How To Help Speedup Web Browsing with Google’s Public DNS

DNS (Domain Name System) translates website IP addresses

to names that are easy to remember. Behind
every “anywebsite.com” there is an IP number associated with
it. Chances are you’re using your Internet Service Provider’s
DNS server, and sometimes they can be slow at translating the
IP addresses, thus making pages load slow.
We’ll be taking a look at other DNS alternatives, then wrap it
up by showing you how to test the speeds of them versus your
ISPs and find out which works fastest for you. To start, here
we take a look at adding Google Public DNS to your system.

For this tutorial we’ll take a look at setting it up using a Cisco

Linksys E2000 Wireless Router and in Windows 7 TCP/IP
Settings. If you own a different router the interface will be
different, but the steps are essentially the same.
Add Google Public DNS to a Router
1. First we’ll take a look at adding Google Public DNS to a
Linksys router. Open your default browser and enter your
router’s IP address in the address bar. For most Cisco Linksys
routers the IP is 192.168.1.1 – if you have a different router
consult the documentation or check the manufacturer’s
website to find out what it is.
2. Then you’ll be prompted to enter in the User Name and
Password for the router and click OK. If you’re not sure what
the password is…again turn to it’s documentation.

3. Then under the Basic settings under Network Setup and the
DHCP Server Settings section enter the following into the
Static DNS 1&2 fields.

8.8.8.8

8.8.4.4
It doesn’t matter which order you enter them in, just make
sure you’re using the correct numbers. Then at the bottom of
the screen make sure to click Save Settings.
4. Then a new page will come up verifying the configuration
changes have been set…click Continue.

5. Now click on the Status Tab and under Internet Connection

You’ll see the DNS settings have been successfully changed.
Add Google Public DNS to Windows
If you’re not using a router, you can add Google Public DNS to
Your Windows 7 PC in the TCP/IP Settings.

1. Click Start and type network and sharing into the Search
box then select Network and Sharing Center under Control
Panel.
2. When the center opens, click on the Change adapter
settings link in the left panel.
3. Then right-click Local Area Connection and then
Properties.

4. The Local Area Connection Properties window opens…click

on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) to high light it,
then click Properties.
5. In the next window click the radio button next to Use the
following DNS server addresses and enter 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4
in the Preferred and Alternate DNS Server – again in either
order. If you want you can also check the box next to Validate
settings upon exit then click OK.
6. If you entered in the DNS server settings properly,
Windows Network Diagnostics Troubleshooting won’t find a
problem. Just close out of the Window.
7. Now you can use the Command Prompt to verify the
settings took. Click Start and type cmdinto the search box and
hit Enter.

8. When the Command Prompt opens type in the following

command:

ipconfig /all
9. Scroll down in the results and look for DNS Servers and you
should see the Google DNS numbers you typed in above.

After changing the DNS Server, you might notice the pages
load faster, or you might not notice any difference – or even
worse slower performance. If you do notice websites loading
slower after making the change, just go back into the settings
and change them back. Your results will vary…so make sure to
check back as we take a look at setting up OpenDNS, then how
to test them all to find out which is the fastest.

If you’re using Google Public DNS or have in the past, leave us

a comment and tell us about your experience!
 Get Started

Configure your network settings to use Google Public DNS

When you use Google Public DNS, you are changing your DNS "switchboard" operator from
your ISP to Google Public DNS.

In most cases, the IP addresses used by your ISP's domain name servers are automatically set by
your ISP via the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). To use Google Public DNS,
you need to explicitly change the DNS settings in your operating system or device to use the
Google Public DNS IP addresses. The procedure for changing your DNS settings varies
according to operating system and version (Windows, Mac or Linux) or the device (computer,
phone, or router). We give general procedures here that might not apply for your OS or device;
please consult your vendor documentation for authoritative information.

Caution: We recommend that only users who are proficient with configuring operating system settings
make these changes.

Important: Before you start

Before you change your DNS settings to use Google Public DNS, be sure to write down the
current server addresses or settings on a piece of paper. It is very important that you keep these
numbers for backup purposes, in case you need to revert to them at any time.

We also recommend that you print this page, in the event that you encounter a problem and need
to refer to these instructions.

Google Public DNS IP addresses

The Google Public DNS IP addresses (IPv4) are as follows:

 8.8.8.8

 8.8.4.4
 The Google Public DNS IPv6 addresses are as follows:

 2001:4860:4860::8888

 2001:4860:4860::8844

You can use either address as your primary or secondary DNS server. You can specify both
addresses, but do not specify one address as both primary and secondary.

You can configure Google Public DNS addresses for either IPv4 or IPv6 connections, or both.

Change your DNS servers settings

Because the instructions differ between different versions/releases of each operating system, we
only give one version as an example. If you need specific instructions for your operating
system/version, please consult your vendor's documentation. You may also find answers on
our user group.

Many systems allow you to specify multiple DNS servers, to be contacted in a priority order. In
the following instructions, we provide steps to specify only the Google Public DNS servers as
the primary and secondary servers, to ensure that your setup will correctly use Google Public
DNS in all cases.

Note: Depending on your network setup, you may need administrator/root privileges to change these
settings.

Windows

DNS settings are specified in the TCP/IP Properties window for the selected network
connection.

Example: Changing DNS server settings on Windows 7

1. Go to the Control Panel.

2. Click Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Change adapter settings.

3. Select the connection for which you want to configure Google Public DNS. For example:
 To change the settings for an Ethernet connection, right-click Local Area Connection > Properties.

 To change the settings for a wireless connection, right-click Wireless Network Connection >Properties.

If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide
confirmation.
4. Select the Networking tab. Under This connection uses the following items, select Internet
Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) or Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) and then
click Properties.

5. Click Advanced and select the DNS tab. If there are any DNS server IP addresses listed there, write them
down for future reference, and remove them from this window.

6. Click OK.

7. Select Use the following DNS server addresses. If there are any IP addresses listed in the Preferred
DNS server or Alternate DNS server, write them down for future reference.

8. Replace those addresses with the IP addresses of the Google DNS servers:

 For IPv4: 8.8.8.8 and/or 8.8.4.4.

 For IPv6: 2001:4860:4860::8888 and/or 2001:4860:4860::8844.

9. Restart the connection you selected in step 3.

10. Test that your setup is working correctly; see Test your new settings below.

11. Repeat the procedure for additional network connections you want to change.

Mac OS

DNS settings are specified in the Network window.

Example: Changing DNS server settings on Mac OS 10.5

1. Click Apple > System Preferences > Network.

2. If the lock icon in the lower left-hand corner of the window is locked, click the icon to make changes, and
when prompted to authenticate, enter your password.

3. Select the connection for which you want to configure Google Public DNS. For example:

 To change the settings for an Ethernet connection, select Built-In Ethernet, and click Advanced.

 To change the settings for a wireless connection, select Airport, and click Advanced.
4. Select the DNS tab.

5. Click + to replace any listed addresses with, or add, the Google IP addresses at the top of the list:

 For IPv4: 8.8.8.8 and/or 8.8.4.4.

