Installing Windows XP on Mac in 5 easy steps

Apple Boot Camp lets you install Windows XP on a Macintosh Computer using the original Microsoft Windows XP installation CD with the product key. After installation, you can start up you Macintosh using either Windows XP or Mac OS X.

Here are the steps required to install Windows XP on a Mac:

Step 1: Download Mac OS X v10.4.6 (or later) and latest firmware update from Macintosh Apple Download website.

Step 2: Run the Boot Camp Assistant to create a Macintosh Drivers CD or DVD for ur mac.

Step 3: Create a new hard-disk partition (minimum size, 5GB) to make room for Windows XP. All the software and data on the original Mac partition stays intact.

Step 4: Insert your Windows XP CD and start the XP installation. Select Partition C: and format the partition using either NTFS or FAT file formats. Though NTFS is more secure than FAT, you won't be able to write or save files to the Windows volume from Mac OS X.

Step 5. Once XP install process is complete, Boot Camp will restart your system in Windows XP automatically. Now is the turn to install Mac Drivers from the Macintosh Drivers CD that you created in Step 2. Restart.

This is an optional step. You can change the Startup Disk preferences page to choose which OS to boot by default. The default OS can also been changed from Windows Control Panel - Performance and Maintenance - Startup Disk.Change the Operating system and Restart.

At startup, hold down the option key (alt) to choose between Mac OS X and Windows.

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Useful,Easy Windows XP DOS Commands & Tricks

Typing DOS commands on the Windows Command Line prompt is a most efficient & faster way of doing things in Windows microsoft windows xp,. Here's a run-down of the most useful DOS commands available in Windows microsoft windows xp,. Some of these DOS commands even do not have an visual alternative,.
Lets see a few cool DOS commands for windows xp

DOS Command-line tools must be run at the prompt of the Cmd.exe command interpreter. To open Command Prompt, click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.

ipconfig - Windows IP configuration
Useful for troubleshooting your internet connection. Displays the current IP address of your computer and the DNS server address. If you call your ISP for reporting a bad internet connection, he will probably ask you to run ipconfig.

fc - Free BeyondCompare in XP
FC is an advanced DOS Command that compares two files and displays the differences between them. Though the file comparison results are not as interactive as BeyondCompare or Altova DiffDog, fc is still very useful. You can even set fc to resynchronize the files after finding a mismatch.

type - open text files sans Notepad
Similar to Unix cat command, Type is my favorite DOS command for displaying the contents of a text files without modifying them. When used in combination with more switch, type splits the contents of lengthy text files into multiple pages. Avoid using the type command with binary files or you'll hear alien PC beeps and see some greek characters on your PC.

ping - Say hello to another computer
Ping network command followed by the web-address or IP address tells you about the health of the connection and whether the other party is responding to your handshake request. Ping tool can also be used to convert the web address to a physical IP address.

tree - visual directory structure
You often need to take prints of your physical directory structure but XP has no simple "visual" commands for printing directory contents. Here, try the Tree DOS command and redirect the output to a text file.

tree > mydirectory.txt
print mydirectory.txt

attrib - make hidden files visible
Attrib lets you change attributes of System files and even hidden files. This is great for troubleshooting Windows XP. Say your XP doesn't boot ever since you edited that startup boot.ini file (Hidden), use attrib to remove the Hidden attibute and edit the file using EDIT dos command.

assoc - which program will open that .xyz file
The assoc DOS command can be used to either isplay or even modify the file name extension associations. The command assoc .htm will quickly tell you the name of your default web browser (see picture)

move - more flexible than copy-paste
Say you got a lot of XLS and DOC files in you MyDocuments folder and want to move only those XLS files that have their name ending with 2006. In XP Explorer, you have to manually select each file and then cut-paste to another folder. However, the DOS move command make things much simpler. Just type the following at the command prompt:
move *2006.xls c:\2006Reports\

find - advanced file search with filter
Find is the most powerful DOS command and even more useful than the Windows Desktop Search tool or the Windows Find Wizard. The find command searches for a specific string of text in a file or files. After searching the specified file or files, find displays any lines of text that contain the specified string.

