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If you performed a refresh of Windows 8, upgrade to Windows 8, or a custom install of Windows 8 without formatting the drive for a clean install and selected to install Windows 8 on the same partition of the previous Windows installation, then you may have a C:\Windows.old folder left over in your new installation. It contains a copy of the previous Windows 8 installation, and can be quite large in size.

 If you already had a C:\Windows.old folder in the installation that you performed a refresh, upgrade install, or a custom install on, then it may be renamed to say C:\Windows.old.000 (older previous installation) in addition to the C:\Windows.old folder. The most recent previous installation will always be in the C:\Windows.old folder.

 This tutorial will show you how to delete the Windows.old folder(s) generated during the installation to free up the hard drive space that the Windows.old folder(s) takes.


Delete "Windows.old" Folder Using Disk Cleanup
1. Open Disk Cleanup.
   Search in C:\Windows\System32\cleanmgr.exe

 2. If prompted, select the Windows drive, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: You will not see this window unless you have more than one drive or partition on your computer with a drive letter.



3. Click/tap on the Clean up system files button. 

 4. If prompted by UAC, then click/tap on Yes.

 5. Repeat step 2 above.

 6. Click/tap on the Previous Windows installation(s) box to check it, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)
7. Click/tap on Delete Files. 

 8. When Disk Cleanup finishes, the C:\Windows.old folder will be deleted.




Tools Required:

 1. USB flash drive with a minimum capacity of 4 GB.
2. Windows 7/8 Setup DVD or iso file.
Step 1 : Plug-in your USB flash drive.

 Step 2 : Open the PowerShell (OR Command Prompt if PowerShell Not Exist). If you are using Windows 7/Vista then open it with administrator rights.

 "Go to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories ->Windows PowerShell ->  Right-click on “Windows PowerShell” and select “Run as Administrator”.

 Step 3: In the PowerShell/Command Prompt, type these commands in exact order one by one.

 diskpart
list disk
select disk x (here "x" is the number corresponding to the USB disk, which you need to replace with what is shown in your system)
clean
create partition primary
active
format fs=fat32 quick
assign
exit

 Be very careful when using the "select" command — you don't want to end up formatting your hard disk instead!

 Step 4: Mount The Windows 8 ISO Image Into A Virtual Drive
Burning the ISO image onto a blank DVD is not an option if you don't have an optical drive. You can instead mount
 the file as a virtual drive. Windows 8 comes with an inbuilt utility; all you need to do is to double-click on 
the image file and it will get mounted as a virtual drive. However, if you have an older version of Windows, you can use a freeware virtual drive application such as MagicDisc to mount the image.

 Step 5: Make The USB Drive Bootable
Assuming that F: is your virtual drive letter where the Windows 8 ISO image is inserted and G: is the location of your USB drive, open the command prompt as mentioned earlier and type the following commands:

 F:
cd boot
bootsect.exe /nt60 g:

 Again, double-check the target location for the boot record to ensure you don't accidentally overwrite your HDD's bootsector.

 Step 6: Copy The Installer Files
Don't close the command prompt yet. The USB drive has now been made bootable, but there's one more command you need to execute in order to transfer the Windows 8 installation from the virtual drive to the USB stick. In the same command prompt window, type the following command:

 xcopy f:\*.* g: /e /f /h

 You can alternatively copy all the files in the virtual drive to the USB drive by using Windows Explorer, but using XCOPY ensures that system and hidden files are also copied.
Step 7: Boot Off The USB Drive
To install Windows 8 on your netbook or computer, you must set it to boot through the USB flash drive. To achieve this, shut down your computer, then go into the BIOS (CMOS setup) by pressing <DEL> or <F2> as soon as you power it on, without unplugging the USB stick. Set the USB drive as the primary boot device, save the settings, and restart. Alternatively, since most modern computers (ie, post 2005) allow you to select the boot device via a hotkey after it is powered on (either through <ESC>, <F9>, or <F11>), you can choose to boot through the USB flash drive this way.
 Install Windows as usual. If you've changed the boot sequence through the BIOS, remember to reset it to the internal hard drive when the system restarts after copying the installer files. Let us know in the comments section if you face any issues.
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Windows 8 Professional Final Activator. This is the latest New Windows 8 100% Working Activator. Try it Now and Activate Your Windows 8 Pro, Enterprise, and Core Final Edition.

 This Activator Features
Fully Unlocked: Personalization,Start screen,,Account Picture

 Supported Version
Windows 8 Professional
Windows 8 Enterprise
Windows 8 Core

 Windows 8 Personalization Enabler
This program will enable the personalization features in the PC Settings. 
You will be able to change the account picture,lock screen and the start screen.