 For IPv6: 2001:4860:4860::8888 and/or 2001:4860:4860::8844.

6. Click Apply > OK.

7. Test that your setup is working correctly; see Test your new settings below.

8. Repeat the procedure for additional network connections you want to change.

Linux

In most modern Linux distributions, DNS settings are configured through Network Manager.

Example: Changing DNS server settings on Ubuntu

1. Click System > Preferences > Network Connections.

2. Select the connection for which you want to configure Google Public DNS. For example:

 To change the settings for an Ethernet connection, select the Wired tab, then select your network
interface in the list. It is usually called eth0.

 To change the settings for a wireless connection, select the Wireless tab, then select the appropriate
wireless network.

3. Click Edit, and in the window that appears, select the IPv4 Settings or IPv6 Settings tab.

4. If the selected method is Automatic (DHCP), open the dropdown and select Automatic (DHCP)
addresses only instead. If the method is set to something else, do not change it.

5. In the DNS servers field, enter the Google Public DNS IP addresses, separated by a space:

 For IPv4: 8.8.8.8 and/or 8.8.4.4.

 For IPv6: 2001:4860:4860::8888 and/or 2001:4860:4860::8844.

6. Click Apply to save the change. If you are prompted for a password or confirmation, type the password or
provide confirmation.

7. Test that your setup is working correctly; see Test your new settings below.

8. Repeat the procedure for additional network connections you want to change.
 If your distribution doesn't use Network Manager, your DNS settings are specified in
/etc/resolv.conf.

Example: Changing DNS server settings on a Debian server

1. Edit /etc/resolv.conf:

sudo vi /etc/resolv.conf

2. If any nameserver lines appear, write down the IP addresses for future reference.
3. Replace the nameserver lines with, or add, the following lines:

For IPv4:

nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4

For IPv6:

nameserver 2001:4860:4860::8888
nameserver 2001:4860:4860::8844

4. Save and exit.

5. Restart any Internet clients you are using.

6. Test that your setup is working correctly; see Test your new settings below.

Additionally, if you are using DHCP client software that overwrites the settings in
/etc/resolv.conf, you will need to set up the client accordingly by editing the client's
configuration file.

Example: Configuring DHCP client sofware on a Debian server

1. Back up /etc/resolv.conf:

sudo cp /etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf.auto

2. Edit /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf:
 sudo vi /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf

3. If there is a line containing domain-name-servers, write down the IP addresses for future
reference.
4. Replace that line with, or add, the following line:

For IPv4:

prepend domain-name-servers 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4;

For IPv6:

prepend domain-name-servers 2001:4860:4860::8888, 2001:4860:4860::8844;

5. Save and exit.

6. Restart any Internet clients you are using.

7. Test that your setup is working correctly; see Test your new settings below.

Routers

Every router uses a different user interface for configuring DNS server settings; we provide only
a generic procedure below. For more information, please consult your router documentation.

Note: Some ISPs hard-code their DNS servers into the equipment they provide; if you are using such a
device, you will not be able to configure it to use Google Public DNS. Instead, you can configure each of
the computers connected to the router, as described above.

To change your settings on a router:

1. In your browser, enter the IP address to access the router's administration console.

2. When prompted, enter the password to access network settings.

3. Find the screen in which DNS server settings are specified.

4. If there are IP addresses specified in the fields for the primary and seconday DNS servers, write them
down for future reference.

5. Replace those addresses with the Google IP addresses:

 For IPv4: 8.8.8.8 and/or 8.8.4.4.

 For IPv6: 2001:4860:4860::8888 and/or 2001:4860:4860::8844.

6. Save and exit.

7. Restart your browser.

8. Test that your setup is working correctly; see Test your new settings below.

Mobile or other devices

DNS servers are typically specified under advanced wi-fi settings. However, as every mobile
device uses a different user interface for configuring DNS server settings, we provide only a
generic procedure below. For more information, please consult your mobile provider's
documentation.

To change your settings on a mobile device:

1. Go to the screen in which wi-fi settings are specified.

2. Find the screen in which DNS server settings are specified.

3. If there are IP addresses specified in the fields for the primary and seconday DNS servers, write them
down for future reference.

4. Replace those addresses with the Google IP addresses:

 For IPv4: 8.8.8.8 and/or 8.8.4.4.

 For IPv6: 2001:4860:4860::8888 and/or 2001:4860:4860::8844.

5. Save and exit.

6. Test that your setup is working correctly; see Test your new settings below.

Test your new settings

To test that the Google DNS resolver is working:

1. From your browser, type in a hostname (such as http://www.google.com/). If it resolves

correctly, bookmark the page, and try accessing the page from the bookmark. If both of these tests work,
everything is working correctly. If not, go to step 2.
2. From your browser, type in a fixed IP address. You can use http://18.62.0.96/ (which points
to the website http://www.eecs.mit.edu/) as the URL.1 If this works correctly, bookmark the
page, and try accessing the page from the bookmark. If these tests work (but step 1 fails), then there is a
problem with your DNS configuration; check the steps above to make sure you have configured
everything correctly. If these tests do not work, go to step 3.

3. Roll back the DNS changes you made and run the tests again. If the tests still do not work, then there is a
problem with your network settings; contact your ISP or network administrator for assistance.

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Google thanks MIT for granting permission to use this URL for the purposes of testing web
connectivity.

If you encounter any problems after setting Google Public DNS as your resolver, please run
the diagnostic procedure.

Switch back to your old DNS settings

If you had not previously configured any customized DNS servers, to switch back to your old
settings, in the window in which you specified the Google IP addresses, select the option to
enable obtaining DNS server addresses automatically, and/or delete the Google IP addresses.
This will revert your settings to using your ISP's default servers.

If you need to manually specify any addresses, use the procedures above to specify the old IP
addresses.

If necessary, restart your system.

Why does DNS matter?

The Domain Name System (DNS) protocol is an important part of the web's infrastructure, serving as the
Internet's phone book: every time you visit a website, your computer performs a DNS lookup. Complex
pages often require multiple DNS lookups before they start loading, so your computer may be
performing hundreds of lookups a day.

Try it out
 Configure your network settings to use the IP addresses 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 as your DNS servers.
 Or, read our configuration instructions (IPv6 addresses supported too).
If you decide to try Google Public DNS, your client programs will perform all DNS lookups
using Google Public DNS.
Looking for Cloud DNS?
Public DNS is only a name resolver. If you are looking for a high-volume, programmable, authoritative
name server using Google's infrastructure, try Google's Cloud DNS.

Why should you try Google Public DNS?

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How To Find a Faster DNS Service with Namebench

by MYSTI CGEEK on MARCH 1, 2011

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We previously looked at how to add Google Public DNS to

your home network, and also how to setup OpenDNS on your
Router. Today we’re going to test them and a few others to
help determine which is fastest.
1. Download and run Namebench from the Google Code
site…no installation is required. The cool thing about
Namebench is it’s cross-platform and will run on Windows,
Mac, and Linux.
2. When you first kick off Namebench, you’ll see OpenDNS,
option to include Google Public DNS, and your local IP DNS
server addresses. According to the developers, the default
options should be fine for most users. Just click on Start
benchmark.

