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Android ICS 4.0.3 RC3.1 by Onecosmic Installation Tutorial for SGS GT I9000

2012-01-17T17:51:00.003+05:30

The RC3.1 version of Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3 for Samsung Galaxy S Phones (GT I9000 the International Version, I9000b, Captivate as well Vibrant) is now available. The updates include the USB transfer speed fix and a lot of camera fixes. More details below in the change log:

Fixed networklocation.apk
Removed AOSP music for Google Music
Included OI File Manager
Removed phonesky.apk
Removed Google+ (get it from the market)
New Platypus Kernel
Fully implemented Live OC into Platypus Kernel (Get NS Tools from market)
Slow USB transfer speed FIXED
All sensors are now working perfectly
Videos will now save when stopping recording
720p recording improved
External SD corruption fixed
Camera now has Touch to Focus
Camera Zoom now works
You can now choose the USB protocol (settings>storage>press menu>"USB computer connection")

Some pre-requisites to be followed are:

Taking the back-up: This is a must thing that should be done. Get into Clockworkmod Recovery and select backup. It would take around 10 minutes to complete the backup. Please make sure that the battery is fully charged.
Alternatively, you can take the back up of only the apps using Astro File Manager or Titanium Backup which are freely available in the android market.
Also, to take up the backup of sms and call logs you may use SMS Backup+ which again is freely available in android market. It syncs your call logs and sms as labels to your gmail account.

Now, for the new ICS RC3.1, the following downloads should be made:

ROM for GT I9000: GT-i9000 Galaxy S
ROM for I9000b: GT-i9000B Galaxy S
ROM for Vibrant: SGH-t959 Vibrant
ROM for Captivate: SGH-i897 Captivate

Copy the respective ROM as well as the SuperUser to the root folder of your Internal SD Card.

—Make sure the the device has 100% battery so that, there aren’t any problems during the flashing—

To enter into recovery mode one needs to press the three button combo:

IF YOU ARE FLASHING FOR THE FIRST TIME: (You should be able to flash this on top any ROM, but some people report flashing over CM7 works better)

In case you have already rooted, then you can straight away follow the steps:

Get into Recovery Mode
Wipe data/factory reset (NO NEED TO WIPE anything else like cache or dalvik cache)
Flash the ROM
When phone is booting, remove and reinsert battery, go into recovery, "wipe data/factory reset" again, then reboot
Wait for phone to boot. Should take a maximum of 5 minutes. If you get into a bootloop after these steps, redo the above steps.
Note that first run may take a couple of minutes!

INCASE YOU ARE COMING FROM PREVIOUS ICS VERSIONS:

Get into Recovery Mode
Flash the ROM once
Reboot.
If the phone gets stuck at the boot animation for a long time (more than 6-7 minutes), remove and reinsert battery, go into recovery, wipe data/factory reset, then reboot.

If you have actually read and tried all these instructions and are still stuck PLEASE POST YOUR PROBLEMS IN THE COMMENTS SECTION AND THEY WILL GET ADDRESSED ASAP.

Source: http://phanse.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/android-ics-4-0-3-rc3-1-by-onecosmic-installation-tutorial-for-sgs-gt-i9000/

Android ICS 4.0.3 RC2.1 by Onecosmic Installation Tutorial for SGS GT I9000

2012-01-02T16:56:00.004+05:30

The RC2.1 version of Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3 for Samsung Galaxy S Phones ( GT I9000 the International Version, I9000b, Captivate as well Vibrant) is now available. It solves the previous problems of rooting. It now has a better animation as well as the new Dialler now features T9 search support too.

Some pre-requisites to be followed are:

Taking the back-up: This is a must thing that should be done. Get into Clockworkmod Recovery and select backup. It would take around 10 minutes to complete the backup. Please make sure that the battery is fully charged.
Alternatively, you can take the back up of only the apps using Astro File Manager or Titanium Backup which are freely available in the android market.
Also, to take up the backup of sms and call logs you may use SMS Backup+ which again is freely available in android market. It syncs your call logs and sms as labels to your gmail account.
Now, for the new ICS RC2.1, the following downloads should be made:

