Windows Vista Data Recovery Tool

How can you backup damaged or corrupted personal information and official documents from crashed orundetected hard drive! Windows system files recovery software retrieves various kinds of erased or lost files formats including doc, ppt, xls, wav, tif, jpeg, jpg, html, midi, bmp, txt etc. Windows data recovery system performs restoration of deleted or missing data, files and folders due to software malfunction, human error, damaged file system, hardware failure, system crashed, power failure or virus attack etc. Windows Vista files undelete tool does not require any special technical knowledge for using the software. Windows partition backup program supports all Microsoft Windows operating system including Windows XP, Vista, NT, ME, 2003, 2000, 98 etc. Windows Vista partition uneraser tool provides interactive user friendly graphical user interface (GUI) to salvage corrupted information. Windows data recovery specialists restore data, files, folders and directory which have been deleted by using Shift + Del key. Windows Vista files repair tool supports all major brands of hard drive including Samsung, Sony, Hitachi, Seagate, Hitachi etc. Windows partition file recovery solution backup corrupted or formatted important information in just few minutes from your damaged hard drive. Windows file undeleter tool provides comprehensive solution to restore missing data from NTFS and FAT windows partition.

Features:

• Windows partition data salvage software rescues all data, files, folders and directories erased from recycle bin.
• Windows Vista files repair utility supports FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS and NTFS5 file system.
• Windows data backup tool retrieves corrupted or damaged encrypted files and compressed folders.
• Windows system data recovery application supports all higher capacity hard disks.

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You must check out this chase for cool computing

I considered making it into a desktop instead of mini-tower form factor (and probably should have). Given the same number of fans with much higher RPM, I’m sure I could have made it hover…

Dual boot with XP/2000/NT and install linux/windows whenever You want

This is for those people who have dumped Windows 98 and adopted Windows 2000/NT/XP as their os’s and want linux to dual boot with these.

CAUTION : This how to wont work with Windows 98/95/ME . Actually i haven’t used ME and so i don’t know.Anyways this will only work with those Windows versions which use ntloader to boot.

There are a few pre requisites.

a) a linux boot disk/live cd
b) Use Windows 2000/NT/Xp and one of its partitions must be FAT (other than NTFS)
c) You should really know basics like partition naming in Linux and mounting.

Problem :

Installing / re installing Linux/Windows 2000/XP/NT whenever You want , without managing to mess up the MBR.

Scenario 1.

Installing Linux along with an existing windows installation .

I.Setting Up partitions

If You don’t have a linux partition , make space for it , by repartitioning my disk.

Ideally You would free up a partition and divide it into two , one part for swap space , the other part for the installation.swap space partition size = 2 times that of your RAM

In the non ideal case that is , if you cant free up a whole partition you would first defragment the drive and then create two new partitions from it using PQMagic , so you don’t loose data and you get two more drives. the new partition’s size will be as above

II.Installing Linux

Now you can go about installing your linux system. Here the issue to be taken care of is installing the boot loader (LILO/GRUB) to the proper place

Usually the installation program will ask u were to load the boot loader. default choice would be on the MBR. Now DON’T GO FOR THIS . If u want to go my way , don’t go for it. Instead , get the installer to install the boot loader onto the root partition.Also note down the root partition’s name , ie) the ‘/dev/hda*’ where * is 1,4,5 etc.
If possible create a boot disk

III. Setting up the system to boot windows too.

now when you reboot , you will go directly to the NT/XP/2000 boot menu.

Don’t worry , your Linux installation is safely sitting there.

Now boot using the linux boot disk / live cd

mount the non NTFS windows partition using the following commands

mkdir /mnt/windowsdrive
mount /dev/hda* /mnt/windowsdrive

where * is 1,4,5 etc.

Now use this command to get first 512 bytes of your root partition

dd if=/dev/hdaN of=/mnt/windowsdrive/bootsect.lnx bs=512 count=1

replace /dev/hdaN with your Linux root partition name (/dev/hda something) .I had asked you to note it down , hadn’t I?

now boot to windows. find out the bootsect.lnx file from which ever drive u wrote it to using the previous command.Copy it to C:\

open boot.ini and add the following line to its end

c:\bootsect.lnx=”Linux”

Reboot

Now you will see “Linux” showing up in your Windows boot menu.

When u choose linux it will load the linux boot loader (LILO/Grub which ever u installed.)

You may want to remove the “Windows” choice from the linux boot loader’s menu. There is no harm if u leave it there

Scenario 2.

Installing Windows NT/2000/XP along with an existing Linux installation .

1.Setup partitions.

Don’t touch the linux partitions. No other precaution needed. also make the windows partition bootable.

