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Archive for May, 2008
Be a part of Microsoft charity and help disabled aussie kids
May 30th
No wait, you are in no need to donate any thing any where. Its Microsoft who is donating. all you have to do is watch a 35 seconds commercial performed by a Kid.
Microsoft Australia is running a donate / charity campaign in which as company they will donate $ 1 to Smith Family (a foundation which helps disabled kids with their education) every time some one visits and watches a Microsoft commercial !!
So all you are in need to do is visit Help aussie kids get great education web site and watch the introduction video (35 seconds) in which a 9 year old Aussie kid speaks about Office 2007. Just waste your few mins to watch the video (35 seconds) and make Microsoft pay $ 1 to help those kids !!!
ASUS EEEPC / HCL MiLeap – Now Dell entering the 7″ notebook market ?
May 30th
We have already seen ASUS EEEPC and HCL 7″ MiLeap entering the market by creating a new form factor for ultra portable notebooks.
![Dell 7\" Notebook ??](http://www.chotocheeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/dellpencil2.jpg "Dell 7\\" Notebook ??")
Now it seems to be Dell’s turn to enter the 7″ notebook segment.
It is reported by gizmodo.com that Dell CEO, Michael Dell is been found carrying a prototype of this device at D6 conference. Though no official configuration are given, but as per him this would target the markets of developing counties.
Help to keep Windows XP Alive
May 30th
As we all know Windows XP has completed its life cycle, and Microsoft has already released the last service pack (SP3) for Windows XP and ending Retail sell for Windows XP professional after June 2008.
Slowly Microsoft is on its way to end support for Windows XP, how ever millions of customers are just not ready to migrate to vista yet, mainly because the fact as Windows XP is doing the job for them and heavy system requirement for Windows Vista.
Just then, here comes the news from Neowin.net that Microsoft is accepting official petitions to keep Windows XP (support) alive. If this is true, then its a welcome news, as Windows 7 is expected to enter the market within next 3 years.
So if you own a copy of Windows XP, please give Microsoft a call to request them “officially” to keep Windows XP alive !!!
Slim really slim, so slim as it may cut you in half
May 29th
The fashion statement for a notebook is how small it is, how light it is, and off course how slim it is.
Infact the notebooks are getting so slim that they may cut you in half. One story which I think worth to read is this one, as a German user claims that the sharp edges of his MacBook Air (the worlds slimmest notebook) makes him bleed as he types in it.
MacBook Air is a product which Apple users them self are unhappy with because of the price and poor features which it bags. Some finds better use for the device as may be slicing breads with it ?
The bell has finally ranged – Windows 7 is now officially confirmed !!
May 28th
The bell how finally ranged, Windows 7 is now officially confirmed. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and out going Bill Gates finally broke the news at D6 conference.
Many of you already know the leaked details and roomers for Windows 7 is floating around the Internet as Microsoft continues its development, how ever for the 1st time, the company is making the news and few features official.
Doc / Surface / Multi-touch are some features primarily relying on touch screen displays are some disclosed feature what we may see with Windows 7.
Speaking in the event, Bill Gates pointed out that as a company which develops their product primarily on basis of user feedback and refining all goods of previous version, it is time to break the news to users and customers that what type of progress the company has made on the next version of windows operating system along with their process to build Windows Vista SP1 and Server 2008 products.
You may read the details about this press event here at Engadget and at All things Digital.
How to burn / write a bootable Windows XP installation CD ROM
May 10th
Once you have successfully slipstreamed a service pack under Windows XP installation source, the next question which comes to your mind is how do you burn / write those installation files under a boot-able CD ROM so that you may boot with it and install your copy of Windows XP. This bellow article would try to provide a step by step guide on How to burn / write a bootable Windows XP installation CD ROM.
Prerequisite
- A PC with CD-RW drive
- One 700 MB CD-R (blank) media
- Windows OS
- Nero burning ROM
- Complete Windows XP installation Files
- Windows XP Boot image
How do your create a boot-able CD Media ?
Please start the Nero burning rom application and select CD-ROM (Boot) as what you wish to burn and please provide the path of Windows XP Boot image (you may download it from here, or use Bart’s Boot Image Extractor)
In the advance option, please make sure you select Kind of Emulation as No Emulation, and Boot Message should be as Microsoft Corporation where as the value of Number of load sectors is suppose to be 4. Rest all should stay default.
Integrate / slipstream Windows XP SP3 in Windows setup or installation CD / Media
May 9th
As we all know Microsoft has released the final service pack of Windows XP x86 to the public. The Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) is now available under Windows update.
One may obtain the service pack via Windows Update or by downloading the stand alone installation EXE via Microsoft web sites also. It is recommended that if you have a single or few PCs, then please use the Windows update as in that case for an up-to-date Windows XP SP2 system the download size would be around 70 MB.
Where as if you have many PCs under your network or administration, then please obtain the network installation or stand alone version to install off-line !!
Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package
When many users have bought Windows XP, they have found that Windows XP comes with SP2 pre-integrated under the installation media, so when you install Windows XP from such installation media, you find that you installation already have SP2 under it.
Many users are now searching for answer as how do you integrate the SP3 under this present installation media, here is a guide which may help you to integrate the SP3 under Windows XP installation media.
How do you slipstream / integrate Windows XP SP3 into you Windows installation media ?
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