How to create bootable Windows 8 ISO DVD using Oscdimg.exe

Sometimes you want to install Windows from a bootable DVD but all you’ve got are just flat Windows installation files in hand. The same thing has happened with me also, in my case I downloaded Windows 8 RTM build which was leaked earlier this month. There was no direct bootable ISO image, all I got are flat installation files in the downloaded package. So, it was required to create a bootable ISO of Windows 8 from the set of files, prior to begin installation.

In order to do that, I have used the Assessment and Deployment Kit for Windows 8 (formally known as WAIK). And in this blog post, you will walk through the step by step instructions to create a bootable ISO of Windows 8.

Prerequisites:

• oscdimg.exe- A command line CD-ROM and DVD-ROM pre-mastering utility to create bootable ISOs of Microsoft Windows. And you will get it once you’ll install ADK for Windows 8. You can download it from here, for instance: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30652
• Windows 8 Setup files

How To:

1. First of all, you’ll need all the Windows 8 installation files at one place. For example, I copied all of them within a folder (C:\WIN8AIO).
2. Run Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment (Command Prompt) as Administrator and then type the following:

oscdimg.exe –l<Disc_Label> -m -u2 –b<path_of_bootable_img_file> <path_of_installation_source> <path_with_filename_is_to_be_created>

• -l is used to set volume label of DVD
• -m is used to create bigger image file than 700MB
• -u2 is used to create UDF file system for DVD
• -b is used to locate boot image of DVD

For example:
oscdimg.exe -lWIN8AIO -m -u2 -bC:\WIN8AIO\boot\etfsboot.com C:\WIN8AIO C:\WIN8AIO.ISO



Creating bootable ISO DVD using Oscdimg.exe
3. It will scan the source tree, begin creating the image, and when it will be done, you’ll have a bootable ISO file for Windows 8 ready.
4. Now just burn your new ISO image on a DVD media using any third party software like NERO, ROXIO, ImageBurn, etc.

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What Happens When You Refresh Windows 8

Windows 8 has come with a novel feature called Refresh. Until now, the only way to fix Windows problems which couldn’t be fixed was to reinstall Windows. Thanks to Windows 8 Refresh, you can save time spent on 1. Taking Backup, 2. Formatting Hard Drive, 3. Install Windows and 4. Restore.

When is Windows 8 Refresh Required? If Windows 8 PC isn’t running properly and facing issues while working, you should Refresh it. This is generally caused by inappropriate setting or misconfiguration.

What is Windows 8 Refresh

The Refresh Your PC option will allow you to revert the system back to its default configuration, the way it was when it came from the factory. However, here, you will not lose your personal pictures, videos, music, files, and any personalization that you’d have done.

Refresh is basically Reinstall of Windows 8. Only difference is that your data, settings, and Metro style apps are preserved.

Windows 8 Refresh Procedure

1. The PC boots into Windows Recovery Environment (RE).
2. Windows RE scans the hard drive for your data, settings, and apps, and puts them aside (on the same drive).
3. Windows RE installs a fresh copy of Windows.
4. Windows RE restores the data, settings, and apps it has set aside into the newly installed copy of Windows.
5. The PC restarts into the newly installed copy of Windows.

What Happens if You Don’t Activate Windows 8

As I said, Windows 8 Refresh is time saving method, you don’t even have to reconfigure settings. This is because- All your user accounts and those settings are preserved. You can sign in with the same account and password, and all of your documents and data are preserved in the same locations they were before.

Which Settings are Preserved

• Wireless network connections
• Mobile broadband connections
• BitLocker and BitLocker To Go settings
• Drive letter assignments
• Personalization settings such as lock screen background and desktop wallpaper

Which Settings aren’t Preserved

• File type associations
• Display settings
• Windows Firewall settings

Do I get my Apps Back after Refresh?

All the Metro apps installed from Windows 8 Store will be restored as they were. But, if you have installed Windows 8 app via Sideloading, it would neither be backed up nor restored.

None of the Desktop apps (traditional ones) will be restored. If you want back desktop apps after refreshing PC, the list of software is saved in the form of HTML file on the desktop. So, you have a quick way to see what you might need to reinstall and where to find them.

It should be noted that this will only work if there’s an active Windows 8 recovery partition on your PC. Otherwise, you’ll need the Windows 8 installation media to proceed.

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What Happens If You Don’t Activate Windows 8

Windows 8 RTM (Final Version) is out and many computers are already running. But, some are still confused with compatibility issue and Windows 8 Activation Problems. So, I share my experience and tell you what happens if you don’t activate Windows 8 to help some of them.

Previous versions like Windows 7 offered 30 days grace period for activation and after that it would start shutting down after 2 hours or so. Unlike that, Windows 8 eliminated the term 30 day trial in its RTM version.

You will have to enter Product key while installation otherwise, Installation will halt there itself. There is a trick to bypass Product Key while Windows 8 installation but I haven’t tried it.

Even you don’t have to do it because just a Google search for term “Windows 8 pastebin” will help you find Windows 8 product keys. Sure that these keys just install it but activation isn’t possible with it.

Coming to the point, what happens if you don’t activate Windows 8, there are basically three things I observed so far:

1. “Windows is not activated” error text is shown in Computer properties.
2. Activation Key Watermark will appear on top of everything just like a screen sticker.
3. Full screen notification Windows asking you to activate.

Most important and annoying thing is the Activation notification which comes as a key symbol on bottom right corner. It is actually a semi-transparent watermark which is on top of any window you open. It reads as “Activate Windows, Go to PC Settings to activate” appears as a sticker wherever you go, whatever you do.