ROM for GT I9000: ICS_4.0.3_r1-RC2.11-i9000.zip
Kernel for GT I9000: ICS-RC2.1-i9000-Glitch.zip
ROM for I9000b: ICS_4.0.3_r1-RC2.11-i9000B.zip
Kernel for I9000b: ICS-RC2.1-i9000B-Glitch.zip
ROM for Vibrant: ICS_4.0.3_r1-RC2.11-VIBRANT.zip
Kernel for Vibrant: ICS-RC2.1-Vibrant-Glitch.zip
ROM for Captivate: ICS_4.0.3_r1-RC2.11-CAPTIVATE.zip
Kernel for Captivate: ICS-RC2.1-Captivate-Glitch.zip
SuperUser for ICS: RootingSuperuser.v.3.0.7.zip
Copy the respective ROM, Kernel as well as the SuperUser to the root folder of your Internal SD Card.

—-Make sure the the device has 100% battery so that, there aren’t any problems during the flashing—-

Some basics for the first timers:

To enter into recovery mode one needs to press the three button combo:

IF YOU ARE FLASHING FOR THE FIRST TIME: (You should be able to flash this on top any ROM, but some people report flashing over CM7 works better)

In case you have already rooted, then you can straight away follow the steps:

Install the respective Kernel according to your phone model. For this enter into the recovery, Move to install zip from sdcard using the Volume Up/Down Keys, and click on the Home key to enter. Then select choose zip from sdcard and in the next screen navigate to the kernel file and select it.
Again go to Recovery, clean Cache and Dalvik Cache and doFactory reset.
Install ROM from sdcard. For this enter into the recovery, Move toinstall zip from sdcard using the Volume Up/Down Keys, and click on the Home key to enter. Then select choose zip from sdcard and in the next screen navigate to the ROM file and select it.
Install ‘SuperUser’ (Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip)
Install ‘Kernel’ again following the steps in point 1.
Reboot

·If you get into a bootloop after these steps, redo the above steps.

· Note that first run may take a couple of minutes!

·If you are stuck in ICS logo animation go to recovery again, wipe dalvik / wipe cache / do a factory reset / install superuser / install kernel

· If you have actually read and tried all these instructions and are still stuck PLEASE POST YOUR PROBLEMS IN IN THE COMMENTS SECTION AND THEY WILL GET ADDRESSED ASAP.

Source:

http://phanse.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/android-ics-4-0-3-rc2-1-by-onecosmic-installation-tutorial-for-sgs-gt-i9000/
http://ics.samsung-updates.com for the ROM & Kernel downloads.

Android ICS 4.0.3 RC2 by Onecosmic Installation Tutorial for SGS GT I9000

2011-12-31T23:11:00.010+05:30

Happy New Year to all the readers...

This is the best New Year gift by Onecosmic. He just released the RC2 version of Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3 for Samsung Galaxy S Phones ( GT I9000 the International Version, I9000b, Captivate as well Vibrant)

Some pre-requisites to be followed are:

Taking the back-up: This is a must thing that should be done. Get into Clockworkmod Recovery and select backup. It would take around 10 minutes to complete the backup. Please make sure that the battery is fully charged.
Alternatively, you can take the back up of only the apps using Astro File Manager or Titanium Backup which are freely available in the android market.
Also, to take up the backup of sms and call logs you may use SMS Backup+ which again is freely available in android market. It syncs your call logs and sms as labels to your gmail account.
Now, for the new ICS RC2, the following downloads should be made:

The ROM: ICS_4.0.3_r1-RC2.zip This is a common ROM for all the variants be it I9000, I9000b, Vibrant or Captivate
Kernel for GT I9000: ICS-RC2-Glitch-i9000.zip
Kernel for I9000b: ICS-RC2-Glitch-i9000b.zip
Kernel for Vibrant: ICS-RC2-Glitch-Vibrant.zip
Kernel for Captivate: ICS-RC2-Glitch-Captivate.zip
SuperUser for ICS: Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip
Copy the respective ROM, Kernel as well as the SuperUser to the root folder of your Internal SD Card.