 IMPORTANT
IF Windows 8 is Not Activate You must activate windows 8 first using the activator
Before running the personilazion enabler plz close all your applications since your system will automatically restarted.

INSTALL NOTES
Windows 8 Professional Final Activator.
Instruction:
1.Run as administrator
2.Wait for the process and dont do nothing
3.It restarts automatically
Windows is "activated"
Click Here To Download
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Microsoft reserves 20% of your available bandwidth for their own purposes like Windows Updates and interrogating your PC etc



You can get it back:

Click Start then Run and type "gpedit.msc" without quotes. This opens the group policy editor.
Then go to:
--> Local Computer Policy
--> Computer Configuration
--> Administrative Templates
--> Network
--> QOS Packet Scheduler
--> Limit Reservable Bandwidth.

Double click on Limit Reservable bandwidth.
It will say it is not configured, but the truth is under the 'Explain' tab i.e." By default, the Packet Scheduler limits the system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this setting to override the default."
So the trick is to ENABLE reservable bandwidth, then set it to ZERO. This will allow the system to reserve nothing, rather than the default 20%
Pulmon is a great application which brings Windows 8 like Metro UI Widgets in Windows 7. It gives you various options to add as tiles such as Mozilla Aurora, Storage etc. Mozilla Aurora widget adds a beautiful tile on desktop. Clicking on it will open Aurora. 


Updates in Pulmon 2.0:
1)Splash Screen has been added to Pulmon. Now Pulmon will start with a metro splash screen
2)Changed Background – Background color of Pulmon has been changed to the metro color “Dodger Blue”
3)They worked on Pulmon 2.0 a lot and fixed some issues
4)Metro UI Colors –  tried their best to select master Metro UI colors for tiles. Now tiles have Metro UI colors
5)Improved Stability – In the previous release, Microsoft Office Suite Tile and BUILD Tile were unstable. But now they are stable and can be used as you use other tiles
6)It have added a “Get Involved!” button in Pulmon to directly involve in Pulmon Project. By pressing this button, Pulmon will open the default E-mail client. You, then, can send us a mail about involvation
7)The sizes of tiles have been decreased to increase flexibility for the users
8)It have implented Windows 8 style tiles e.g. Internet Explorer, Control Panel and BUILD tiles
9)Now the default background is of Windows 8 default start screen background
10)You will get a Metro Menu in fullscreen mode. Just click on User Avatar and see the action. It offers to restart and shutdown the computer and it also offers to change user avatar
11)Storage tile has been updated and now you can select any drive by using Storage Options in right click menu
“12)Zuro” tile is a new tile for Pulmon. It opens Zuro (A web browser based on Metro UI and Immersive UI) when a user double-click on it
13)“Desktop” tile shows the current desktop background
14)Added error handling code for the exceptions
15)“Mozilla Firefox” tile is now “Mozilla Aurora” tile. Works only with Mozilla’s Aurora Channel
16)They have updated Shutdown Manager tile and System Information tile. They were looking ugly but now they are looking very good with a brand new look.
17)It just fixed some tool-tip issues
18)It applied Metro UI on Storage Settings and Zuro Settings.

Note: Below are mentioned only few widgets. The newest version has more widgets than the described below. 

Widgets: 
User- Clicking “User” tile will open a User Widget. If you want to open User Accounts, double-click on the green place of tile or double-click on User Avatar. There are many tweaks available for user tile. Right click on the tile and click options. You can choose “Take User Avatar from Windows System” or choose custom avatar.
Control Panel- Clicking Control Panel tile will load control panel widget. You can open Control Panel by clicking on its tile. Its currently not more than a tile. It will get some features in next versions.
Clock- Pulmon will provide you a very cool widget “Clock”. It will show you time, month and day of the week. Some new tweaks will be provided to you in the next versions
Shutdown Manager- It’s a very easy to use widget which will allows you to control over you pc with one click.Shutdown,Restart, Log Off and Hibernate’s Options are given. Please note that  some of the features are not working.
Webby- Webby is another good widget which provides you quick access to tech sites like The Windows Club, IntoWindows,WinMatrix, AskVG etc.. 

How to Use:

1.Download and Run the application
2.You will see two groups “Add Tiles” and “Remove Tiles”
3.Click a tile in Add Tiles group e.g Control Panel Tile
4.It will load Control Panel tile and the icon of Control Panel will be disappeared from “Add Tiles” group and start appearing in “Remove Tiles” group
5.Click the Control Panel tile in Remove Tiles group will remove it  
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RocketDock is a smoothly animated, alpha blended application launcher. It provides a nice clean interface to drop shortcuts on for easy access and organization. With each item completely customizable there is no end to what you can add and launch from the dock.

