, Mikogo is also available for Linux, in addition to the already existing Windows and Mac clients. There is also a web client but it lacks most of the Mikogo features so it can only be used for viewing.

Mikogo can be used for web conferencing, online meetings, presentations or remote support and comes with built-in file transfer and chat features. It doesn't come with native audio conferencing but it does support it through regular phone calls. For more info, see the Mikogo audio conferencing page.

What's really cool about Mikogo is that multiple participants can join a session and you can easily switch who has the control or which desktop is used for the presentation. There's also a a built-in recording tool so you can easily record your sessions.

Just like in TeamViewer, the connection is made based on a conference number so you don't have to know the IP address of any of the participants. This is an important feature because it makes using Mikogo a lot easier and works even if multiple computers share the same public IP.

Also, since security is important, you'll be glad to know that Mikogo uses 256-bit AES encryption for the desktop client and the Mikogo website uses 128-bit SSL encryption.

The Linux version of Mikogo still needs some work: the remote keyboard combinations feature doesn't work yet and the user interface doesn't integrate too well with the desktop. Also, some features are unfortunately only available for Windows, such as the whiteboard or the option to adjust the speed / quality. But this is the first Linux release so hopefully these features will be available in the Linux client soon.

You're probably wondering about the speed: well, it my test (I've only tested it on Linux!), Mikogo was kind of slow, compared to, let's say TeamViewer. But this may be related to my Internet connection so I can't really give a verdict here. But Mikogo comes with a lot of cool features so you should really give it a try - if you do, let us know how it works for you!

Download Mikogo - to use Mikogo on Linux, download the archive, extract it and double click the "mikogo" executable.

Network Folder Not Available in Browse for Folder Window

Alright, I encountered this problem when installing SQL using Web Developer Express edition and I’m going to have some quick solution to the problem using the command interpreter.

There has been some problem in your user-rights, probably not yet configured in the computer you are connecting to, your Windows 7 network automatically use the IP version 6 configuration and IPv4 has wrong 32-bit integer value.

Go to your run Window (Win+R) and launch the command interpreter (cmd.exe)
Once the tool is open (cmd.exe), use the command
net use {drive} \\{computer name or IP address}\{shared folder}
Here’s an example below where the driver letter is y:, the computer name is vistauser-pc and the shared folder is Q.

Now, you can browse the network folder.

If you can’t still see the folder, you can type the path manually as shown above.
Thanks for reading this article!

Using BCDEDIT to change and modify Windows Boot Entries

Booting is the so called “bootstrapping” that processes and starts the OS (operating system) when the user turns on the computer. A boot sequence is the initial group of operations that the computer operates.

In Windows Server, 7 and Vista the bootloader file contains the necessary information is located in [root directory]\bootmgr. For Windows XP, the file is \ntldr.

Bcdedit is a powerful tool that Windows Vista, 7 and Server 2008 uses to manage the boot entry option value in the Windows boot configuration data store (BCD).

Easiest way to edit the boot loader entry names
Open your Command Interpreter > Win + R > and type “cmd.exe” > and use the following command

bcdedit /set {current} description "any name"

Restart your computer to see the results…

Note: It is important to backup the bcd entries first:

bcdedit /export c:\savebcdentry

To undo the changes:

bcdedit /import c:\savebcdentry

How to delete entry from the list

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001] Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved. C:\Windows\system32>bcdedit Windows Boot Manager -------------------- identifier              {bootmgr} device                  partition=C: description             Windows Boot Manager locale                  en-US inherit                 {globalsettings} default                 {current} resumeobject            {e6317784-92a2-11df-a5ba-ab1b23d1ff42} displayorder            {current} toolsdisplayorder       {memdiag} timeout                 30 Windows Boot Loader ------------------- identifier              {current} device                  partition=C: path                    \Windows\system32\winload.exe description             Microsoft Windows Vista locale                  en-US inherit                 {bootloadersettings} recoverysequence        {572bcd55-ffa7-11d9-aae0-0007e994107d} recoveryenabled         Yes osdevice                partition=C: systemroot              \Windows resumeobject            {e6317784-92a2-11df-a5ba-ab1b23d1ff42} nx                      OptIn Windows Boot Loader ------------------- identifier              {a1d5593a-5b7-11e0-9e3c-d0a2d26a53be} device                  partition=E: path                    \Windows\system32\winload.exe description             dummy OS locale                  en-US inherit                 {bootloadersettings} recoverysequence        {572bcd55-ffa7-11d9-aae0-0007e994107d} recoveryenabled         Yes osdevice                partition=C: systemroot              \Windows resumeobject            {e6317784-92a2-11df-a5ba-ab1b23d1ff42} nx                      OptIn C:\Windows\system32>

First, you need to know the identifier value by launching “bcdedit” as shown above and after that, you can now delete the entry “dummy OS” by using the command:
bcdedit /delete {a1d3593a-5b7-11e0-9e3c-d0a2d26a53be}
For more detailed information from Microsoft, read here..
http://WindowsForUs.com?bcdeditms3
Thanks for reading the guide!