To search your hard disk to find and display the file names on drive C: that contain the string "Google" use the pipe (|) to direct the results of a dir command to find as follows:
dir c:\ /s /b | find "Google"

Quick tip - Drag to avoid typing: When your command acts on a file or folder, you must type the path to that folder after the command. You can save typing time by dragging the file or folder from Windows Explorer into the command window.

To view help at the command-line, at the command prompt, type the following:
CommandName /?

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Make Windows XP Genuine Forever!!

In this egg I will explain how you can make your non windows genuine copy stop displaying the annoying pop-ups forever. This is very easy to do!

This will get rid of these annoying pop-ups and make your windows copy genuine,
First you need to download the files from this download link (353 KB).



Copy the files in the “System 32” folder into your “System 32” folder (windows\\system32).

Next click “Start”, “Run” and type "instexnt install".

When it’s done your Windows XP Copy will be genuine forever!

Now restart your computer or add the registry file "1.reg" to your registry.

You can also use the “Wga.exe” file to clear Micro$oft notifications.

Thanks for reading, I hope you liked it!

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Critical files on a Windows PC!!

If you erase one of these files then the computer will not start:
CLICK ON READ MORE TO SEE THE FILES:::
C:\ntldr
C:\hiberfil.sys
C:\autoexec.bat
C:\boot.ini
C:\WINNT\explorer.exe
C:\Winnt\System32\svchost.exe
C:\winnt\system32\lsass.exe
C:\winnt\system32\user.exe
c:\winnt\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\winnt\system32\krnl386.exe
C:\winnt\system32\wowexec.exe

Feel free to add more in your replies. Note that if a computer was installed with Windows 95, 98, or XP by default, then instead of \winnt\ it will be \windows\.

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Modifying the Send To menu Windows XP

Do you have a folder that you store all of your music in? How about a folder that you store all of your digital photos in? Just follow these quick steps to add anything that you want to your Send To context menu entry.
THIS SIMPLE TRICK WILL HELP U BELOW:-

1. Open up My Computer and browse to the C drive, or whatever drive you
have Windows installed to.
2. Then browse through Documents and Settings,your user name,and the Send To folders.
3. When you are looking at C:\Documents and Settings\Username\SendTo, you will see all of the files that appear in the Send To menu. If you want to add an entry to the menu,just copy a shortcut to this folder.
4. Let’s say that you want to add your Digital Photos folder to your Send To menu. Just navigate to your Digital Photos folder and right-click it and select Send To desktop. Then just cut and paste the shortcut that was created from your desktop into the Send To folder.
5. If you ever want to remove some items from the Send To menu, just delete them from the Send To folder.

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Adding your own items to the Windows xp context menu

Adding an entry to a context menu is very simple.My favorite item to add to the
context menus is a “Send Attached to Message” entry. This entry in my context menu grew out of a need to find a better way to e-mail files. I send a lot of messages every day.

Wanna learn HOW-TO do IT::-
1. First, open up a copy of My Computer by clicking the icon on the desktop or Start panel.
2. Click the Tools menu bar item and select Folder Options.
3. Then, click the File Types tab to expose all of the different file types on your computer.
4. Because I usually send Word documents, I scrolled down the list of file types and
selected the .doc file extension. Pick any other file extension for which you would like to add an entry.
5. Then, once you have the entry selected, click the Advanced button to bring up the Edit File type window.
6. Click the New button to add an entry.
7. In the Action box, type in the name that you want to appear on the menu. I typed in Send Attached to Message.
8. Then, in the Application Used to Perform Action box, you will want to specify the application and any switches that you want to use for this new entry. Click the Browse button to easily browse to an executable. I navigated until I found OUTLOOK.EXE inside the OFFICE folder.
9. When you click OK, the path to the executable will fill the box. Now you will want to add any application flags at the end of the line.To tell Outlook to create a new message and attach a file to it, I had to add /a- after the path, followed by %L. The %L is a system variable that holds the name of the file that you are right-clicking.When I was finished, my box looked like the following (including the quotes): “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE\OUTLOOK.EXE” /a “%L”.
10. When you are finished editing your new entry, click OK to save it.