2.Install Windows NT/2000/XP. Let it over write the MBR

3.Follow step III of Scenario 1.

Thats all

Celebrating Software Freedom Day

hmmm…  Today is our day!! yup.. Software freedom day.. So, you may wonder, why Venky is talking about the software freedom!… Coz I deserve to post atleast a paragraph since I finished my RHCE

huh.. RHCE is RedHat Certified Computer Engineer.. That was a wonder ful course where I learnt about that Tux and live with that for more than a year…

zeee, Software freedom day is celebrated to insist the freedom in software usage and not to depend on the properiatry softwares provided by Microsoft, Adobe , so and so..
For each software like this, we have an alternative in Linux.. But we replace the original with more than 3 softwares like Office can be replaced with Open Office, Neo Office, SiagOfiice, etc..
Thats where the problem lies..

When any person is given with umpteen number of options, he may struggle to choose one..
So the opensource developers should follow some standards to put the combine efforts in replacing the properitory softwares with not more than 2 softwares…

Happy Software freedom day..

Hug a developer : I’m one among them

Change never changes : Transform your windows

If you’re bored of having to look at the same kind of icons and eyecandy everytime, you can download and install these free transformation packs, and transform XP to look like any other OS.

(Note: Some of the listed transformation packs are quite extensive so please read installation guidelines carefully)

Vista Transformation Pack [Download]

Vista Transformation Pack does all kinds of appearance tweaks, and makes Windows XP look like Vista. From icons, transparency to new sounds, this pack does it all to make your XP look like Windows Vista.

Mac OS Transformation Pack [Download]

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Transforms XP to look like Mac OS X 10.5. Some important components like Windows Explorer and other shell files are patched to mimic Mac OS X appearance. Work only with Windows XP SP2 (English version).

FlyakiteOSX [Download]

Again, make your windows look like Mac OS X. However, it’s much more comprehensive than the above one. This enhancement utility does everything from registry tweaks, visual styles, sounds, icons to imitate the appearance of Mac OS X. See other screenshots here. If you’re using iTunes then make sure to deselect ‘iTunes Multi-Pugin’ option (under ‘Software’) in the installation wizard.

Fedora Transformation Pack [Download]

This tool is intended for making XP resemble the Fedora Linux Distro. Though the utility just packs a simple visual style, it does include icons, screensavers and wallpapers, and other Fedora-like skins for programs.

Ubuntu Transformation Pack [Download]

This pack contains visual styles, icons and other patches that can give the brownish Ubuntu look to Windows XP. If you just can’t get Ubuntu working on your PC, but still love its looks, you can download this pack. [via]

Uninstall Linux

Several times we face this problem… I was asked frequently by my friend Anbu about this… Lemme explain how to get rid of Linux without reinstalling windows

Requirements:
You need a windows 98 startup disk or windows 98 bootable floppy . [Get it]

How to do it:
1. Boot up in Windows xp.

2. Start>>control panel>>administrative tools>>computer management

3. Go to disk management under “storage”

4. Select your hard disk and then the linux partition.

5. Delete the linux partition this will delete linux and grub.

6. Now reboot your laptop with windows 98 start up disc or floppy and type the command “fixmbr” .

7. Above command will repair ur bootloader and rewrite ntldr which will replace corrupted grub.

8.thats it done now boot your laptop normally it will be booted by default in windows xp.

How to Know about all your System Information

In order to update or upgrade your system , you must know the full Details of your system. In order to know the full details of the system including your uptime, do the following (Professional Edition only).

1. Click on the “Start” Menu.

2. In the Start menu, Click on the “All Programs“.

3. Go to the “Command Prompt” in the “Accessories” menu.

4. Type “systeminfo” in the Command prompt.

5. Now the computer will produce a lot of information including the uptime.

How to Make an Invisible Folder In Windows Xp

In order to make an invisible folder in Windows Xp and to store or Hide the personal files in it, follow the below tips,

1. First You have to select the folder , which you want to make invisible.
2. Right Click on the Folder and Select “Rename“.
3. Remove the Current Name of the folder and press “Alt+0160” combination to generate a folder which is invisible.
4. Now Right Click on the Nameless Folder and Select “Properties“.
5. Go to the “Customize” Tab and click on “Change Icon“.
6. In the Icon list, Select the invisible icons.
7.Press “Ok“.

Renaming Recycle Bin

If you dont like the name of “Recycle Bin” , you can change it to anything you like by using the registry as follows. To do this,

1. Click on the “Start” menu.
2. Select the “Run” command.
3. Type in “Regedit” and press “Enter“.
4. In the registry editor, go to the following key.
5. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/CLSID/{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}.
6. Now double click the “default” key and change the name to anything you want.