Now with added Taskbar support your minimized windows can appear as icons on the dock. This allows for better productivity and accessibility.
rocket dock software :: futureX techblog
                           

Features:

  • Minimize windows to the dock
  • Real-time window previews in Vista
  • Running application indicators
  • Simple drag-n-drop interface
  • Multi-monitor support
  • Supports alpha-blended PNG and ICO icons
  • Icons zoom and transition smoothly
  • Auto-hide and Popup on mouse over
  • Positioning and layering options
  • Fully customizable
  • Completely Portable
  • ObjectDock Docklet support
  • Compatible with MobyDock, ObjectDock, RK Launcher, and Y'z Dock skins
  • Runs great on slower computers
  • Unicode compliant
  • Supports many languages and can easily be translated
  • A friendly user base :)
  • And best of all... its FREE!!!

System Requirements:

  • Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
  • 500Mhz or faster CPU
  • 10MB RAM free

                                      Download Now
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Follow the following steps : 

Step 1 – Right Click on My Computer and Select Properties .
Step 2 – Now Click on the Advanced Tab.
Windows 8 Skin Pack is created by Hamed Danger, the same guy who had  designed a Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Theme pack for you which transform your Windows 7 to Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.
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I found Java really interesting Language and as an Software Engineer you have to learn Java to progress in your career. To learn the Java language one must be master in C Language. The C++ knowledge will add the weight to your learning ability but is not essential.
Here we will try to learn the Java programming language for the beginners, I will present you the simple and solid tutorials which will thoroughly guide you to learn this Language. To start with you need the Java JDK Environment which is similar to your TCC/Tc or the GCC compiler. Those who don’t have can downland it from here .
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This is a big question for those who are still using Turbo C++ Version 3.0 in Windows Vista. As everyone knows that full screen is not supported with the version 3.0 in Vista; it is ridiculous to work in the small screen where I think no one can ever imagine writing a program there! This solution will help all the C, C++ learners using TC++ 3.0 in Vista.
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The reason we secure a wireless network is to stop people from using the services of our network who don't have permission to utilize them. It is harder to secure a wireless network from hackers as compared to a classic wired network. This is due to the fact that a wireless network can be accessed anywhere inside the range of its antenna.
In order to secure a wireless network from hackers, we should take proper steps to save ourselves against security issues. If you don't secure a wireless network from hackers, you might end up without its service. The consequence might also include the utilization of our network to attack further networks. To secure a wireless network from hackers, you should follow these simple wireless networking tips:
       1.       Strategic antenna placement:


                The first thing you have to do is to position the access point's antenna in a place which restricts the range of its signal to go further than the required area. You should not put the antenna close to a window because   glass can't obstruct its signals. Place it in a central location of the building.
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Screenjelly is basically a simplified version of Screentoaster and it’s a useful tool to record what an individual is doing on his/her computer screen. It allows users the option to add voices to explain what the viewers are watching on the screen.
Simplicity of this tool is its USP. Anyone can easily create a video by using Screenjelly. What all a user needs to do is to create an account in Screenjelly via Facebook or Twitter and just press the red button and off she goes. Screenjelly also gives the scope to store videos either as in private or public categories.
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Have you always envied the vibrant looks of Mac themes but never owned a Macintosh? Well you don’t have to be envious anymore, because you can now have the same themes on your very own Windows 7 machine. Wondering how this could be possible? Read on for an inside scoop into how it is made possible.
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Here's a simple little thing you can do to increase your bandwidth by at least 20%.
Ok here we go...
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Do you access your Facebook or Twitter account while you are on a public network like your college’s or office’s unsecured wifi.Then this is the time that you should think about your account security.If you think that facebook or Twitter are secured websites then it’s the time to face the reality they are not secured.Whenever you login into your facebook or twiiter account check the address bar of your browser you will see something like http://www.facebook.com/home.php? Similar is the case with twitter.They use http protocol instead of secured https protocol.But if you login into your gmail account you will notice that it uses https protocol.
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 The Ubuntu 10.10 is almost here and all those who are new to Ubuntu would like to know how to install Ubuntu 10.10 on their PC. This issue shall be handled here.
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face recognigation is a recently developed technology which helps in verifying a person’s identity by comparing  the then captured photo with a previously captured video frame from a video source or a previously stored image of the person.
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BitDefender Total Security 2011 provides comprehensive proactive protection against all Internet security threats, along with system maintenance and backup, without slowing down your PCs. Combines Superior Proactive Protection from e-Threats with Backup and PC Tune-up for the Ultimate in Security…
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These days many of the schools and institutions have blocked many of popular social networking sites like facebook and twitter from being accessed by the computers connected to the network. After this post you will be able to open any blocked site at your workplace by hacking.
All you need to do is follow these simple steps :
1. From start button go to run and open cmd
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