Dual Boot BackTrack And Windows7

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NOTE: The following method of installation is the simplest available. We have made it in the assumption that you have a Windows installation that is taking up all the space on your disk drive and you would like to resize and repartition the disk drive in order to allow a BackTrack install alongside your Windows.

WARNING: BACK-UP YOUR WINDOWS INSTALLATION FIRST!

• Let's run through the installer step by step:
• We select our language, in this case English and then click the Forward button.

• Here we select out geographical location (The Region and Time Zone) and click Forward.

• Chose your keyboard layout. We are going to leave it the default which is USA and click Forward.

• Now it’s time to partition the Disk, for a quick and successful dual-boot install we will choose the Install them side by side, choosing between them each startup option and hit Forward..

• WARNING: The installer might stop at certain percentages, leave it for a few minutes and it will resume.
• Hit the Restart Now button, and enjoy Backtrack!

• When the computer will boot, you will be given a choice to boot Backtrack or Windows.
• After the reboot, you can log in with the default username root and password toor. Do not forget to change this default root password by issuing the passwd command.
• As you can see the splash screen disappeared after the reboot. In order to fix it just run fix-splash, and the splash screen will appear on the next boot

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Getting Started with Windows 7

Featured video: Getting around the desktop

New to Windows 7? Watch this video to learn how to get the most out of the new desktop. (5:58)


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11 handy tips for Windows 7

Don't you love it when you find a new shortcut to get across town or uncover a cool feature on your latest gadget? Windows 7 is full of "I didn't know you could do that" surprises. Among the many great enhancements in Windows 7, here are some of the small gems that you might not be aware of.

1. Surpass basic math


Calculator has several dynamic new features—click the View menu to check them out. Unit conversion translates Celsius to Fahrenheit, kilometers to miles, meters to feet, grams to ounces, joules to BTUs, and more. You can use the new calculation worksheets to quickly compute everyday stuff like fuel economy and auto lease payments. The Programmer and Statistics modes handle the geekier tasks.

2. Send information to tech support


The next time you find yourself trying to describe a complicated computer problem to a friend or tech support, give Problem Steps Recorder a try. You can record a series of screen shots, add notes, and email them directly to whoever is helping you. For tips on using Problem Steps Recorder, read this article.

3. Move your taskbar


Did you know that you can move the taskbar to the top, right, or left sides of your screen? Watch a quick video demo.


4. Customize your clocks


Have friends, family, and colleagues in different time zones across the world? Add clocks to your taskbar to keep track of the time in their area. Or add a clock gadget to your desktop. You can even choose from eight different clock designs. Here's how to add and personalize gadgets.

5. Create and share themes


Like a little variety? With Windows 7, you can design, save, and quickly change your computer's themes (desktop background, window border color, sounds, and screen saver). You can even create a new theme, like one that showcases a slide show of your favorite photos as your desktop background, and easily share that with friends and family. Learn more and watch a video about how to create a theme.

6. Drag files from Jump Lists


With Jump Lists, you get a quick-access list of your most frequently or recently used files. Just look for the right-pointing arrow next to programs on your Start menu or left-click a program on the taskbar. You can use Jump Lists to open files and programs in just a few clicks. Even better, you can drag items from Jump Lists into open folders or email.

7. Preview your files


Another great time saver is the file preview pane within a folder or library. Use it to see a file's contents without opening the file in a program. You can open the preview pane in a window by pressing Alt+P. Items such as photos and PDF files will be previewed in this area when you click them. Learn more about using files and folders, including the preview pane.

8. Help reduce eye strain with ClearType


ClearType is a tool that improves the readability of the text on your LCD screen. So if you feel the text isn't displaying sharply, use ClearType. The tool will take you through a series of screens, much like an eye exam, to help you achieve the sharpest text possible.


9. Easily customize your Sticky Notes


Now you can make the Sticky Notes you keep on your desktop even handier. You can format the text and change its color, as well as resize, collapse, and flip through several Sticky Notes. If you have a Tablet PC or touchscreen, you can use multiple input (pen and touch) methods within a single note. Learn how.

10. Get to know the new Paint


This classic Windows software has been improved in Windows 7 with new brush effects such as watercolor, crayon, and calligraphy. Paint now comes with an easy-to-use ribbon for all the cool features that you use the most. And with a touchscreen you can finger-paint, including using two fingers to create separate brush strokes simultaneously.

11. Quickly find anything on your computer

Windows Search is the fastest way to locate and open any file on your PC, including documents, email messages, music, photos, and more. To use Windows Search, click the Start button , type one or two keywords, and see search results appear almost instantly.

There are quite a few backup options available in Windows 7 and one of them is creating a system image. You do not need to make use of a third party application such as Ghost or True Image to do it. You can do it simply by making use of a feature available on Windows 7.

