Now that Microsoft has released Service Pack 1 for Office 2010 suite, this is the right time to slipstream/integrate SP1 into Office 2010 setup file. By slipstreaming Service Pack 1 into Office setup file, you will be able to save both time and effort next time when you install Office 2010 software. Slipstreaming or integrating […]
Archives for June 2011
Eight Windows 8 Pre-Beta Features For Windows 7
Ever since the beginning of June, we have been covering various UI enhancements and features included in Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 OS. If you have been patiently waiting to get the best eye candy features of the next version of Windows in Windows 7, then your moment has arrived. Even though it’s too early to […]
How To Backup VirtualBox Virtual Machine (.VDI)
VirtualBox is one of the best free virtualization software out there, if not the best. Users who have used VirtualBox for some time probably know how difficult it is to clone or move a virtual machine as VirtualBox assigns a unique identity number (UUID) to each virtual machine. Even though there are guides available to […]
How To Skip Or Hide Windows Boot Manager In Vista And Windows 7
I have installed Windows 7 (x64) in triple-boot with Vista and Windows 7 (x86) operating systems. Windows 7 SP1 (x64) is my primary operating system and I boot into Windows 7 (x86) and Vista just once or twice in a month. Though I am happy with Windows 7, I get irritated whenever I reboot my […]
How To Create Kaspersky Rescue USB Drive
I am a big fan of Kaspersky Internet Security and has been using the same on all my PCs for the past three years. Like many other antivirus solutions, Kaspersky also offers a free Rescue Disk to clean an infected PC without booting into Windows. If you are new to Rescue Disk, it’s a bootable […]
How To Make Mozilla Firefox Home Page Look Like Windows 8 Start Screen
We have already talked about getting Windows 8 Start screen in Windows 7 with the help of Rainmeter. If you have missed it, please check out our how to get Windows 8 Start screen in Windows 7 guide to get one the best features of Windows 8 in your current OS. If you use Firefox […]
How To Repair Windows 7 Startup Issues Without Installation Media
Repairing a corrupt Windows installation is always a difficult task for beginners especially when you are not able to boot into Windows. Even though one can always use the Windows 7 installation media to boot into Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) to fix startup problems, it’s also possible to repair Windows 7 boot issues without any […]
How To Get The New Windows 8 Start Screen In Windows 7
Now that Microsoft has officially unveiled the new user interface (UI) of the upcoming Windows 8 OS (check out the official preview video) with some great new features, you might want to get the tile-based Windows 8 Start screen in your Windows 7 OS as well. Unlike Windows 7 or any other desktop OS, Windows […]