Another thing to keep in mind is to make sure you or anyone

on your home network isn’t downloading large files,
watching Netflix, or using a torrent client before running the
test.
3. Wait while the scans take place…about 5 minutes in our
tests. After it’s done your default browser opens up with the
results.
4. There are charts and graphs that include detailed
information on different tests that were run.
5. If you run Namebench consecutively there will undoubtedly
be different results. The developers advise to go with the first
test you run. The more times you run it, you’re repeating the
queries and will skew the results to the name server that is
closest to your location.

6. One way to work around this is to change between the Alexa

and your favorite browser history source.

7. After switching to the Alexa dataset from browsing history,

we got a result that was more comparable to the first time we
ran it.
8. Namebench also includes a feature to export the results to a
comma separated Values (CSV).
If you’ve been experimenting with different DNS
services, Namebench is a helpful utility for finding the fastest
one. There are other free DNS speed testing utilities out there
and we’ll be taking a look at them in future articles.

How To Add Watermarks to Word Documents in 2007 & 2010

Sometimes when you create a document in Microsoft Word
you need to add a watermark that shows in the background to
identify the document’s status. Here we show you how easy it
is to add and customize them.

1. With your Word document open click on the Page layout tab
on the Ribbon.

2. Then click Watermark in the Page Background section.

3. Here you can choose one from the gallery that fits the needs
of your document.

4. Click on the one you want to use and it will show up in the
background like in this example where we selected
Confidential.
5. If you need to remove the watermark, at the bottom of the
same menu click on Remove Watermark and the document
will go back to normal with no background.

6. Another thing you might want to do is create a custom

watermark such as your company logo or other image. If that
is the case, select Custom Watermark.
7. In the Printed Watermark screen click Picture Watermark,
then click the Select Picture button.

8. Browse to the picture you want to use and double-click on

it. In this example I’m using a Windows logo, but of course
you want to select the one you want.
9. Here is the result of the image I picked…it seems a bit too
light. This might happen to you as well so you just need to
experiment a bit.
10. One way to make the watermark show up better is to go
back into the Custom Watermark settings and uncheck
Washout, maybe change the Scale percentage, then click OK.
11. Here is the result after the changes we made…and in this
case it’s a bit too pronounced in the background…like I said,
experimentation is key.
12. You can change the default text watermarks in the settings
as well. Click Text watermark and you can change the
Language, Font, Size, Color, and Layout between either
Diagonal or Horizontal…again experimentation is the key.
13. Here is an example of creating a custom watermark.
If you need to add Watermarks to your documents, this
basically covers it. Just be careful with when using images as
you can make a document really unreadable and
unprofessional looking. Remember, the boss won’t be happy is
you flub up your TPS reports!

5 Online Tools to Convert Files

converting files from one format to another can often be a
hassle. Sometimes you need different software and a lot of the
time it’s not free. To get rid of these problem, we came across
some online tools to help you convert almost any file online.
Whether it’s an audio file, video file, image file or document –
one of these tools will help you convert it.
1. Zamzar

Zamzar is an excellent online multi-purpose converter which

enables users to convert almost all the common file types. The
service allows users to convert files up to 100MB and as many
as five concurrent conversions. With Zamzar, you can convert
documents, images, audio, video, e-books and much more.

How to Use Zamzar to Convert Files

1. Open Zamzar. Click on Choose File and browse the file
you want to convert.
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2. After selecting the file, choose the format in which you want
to convert your file.

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3. Enter the email address to which you want the converted
file to be sent and click Convert.
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4. Once you press Convert, it will show you a confirmation
message about the file and the email address to which the
converted file will be sent. Click OK.

5. it will now start uploading the file and begin the conversion
process. Take note that it might take 15-20 minutes for the
file to convert.

2. YouConvertit
With YouConvertit, user can convert Documents, Images,
Audio, Video & Archives, without installing any software or
anything. You can even convert videos from online sites such
as YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion etc and send the converted
files to friends. You can even share the converted videos on
different social networking sites. You can save and convert
files of up to 200MB.

How to Convert Files Using YouConvertit:

1. Open YouConvertit and select the file you want to convert
by clicking on Select It.

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2. Select the file format in which you want to convert your file.
3. Write the email address to which you want to send the
converted file and click Convert it.

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4. Once you click convert it, it will ask you to create an
account to save the converted files. If you do not want to
create an account, click Skip.
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5. Once the file is converted, it will show you a notification
message that the converted file has been sent to the email
address provided.

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How to Convert Online Files Using

YouConvertIt:
1. Open You Convert it and click on Online Video.

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2. Paste the URL and click Download It.
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3. It will start the conversion process and will ask you to run
an applet. Just click Run and it will give you the download
link to the converted video.

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3. Convert Files
Convert Files is an excellent online convert which enable users
to convert archives, documents, spreadsheets, audio and video
files of up to 150mb. You can even send the converted file to
your friends or your own email address as a backup.
How to Convert Files using Convert Files:
1. Open Convert Files and click on Choose File to select the
file you want to convert. Or you can select any file hosted
online as well. Just check “download it from” box and
paste the URL there.

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2. Select the input and Output format.

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3. Click on Convert button. It will start uploading the file and
will convert it.
4. Once the file is converted, It will give you the download
link. Just right click on the link and download the file.

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4. Free File Converter
With Free File Converter, you can convert all the common
document, audio, video and image file types. You can convert
online videos from many sites including YouTube, Vimeo,
Metacafe, blip.tv and many more. This is one of the best
conversion site I came across as the Conversion process is
really simple and straight forward, just follow the steps below
and you will be done in no time.

How to Use Free File Converter:

1. Upload the file you want to convert and select the output
format.

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2. After selecting the file format, click Convert.

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3. Once the file is converted, it will give you the download link
of the converted file.

5. Media-Convert
Media Convert is an excellent online utility which help users
convert documents, images, audio, video and compressed
files. You can even send the converted file to a mobile device,
convert videos from online video sharing websites such as
YouTube etc and take screenshot of web pages as well using
Media-Convert.

How to Use Media Convert:

1. Select the File source (Online or you computer) and click
on Choose File.
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2. it will automatically select the input file. You just have to
select the format in which you want to convert the file by
going to the output options.

3. You can select advanced settings as well like renaming,

encrypting the converted file, split the file or send it to
friend or anyone online.
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4. Click OK and it will start the conversion process.

5. Once the conversion is complete, it will give you a link to

download the converted file.
Note: The service is slow compared to other services and it
might take some time to convert some files.
How to Translate Documents using Google Docs
by HAMMAD on DECEMBER 1, 2010

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This tutorial will show you how to translate documents easily

in few simple steps using Google Docs.
1. Visit Google Docs and sign in with your Google account.

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2. If you have the document in Google Docs already, open it.
Otherwise, upload the document to Google Docs. To do so,
click the Upload button in the left sidebar.
3. Navigate to the document file on your computer, select it
and then click the Start Uploadbutton.

