Monday, June 29, 2009

Remove Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) from Windows 7

These are the steps to remove Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) from Windows 7.

Start>Control Panel>Uninstall A Program>Turn Windows features on or off>untick Internet Explorer 8>OK

Windows will reboot one time,after you configure things,Windows will reboot again.

Windows Vista Special Offer free Windows 7

When you buying Windows Vista,you will get a free copy of equivalent version of Windows 7 from 22th October 2009.



FULL VERSION
Windows Vista Home Premium with SP1 full version(free Windows 7 Home Premium full version):$239.95
Windows Vista Business with SP1 full version(free Windows 7 Business full version):$299.95
Windows Vista Ultimate with SP1 full version(free Windows 7 Ultimate full version):$319.95



UPGRADE VERSION
Windows Vista Home Premium with SP1 upgrade version(free Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade version):$129.95
Windows Vista Business with SP1 upgrade version(free Windows 7 Business upgrade version):$199.95
Windows Vista Ultimate with SP1 upgrade version(free Windows 7 Ultimate upgrade version):$219.95

Information form Microsoft.

Princing for Windows 7

These are the pricing for Windows 7.

Full-Version:
Windows 7 Home Premium-$199.99
Windows 7 Professional-$299.99
Windows 7 Ultimate-$319.99

Upgrade Version(from Windows XP or Windows Vista):
Windows 7 Home Premium-$119.99
Windows 7 Professional-$199.99
Windows 7 Ultimate-$219.99

But if you pre-order Windows 7 upgrade versions,you will get this special price:
Windows 7 Home Premium-$49.99 (58% off)
Windows 7 Professional-$99.99 (50% off)

Information from Microsoft.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

How To Change Logon Screen In Windows 7

These are the steps to change the logon screen in Windows 7.

Download this registration entries from here.

Extract it.You will see an registration entries inside the folder then merge it.




Check your screen resolution by right click on the desktop and click screen resolution.



Remember your screen resolution because you need to create a picture that its pixel same as your screen resolution.These are the resolution that supported by Windows.

background768×1280.jpg
background960×1280.jpg
background900×1440.jpg
background1024×768.jpg
background1024×1280.jpg
background1280×768.jpg
background1280×960.jpg
background1280×1024.jpg
background1360×768.jpg
background1440×900.jpg
background1600×1200.jpg
background1920×1200.jpg





You can use paint to resize the resolution of the picture that you wanted it to replace the logon background.Please note that the picture must below than 256kb.

You can also use photoshop to adjust the picture screen resolution.


If the picture is more than 256kb,you can adjust the quality of the picture by reduce its size less than 256kb when you "save as" the picture.The features is not available in paint.



Open windows explorer>organize>folder and search option>view tab>untick(hide extensions for known file types)

Rename the picture that you have edited to "backgroundDefault.jpg"

Go to Computer>C:>Windows>System32>oobe>info>backgrounds

Create yourself the "info" and "backgrounds" folder if you dun have one.

If prompted by User Account Control,click yes to approve.

Paste the picture that you have edited inside the folder.(below 256kb)

Close all the windows then you are done.

Press Alt+Ctrl+Delete or log off to see the result.

These are the example(mine is 1360 x 760):

BEFORE







AFTER




*If your screen resolution is not supported by Windows,for example:

Your screen resolution is 2560×1600,you can resize the picture to 1920×1200 can name it "background1920×1200.jpg",then name the original picture "backgroundDefault.jpg".(both picture must less than 256kb)

The "backgroundDefault.jpg" will be streched to fit and used by windows if windows cannot find the correct screen resolution.

Paste both picture into the backgrounds folder that you have created(means that that folder now got 2 picture inside).

Enjoy.
Credit by sevenforums and withinwindows.


Saturday, June 13, 2009

System Requirement of Velvet Assassin

These are the system requirement of Velvet Assassin.

OS:Windows XP or Windows Vista
Processor:Intel Pentium 4 3.0Ghz
RAM:512MB(1GB for Vista)
VRAM:256MB
DirectX:9.0c
Hard Disk:5 to 6GB

Velvet Assassin official website.
Velvet Assassin on gamespot.com.(7.5 score)

System Requirement of Football Manager Live

These are the system requirement of Football Manager Live.

OS:Windows XP or Windows Vista
Processor:Intel Pentium 4 1.6Ghz
RAM:256MB(1GB for Windows Vista)
DirectX:9.0c
Hard Disk:500MB

Football Manager Live official website.
Football Manager Live on gamespot.com.(8.0 score)


System Requirement of BattleForge

These are the system requirement of BattleForge.