----Make sure the the device has 100% battery so that, there aren't any problems during the flashing----

Some basics for the first timers:

To enter into recovery mode one needs to press the three button combo:

IF YOU ARE FLASHING FOR THE FIRST TIME: (You should be able to flash this on top any ROM, but some people report flashing over CM7 works better)

In case you have already rooted, then you can straight away follow the steps:

Install the respective Kernel according to your phone model. For this enter into the recovery, Move to install zip from sdcard using the Volume Up/Down Keys, and click on the Home key to enter. Then select choose zip from sdcard and in the next screen navigate to the kernel file and select it.
Again go to Recovery, clean Cache and Dalvik Cache and doFactory reset.
Install ROM from sdcard. For this enter into the recovery, Move toinstall zip from sdcard using the Volume Up/Down Keys, and click on the Home key to enter. Then select choose zip from sdcard and in the next screen navigate to the ROM file and select it.
Install ‘SuperUser’ (Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip)
6.Install ‘Kernel’ again following the steps in point 1.
Reboot

·If you get into a bootloop after these steps, redo the above steps.

· Note that first run may take a couple of minutes!

·If you are stuck in ICS logo animation go to recovery again, wipe dalvik / wipe cache / do a factory reset / install superuser / install kernel

· If you have actually read and tried all these instructions and are still stuck PLEASE POST YOUR PROBLEMS IN IN THE COMMENTS SECTION AND THEY WILL GET ADDRESSED ASAP.

Source:http://phanse.wordpress.com/2012/01/01/android-ics-4-0-3-rc2-by-onecosmic-installation-tutorial-for-sgs-gt-i9000/

Wifi Fix for Android ICS 4.0.3 RC1 by Onecosmic for SGS GT I9000

2011-12-27T11:02:00.003+05:30

There have been some issues with the wifi in the recently released ROM for Samsung Galaxy S GT9000 and a wifi fix patch has been released by Onecosmic.

All those, who are facing this problem can boot into recovery by pressing the three button combo and flash this patch given below:

FuguModICS_GT-I9000_update.zip

Also, all those who want to install the ROM can go to the tutorial for the step by step instructions.

Android ICS 4.0.3 RC1 by Onecosmic Installation Tutorial for SGS GT I9000 (100th Post!!!)

2011-12-23T13:19:00.008+05:30

Onecosmic recently released the latest port for Samsung Galaxy S GT I9000, I9000b, Captivate & Vibrant from its previous Beta2 build. The following tutorial will guide you step by step to install the latest Android ROM Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.1 Release Candidate 1.

For the installation, you first need to download a few zip files as follows:

For GT I9000 (International Version):

ROM: ICS_4.0.3_r1-RC1-i9000-reupload.zip OR ICS_4.0.3_r1-RC1-i9000-reupload.zip
Kernel: FuguModICS_GT-I9000_update.zip
Kernel + Voodoo Color: FuguModICSRC1_GT-I9000_voodoo-color.zip
Kernel + Voodoo Color + Sound: FuguModICSRC1_GT-I9000_voodoo.zip
SuperUser for ICS: Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip

For I9000b:

Rom: ICS_4.0.3_r1-RC1-i9000b.zip
Kernel: FuguModICS_GT-I9000_update.zip
Kernel + Voodoo Color: FuguModICSRC1_GT-I9000_voodoo-color.zip
Kernel + Voodoo Color + Sound: FuguModICSRC1_GT-I9000_voodoo.zip
SuperUser for ICS: Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip

Instruction

--- Make sure the the device has 100% battery so that, there aren't any problems during the flashing.---s:

IF YOU ARE FLASHING FOR THE FIRST TIME: (You should be able to flash this on top any ROM, but some people report flashing over CM7 works better)

1. Install Kernel

2. Go to Recovery (Three button combination Vol Up + Home Key + Power Off)

3. Clean Cache and Dalvik Cache and do Factory reset

4. Install ROM from sdcard using "Install zip from sdcard" option in recovery.

5. Install 'SuperUser'

6. Install 'Kernel' again :)

7. Reboot

· If you get into a bootloop after these steps, redo the above steps. Note that first run may take a couple of minutes!

· If you are stuck in ICS logo animation go to recovery, wipe dalvik / wipe cache / do a factory reset / install superuser / install kernel

IF YOU ARE UPGRADING FROM AN EARLIER BUILD:

1. Flash the newest build in CWM. If you have rebooted and your phone will not go past the kernel screen

2. Boot into CWM and wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition.

3. Reflash the appropriate kernel.

4. Reboot.

· If you have actually read and tried all these instructions and are still stuck PLEASE POST YOUR PROBLEMS IN IN THE COMMENTS SECTION AND THEY WILL GET ADDRESSED ASAP.