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4. Once the file has been uploaded, open the document and go
to Tools -> Translate Document -> “Preferred
 Language” (where “Preferred Language” is the language
you want to translate the document to).

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5. It will now open the translated document in a new window.

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6. If you want to download the translated document, first copy
it to a new document by clicking the Copy to new
document link.
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7. Finally, go to File -> Save and select the destination folder
where you want to save the document.
How to delete your Flash cache
by ROSS MCKI LLOP on SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

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As you almost certainly know, Flash is a huge part of the web.

Nearly every streaming video site uses it. Facebook uses it.
Many of the ads you see on the web are actually Flash videos.

What you may not know, is that when you clear your browsers
history, cache, passwords etc – you’re still leaving behind
traces of your browsing history – in the form of the “Flash
cache”. This tutorial will show you how to delete that cache –
or just individual sites from it.
While this process used to be a bit more complicated, Adobe
(the folks who develop Flash) have made it considerably more
easy in one of the more recent versions of Flash.

1. To get started, simply visit this page. This will take you to
the Settings Manager for the Flash Player. It should also
take you directly to the Website Storage
Settings section. If it doesn’t, simply click the Website
Storage Settings button (see screenshot below) to bring
that section up.
2. Towards the bottom of that window, you’ll see a section
with a list of all the sites that have leftsome piece of Flash
on your computer. To delete just one of the sites in the list,
select it by clicking on it once, and then click the Delete
website button.

3. You’ll be prompted to confirm that you wish to delete that

site – click the Confirm button.
4. If you want to delete all of the sites that Flash has saved
(the history/site-name itself, and often some Flash content)
– click the Delete all sites button.

5. Again, you’ll be prompted to confirm this action.

Click Confirm.

6. And now your computer is free of the history of sites that

you have visted with Flash content.
7. That’s it! It is of course important to note that the next time
you visit a site that you had previously deleted, it will re-
appear in you Flash history list.

The Complete PC Recovery Toolkit

by ROSS MCKI LLOP on MARCH 22, 2010

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This is a list we have compiled that includes 20 utilities to

help you recover lost data (files), fix a PC that doesn’t want to
start up, copy files from a scratched CD/DVD, and much,
much more.
Advanced PSD Repair
Advanced PSD Repair (APSR) is a powerful and free tool to
recover corrupt Photoshop image(PSD, PDD) files. It uses
advanced technologies to scan the corrupt or damaged
Photoshop image files and recover your data in them as much
as possible, so to minimize the loss in file corruption.

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Auslogics System Information

Auslogics System Information provides comprehensive and
easy to understand information about your system
configuration.
It will show hardware configuration, video-card information,
OS details, list of running processes, and other information.
This information can be saved as a file and sent to technical
support.
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CD Recovery Toolbox Free

The CD Recovery Toolbox Free tool scans any CD and DVD
disks and finds files and folders located there. The CD
Recovery Toolbox Free tool not only has a complete set of data
recovery features, but is also user-friendly and convenient.
The program interface is designed as a step-by step wizard,
where the user has to perform a single action on each page of
the wizard. The wizard makes the use of the tool very simple
and convenient even for a beginner.
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Dependency Walker
Dependency Walker is a free utility that scans any 32-bit or
64-bit Windows module (exe, dll, ocx, sys, etc.) and builds a
hierarchical tree diagram of all dependent modules. For each
module found, it lists all the functions that are exported by
that module, and which of those functions are actually being
called by other modules. Another view displays the minimum
set of required files, along with detailed information about
each file including a full path to the file, base address, version
numbers, machine type, debug information, and more.
Dependency Walker is also very useful for troubleshooting
system errors related to loading and executing modules.
Dependency Walker detects many common application
problems such as missing modules, invalid modules,
import/export mismatches, circular dependency errors,
mismatched machine types of modules, and module
initialization failures.

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Desktop Hijack Fix

Desktop Hijack Fix can be used to fix most problems in which
your normal background is not displayed. Usually in the
backgrounds place there is another image or website which
has hijacked the desktop. This form of hijacking involves
reconfiguring your Active Desktop to display something other
than your default configuration. This can be caused by a virus
/ malware or can be that your active desktop may have just
encountered an error.
Digital Video Repair
Digital Video Repair is a small utility for repairing (fixing) AVI
files. You can repair partly damaged or corrupted AVI file in
these cases:
 AVI file have not completely copied from CD, DVD or other
source
 AVI file have not completely downloaded from the Internet
(eDonkey, BitTorrent, etc)
 Video freezes when playing
 Video can’t be seeked (fast forwarded)
 Video can’t be played
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DivxRepair
If you are playing avi files, you may have noticed one of the
following things:

 Suddenly the image froze but the sound kept playing.

 Disoriented or equally coloured blocks of pixels distorted
the image for a time.
Using DivXRepair, you can repair corrupt avi files and
eliminate freezes. This program automatically detects and
eliminates bad frames.
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Error Messages For Windows

Error Messages for Windows is a small utility that will allow
you to look up MS Windows error code numbers and display a
descriptive message explaining what the numeric code
actually means. If you have software programs that produce
numeric error codes now you can find out what they really
mean.
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ERUNT
ERUNT allows you to:
 Backup the Windows NT/2000/2003/XP registry to a
folder of you choice
 System and current user registries selectable
 Command line switches for automated registry backup and
restoration
 Restore the registry in Windows
9x/Me/NT/2000/2003/XP and MS-DOS (all-in-one
restore program) or the Windows Recovery Console
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Find and Mount

Partition Find & Mount implements a new concept of deleted
or lost partition recovery. It works in the most convenient way
possible — by locating and mounting partitions into the
system, thus making those lost partitions available to you like
any generic disk volume. Partition Find & Mount will also
work in case any Boot Record (including the Master Boot
Record) is missing, damaged or overwritten.

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MrbFix
With MrbFix you can perform several Master Boot Record
(MBR) tasks, like backing up, restoring, fixing the boot code
in the MBR, etc. The utility should not be used for GUID
Partition Table (GPT) disks. The utility now, by popular
demand, also come in a x64-version running unde x64-
editions of Windows and PE.

Ophcrack
Ophcrack LiveCD allows you to recover a lost Windows
password when other methods fail. We even have
a tutorial that walks you through how to use it.

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PhotoRec
PhotoRec is file data recovery software designed to recover
lost files including video, documents and archives from hard
disks, CD-ROMs, and lost pictures (thus the Photo Recovery
name) from digital camera memory. PhotoRec ignores the file
system and goes after the underlying data, so it will still work
even if your media’s file system has been severely damaged or
reformatted.

