Installing Windows 7 with Boot Camp

In this post is discussed about how to get Windows 7 installed and running on your Mac using dual Boot.

I have already shared the steps for the installation of windows 7 in my previous post "How to install windows 7 on Mac". Microsoft Windows 7 is the one of the great operating system from Microsoft with lot of features and applications. Mac OS X comes with a utility, called Boot Camp, and designed for installing Windows as second operating system. Since many programs will not run under OS X, installing Windows 7 could save you the trouble of having to invest in a separate computer entirely.

Boot Camp utility allows a Mac OS X to be dual-booted into either Mac Or Microsoft windows 7, and is the solution for Apple users who do not want to give up their Microsoft Windows only applications but would rather use Apple hardware.

According to Apple’s FAQs state that users will need the latest version of Mac OS X-Snow leopard-to boot into Microsoft Windows 7. There are a several of 2006 iMac and Mac book Pro models that Apple claims are incapable of running Microsoft windows 7, the full list of which can be found on Apple’s website.


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How do you Change the Background On Windows 7

Windows 7 has lot of changes in the UI when compared to Vista and one of the changes is the way wallpapers are controlled. Your desktop background (also called wallpaper) can be a digital picture that comes with Windows. You can also select a color for your desktop background or use a color to frame your background picture.

Note:- I do not recommend you doing this unless you are comfortable editing the Windows Settings. I will not responsible for any damage that may be caused to your PC after editing the settings by following the steps below. You proceed at your own risk or may take help from Microsoft Certified Technician at their Toll Free No. +1-877-452-9201

Steps to change background on windows 7

• Click on the Start button


• Then click Control Panel, after that click Appearance and Personalization, then click on Personalization, after that click on Desktop Background.

• Click the picture or color you want for your desktop background.

• If the picture you want to use is not in the list of desktop background pictures, click the Picture location down arrow to view other categories, or click Browse to search for the picture on your computer. When you find the picture you want, double-click it. It will become your desktop background and appear in the list of desktop backgrounds.

Under How should the picture be positioned, choose to have the picture fit the screen, tile, or be centered on the screen, and then click OK.

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Change Windows 7 Login Screen

Finally Microsoft has incorporated a new feature in the latest build (7057) of Windows 7 which supports the user to change windows 7 login screen background without using any third-party software.
In Windows XP, Windows Vista, user had to use third-parry software like Tune-Up-Utilities to change the login screen background. Microsoft Windows 7 now have the facility of customization Windows 7 login screen.

Note:- Before following the steps below, I do not recommend you doing this unless you are comfortable editing the Windows Settings. I will not responsible for any damage that may be caused to your PC after editing the settings by following the steps below. You proceed at your own risk or may take help from Microsoft Certified Technician at their Toll Free No. +1-877-452-9201

Steps to change windows 7 login screen

1. Download the registry file from here. Extract the file and double-click on the file to enable this feature.

2. Now, head over to the following folder:
C:\Windows\System32\oobe (“C” is your Windows Seven Installation drive)

3. Here, create a new folder named Info. Again, create a new folder inside the Infofolder and rename it as backgrounds.

4. Copy your favorite image file to this folder and rename it as backgroundDefault. Note that the image must be in JPG format and the size should be less than 256 KB.

5. You are done. Reboot your system and see the change.
The following files (sorted by width-to-height ratio) are supported in C:\Windows\System32\oobe\Info\Backgrounds folder:

• backgroundDefault.jpg
• background768×1280.jpg (0.6)
• background900×1440.jpg (0.625)
• background960×1280.jpg (0.75)
• background1024×1280.jpg (0.8)
• background1280×1024.jpg (1.25)
• background1024×768.jpg (1.33-)
• background1280×960.jpg (1.33-)
• background1600×1200.jpg (1.33-)
• background1440×900.jpg (1.6)
• background1920×1200.jpg (1.6)
• background1280×768.jpg (1.66-)
• background1360×768.jpg (1.770833-)

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Install Windows Vista From Windows 7

Some of the specific commands are necessary to restore Microsoft Windows Vista from Windows 7. Before you begin, check the Windows old folder to make certain that it is smaller than the available free space on your hard drive. If the Windows old folder is larger than your available free space, you won't be able to revert back to Window Vista. You will also need to have a copy of the Windows 7 installation DVD available.

Note:- Before following the steps below, I do not recommend you doing this unless you are comfortable editing the Windows Settings. I will not responsible for any damage that may be caused to your PC after editing the settings by following the steps below. You proceed at your own risk or may take help from Microsoft Certified Technician at their Toll Free No. +1-877-452-9201

Steps to install windows vista from windows 7

• Click on "Start" button then click "Computer" from the menu list. Double-click on your C: drive and look for the "Windows old" folder, which contains all of Windows Vista's system settings. Right-click on it and choose the option "Properties" to view the size of the folder. Compare the size of the Windows. Old folder to the available amount of free space on your C: drive.
• Place the Windows 7 installation DVD in your DVD drive and restart your PC. Press any key to boot up your computer from the installation DVD.
• Select a language and click the "Next". Click on "Repair your computer."
• Click the Windows 7 version that you want to repair and press the "Next" button. Click on "Command Prompt" to open the command prompt.
• Then create a new folder. For example, you could name the folder Win7old and save it on your hard drive.
• Type the following commands, and press the "Enter" key on your keyboard after typing each command.