· If you boot up and you can't get 3G, you did something wrong. Try flashing the JVT modem.

Source: http://phanse.wordpress.com/2011/12/23/android-ics-4-0-3-rc1-by-onecosmic-installation-tutorial-for-sgs-gt-i9000/

ICS Beta 2 Release for Samsung Galaxy S GT I9000

2011-12-01T15:21:00.002+05:30

Update!!!

After the first beta release, xda developers are back with the beta2 release of Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 Beta 2 for Samsung Galaxy S GT i9000.

Warning: This release is only for the International version of SGS GTI9000

Any one interested in installing the beta2 ROM on their devices can download the ROM & Kernel from here.

ICS_4.0.1_r1-Beta2-i9000.zip

FuguModICS_GT-I9000_update-Beta2.zip

In case your phone is not rooted, you need to root it first. (Warning: Rooting as well as installing this ICS update will void your warranty)

In order to install theICS you need to first ensure that you have the latest superuser 3.0.6 installed on your rooted device. You can get the superuser from here.

Superuser-3.0.6-efgh-signed.zip

Once you have downloaded the superuser and copied it to the root folder in the sdcard, switch off your device, enter into recovery mode by pressing the Volume Up, Power off and Home key at the same time. Then, navigate to the "Install zip from sdcard" option. In this, navigate to the "Choose zip from sdcard" option and select the Superuser-3.0.6-efgh-signed.zip file and flash it.

Next, copy both the rom and kernel files to the root folder of your phone and do as follows:

Boot into recovery
WIPE EVERYTHING (That includes dalvik cache also)
Flash kernel (FuguModICS_GT-I9000_update-Beta2.zip) Note: To flash the kernel and ROM, you need to follow the same procedure as done to install the Superuser-3.0.6-efgh-signed.zip
Reboot into recovery
Flash ROM (ICS_4.0.1_r1-Beta2-i9000.zip )
Reboot. If you get stuck into bootloop or face any other problem like the touch screen not working then, flash kernel again (FuguModICS_GT-I9000_update-Beta2.zip )

If all the above instructions are followed correctly, you should be able to run ICS Beta 2 smoothly on your device.

Source: http://phanse.wordpress.com/2011/12/01/ics-beta-2-release-for-samsung-galaxy-s-gt-i9000/

ICS Beta1 for Samsung Galaxy S GT I9000

2011-11-27T16:05:00.006+05:30

The most recent development in the Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) is that XDA Developers have been successful in releasing the Beta update for Samsung Galaxy S GT I9000.

Warning: This release is only for the International version of SGS GTI9000

Any one interested in installing the beta ROM on their devices can download the ROM & Kernel from here.

ICS_4.0.1_r1-Beta1.zip

FuguModICSBeta1-i9000kernel.zip

In case your phone is not rooted, you need to root i

t first. (Warning: Rooting as well as installing this ICS update will void your warranty)

In order to install theICS you need to first ensure that you have the latest superuser 3.0.6 installed on your rooted device. You can get the superuser from here.

Superuser-3.0.6-efgh-signed.zip

Next, copy both the rom and kernel files to the root folder of your phone and do as follows:

Boot into recovery
WIPE EVERYTHING (That includes dalvik cache also)
Flash kernel (FuguModICSBeta1-i9000kernel.zip ) Note: To flash the kernel and ROM, you need to follow the same procedure as done to install the Superuser-3.0.6-efgh-signed.zip
Reboot into recovery
Flash ROM (ICS_4.0.1_r1-Beta1.zip )
Flash kernel again (FuguModICSBeta1-i9000kernel.zip )

If all the above instructions are followed correctly, you should be able to run ICS smoothly on your device.

Source: http://phanse.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/ics-beta1-for-samsung-galaxy-s-gt-i9000/

Unblock Hidden Chat Emotions in Gmail Chat

2011-11-24T01:55:00.004+05:30

We all are familiar with the chat emotions provided in the gmail chat box that can be selected from the drop-down list. But here are some of the hidden char emotions that you can try out the next time you are chatting with your friends and amaze them!!!