Save Energy by Adding “Turn Off Monitor/LCD” to Folders and Orb Ball in Windows 7 and Vista

Save Energy by Adding “Turn Off Monitor/LCD” to Folders and Orb Ball in Windows 7 and Vista

Are you the type of person who always do-the-right thing? Monitor corresponds to 42-43% usage in power consumption everyday. If you have plenty of computers in your house, this tip will save you a lot of electricity bills from your pocket.

Laptops and bulky CRT monitors are one of the useful application of this tip. When you buy laptops, there are only few manufacturers that adds turn off monitor key from your keyboard, you can only lessen the brightness level but you can’t totally turn it off instantly..

Windows 7 Folders and Desktop - Adding them to all folders is really useful

Right Click any Folder name that you want, and click “Turn off Monitor” using the LEFT SIDE BUTTON of your Mouse. wow!!!
For Windows Vista – adding the option to Orb Ball (Start Menu) is available

Right Click the Orb Ball, and click “Turn off Monitor” using the Left side Button of your Mouse.
Quick and Easy!
How to add the “Turn Off Monitor” option using Windows 7 and Vista

Download the software Winbubble, extract the zip file and install the tool. Once the tool is already been installed, launch the tool until it finishes setting up some bitmap conversions from Windows 7 Wallpapers.

Once, it has been open, go to the Tools Tab and click theFolder/Start Menu option and use the settings below.

 
Name: Any name that you want
Command: "C:\Program Files\WinBubble\WinBubble 2\Tools\htool.exe" /m
Tip: you can try if the tool works by pressing Win+R and by copying the path above and press enter.. If the Monitor turns Off, great!!!
Available only in Windows 7
Icon: just use the browse […] button to select any icon that is available from windows

Desktop Icon
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll,34
 Start Menu Icon
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll,39
 Run Icon
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll,24


Afterwards, Click the Add Button. That’s it!
Try also adding the option to your desktop…

Cool right? Enjoy!!!

Windows 8 integrates new design concepts

Windows 8 integrates new design concepts

Windows 8 shall became one of the most important changes that Microsoft done into its operating system for more than a decade since Windows 95…

Let’s take a look first at the aging Start Menu from Windows 95 to Windows 7…


looks the same and feels older now - right?

A new Beginning Design UI for Windows 8
Seeing the new version having a new platform that supports ARM and several technologies at CES 2011, we've been excited for the upcoming Windows 8 for a long long time, downloading those fake leaks, and thankfully, Windows 8 was shown to the public for the first time with new UI that looks like Windows Phone and was designed to be really fast and fluid for Windows Tablets and PCs.
Platform support for new design

News designs by Intel, ARM Snapdragon processor, AMD, Texas Instruments Omap and Nvidia.
User Interface Features
Start Screen Tiles

Swipe Apps feature

- Sliding from left to right
Snap to dock feature


you can drag to resize the width

HTML 5 and Javascript Programming


The new platform is based on new web technologies so, it will maximize the touch features using HTML 5 and Javascript that will allow million of developers to create a new kind of app with Windows 8 – really cool… right?

Apps are fullscreen and beautiful designed for touch technologies…
Internet Explorer 10 – Touch First UI and Switching Tabs

Touch Keyboard

with thumbs layout for easy typing

Windows 8 Apps



Anyway, you can always go back to the good old look of windows afterwards…
Let’s also wait for the “business and techie” features in the coming weeks.
Can’t wait!!!
Thanks for reading the quick view of “a more and beautiful” Windows 8…

Quick tip: Launching the Hidden Command Prompt while installing Windows

Quick tip: Launching the Hidden Command Prompt while installing Windows

During the installation of Windows, its is possible to launch the command prompt after entering the username and password.

Just press Shift + F10 and the command prompt will appear.

By this you can enable the hidden administrator (inactive) account and others, tweak anything while installing, and verify the settings through command prompt.

Cool right?!Tested the installation using Virtual PC running 512mb, enabled virtualization and 2 Ghz Core2duo processor while using the classic theme of windows... Its fast.. Thanks for reading the article!