After installing Windows 7 and all your favorite software on your system, you need to create asystem image of your machine. The image disc you create will come handy in case your pc crashes and it will help you to restore your system to the current state. What is a system image? It is an exact copy of the things you have stored on your drive. The best time to perform a system image is when you feel the system is working in perfect condition.

Here is how you can create a system image in Windows 7:

1. Click on the Windows logo on the bottom left of the screen and click on Getting Started and then click on Back up your files. Alternatively, you can type Backup and Restore in the search field present on the Start Menu.



2. On the new Window that opened, you need to click on Create a system image. Doing this will open a new window with the title Create a system image.



3. You need to select where you want to save the system image file. You can save the image on to your hard drive, or on external hard disk drive or on multiple DVD’s through burning and you can even store it on a network location. Once you have selected the appropriate option, click Next.



4. On the Which drives do you want to include in the backup screen, you need to select the drives you want to backup and then click on Next. Please note that on the same screen, you will also be shown how much space the backup would take.



5. The next screen is Confirm your backup settings. Here you will be shown all the drives that will be backed up. Once confirmed, click on Start backup.



6. You will now see a progress meter that will show the progress of the images that are being created. The speed of the backup varies from system to system depending upon its configuration.



7. Once the process finishes, you will be asked Do you want to create a system repair disc? And it will also tell you what a system repair disc is. You can confirm by pressing Yes and save thesystem repair disc in a secure location and it will lead you on to the next screen.



8. On this screen, you will be prompted to enter a black CD or DVD to store your system repairimage. Once you pop in the disc, you can click on Create Disc.





When you want to restore the backed up system image and system repair disc, you can go to the System Recovery Options and choose the appropriate option.

There are plenty of hidden features in Windows 7. We have compiled top 5 windows 7 hacks that are not only completely safe but also are easy to perform.

Here are the top 5 windows 7 hacks:

Enabling Aero User Interface

Aero is a very cool and beautiful user interface of Windows 7. To run Aero, you need a PC with specs like 1 GHz CPU, 1 GB system memory and 128MB of video RAM. If your system is low on specs, you won’t be able to use Aero. Here is a workaround for enabling Aero on systems that have low specs.

1. Launch Windows Registry Editor by typing Regedit in Start Menu

2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM

3. Right-click on the right-hand pane and create the following three DWORD entries and set value for each one:

Animations – set value to 0.

Blur – set value to 0.

UseMachineCheck – set value to 0.

4. Close the Registry Editor

5. Go to the Start Menu, enter “cmd” and press Enter to open the Command Prompt.

6. Type the following commands:

Net Stop uxsms and then press Enter

Net Start uxsms and then press Enter

7. The last step is to right-click on your desktop and choose: Personalize/Windows Colors.

Windows 7 GodMode

The Windows GodMode features lets you view all the control panels in a single folder. All you need to do is create a new folder by the following name: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}. After it is done, the icon of the folder will change to the control panel icon and when you open the folder, you will see all the control panel options inside it.

Fix Taskbar Preview Delay Time

Windows 7 users know that thumbnail preview of taskbar items is a very cool feature. You can view the thumbnail by hovering the mouse over the respective taskbar item. However, you may notice that sometimes, the previews do not appear quickly. Here is a hack to fix the taskbar preview delay time.

1. Launch Windows Registry Editor by typing regedit in Start Menu

2. Navigate toHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

3. Right click in the right-hand pane of Windows Registry and select New -> DWORD Value.

4. You need to name the new DWORD as “ExtendedUIHoverTime”

5. Double-click on the created DWORD to open it.

6. Select “Decimal” under “Base” and enter the delay time (in milliseconds) in the “Value data” field.

7. Click OK

Putting a New Windows 7 Login Screen

If you do not like the Windows 7 login screen, you can change it by trying this simple hack. Here is how you can do it.

1. Launch the Windows Registry Editor by typing Regedit in Start Menu

2. Go to‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background‘.

3. Double-click the DWORD value called ‘OEM Background’ to open it and enter 1 in the Value data field.

Note: If the DWORD ‘OEM Background’ is not there, you need to make it.

4. Browse to the background image that you would like use on the log-in screen. A JPEG file that is less than 245 kb in size can only be used here.

5. Copy the image you want to use into the ‘%windir%\system32\oobe\info\backgrounds‘ folder. If the folder is not present, you need to create it.

6. Rename the image to backgroundDefault.jpg

7. Restart your computer to check the new login background screen.

Enabling Quick Launch

Quick Launch is a place where you can add set of icons that you frequently use. This feature can be found in Windows XP and Windows Vista, however it is not present on Windows 7. You can enable it by doing the following hack:

1. Right click on the taskbar and then select New Toolbar.

2. You need to put the following location %userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch in the new window that appears.

3. Next, click on ‘Select Folder’.

4. Quick Launch will appear on the taskbar but will contain text of the respective icon. To hide it, click on the dotted lines and uncheck ‘Show Title’ and ‘Show Text’