Showing posts with label boot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label boot. Show all posts

Friday, April 7, 2017

Your Computer calls your name after Boot Trick

Your Computer calls your name after Boot Trick


Do you watch movies? Have you always loved the way how Computers in movies welcome their users by calling out their names? I bet that you too would want to know how you can achieve similar results on your PC and have a computer said welcome.

Then you are at the right place, this article describes exactly how you can make your computer welcome you like this.

With this trick, you can make your Computer welcome you in its computerized voice. You can make your Windows based computer say "Welcome to your PC, Username."

Make Windows Greet you with a Custom Voice Message at Startup

To use this trick, follow the instructions given below:-

  1. Click on Start. Navigate to All Programs, Accessories and Notepad.
  2. Copy and paste the exact code given below.
Dim speaks, speech
speaks="Welcome to your PC, Username"
Set speech=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")
speech.Speak speaks
     3.  Replace Username with your own name.
     4.  Click on File Menu, Save As, select All Types in Save as Type option, and save the file as Welcome.vbs or "*.vbs".
     5.  Copy the saved file.
     6.  Navigate to C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersStart MenuProgramsStartup (in Windows XP) and to C:Users {User-Name}AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsStartup (in Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista) if C: is your System drive. AppData is a hidden folder. So, you will need to select showing hidden folders in Folder options to locate it.
     7.  Paste the file.



 Make your Computer Welcome you at startup

Now when the next time you start your computer, Windows will welcome you in its own computerized voice.

Note: For best results, it is recommended to change sound scheme to No Sounds.
You can change the sound scheme to No Sounds by following the steps given below:-
  1. Go to Control Panel.
  2. Then click on Switch to Classic View.
  3. Then Click on Sounds and Audio Devices.
  4. Then Click on the Sounds Tab.
  5. Select No Sounds from the Sound Scheme option.
  6. If you wish to save your Previous Sound Scheme, you can save it by clicking Yes in the popup menu.
  7. Click on OK.
Change Sound Scheme to No Sounds

Try it yourself to see how it works. In my personal opinion, this is an excellent trick. Whenever I start my PC in front of anybody and the PC welcomes me, the fellow is left wondering how brilliant a computer do I have.

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Monday, March 20, 2017

How To Install Backtrack 5 R1 Dual Boot Tutorial

How To Install Backtrack 5 R1 Dual Boot Tutorial



 
First of all you  need to download backtrack5 R1 from it official website, backtrack5 R1 is available in different flavours so check your compatibility and download it. For this tutorial we are using a USB device to install backtrack5 r1.
Requirements:-
  • USB (Flash Drive) (Minimum USB Drive capacity 4 GB)
  • Backtrack 5 ISO file, md5sum verified.
  • UNetbootin 
 Unetbootin is a program (tool) that is used to create bootable USB drive for majors Linux distro without any need of CD, it can be run on both Windows and Linux, so here is the procedure to burn your USB.

  • Download UNetbootin, latest version (Linux, Windows, OSX)
  • Plug in your USB Drive
  • Format the USB drive to FAT32
  • Start Unetbootin and select the "diskimage" option, choose a BackTrack 5 r1 ISO file.
  • Select the amount of space to use for persistence in MB
  • Select your USB drive and click “OK” for creating a bootable BackTrack USB drive.
  • Once rebooted, remember that the default username and password are root / toor.
 
Now your USB is ready to install backtrack5 r1 on hard disk drive, there are many ways to use backtrack5 r1 or any Linux distro, you can run it on virtual environment and you can install it with other operating system means dual boot, but for this article we will install it on a hard disk with no other operating system.
  • Boot the Backtrack Live Environment.
  • At the bash prompt, type startx to enter the GUI.
  • Double click the Install Backtrack.sh on the desktop
  • Lets run through the installer step by step
  • Select the language and click on the forward button.
  • Select your geographical location and time zone than click on the forward button
  • Choose your keyboard layout, or leave it on a default means USA
  • Now the next window is to make partition select "Install them side by side, choosing between them each startup" than click forward
  • On the next window confirm the setting for your hard disk.
  • Than check all the install component and click on install.
  • when the installation reaches at 99% it takes some time so do not worry about it.
  • After Finished Press the restart button.
  • On the next boot your computer will ask you to choose a operating system

  • Do not forget the default username root and password toor, and do not forget to change them.
  • Now you are able to run backtrack5 R1 with windows XP, windows 7 and Windows Vista.

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Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Microsoft Windows XP and Vista boot time

Microsoft Windows XP and Vista boot time


If you're running Windows XP or Vista with a
computer that has a multiple core processor, such
as the Intel Core 2 duo, you can increase how fast
your computer boots up by having it use multiple
processors for its boot sequence. Following the
below steps to have Windows do this for you.
1. Click Start and Run (for
XP) and type:
msconfig and press
enter.
2. Click the BOOT.INI or
BOOT tab.
3. XP users highlight the
line beginning with
"multi" if not already
selected and click the
Advanced Options
button.
4. In the Advanced
Options Window for /
NUMPROC= or Number
of Processors change it
to 2.
5. Reboot the computer.
Sent from @jimohib....Follow on twitter.

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