Recuva
Recuva allows you to:
 Undelete files on your computer. Deleted a file by mistake?
Recuva brings lost files on your computer, USB drive,
camera or iPod.
 Recovery from damaged or formatted disks. Even if you’ve
formatted a drive so that it looks blank, Recuva can still
find your files on it.
 Recover deleted emails. Emptied your email trash and need
it back? Recuva’s got you covered with full support for
 Microsoft Outlook Express, Mozilla Thunderbird, or
Windows Live Mail.
 Recover deleted iPod music. Deleted music from your iPod
or MP3 player? No problem, Recuva will get this back for
you along with any additional track data.
 Restore unsaved Word documents. Did Microsoft Word
crash or did you forget to save that important Word
document. No problem with Recuva! As it can intelligently
rebuild Word documents from their temporary files.
 Quick-Start Wizard. If you need your files back right away
without fiddling with options, Recuva’s Quick-Start Wizard
is the answer.
 Deep Scan. Recuva can find most files within a minute. Or,
set the Deep Scan to look for more deeply-buried results.
 Securely delete files you want to erase forever. Want to
protect your deleted files? Recuva also allows you to
permanently erase any traces of deleted files.
 Portable version. Take Recuva with you wherever you go
with the portable version.
 Full Windows OS support and many languages. Recuva has
support for every modern version of Windows and 37+
languages.
Note: we have a full tutorial on how to use Recuva to recover
files.
Rescue Kit 9.0 Express
Rescue Kit 9.0 Express has a slew of Boot Correcting features,
including:
 Search for valid Windows installations (Windows
2000/XP/Vista/Server)
 Correct drive letters in the System Registry of a selected
Windows installation
 Correct “boot.ini” on selected disk
 Correct Boot Configuration Data (BCD) files for partitions
on selected disk or for partitions on all disks
 Correct the Master Boot Record (MBR) executable code
 Reorder primary partitions (change primary slots)
 Correct the boot record for a selected Windows installation
(increment the Serial Number, correct the partition offset,
make a copy of the boot record, correct the Bootsect.dos file
if exists)
 Set an active partition
 Hide/unhide partitions
 Change Serial Numbers
 Change Partition IDs
 Display the MBR in a more understandable format
 Display partition properties
 Create, display, save or print a boot correction report
 Adjust OS to boot on new hardware (Windows Vista only)
As well as:

 File Transfer Wizard. Export important files and folders

from the partition (including GPT disks) to another local
drive, or burn them to CD/DVD in case of system failure
 Undelete Partition Wizard. Undelete partitions (recover
accidentally deleted or lost partitions)

Roadkil’s Unstoppable Copier

Roadkil’s Unstoppable Copier recovers files from disks with
physical damage. Allows you to copy files from disks with
problems such as bad sectors, scratches or that just give errors
when reading data. The program will attempt to recover every
readable piece of a file and put the pieces together. Using this
method most types of files can be made usable even if some
parts of the file were not recoverable in the end.

Task Manager Fix

Task Manager Fix is a freeware system utility to fix task
manager disabled by spywares, trojans and displays error
message: “Task Manager has been disabled by your
administrator”, which blocks access to Windows Task
Manager.
TestDisk
TestDisk is a powerful free data recovery software! It was
primarily designed to help recover lost partitions and/or make
non-booting disks bootable again when these symptoms are
caused by faulty software, certain types of viruses or human
error (such as accidentally deleting a Partition Table).
Partition table recovery using TestDisk is really easy. TestDisk
can:
 Fix partition table, recover deleted partition
 Recover FAT32 boot sector from its backup
 Rebuild FAT12/FAT16/FAT32 boot sector
 Fix FAT tables
 Rebuild NTFS boot sector
 Recover NTFS boot sector from its backup
 Fix MFT using MFT mirror
 Locate ext2/ext3 Backup SuperBlock
 Undelete files from FAT, NTFS and ext2 filesystem
 Copy files from deleted FAT, NTFS and ext2/ext3
partitions.
TestDisk has features for both novices and experts. For those
who know little or nothing about data recovery techniques,
TestDisk can be used to collect detailed information about a
non-booting drive which can then be sent to a tech for further
analysis. Those more familiar with such procedures should
find TestDisk a handy tool in performing onsite recovery.
Ultimate Boot CD for Windows
The Ultimate Boot CD for Windows is “a bootable recovery CD
that contains software used for repairing, restoring, or
diagnosing almost any computer problem”. There are a lot of
great tutorials for using the Ultimate Boot CD for Windows,
including the How-To Geek’s create your own Ultimate
Recovery CD for Windows tutorial and how to reset your
forgotten Windows password using the Ultimate Boot
CD tutorial.
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Lifehacker also has a list of 10 Tools for Data Recovery.

Though the list is a bit old, most of the tools are just as useful
today as they were when LH listed them.

How to Make Your Home page Never Being Changed

how-to, Security

You might be vexed of those malicious websites that illegally modify your registry editor
and set their website as your default home page

or

You might be bored of setting your homepage again and again when someone changes
it in a net cafe or on your PC. But now you can stop all those and make your home
page never being changed with this simple and wonderful tweak.
 1. Right click on the Internet Explorer/Mozilla Firefox shortcut icon on
your desktop and select Properties
2. In the target field you will see somewhat like
“C:Program FilesInternet ExplorerIEXPLORE.EXE” for Internet Explorer &
“C:Program FilesMozilla Firefoxfirefox.exe” for Mozilla Firefox, which is
nothing but the path of the executable file on you PC.
3. Now to the end of it you have to add the URL of the website(say orkut)you want
to make as your Home page, so that it changes as
“C:Program FilesInternet ExplorerIEXPLORE.EXE” www.orkut.com

(same holds true for firefox and other browsers as well)

This makes orkut as your default home page in internet explorer and this also overrides
any home page setting in internet options and your home page will be secure.

Shorte.St Review - Make Money Online By

Shortening Urls
Shorte.St Review - Make $221 Per Month Online By Shortening Url

Shorte.st is a European based company founded by a group of young internet enthusiasts

which provides URL shortening service. It is just Like an advertising network company.
Which provides a handsome earnings to those peoples who want to earn some extra bucks while
staying online.

It is recommended by a large number of online entrepreneurs to those who spends a lot of time
on the Internet by using Facebook or any other social networking sites or by blogging.

The native features of Shorte.st makes it different from another URL shortening website
such Adf.ly, bit.ly. Because, It provides integration with Blogger, WordPress, Twitter, Facebook
by which you can make money as much as possible. So, Shorte.st now maintaining a large
number of registered users (approx. 3,50,000).
If, You don't use any blogs then you don't need to worry. You can also join Shorte.st even you
don't have any blog. It is for everyone. It does not require technical knowledge. just shorten a
long URL and start earning money.

How To Join?
The Joining procedure is too easy as simple as. You don't need to use your gmail account or any
kind of personal identity proof. Shorte.st also offer for Joining via Facebook account.Click here
to join

Monetization Tools:

The Monetization tools of Shorte.st is very effective.These Tools is only for blogger &
webmasters. If You are not, then skip this topic and move to the next. The features include the
following:

1. Full Page Script: - Full page script allows you to short all external links of your blogger blog
posts. It means you no need to shorten link one by one. Just add this script to your blogger
template under the head tag and you are awesome.

2. Social Share widget: - It is one of my favorite plugin. You can add this plugin at your
blogger sidebar. And whenever your visitors try to share your blog posts then Shorte.st, ads will
appear in front of them.

3. Mass Shrinker: - Its also offer for mass shrinker which means you don’t need to shorten
your long URLs one by one. Just make a list of your long URL and get shorten URL of all of
these.

