How To Install Windows 7 On VirtualBox

In case, if you are not ready use it as primary OS for some reasons, you can still use this beautiful operating system with your present operating system (XP or Vista) using virtual applications like Microsoft Virtual PC 2007, Virtual Box, and VM Ware. Into Windows has already showed how to install Windows 7 on Microsoft Virtual PC (VPC) 2007.

In this guide, we will show you how to install Windows 7 on your XP or Vista using Virtual Box.

How to install Windows 7 on VirtualBox:

1. First, you need to download Virtual Box (it’s free) and also Windows 7 RC (download Windows 7 RC).

2. Just follow the onscreen instructions to install Virtual Box (it’s very simple).

3. Run the Virtual Box program to see the Virtual Box Registration dialog. Here you can enter your name and e-mail if you wish. If you don’t like to provide your name and e-mail, just click Cancel button.

4. In Sun VirtualBox window, click on New button to launch the New Virtualization Machine Wizard.

5. Click Next and enter a name for the new virtual machine, select the type of the operating system as Microsoft Windows, and select the version as Windows 7. Click Next to proceed further.

 7. On the following screen, you need to create a new hard disk by selecting Create new hard disk option. Clicking on Next button will open Create New Virtual Disk Wizard. Click Next. Select Dynamically expanding storage as this storage initially occupies a very small amount of space on your physical hard disk. It will grow dynamically (up to the size specified) as the Guest OS claims disk space.

Alternatively, you can also select Fixed-size storage. As the name indicates, fixed size storage doesn’t grow. Once again, click Next button.

8. Select the size of the virtual hard disk. By default 20 GB is allocated. Since Microsoft recommends 16 GB of free disk space for 32-bit & 20 GB for 64-bit Windows 7, let’s use the default 20 GB as the virtual disk size. However, you can change it if you don’t have enough free space. But make sure that you have allocated 16+ GB. Click Next and then Finish to finish virtual disk setup.

9. To begin the next step, make sure that you have downloaded Windows 7 RC ISO.

10. Select Windows 7 RC in the left pane, & click Settings to start configuring Windows 7 settings like RAM and disk space further.

 11. Click Start button to begin Windows 7 RC installation on Virtual Box. You will see a message about the host key. Just read it carefully and click ok to see the First Run Wizard.

12. Select the media you would like to use for installation purpose. Select Image file option as media source as you are using Windows 7 ISO file to install. If you have Windows 7 DVD, select Host Drive letter as your DVD drive. Click Next and then finish to begin the installation procedure.

13. Windows 7 installation process will start in a few seconds. Just follow the onscreen instruction to finish the installation procedure.

14. You have now installed Windows 7 on VirtualBox. Have fun with Windows 7!

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How To Install Windows 7 On USB Flash Drive

As you all know creating a bootable USB, or installing Windows 7 or Vista using USB is a piece of cake. It doesn’t take much time and effort to have a bootable USB. Now, after replaying to several e-mails about installing Windows 7 or Vista on a USB drive, I have decided to write this detailed guide.

Requirements to install Windows 7 on USB:

# An USB flash drive with a minimum of 6 GB disk space to install Windows 7 or Vista. You can use a 4 GB drive to install XP.

# Bootable Windows 7 USB or DVD.

# Free time

So let’s begin with the installing Windows 7 on USB procedure:

1. First of all, connect your USB to the machine and backup all the data from the USB drive.

2. Download VirtualBox portable, double-click on the executable file and extract the contents to your USB.

3. Now, go to the VirtualBox portable folder in USB, and execute the Portable-VirtualBox (.exe) file.

4. From here onwards, you need to follow the onscreen procedure to create a virtual disk and install Windows 7 on USB. Follow the install Windows 7 on VirtualBox guide to complete the process.

5. Once you finish the installation process, you can safely close VirtualBox and remove your USB drive.

6. You can now use this Windows 7 USB drive on any Windows machine that you want. To use Windows 7 on other machine, connect the Windows 7 USB, open USB drive, and run portable-VirtualBox file.

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Set a specific time to turn off the computer automatically

Normally, when you want to turn off your computer, click Shutdown to close. But sometimes when you are busy or have a job that can be done quickly and not shut down the computer and click want to set any time to close it, what do you do? Practical use today, you can not know the key to use it all. But this time, I way set a specific time to shut down your computer automatically easy to read all can be applied in everyday work, for example, at night, you need to download the large file and takes a long time download this if you know the way you do not need to wait off the computer, you can just set the It closes automatically, and you can easily go to sleep without having to worry about shutting down the computer.