OS:Windows XP or Windows Vista
Processor:Intel Core or AMD64 1.8Ghz
RAM:512MB(1GB for Vista)
VRAM:128MB
DirectX:9.0c
Hard Disk:10GB

BattleForge official website.
BattleForge on gamespot.com.(8.0 score)

System Requirement of Cryostasis:The Sleep of Reason

These are the system requirement of Cryostasis: The Sleep of Reason

Minimum System Requirement:
OS:Windows XP or Windows Vista
Processor:Intel Pentium 4
RAM:1GB
VRAM:ATI Radeon 9800 or nVidia 6800GT
DirectX:9.0c
Hard Disk:6GB

Recommended System Requirement:
OS:Windows XP or Windows Vista
Processor:Intel Core 2 DUO 6400 or AMD X2 5600+
RAM:2GB
VRAM:ATI Radeon 2900 or nVidia GeForce 8800 GTS
DirectX:9.0c
Hard Disk:6GB

Cryostasis:The Sleep of Reason official website.
Cryostasis:The Sleep of Reason on gamespot.com.(8.0 score)

System Requirement of Battlestations: Pacific

These are ths system requirement of Battlestations: Pacific.

OS:Windows XP or Windows Vista
Processor:Intel Pentium 4 3.0Ghz
RAM:1GB(2GB for Windows Vista)
VRAM:256MB
DirectX:9.0c
HardDisk:8GB

Battlestations: Pacific official website.
Battlestations: Pacific on gamespot.com.(8.0 score)

System Requirement of Burnout Paradise:The Ultimate Box

These are the system requirement of Burnout Paradise:The Ultimate Box.

OS:Windows XP or Windows Vista
Processor:Intel Pentium 4 2.8Ghz(3.2Ghz for Vista)
RAM:1GB(1.5GB for Vista)
VRAM:128MB
DirectX:9.0c
HardDisk:4GB

Burnout Paradise:The Ultimate Box Official Website.
Burnout Paradise:The Ultimate Box on GameSpot.(gamespot score:9.0)

System Requirement of The Sims 3

These are the system requirement of The Sims 3:

OS:Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1
Processor:Intel Pentium 4 2.0Ghz(2.4Ghz for Vista or 1.8Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo)
RAM:1GB(1.5 for Vista)
VRAM:128MB
DirectX:9.0c
Hard Disk:6++GB or more for extra content

The Sims 3 official website.
The Sims 3 on GameSpot.com.(gamespot score:9.0)

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

System Requirement of X-Blades

These are the system requirement of X-Blades:

Minimum Requirement:
OS:Windows XP SP2 or Windows VIsta SP1
Processor:Intel Pentium 4 2.0Ghz
RAM:512MB(1GB for Vista)
VRAM:256MB
DirectX:9.0c
Hard Disk:5GB

Recommended Requirement:
OS:Windows XP SP2 or Windows VIsta SP1
Processor:Intel Pentium 4 3.0Ghz
RAM:1GB
VRAM:512MB
DirectX:9.0c
Hard Disk:5GB

Official Website for X-Blades.
Official Russian Website for X-Blades.

System Requirement of Demigod

These are the system requirement of Demigod:

Minimum system requirement:
OS:Windows XP SP3 or Vista SP1
Processor:Intel Pentium 4 2.4Ghz
RAM:512MB
VRAM:128MB
DirectX:9.0c
Hard Disk:8GB

Recommended system requirement:
OS:Windows XP SP3 or Vista SP1
Processor:Intel Pentium 4 3.0Ghz
RAM:1GB
VRAM:256MB
DirectX:9.0c
Hard Disk:8GB

Official Website of Demigod.

System Requirement of The Last Remnant

These are the system requirement of The Last Remnant.

Minimum Requirement:
OS:Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1
Processor:Intel Core 2 Duo 2Ghz
RAM:1.5GB
VRAM:256MB
DirectX:9.0c

Recommended Requirement:
OS:Windows Vista SP1
Processor:Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz
RAM:2GB
VRAM:512MB
DirectX:9.0c

Official Website for The Last Remnant:
Europe
North America
Japan

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

System Requirement of PROTOTYPE

These are the system requirement of PROTOTYPE.

System requirement:
OS:Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1
Processor:Intel Core 2 Duo 1.86Ghz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+
RAM:1GB RAM for XP(2GB for Vista)
VRAM:256MB
DirectX:9.0c

System Requirement of F.E.A.R. 2

These are the system requirement of F.E.A.R. 2.