:3 (cat)
:(:) (pig)
:(|) (monkey)
V.v.V (crab)
-<@% (bumblebee)
+/'\ (cowbell)
[:|] (robot)
}:-) (devil)
\m/ (rock out)
<3 (heart)

Tips: RUN commands

2011-11-23T21:12:00.008+05:30

We all know that Windows logo key + R leads us to the RUN command box and we have been using quite a few commands like msconfig, cmd, notepad etc… as a shortcut to open the applications quickly without having to locate them in their respective directories. So, here is the list of all the commands you can execute in Run and access various applications:

Add/Remove Programs = appwiz.cpl

Administrative Tools = control admintools

Authorization Manager= azman.msc "New"

Calculator = calc

Certificate Manager = certmgr.msc

Character Map = charmap

Check Disk Utility = chkdsk

Control Panel = control "New"

Command Prompt = cmd.exe

Component Services = dcomcnfg

Computer Management = compmgmt.msc = CompMgmtLauncher "New"

Date and Time Properties = timedate.cpl

Downloads = Downloads "New"

Device Manager = devmgmt.msc

Direct X Troubleshooter = dxdiag

Disk Cleanup Utility = cleanmgr

Defragment User Interface = dfrgui "New"

Ditilizer Calibration Tool = tabcal "New"

Disk Management = diskmgmt.msc

Disk Parmelonion Manager = diskpart

Display Properties = control desktop or desk.cpl

DPI Scaling = dpiscaling "New"

Driver Package Installer = dpinst "New"

Driver Verifier Utility = verifier or /reset

DVD Player = dvdplay "New"

Encryption File System = rekeywiz "New"

Event Viewer = eventvwr.msc

Fax Cover Sheet Editor = fxscover "New"

File Signature Verification Tool = sigverif

Folders Properties = control folders

Fonts = control fonts

Free Cell Card Game = freecell

Group Policy Editor = gpedit.msc

Internet Explorer = iexplore

Iexpress Wizard = iexpress

Internet Properties = inetcpl.cpl

IP Configuration = ipconfig.exe

iSCSI Initiator = iscsicpl "New"

Keyboard Properties = control keyboard

Libraries = explorer or Windows key + E

Local Security Settings = secpol.msc

Local Users and Groups = lusrmgr.msc

Logs You Out Of Windows = logoff

Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool = msdt "New"

Microsoft Paint = mspaint.exe

Mouse Properties = control mouse

Mouse Properties = main.cpl

Mobility Center (only on mobile) = mblctr or Windows key + X

Network Connections = control netconnections

Network Connections = ncpa.cpl

Notepad = notepad

ODBC Data Source Administrator = odbcad32 "New"

Optional Features Manager = optionalfeatures "New"

On Screen Keyboard = osk or Windows key + U

Performance Monitor = perfmon.msc

Phone and Modem Options = telephon.cpl

Power Configuration = powercfg.cpl

Printers and Faxes = control printers

Printer Migration = PrintBrmUi "New"

Private Character Editor = eudcedit

Regional Settings = intl.cpl

Registry Editor = regedit.exe

Remote Assistance = msra "New"

Remote Desktop = mstsc

Resultant Set of Policy = rsop.msc

Scheduled Tasks = control schedtasks

Security Center = wscui.cpl

Services = services.msc

Shared Folders/MMC = fsmgmt.msc

Shuts Down Windows = shutdown

Snipping Tool = snippingtool "New"

Sounds and Audio = mmsys.cpl

Sound Recorder = soundrecorder "New"

Sound Volume = sndvol "New"

Spider Solitare Card Game = spider

SQL Client Configuration = cliconfg

Stored User Names and Passwords = credwiz "New"

Sticky Note = StikyNot "New"

System Configuration Editor = sysedit

System Configuration Utility = msconfig

System File Checker Utility = sfc

System Information = msinfo32

System Properties = sysdm.cpl or Windows key + Pause/Break

Task Manager = taskmgr

Trusted Platform Module = TpmInit "New"

Utility Manager = utilman

User Accounts = netplwiz or control userpasswords2

Windows Activation = slui "New"

Windows Backup Utility = sdclt "New"

Windows Fax and Scan = wfs "New"

Windows Firewall = firewall.cpl

Windows Firewall with Advanced Security = wf.msc "New"

Windows Image Acquisition = wiaacmgr "New"

Windows Media Player = wmplayer

Windows Magnifier = magnify

Windows Management Infrastructure = wmimgmt.msc

Windows Update App Manager = wuapp "New"