To be implemented in the following ways:

1. Go to the Start button, click on the Control Panel and select System and Security and click on Administrative Tools and click on the Task Scheduler.

2. When you go into Task Scheduler and then you have to look at the Action menu, and click on the Create Basic Task.

3.In the Create Basic Task Wizard tab, you need to type a name for your settings, for example, PC Shutdown can type text from your description in Description and click Next.

4. Task Trigger tab you need to choose the type of setting any time you want to be every week, every day a month earlier, and click Next.

5.If you choose Daily Daily tab, it will require you to Set the time to turn off the computer when you already you must click Next.

6. It will jump out the Action tab when you click on the Start a program and click Next

arguments (optional), and click Next.
Next, you have to copy this path: 
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe in the “Program/script" to Program/script and put "/s" in Add arguments (Optional) and click on Next.

7. Finally, you must click Yes to confirm the settings and click on Finish is ready now, you can turn off the computer.

Note: If you want to delete this setting, you simply go to the site in search NamePC Shutdown Right Click, click on the delete optional.

Conclusion, when you learn these techniques is really very easy for you to set the timeany computer to shut down automatically.

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Good posture and tips while using computer

Most office workers are sitting at the computer several hours in 1 day so understanding of the behavior and the best way to use a computer is very important to avoid the bad effects.

The following method is important that you should apply

1. Place the upper end of the computer monitor equivalent of the street to avoid the strain.

2. keep the space between the computer and your eyes at least 50 m.

3. Place the light of the Moon to 60 computers to 80%, or turn lights on and a bit closer to the next so that the light bulb's light against computer monitor.

4. changes in behavior or stand up and walk every 1 hours to avoid backache

5. If you use the computer at night lights, or if you turn off the fire reduced light monitor magnitude weaker eye may not be affected

6. stop using the computer for at least half an hour, so that your brain stops thinking and ready to rest.

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How to Protect Your Files in "My Documents" Folder

There is a computer program, many have given first choice to your research documents in the "My Documents", which is located in the drive Sim (Drive: C), and most users do not have chosen, or switch to the services in the drive Drive: D, which is why these documents could be lost when the Windows (Windows) does not work and needs to formate Windows.

The following method can change the "My Documents" to put on the drive, which means you do not lose the files in the "My Documents" after reinstalling the new season.

Right-click on the "My Documents" and then select "Properties" then you will see the following

1. Click on the "Move" Button

2. Select the drive "D"

3. Click on the "Make New Folder", and named the "My Documents" or anything else that you want to put

4. Click "Ok"

5. Click "Ok"

5. Click "Yes"

If "My Documents" is your files, it will change to Drive D and folder Documents "D: to My Document" instead.

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How to enable command telnet for windows vista and windows 7

The experts in the use of computer networks may need to use the command telnet often, but it was closed from processing by default by Windows.

Please follow the following application to make it work
Go to 'Control Panel' > 'Programs and Features' > 'Turn Windows Features on or off' (on the left) > check 'Telnet Client' and click 'Ok'.

More information on Command Telnet?

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How to make Windows Vista and consume ram more then 3 GB

Computer and operating system that we are using most of them currently is 32-bit or x86 which it can consume only 3GB of RAM size.

If you have more 3GB of RAM size and you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7 Operating System, please do the following check your ram size:

1. Right-click on "Computer" and choose "Properties", then you will see like below:

This means that you put 4GB of Ram but Windows could consume only 3GB of Ram because of the setting of the Windows 32-bit and hardware.

In order to make it able to use all of your ram size, please do the following:

Download the below program according to your operating system:
Edit Ram for Window 7
Edit Ram for Window vista

After downloading, please run the program and you will see like below pictures:

1. Press "Patch"button
2. Please press the button like in the second picture, then you will see like below:

3. Please wait until it finish, and then it will prompt you to type "Y" for agreeing and restarting computer.
4. type "Y".
5. After restarting computer (startup screen) please choose the first choice to proceed.
6. Right-Click on "Computer" and choose "Properties". Then you will see that your computer now is consuming more then 3GB of ram.

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