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Removing the text below the windows xp files and folder icons

If you have a lot of icons on your desktop, the text under the icon is very valuable. However,if you have few icons on your desktop, you can get away with just using the icons alone. Doing so will result in a much cleaner interface. Amazingly, your desktop will look much simpler and cleaner without the labels below the icons.
CHEK THIS AMAZING TRICK::-

Windows does not allow you to enter in a space with the spacebar.Instead, you can use the ASCII code for a space. Every character that is used in the computer is stored in the PC as a code for a character. For example, the ASCII code for an s is 0115, the ASCII code for a copyright sign is 0169, and so on.

1. Start with the first icon that you want to rename: right-click it and select Rename.
2. Select all of the text, and erase it with the Backspace key.
3. Now, enter in the ASCII code for the space, so make sure your Numlock is on, and just
press and hold the Alt key while typing in 0 1 6 0 on the numpad on the right of the
keyboard.
4. When you have finished typing in 0 1 6 0, let go of the Alt key and the blank space will
be inserted.
5. Then, just press Enter to save the new name.


If you want to remove the text of multiple icons, then you will have a problem with the instructions because each shortcut or item must still have a unique name. One easy workaround is to enter in the ASCII code as the previous directions indicate, and then add a space using the spacebar after it. The first icons will have the ASCII space code + one space, the second icon will have the ASCII space code + two spaces, and so on.

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HOW TO GET WINDOWS XP ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNT login Access

Here you will see how to get Administrator account access to any PC with Microsoft Windows XP without being logged in. Very easy to get administrator login access on any machine by using very quick and easy tips
CHECK IT OUT:-

Windows XP-

1. First start out by starting up or restarting the computer.

2. While the computer is starting up hold down F8 key

3. When the black screen comes up, select "Boot in safe mode with networking"then select Restart if it doesn’t restart automatically let windows xp oem load.

4. Let it restart normally and when the login screen appears there should be System Administrator account.

5. Last step. Click on System Administrator, then go to accounts in Control Panel and add a new admin account. There your done.
now you are logged in with ADMINISTRATOR priviledges......

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Removing all icons from the Windows XP desktop and make them Reappear in 10 seconds

• Disabling the icons on the desktop is actually a very simple task. Most people never know about this feature, because it is placed where you would really never expect it.

To get started,

I like to be able to see my desktop wallpaper and not have my
view of the wallpaper blocked by useless icons. One great way to win the never-ending desktop war is to just disable the desktop’s ability to show the icons and instead place the most common desktop icons, such as My Computer and the Recycle Bin, on the Quick Launch bar.

• Just right-click Desktop.
• Then expand "Arrange Icons By"
• select Show Desktop Icons to unselect it.
• After a few seconds, the icons will disappear.
  

This is a very simple way to quickly clean up the desktop. It’s sort of like sweeping the dirt
under a desk. The desktop clutter is still there, but you just can’t see it.

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Browse computer 10 times QUICKER by Adding and removing navigation icons

Many icons on the new Start panel will help you navigate through Windows in a way you
have never done before. All of the icons that are displayed can be customized to fit your needs so that you can have one-click access to several different parts of your computer. Icons such as My Computer, My Music, Network Connections, and many more are now placed right on the Start panel.Windows XP gives you the capability to add even more.Additionally, these icons can be transformed into pop-up menus that expand and show the details. For example, instead of just displaying the My Computer icon, when you move your mouse over the icon, it can pop up a menu that will display shortcuts to each of the separate drives on your computer.You can save yourself a lot of time by enabling the auto-expanding pop-up menu feature on many of the utility icons such as Control Panel. This way, you can have access to all of your Control Panel applets with just one click on the Start Menu. Windows XP makes it possible to edit most of the navigation icons right from within the user interface so you don’t have to worry about hacking the registry in this section.