4. Developers API ( Recommended ) Make Your own Url shortener site: - It is

recommended by me. Shorte.st also provides a developer API by which you can create your
own you URL shortener site for free ( No coding required if you follow my tutorial . click here for
the tutorial ) and make it available on the internet . This tutorial recommended because, you can
make huge money. see my clicks below:
Real Time Statistics: - The real-time statistic tracking features enables you to track all your
shortening URL. By which you can track the performance of your shortened URLs .

Payout

The biggest question about Shorte.st is that “ how much it pay “ for every click. The paying rates
of Shorte.st is different in different countries.

Comparison

No doubt that Shorte.st, pay the highest amount for every click. But, there are also some
competitive URL shortening which pay well but not like Shorte.st.
Referral

If, you are not satisfied with your income from Shorte.st. Then you have also an option of
referral program. Earn 20% of your invited users income - lifetime, without any limits!

Payment Method & Payout Time

Payment method of Shorte.st are done through Paypal, Payoneer, and Web-money. Your
earnings will be paid automatically on a 10th day of each month to your selected method of
payment.
Frequently asked Questions

“ Is Shorte.st a Scam? “: - Absolutely no. Shorte.st is not a spam. It has a great reputation on
the market. There are a large numbers of online entrepreneurs who recommended it ( including
"Harsh Agarwal", a reputed online entrepreneur ).

Payment Proof:

Premium ads: If you are the blogger , then a good news for you that it decreases bounce rate by
integration of a plugin.
‘How to contact‘: - I have discussed all important fact & features about Shorte.St . Otherwise,
if you have any question then you can freely contact to Shorte.st team (24*7).

Why Peoples or Users banned: - As the Shorte.st is free. Anyone can join and start earnings. But
there are some Term & Conditions which you have to follow.

" Recently, I was researching for “ why people banned from Shorte.st program when their
payment reached the minimum payout balance. The peoples who got banned because of their
illegal use of this program. They used the several high traffic exchange website like Hitleap (
Traffic exchange program ) or automatic bots to earn high. The Shorte.st program clearly stated
that the link which is gone through Shorte.st ads programs should be genuine ."

Shorte.st at a glance
How To Fix Major USB Problems
Tanmay Last Updated On: Feb 9th, 2015 Problems And Solutions 21 Comments

USB is one of the most useful accessories for a computer (Desktop or

Laptop). If you use it frequently, you should face various type of problems
with your USB stick. The most common problems are “USB Device Not
Recognized”, “Windows was unable to complete the format”, “The device
cannot start. [code 10]”, “Problem ejecting the USB mass storage device”
etc.

However, the problems with your USB drive can arise in various forms. Here
we have tried to solve the common problems with USB drives which people
generally face.

How to Fix USB Problems in Windows Operating System

Table of Content

 Fix USB Device Not Recognized

 Method 1
 Method 2
 Method 3
 Method 4
 Method 5
Fix Windows was Unable to Complete the Format
Fix The device Cannot Start. [code 10] Error
Safely Remove USB Device Without Any Error

How to Fix “USB Device Not Recognized” in Windows

One of the common and annoying problem with USB drive in Windows is the
“USB Device Not Recognized” popup message when you plug in the device
into your USB port. Here are several methods to fix this problem so that you
can try another one if any fix does not work for you.
Method 1: Turn Off Your Computer

The first and simple fix of the problem “USB Device Not Recognized” is
shutting down your desktop or laptop for about fifteen minutes and then
turn you computer on and insert the USB device. This some time fix the
problem automatically. But it is not always possible to turn off your
computer whenever you get the error with your device. Therefore, continue
to the next methods and fix the problem permanently.

Method 2: Scan for Hardware Changes

If you still face the same problem after restarting computer, you can try this
method by performing a quick scan for hardware changes. This sometime
automatically fix the issues with the USB drives if they are not recognized by
your system. You can do it from the device manages section of your
Windows system.

Go to Control Panel > System > Device Manager. In the device manager
window, right-click on “Computer” and select “Scan for hardware changes”.
This action will try to automatically fix the issue when your USB device gets
flagged as an unknown device.

However, if still this method does not work for you, you can try the next
method.

Method 3: Update USB Device Drive

One of the common way by which the problem “USB Device Not Recognized”
gets fixed is updating device driver. Open the device manager and expand
“Other devices”. The unknown devices are listed there. Find out the
“Universal Serial Bus Controller” entry, right-click on it and select
“Properties” – the “Properties” window opens up.

Now head to the “Driver” tab and click the “Update Driver” button.

This will update the device driver automatically. Check that whether your
USB drive is recognized by your system or not. If not, follow the registry
tweak below.

Method 4: Registry Tweak to Fix “USB Device Not Recognized” Issue

If none of the above methods works for you, try the last and most reliable
way to fix the issue – the registry tweak method.

Open Windows registry editor (Press Windows Key + R and type “regedit”
without the quotes into the Run command box and hit the Enter) and
navigate to the following path.
HKEY_LOCAL_Machine > SYSTEM > CurrentControlSet > Services > USB

If the USB key does not exist into the list then create a new key USB under
“Services”. Now create a new DWORD value under the key that you’ve just
created.

Keep the “USB” key selected and right-click on the blank space at the right
pane, choose “New > DWORD value from the context menu.

Rename this newly created DWORD value as “DisableSelectiveSuspend”.

Now, right-click on “DisableSelectiveSuspend” and select “Modify”. Put 1 in
“Value data” field and click OK.

Reboot your computer and re-insert your USB device into the port. This
should fix the issue.

Method 5: Fix Damaged Hardware

If none of the above works then it is issue with your hardware. Check your
USB device to another computer and another USB stick to your current
computer and decide which one is damaged. Repair or replace that one and
continue the using of USB devices at your desktop or laptop.

How to Fix “Windows was Unable to Complete the Format” Problem

Generally we format USB drive by right-clicking on the removable disk drive

from the Windows Explorer. All we need to format the disk is to select the
“Format” option from the context menu. But in many cases Windows can’t
format the USB disk and returns a message like “Windows was unable to
complete the format”. This error happens when your computer is infected by
virus generally. It is embarrassing when you really need to format your USB
stick.

However, there is way to format USB drive in command prompt and hence
you can fix the issue. Here is how to format USB device from command
prompt in Windows operating systems.

Open command prompt and type the following command.

Format <USB drive letter> /FS:<File System>

Replace <USB drive letter> with your USB drive letter and <File System>
with your desired file system e.g FAT32 or NTFS

The above command will format the USB stick thoroughly. If you want to
perform a quick format then run the following command.
Format <USB drive letter> /FS:<File System> /q

Now, insert the USB stick to your computer and hit Enter. The status will be
shown in the command prompt screen.

How to Fix “The device Cannot Start. [code 10]” Error

Another issue with USB devices is often faced in Windows system is error
code 10. When you plug in the USB device in Windows XP computer it shows
an error message like “This device cannot start. [Code 10]“. To fix this
problem follow the steps which are listed below.