Minimum Requirement:
OS:Windows XP SP2 and Windows VIsta SP1
CPU:Intel Pentium 4 2.8Ghz(3.2 for VIsta) or Athlon 64 3000+ (3200+ for Vista)
VRAM:256MB

RAM: 1GB (1.5GB for Vista)
Hard Disk: 12GB
DirectX: 9.0c

Recommended Requirement:
OS:Windows XP SP2 and Windows VIsta SP1
CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz processor/Athlon 64 X2 4400+
VRAM:512MB

RAM:1.5GB
Hard Disk: 12GB
DirectX: 9.0c

System Requirement of Warhammer 40,000 Dawn Of War 2

These are the system requirement of Warhammer 40,000:Dawn Of War 2.

Minimum Requirement:
Operating System:Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1
Processor:Intel Pentium 4 3.2Ghz or any dual core processor
RAM:1Gb for XP,1.5GB for Vista
VRAM:128MB
DirectX:9
HardDisk:5.5GB

Recommended Requirement:
Operating System:Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1
Processor:AMD Athlon 64x2 4400+ or any Intel Core 2 Duo processor
RAM:2Gb
VRAM:256MB
DirectX:9
HardDisk:5.5GB

System Requirement of Empire Total War

These are the system requirement of Empire Total War.
OS:Windows XP and Vista
Processor:2.6Ghz single core processor
RAM:1GB for Windows XP,2GB for Windows Vista
VRAM:256MB
Hard Disk:15GB

Install guest addition in Virtualbox

Guest addition improve the function and increase the function in between Virtualbox and guest OS.It is recommended to install guest addition on every guest OS.
These are the steps to install guest addition:
click devices and click install guest addition

open computer in the guest OS you will see a guest addition installer.Right click it and click open.

Enjoy.
Steps to install Virtualbox in Windows click here.
Steps to install Windows 7 in Virtualbox click here.

Steps to Install Windows 7 in Virtualbox

Information of virtualbox software click here.Information of Windows 7 click here.Information of steps to install virtualbox in windows click here.To download Windows 7 RC click here.

Virtualbox is the best alternative to try out the new Microsoft Windows 7 in the safe way.
These are the steps to install Windows 7 in virtualbox.(Windows 7 as guest)

Open up virtualbox that you have installed



click next


configure your OS name and OS type


configure the amount of RAM needed by the guest operating system(Windows 7 required minimum of 1G of RAM,but 512MB still can run).Windows 7 required minimum of 16GB hard disk to run.



click next


choose the hard disk storage type(choose dynamically expending storage)


click finish


a virtual machine is created in virtualbox.Now click on setting on the virtualbox user interface a windows like this will pop up.This window shows the information of your virtual machine.Tick "enable 3D acceleration",Then click OK.


Start the virtual machine and click next.


browse the Windows 7 ISO file the you have downloaded or loaded by DVD.Click next.

click next.

Windows 7 will start to install on your virtual machine.Please choose "custom" when install Windows 7.After finished install Windows 7...


type your name...


product key...get it from here if you dun have one

click use recommended settings


set the date and time


configure your network setting

You are required to activate your Windows 7 within 30 days ater you have installed it.Windows 7 RC will expire on June 1 2012 and start from March 1 2010,Windows 7 will shut down every 2 hours.To download Windows Live Essentials click here.

Steps to install Virtualbox in Windows

innotek VirtualBox is a family of powerful x86 virtualization products for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).

VirtualBox runs on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux and supports a large number of guest operating systems including but not limited to Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista), DOS/Windows 3.x, Linux (2.4 and 2.6), and OpenBSD.

VirtualBox is being actively developed with frequent releases and has an ever growing list of features, supported guest operating systems and platforms it runs on. VirtualBox is a community effort backed by a dedicated company: everyone is encouraged to contribute while innotek ensures the product always meets professional quality criteria.(information from download.com)

This are the steps to install virtualbox...
-download the latest virtualbox setup from this webpage,you can download the user manual as well.
-run it
click next


acept and click next


configure the location and features to install virtualbox then click next


click next


installation will disconnect your network connection,click next


click next


installing in process...


a warning message says that the software did not passed the Windows Logo testing(i tried for version 2.2.2 and 2.2.4 but the same thing happens),continue anyway,this software is very safe when i using it on my windows xp.


installation finished,click finish


the user interface of virtualbox

These are the steps of installing virtualbox on windows OS.Enjoy.
Steps to install Windows 7 in virtualbox go here.