Windows Standalong Update Manager = wusa "New'

Windows System Security Tool = syskey

Windows Share Creation Wizard = shrpubw "New"

Wordpad = write

Learn How To Break Into A Windows PC

2011-10-28T15:17:00.000+05:30

In order to prevent someone from breaking into your Windows PC, the first thing to do is understand how one breaks in!! There are several ways of breaking in which I shall take you through step by step:
Command-Line Method: Reset the Password with the System Rescue CD

The Linux-based System Rescue CD is a good option for breaking in when one needs not only to access the files on the PC but also the Operating System itself. In this method, one needs to do a bit of command line work, but as long as the instructions are followed closely it should be fine.
Steps:

1. Download the .iso file for the System Rescue Live CD and burn it to disc.

2. Boot from the disc and hit the default option when the blue screen comes up.

3. After everything loads and you're presented with a command-line interface, type fdisk -l to see the drives and partitions on your computer.

4. Pick the Windows partition (usually the largest NTFS partition) and note the name, e.g. /dev/abc.
Then, run the following command:
ntfs-3g /dev/abc /mnt/windows –o force
Make sure to replace /dev/abc with the partition you noted earlier.

5. Next, cd to your Windows/System32/config directory with this command:
cd /mnt/windows/Windows/System32/config
We want to edit the SAM file in this folder, so type the following command to get a list of users:
chntpw –l SAM
Note the username you want to access, and then type the following command, replacing Windows User with the username in question.
chntpw –u "Windows User" SAM

6. At the next screen, choose the first option by typing the number 1 and hitting Enter. This will clear the user password, making it blank.

7. When it asks you to write hive files, hit y and press Enter. It should say OK, and then you can type reboot to reboot the computer.

8. When you boot into Windows, you'll be able to log in to that user's account without a password.

P.S.: You can get a detailed tutorial with screenshots from the How-To Geek website here.

Use a Linux Live CD to Get at the Files
If you need to access just some files and not the OS itself, you don't need to go through much trouble at all. You can grab any Linux live CD and just drag-and drop files onto a USB hard drive, as you would in any other OS.
Steps:

1. Just download the live .iso file for any Linux distribution (like Ubuntu) and burn it to CD.

2. Stick it in the computer you want to access and boot up from that CD.

3. Pick "Try Ubuntu" when it comes up with the first menu, and it should take you right into a desktop environment.

4. From here, you can access most of the hard drive just by going to the Places menu in the menu bar and choosing the Windows drive. It should see any NTFS drives just fine.

5. Note that depending on the permissions of some files, you might need root access.

6. If you're having trouble viewing or copying some files, open up a terminal window (by going to Applications > Accessories > Terminal) and type in gksudo nautilus, leaving the password blank when prompted.

7. You should now have access to everything.

Install Windows 8 from USB Pen Drive

2011-09-15T01:19:00.000+05:30

With the release of the Windows 8 Developer Preview, my curiosity could not let me wait and I rushed to install it right then. But not having an optical drive on my netbook could hinder my installation and hence I had to come up with this alternative of installing it via a pen drive. And to my surprise, when I tried to make a Windows 8 bootable pen drive using the Microsoft’s very own Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool.

System Requirements for Windows 8 are:

1 Gigahertz or faster 32-bit or 64-bit processor
1 Gigabyte of RAM for 32-bit, 2 Gigabytes of RAM for 64-bit minimum
16 Gigabyte hard drive for 32-bit systems, 20 Gigabyte for 64-bit systems
Direct X 9 graphics card

The prerequisits for the installation are as follows:

Firstly, you need to download the Microsoft Windows 8 Developer Preview Image from here.
Next, you need to have with your self the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, which can be downloaded from here.
You need an USB pen drive with at least four Gigabytes of free space.

With both the softwares downloaded we are now ready to make our own bootable pen drive with Windows 8. Though it does require few tweaks other than making the pen drive bootable, you can follow the steps as given below:


Formating the Pen Drive

Firstly, we need to format the pen drive to the FAT32 file system. This can be done by connecting the pen drive to the computer, right-clicking its drive icon and selecting Format from the drop down menu. The Format window pops up where you need to make sure that Fat32 is the selected file system. Other details need not be changed.
Once this is done, open the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool.
Then just select the Windows 8 ISO when asked to pick an ISO image from the computer.
Next, select to copy the contents to an USB drive. The program will copy all files to the drive and make that drive bootable at the same time.
Once this is done, restart your PC, get into the BIOS by pressing F8/F12 as per your manufacturer and goto the Boot Configuration section and enable the USB Booting as well as make USB Booting primary in the booting preference.
Save the settings and exit the BIOS.
On restart, the computer should now automatically boot through the pen drive and begin the installation.