1. Go to Start > Run and type“Devmgmt.msc” without the quotes into the Run command
box and click OK.
2. The “Device Manager” dialog box will appear. Expand the “Universal Serial Bus
Controllers” from the left side.
3. Right-click on “USB Mass Storage Device” and select “Properties”.
4. Under the “General” tab, you will see the “Device status” (make sure that your USB
device is connected).
 5. If the device status says that there is “This device cannot start. [Code 10]” error or
something like that then you have to uninstall all of your USB Controller.

6. To uninstall the USB controller, right-click on each of the USB controller under “Universal
Serial Bus Controllers” and click on “Uninstall”.
7. Restart your computer. The USB controllers will be automatically re-installed.

The above method should fix the Code 10 error issue.

How to Safely Remove USB Device Without Any Error

Generally, it happens with you so often that you want to remove your USB
by clicking on “”afely Remove Hardware” option from the system tray and it
gives an error message like “The Device Generic volume cannot be stopped
right now. Try stopping the device later”. If you ignore this error message
and remove USB drive, your USB drive may get damaged. To fix this
problem you can use a free application Unlocker which helps you remove the
USB drive safely.

Download Unlocker 1.8.7 and install it on your system. Now, right-click on

the USB drive from the Windows Explorer and select “Unlocker”. An
“Unlocker” window will appear. Click on “Unlock All” to stop all running
programs which are related to the USB device.
Now safely remove USB device by click on “Safely Remove Hardware” option
from the system tray.

Clone Your Existing Operating

System Into Virtual Machine
Tanmay Last Updated On: Jan 16th, 2015 Windows Leave A Comment

Being a simple computer user or a web developer, you need to play with
your computer several times. But making experiments with your computer
may cause a poor performance. In that case, having another instance would
be better for experiment purpose only to keep your original OS fresh and
clean. It is possible to keep different operating systems into one computer
but switching between them is a tedious job. But with virtualization, you can
clone your existing operating system into a virtual machines.

Virtualization is a simple and interesting technology that allows you run

multiple Operating Systems on the same computer (you might also like to
read how to Change Default Operating System in Windows Boot Menu). Let’s
say that you are running Windows XP on your computer. But you can run
multiple Operating systems like Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Mandriva
Linux into the virtual machine just like other Windows applications.

There are several applications like Windows Virtual PC, Virtual Box, VMware
Workstation which creates a virtual machine within your current operating
system. Every application has their own method to create the virtual
environment and to install several operating systems into that. But what I’ll
discuss in this article is that you can create an exact copy of your existing
operating system and use it into your favorite virtualization software.

Installing Virtual Machine into Windows

What need to do at first is to create a virtual environment at your running
operating system (Windows). You can download and install from anyone of
these: Windows Virtual PC, Virtual Box, VMware Workstation. Once you’re
done follow the next step to prepare the virtual copy of your current
operating system

Clone Your Current Operating System for Virtual Machines

By cloning your existing operating system you can reuse it into your virtual
machines as same as you do at your current one. You don’t need to re-
install your favorite applications.

Here is how to create a copy of your current operating system to use it into
the virtual machine.

Turn your Existing Computer into Virtual Machine

Once, the process of converting an existing hard drive into a virtual hard
drive was an expensive task. But now, there is a free and simple utility
released by Microsoft to clone an existing operating system for Virtual
Machine.

A tiny utility Disk2vhd, developed by the Microsoft engineers, allows your

convert an existing drive to the virtual hard drive (VHD). You can download
it from here. This software does not even need any installation. Just extract
the zipped file and double click on the executive file to get started with it.

Cloning Hard Drive Using Disk2VHD

After double-clicking on the exe file, it immediately shows all the drives from
your computer which can be converted into VHD. Select the drive you wish
and then click on “Create”. It will start converting your drive in a VHD file,
even if it is being used by any other applications.

Once completed, you can run it into any free desktop applications like
Windows Virtual Machine,Virtual Box or VMware Workstation. If you are
running with Windows 7 then you can also mount the converted file as a
hard drive (read how to mount any folder as virtual drive).

Conclusion:
 The proper utilization of Disk2vhd has filled the expectation and reduced the
complexity and time of virtualization. You can enjoy the benefits of
virtualization with this tool.

Have anything else to add to this story? – Do share with us.

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How to Install Android 4.4 KitKat as a Virtual Machine in Your Computer?
Posted by Neeraj RawatLabels: Android, Linux, Microsoft, Operating System, Softwares

If you have been in touch with us via our official Facebook page then you must have noticed my Virtual
Android Screen and now I got the time to finally write a detailed tutorial for you. At times for such long
installation tutorials, I plan to switch to Video Blogging to save more time. Don't get surprised if
anytime, you get a post where you will get to know about a new version launch of Experts Galaxy in
video mode.

Anyhow lets get back to the installation of Android OS as a virtual machine in your Linux or PC. If you
are regular here then by now, you should be familiar with the procedure of installing an Operating
System in a virtual environment using VirtualBox. Now, I am sharing the procedure to install a Virtual
OS using VMware product with an example installation of Android.

Download the free VMware Player software using the link below:

Click Here to See the Complete Download List of VMware Products

Install the software as we install any software in our OS be it Windows or your favorite Linux distro.
Now we need to install the Android OS but for that we need an ISO image for the same. Please
download the latest or your desired Android installation from the link provided below:

Click Here to Download the Android 4.4 ISO

Or

Click Here to Download different versions of Android ISO

I will be using Android 4.4 RC 2 for this tutorial and now lets begin with it.

1) After installing VMware Player, please click on Player>> File>> New Virtual Machine as shown below:

2) New Virtual Machine Wizard screen will be there, simply browse the downloaded ISO and click next.
3) Now name your new virtual machine and it can be anything. After that click on next

4) Specify the disk capacity of your new virtual machine. I use the first option for better performance
and you can also change the size of the disk while installing any other virtual OS.
5) On the next screen, you can customize the hardware for your virtual machine like increasing the
memory or changing the type of Network Adapter.

6) Once you click on finish then the virtual machine will start with the Android's boot screen. Select the
install Android to hard disk option and press enter.
7) You will see, please select a partition screen and let it be as shown below.

8) On the next screen, please select the new option using the arrow keys on the keyboard as we need
to partition our virtual hard disk and press enter.
9) Now we need to decide if we wish to make a primary or logical partition. I will use primary
partitioning scheme in this tutorial, treating it as an MBR disk. Do remember that a hard disk with MBR
type of partitioning can have either "4 primary partitions" or "3 primary and one extended partition".
You may search for MBR vs GPT partitioning scheme in Google to know more.

10) Please specify the new partition size, simply start typing the numbers to specify the size without
using backspace or delete key to delete the size displayed on the screen
11) It will ask you for the partition location, please select the beginning of the disk

12) On the next screen, you will see the created partition. It will already be selected along with the
bootable option at the bottom. Simply press enter to mark the partition as bootable.
13) Now, please select the free space and then repeat the procedure (Don't mark other partitions as
bootable)New>> Primary>> Beginning>> Free Space>> Until you create 4 primary partitions this way
though one bootable partition is enough to install it. Android is a Linux based OS however here its
installation is different than a normal Linux Installation.