To get started,follow these steps:

1. Right-click the Start button and select Properties.
2. You should now see the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties window. Next, click the top
Customize button, and the Start Menu settings will load.
3. The Customize Start Menu is where you can change many aspects of the Start panel; for
now, click the Advanced tab. You will learn about some of the items on the General tab
in the next few sections.
4. Once you have the Advanced tab displayed, you will see the Start Menu items scroll box.
In this box you will see a list of all of the different features for the icons that can be displayed
on the Start panel.Table 2-2 lists in detail all of the different features and their
separate options. For demonstration purposes, let’s make the My Computer icon expand
automatically to show all of the drives. Scroll down in the box until you see the My
Computer title.
5. Then select the Display as a Menu option, as shown in Figure 2-5, to enable the Auto
Expand feature.
6. Click OK twice, and your change is now complete.

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SOME USEFUL WINDOWS XP CUSTOMISATIONS

Remove user name from START Menu::

If you do not want your username to be shown on the top of the Start panel, then enable this feature.This may seem like a useless hack at first, but it may be useful in a variety of cases (such as if you are concerned about the security of your computer). Anyone that clicks your Start button
will be shown your username. If you operate an Internet café or manage public computers, you are strongly advised to enable this feature

If you want to get your username back, just repeat the above directions but select the Disable
Radio Button instead and then click OK.
Remove pinned programs from START MENU::

Pinned programs are the list of programs that appear in the top
from the Start Menu left corner of the Start panel. By default, programs such as
Internet Explorer and either Outlook Express or Microsoft
Outlook are displayed in this area, which shows the list of
frequently run programs. If you would like to remove these
links to programs so that you will have more room to display
frequently run programs, as shown in Figure 2-3, set this
feature to Enable and you are set

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Using Group Policy Editor to customize the Start panel WINDOWS XP

The Group Policy Editor is a great tool that makes customizing the Start panel a snap. The most common use of the Group Policy Editor is to edit policy information on a domain controller. The domain controller can be thought of as a computer on a corporate network that is in charge of security. It is like a database of usernames, passwords, and configuration information.Think you can get the Group Policy Editor to work by copying over the program file to a computer running Windows XP Home? Sorry, but I tried doing so, and the program would not start. So, the discussion in this section will only apply to those working with Windows XP Professional.If you are running XP Home, you will not be missing out on too much; the next section about adding and removing the different navigation icons will be compatible with your version. Now that you know all about the Group Policy Editor, it is time to learn how you can use policy editor to customize the Start panel.

To begin customizing, follow these steps:

1. Click the Start Menu and select Run. Then type gpedit.msc into the box and click OK.
This will start up the Group Policy Editor. If you get an error, make sure that you have typed the name of the file correctly and that you are running Windows XP Professional.

2. Now that you have the Group Policy Editor up and running, you will want to navigate to the Start Menu and Taskbar settings. This can be done by expanding the User Configuration, Administrative Templates, and the Start Menu and Taskbar folder.

3. Once you have navigated through the Editor, you will see a list of all of the different features of the Policy Editor, as shown in Figure 1. A number of features listed will only apply to the taskbar.Table lists all of the relevant features and provides a description of what they will do. For the sake of demonstrating how to use the Editor, let’s assume that you want to remove the username from appearing on the top of the Start panel. Use your mouse to locate Remove User Name from the Start Menu list. Right-click it & select Properties.

4. The Remove User Name from the Start Menu Properties window will load. Then, to turn the feature on, just click the circle (known as a radio button) next to Enabled, as shown in Figure.

5. Then, just click OK and you are finished.

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