REPARTITION YOUR HARD DRIVE WITHOUT FORMATING IT FOR WINDOWS XP

2011-04-14T13:57:00.001+05:30

Friends, this post is specifically for people who are using Windows XP and want to repartition their Hard Drives without formatting them. All the Windows 7 & Windows Vista users can do it in a simpler way using Disc Management tool. For more info. you can visit the link: Repartition your Hard Drive w/o formatting it.

For all XP users, here's the procedure:

When you buy a new computer, the hard drive partitions are usually already set up for you. If you put in a new hard drive, you need to decide on the partitioning at set up time. The problem with both of these situations is that things change. You may decide you don't want everything in one big partition for a variety of reasons, but Windows gives you no options for changing your partitions other than reformatting and losing all of your data. There are excellent programs, like Partition Magic, that will let you resize and create partitions without losing data. But Partition Magic costs around $60 and it isn't a program you are going to use everyday.

There is a way to change your partitions without reformatting and without buying any additional software.

It uses a Linux live CD to boot your computer and prepare for a Linux installation. Don’t worry; you are not actually going to install Linux. Every Linux CD includes a program to resize your Windows partition to make room for Linux because Windows usually takes up the whole hard drive. Once we create the space for Linux, we can actually format it as a Windows partition, either NTFS or FAT32.

First, you need to download the Linux live CD. I recommend Simply MEPIS 3.3, available here: http://iso.linuxquestions.org/distro.php?distro=11 . These directions will assume you are using Simply MEPIS. Download the ISO and burn it to a CD as an ISO image. Check your CD burning software for info on burning an ISO. Once you have your CD, you are ready to begin.

Before you start- it is recommended to do a disk clean up, get rid of unnecessary files and defragment your hard drive to create as much continuous free space as possible. If your drive is very fragmented, you may want to defragment twice.

WARNING- backup all important files. Although unlikely, it is possible to lose data. Even the programs like Partition Magic give you this warning.

Set your computer BIOS to boot from the CD drive as the first option. Most computers get into the BIOS by hitting the DELETE key during start up. The start up screen will usually tell you what to hit to enter set up. Look for something that deals with boot options; it is often under advanced bios options. Boot from the Simply MEPIS CD, choose the 2.6 option unless you have a CPU under 1Ghz. It will take a couple of minutes, but you will eventually have a sign in screen. Sign on as root with the password as root. It will boot to a red MEPIS Linux screen (actually running from the CD)

Click the K gear wheel (lower left). Move the mouse to System, File system, QTParted

Click on QTParted, that will open the program you are going to use.

Click on the drive you want to change. If you have only one drive, it will probably be /dev/hda. That will open a window with info about your hard drive. (My screen shot shows several partitions because I have Linux installed)

RIGHT click on the partition you want to resize and choose “RESIZE”. The free space will be created after the existing partition. Fill in the amount of free space you want. Remember to leave enough space on the existing partition for anything you may save in the future plus about 20% extra for free space. Then click OK.

No changes are being made to your hard drive yet, so you can change your mind. To make the change- click on FILE, the COMMIT.

The changes will be made to your hard drive. Click on your hard drive again in the left column. The free space should now show in the display in the right column. Right click on the free space, choose FORMAT, then either NTFS or FAT32. Click on FILE, COMMIT. The partition will be formatted as a Windows partition.

Shut down by clicking on the K gear wheel, logout, and restart.

Before it reboots, you will need to remove the MEPIS CD, it should now reboot to Windows, your computer will probably give you a message about new hardware being found and require you to reboot one more time. The new partition should now show up and be fully usable.

Source:http://www.help2go.com/Tutorials/Computer_Basics/How_to_Repartition_Hard_Drive_without_Reformatting.html

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Understand (and Get Rid of) the Mysterious Small Partition

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If you install Windows 7 on a clean disk with no existing partitions, it creates a System Reserved partition at the beginning of the disk and uses the remainder of the unallocated space to create your system drive.That small partition isn’t assigned a drive letter, so you won’t even know it exists unless you look in the Disk Management console or use a low-level utility, such as Diskpart, to inspect the disk structure.