C:

Md Win7old

Move Windows Win7old\Windows

Move "Program Files" "Win7old\Program Files"

Move Users Win7old\Users

Attrib --h --s --r ProgramData

Move ProgramData Win7old\ProgramData

Rd "Documents and Settings"

• Move the contents of the Windows.old folder. Type the following commands, and press the "Enter" key after typing each command.

move /y c:\Windows.old\Windows c:

move /y "c:\Windows.old\Program Files" c:

move /y c:\Windows.old\ProgramData c:

move /y c:\Windows.old\Users c:

move /y "c:\Windows.old\Documents and Settings" c:\

• Restore the boot sector for your Windows Vista installation. At the command prompt, type the letter of your CD/DVD drive. For example, if your CD/DVD drive letter is "D:" type that letter. Then type the command, "D:\boot\bootsect /nt60 c:" (without the quotes) and press the "Enter" key.
• Then type "Exist" to close the command prompt window.
• Restart your computer to uninstall Windows 7. To save memory space on your computer, delete the Windows 7 folder.

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Windows 8 Features Updates

Windows 8 as seen so far is just windows 7 with User Interface for applications that's all , it is going to marketed at netbooks, mobile devices etc, but still in that area chorme OS and linux will always prevail.

Windows 7 system requirement are less then then they were for windows vista !!! Windows vista was a hog , so yes anyone running windows 7 can upgrade on same specs whenever it comes out , MS dos major OS overhaul only after 4 years , windows 7 or windows 8 will be same till at least 2014 or so........................

Reason being if a Operating System needs hardware upgrade not many people will go for it, people who have upgraded during 09,10 won't be looking to upgrade for another 2 or 3 years , plus hardware makers won't to be too happy to ship a Operating System which they cannot support , i7 processor is not seeing a major upgrade from intel for another 2 years max same goes for AMD, it is graphics or gpu 's which will be seeing changes faster then even a cell now but most prcs' will be happy to handle anything thrown at them for next 2 years given the current processors in market.

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Microsoft Windows 7 Updates

Microsoft windows update is very easy and this is the free way to keep your computer safer and running smoothly. All you have to do is turn it on, and you'll get the latest security and other important updates from Microsoft automatically.

Setting up Windows Update is simple: Just go to the Microsoft Official website to update your windows. If you've already got automatic updating turned on, Windows Update in Control Panel will open and show your update status. If it's not yet turned on, you'll be guided through the steps to do so.

Note:- Before following the steps below, I do not recommend you doing this unless you are comfortable editing the Windows Settings. I will not responsible for any damage that may be caused to your PC after editing the settings by following the steps below. You proceed at your own risk or may take help from Microsoft Certified Technician at their Toll Free No. +1-877-452-9201

Steps to update Windows 7

• Click "Start," "All Program" "Windows Update."
• Click "Check for updates;" it is located on the left hand-side of the open window.
• Click the "Important Update" link and choose all that apply then click "OK."
• Click the "Optional Update" link and choose all that apply then click "OK."
• Click "Install updates." Windows 7 downloads your updates and installs them.

A reboot of your computer is required once the update process is complete.
After that, all the latest security and performance improvements will be installed on your PC quickly and reliably.

When you turn on automatic updating, most updates will download and install without you having to lift a finger. But sometimes Windows Update will need your input during an installation. In this case, you'll see an alert in the notification area at the far right of the taskbar—be sure to click it. If you don't respond to a Windows Update alert, your PC might end up missing an important download.

I recommend that you use automatic updating—but if you choose not to, be sure to check for updates at least once a week.

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Hardware requirements for Windows 8

In this blog post, I will discuss the minimum hardware requirements for Windows 8. As of now, there is no official information about the hardware requirements, but I will provide my views on it.

Microsoft has not officially announced the name of next version of Windows. Also, there is no official word about the hardware requirements for Windows 8.

Microsoft claims they will make the newer versions of Windows faster and thinner, but I don't expect that the minimum requirements for Windows 8 will be anything less than the windows 7 system requirements.

Considering the graphics improvements that everybody is expecting on Windows 8, there a big chance that we will have to have a better graphics card than we all currently have to take full advantage of advanced graphics features in Windows 8.

Ideally, all computers that run Windows 7 should be able to run Windows 8 as well. However, utill upgraded to the new minimum requirements for Windows 8, we may not be able to take advantage of some of the new features.

I will update this resource after I get any relaible information from Microsoft about Windows 8 and minimum system requirements.

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