14) Once all the partitions are created then please select the write option and press enter. It will ask
you to confirm it by typing yes, so please follow the instructions.

15) Once you see the message "Wrote partition table on the disk", you may select the print option to
check it and then select the quit option to come back to installation screen.
16) Once you will be back on the blue screen then please select a partition to install Android. Let it be
sda1 as we made it the boot partition.

17) Please select a filesystem for sda1. Let it be ext3 as its a file system for Linux, the way we have
NTFS for Windows.
18) Select yes on the next screen as we are sure that we need to format the selected partition.

19) It will ask you if you wish to install GRUB or not which is a bootloader for Linux. Please select yes.
20) Please select yes as it says making /system be read-write is easier for debugging. Select no if you
know what are you doing.

21) It will start installing Android OS as desired.

22) Congratulations, your Android installation is complete. You should reboot your virtual machine to
configure your new Android which you have installed as Virtual Machine.

23) Here is the Android screen after installation.

24) Select a language for configuration

25) If it detects your net connection then well and good, else skip it.

26) I hope, you have switched to Gmail by now

27) Use your Google credentials to sign in

28) Do some basic configuration and then give a name to your virtual tablet
29) Next you see the welcome message

Finally, you configured the new Android installation as well

 Now you can use and test the Android installation here. In this long post, you learnt to install a Virtual
Operating System in VMware Player which is a free software for non-commercial use. You could have
used any other virtualization software to install Android as guest OS. If you need to install
Linux or Windows as virtual machine then we have all the tutorials for the installation, just browser the
respective categories at the right hand side.

Let me share my setup for this post. I have used a Linux machine with VirtualBox, then a Windows 8.1
Enterprise version installed in VirtualBox. In Windows 8.1, I installed the free version of VMware Player
6.0 and then installed Android in it. This is the power of Virtualization and there are many companies
competing for the top position, VMware being the leader for now. I hope you enjoyed the installation
of your new Virtual Machine.

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One of my friend has to give the semester practical for his Linux paper and he was asking how to install

a guest OS in his computer using virtualization software so that he can practice few commands as he

doesn`t want to dual boot his Windows system with Linux.

Well, incase of Linux you can simply run the distro using live cds but incase you need to install any

other OS inside your real operating system you can do that as well like Windows 7 inside XP. There are

many softwares and the most widely used are Virtual Box,VMware & Microsoft Virtual PC. Here I will

show you how to install a guest OS using virtual box, first of all install the latest version of Virtual Box

from the link below for your computer architecture

http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

Once you install the software, open it and follow the screen shots with instructions as shown below

First of all click on the new button

Then click next on the welcome screen

Type the OS name you are going to

install & select the appropriate choice from the options as it will help you in future to recognize

from multiple virtual OS installations

Select the RAM you would like to assign to the virtual OS

Select the boot hard disk here whether you would like to create a new virtual drive or would be

using the existing virtual drives incase you created earlier but as this is the first install select

create new hard disk & click next

After clicking next you will see the file type selection screen for the virtual disk, simply click next

without changing anything and after that in the hard disk storage type select dynamically

expanding storage reason is explained on the screen itself.

Now here select the virtual disk size for the guest OS
Click finish on the summary screen

Now on the left side select the OS

just now you configured & click start

Click next on the first run screen

Here select the optical drive for your main OS or if you are installing from an ISO click the yellow

icon to locate the file on your computer and click next.

On the new screen click add and select the ISO image you would like to install
Select the ISO name which got listed here

Now click next once we have finalised the installation media

Now click finish on the summary screen.

You have successfully configured

your virtual machine now the installation will start once you click finish and you can proceed like
 you normally do any installation, incase you need to see how to install different OS you can see

using below links

CAUSE
This issue can occur when the Send To OneNote 2007 printer driver is missing.

Important: You will be unable to install the Send To OneNote 2007 printer driver on a 64-
bit version of Windows as it is incompatible with 64-bit operating systems.

Note: The Send To OneNote printer driver in Microsoft Office 2010 is compatible with 64-
bit operating systems. If you want to try Office 2010 for 60 days for free, or upgrade your
2007 Office version, select one of these links:

Download an Office 2010 Trial version or Upgrade to Microsoft Office 2010.

RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Repair the 2007 Office program installation

1. Click Start, and then click Run.

2. Copy and then paste (or type) the following command in the Open box, and then press
ENTER:

appwiz.cpl

3. In the Currently installed programs list, click the installed version of the 2007 Office
program, and then clickChange.

4. Click Repair, and then click Continue.

Method 2: Install a generic printer driver, and then configure it for Microsoft Office OneNote
2007

Windows Vista
1. Install the generic printer driver in Windows Vista. To do this, follow these steps:

a. Click Start, type printers in the Start Search box, and then click Printers in
the Programs list.

b. On the left side of the page near the top, click Add a printer.

c. In the Add Printer dialog box, click Add a local printer.

d. Click to select the Use an existing port option, select the appropriate port, and then
click Next. For example, you can select LPT1.

e. Under Manufacturer, select Generic, select Generic / Text Only under Printers, and then
click Next.

f. If you receive the following message, click to select the Use the driver that is currently
installed (recommended) option, and then click Next:

Which version of the driver do you want to use?

g. Click Next, and then click Finish.

2. Configure the generic printer for OneNote. To do this, follow these steps:

a. In the printer list, right-click the Generic / Text only printer, and then click Properties.

b. Click the Ports tab, and then click to select the Send To Microsoft OneNote Port check
box.

c. Click the Advanced Tab, select Send to Microsoft OneNote Driver in the Driver list, and
then click Print Processor.

d. Under Print processor, select OneNotePrint2007, select RAW under Default data type,
and then clickOK.

e. Click the General tab, change the name of the printer to Send To OneNote 2007, and then
click OK.

Windows XP

1. Install a generic printer driver in Windows XP. To do this, follow these steps:
a. Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes.

b. Under Printer Tasks, click Add a printer.

c. Click Next on the first page of the Add Printer Wizard.

d. Click to select the Local printer attached to this computer option, make sure that
the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box is cleared, and
then click Next.

e. Click to select the Using the following port option, select the appropriate port, and then
click Next. For example, you can select LPT1.

f. On the Manufacturers list, select Generic, select Generic / Text Only under Printers, and
then click Next.

g. Click to select the Yes option for Do you want to use this printer as the default printer,
and then clickNext.

h. Click to select the Do not share this printer option, and then click Next.

i. Click to select the No option for Do you want to print a test page, click Next, and then
click Finish.

2. Configure the generic printer for OneNote. To do this, follow these steps:

a. Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes.

b. Right-click the Generic / Text only printer, and then click Properties.

c. Click the Ports tab, and then click to select the Send To Microsoft OneNote Port check
box.

d. Click the Advanced Tab, select Send to Microsoft OneNote Driver in the Driver list, and
then click Print Processor.

e. Under Print processor, select OneNotePrint2007, select RAW under Default data type,
and then clickOK.

f. Click the General tab, change the name of the printer to Send To OneNote 2007, and then
click OK.