This “stub” of a partition, which is new in Windows 7, serves two functions. First, it holds the Boot Manager code and the Boot Configuration Database. Sec¬ond, it reserves space for the startup files required by the BitLocker Drive Encryption feature. If you ever decide to encrypt your system drive using BitLocker, you won’t have to repartition your system drive to make it possible.

If you’re confident you’ll never use BitLocker and prefer to do without the additional complexity of this System Reserved partition, your best bet is to make sure it’s never created. For a truly clean installation starting from an unformatted hard drive, you must use a different disk-management utility, such as the setup disk available from many hard-disk manufacturers or a startup disk from Windows Vista. Create a single primary partition using all unallocated space, and then point the installer to the newly created partition as the setup location. (Note that you cannot use the graphical disk-management tools available from the Windows 7 DVD to perform this task.) After you use the alternative tool to create a partition on the drive, you can point the Win¬dows 7 installer to that location and it will proceed.

If you’re comfortable with command-line disk management tools, you can use the Diskpart utility from the setup program to create the necessary partition. At the begin¬ning of setup, before you select the location where you want to install Windows:

Press Shift+F10 to open a Command Prompt window
Type diskpart to enter the Diskpart environment
Assuming you have a single clean hard disk, use select disk 0 and create partition primary to manually create a new partition
Proceed with the Windows 7 setup, using this new partition as the setup location

REPARTITION YOUR HARD DRIVE WITHOUT FORMATING IT

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If you are logged in as an administrator, you can repartition your hard disk by using the Shrink feature in Disk Management. You can shrink an existing partition or volume to create unallocated disk space, from which you can create a new partition or volume. (Note that the terms partition and volume are often used interchangeably.)

Open Computer Management by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Security, clicking Administrative Tools, and then double-clicking Computer Management.‌ If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
In the left pane, under Storage, click Disk Management.
Right-click the volume you want to shrink, and then click Shrink Volume.
Follow the instructions.

Connect Two Computers Using A Crossover Cble

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If you need to connect two computers but you don't have access to a network and can't set up an ad hoc network, you can use an Ethernet crossover cable to create a direct cable connection.

Generally speaking, a crossover cable is constructed by reversing ("crossing over") the order of the wires inside so that it can connect two computers directly. A crossover cable looks almost exactly like a regular Ethernet cable (a "straight-through" cable), so make sure you have a crossover cable before following these steps.

Before buying a crossover cable, check your network adapter. Some newer network adapters automatically "cross over" when they detect that they are connected directly to another network adapter using a regular Ethernet cable.

To connect two computers with a crossover cable

This works best if both computers are running this version of Windows.

Plug each end of the crossover cable into a network port on the back of each computer.
On one of the computers that is running this version of Windows, do the following:
Open Network and Sharing Center by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking Network and Internet, and then clicking Network and Sharing Center.
In the network map at the top of Network and Sharing Center, double-click the Unidentified network‍ icon. (If you have more than one network, this icon will be labeled Multiple networks.)
If network discovery and file sharing are turned off, in Network, click the Information bar containing the following message: "Network discovery and file sharing are turned off. Network computers and devices are not visible. Click to change...," and then click Turn on network discovery and file sharing. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
In the Network discovery and file sharing dialog box, select one of the following options:
- No, make the network that I am connected to a private network
- Yes, turn on network discovery and file sharing for all public networks
The first option is usually the best choice because it only affects the network that you are connected to.

Notes

Networks created with crossover cables are automatically set up as "Public place" networks, which means that network discovery, file sharing, and printer sharing are off by default.
For Gigabit Ethernet or token ring networks, you will need a slightly different kind of crossover cable. For more information, contact a cable manufacturer.

Icons for both computers should now be visible in the Network window. Double-click each computer icon to share printers and other resources.

Note

If one of the computers is running Windows XP, it can take some time for that computer to appear in the Network window. You might need to move both computers to the same workgroup. You can do that by changing the workgroup on either computer. To change a workgroup, see Join or create a workgroup. You might also need to turn on file and printer sharing on the computer running Windows XP.

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