Good thing is, It is less annoying than Windows 7 where window used to open and wallpaper would turn black saying “You may be victim of Software Piracy”

To make you feel better, let me tell you that you can even remove Windows 8 activation watermark easily. I'll post about it soon.

So, what remains is the text “Windows is not activated” under Computer Properties widow.

But how often do you open it? And does it really matter because it hardly interferes your work anyway.

Third one mentioned above, appeared once and only once and that too could be closed like you close Windows 8 Metro Apps.

Personally, I am using Windows 8 as primary OS now without any kind of activation. I keep it running straight for more than 12 hours and no annoying notification or warning or unusual shutdown occurs.

Maybe this is too early and Microsoft may come up with some nuisance technique offered to you in form of Windows Updates. Like, they did in Windows 7 where WAT (Windows activation Technology) was implemented to catch pirates.

Seriously, no harm in using unactivated Windows 8. Let me know if you faced any kind of problem on Windows 8 without activation.

P.S. Motive of this Article isn’t to promote piracy but just to clear doubts in your mind about what will happen if Windows 8 isn’t activated. In fact, I don’t think it really isn’t piracy if you bypass product key and install but then I am not sure.

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How to bypass product key while installing Windows 8

Microsoft has released Windows 8 to MSDN/TechNet subscribers and few other channels starting from August 15th. Few weeks ago; I got lucky to lay hands on it and I noticed that Windows 8 doesn’t allow keyless installation, like Windows 7, by default.

But after doing some R&D I have found a way to bypass the product key wizard while performing the installation. And in this article, you’ll learn how to suppress product key prompt while installing Windows 8.

Note: The following method is effective, legal, and does not requires a lot of technical expertise.

Prerequisites:

• Windows 8 ISO
• WinRAR / WinZip or other ISO extracting tool
• Windows ADK (Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit)

How To:

1. First of all, Download and extract the ISO file of Windows 8 RTM version you own.
2. Open Notepad to create a file with following code structure and save as ei.cfg in Sources folder.
   

   [EditionID]
   {Edition ID}
   [Channel]
   {Channel Type}
   [VL]
   {Volume License}

   The edition configuration file (EI.cfg) determines which edition of Windows to install and which license to use during Windows Setup. Where {Edition ID} must be a valid Windows Edition ID such as Core, Professional and Enterprise. {Channel Type} can be OEM or Retail. {Volume License} can be 1 (True) or 0 (False).

   For example:
   [EditionID]
   Professional
   [Channel]
   Retail
   [VL]
   1

3. Now create the bootable ISO or USB stick and burn your product key prompt suppressed Windows 8 installation disc.

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Check Your Computer's Gender

Check Your Computer's Gender



                    Is your computer “male” or “female”??

 
1. Open Notepad
 

2. Type the following line in notepad:

CreateObject("SAPI.SpVoice").Speak"I love you"

3.Now Save file as: computer_gender.vbs

4. Run that .vbs file

Now  If you hear a male voice, you have a Male Computer;) 

If you hear a female voice, you have a Female Computer (:

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How To Sign Up With Email ID Which Is Already In Use

While creating a new online account, signup form generally throws an error that username already exists or Email is already taken. Though, there is no solution for username (apart from changing) but this article can help you signup using the same email ID which is already in use or taken by another user.

Solution lies in your email ID itself and what all you need is a Gmail ID to make this trick work.

Do you know that your one Gmail ID is equal to unlimited number of email addresses.

This is because Gmail doesn’t care about dots (.) or capital letters in email ID. An email address with dots is same as the one without dots.

For example, if your email ID is shridhar.india@gmail.com, it is same as shridharindia@gmail.com. Any message sent to any of those addresses will land in the same inbox which belongs to you.

While signing up for new account, if you see an error saying “email has already been taken”, just add or remove dots from gmail ID and continue signing up.

Reason: Website you are signing up considers shridhar.india@gmail.com and shridharindia@gmail.com as two different email IDs. So, it lets you create new account with it. Any email notification sent by them reaches the same inbox.

What’s the use?

• You can create multiple Facebook (or any other) accounts using same Email ID
• Use the same email ID when old account was banned from service. This generally happens on forums.
• Continue extending Trial of software when they offer certain period of time per email ID.

Some More Fun Facts About Gmail Address

As I said, Gmail completely ignores any dot (.), it is not only about adding or removing dot. You can create any combination of email addresses by adding/removing dots after any character.

• shridhar.india@gmail.com = s.h.r.i.d.h.a.r.india@gmail.com, shridhar.i.n.d.i.a@gmail.com and so on.

Also, it doesn’t care if the characters are capital or small.

• shridhar.india@gmail.com = SHRIDHAR.INDIA@gmail.com, Shridhar.India@gmail.com and so on.

Replace Gmail with Googlemail

• shridhar.india@gmail.com = shridhar.india@googlemail.com

In this way, you can create any number of combinations to generate hundreds of Gmail IDs in seconds without even signing up. Just take care that characters aren’t misspelled.You can refer Gmail support for more information.

For Outlook Email Users

If you are not Gmail user, you can still avoid this error “Email already exists”. For users who upgraded to Outlook from Live ID also have two aliases of their email address. They can use outlook instead of Live in their ID.

• shridhar.india@live.com = shridhar.india@outlook.com

That’s how you can save your time and efforts creating new email account to signup as different user.

Just a side note, people also confuse with Capital letters in Website URL. Caps don’t even matter there.
For example: http://crazytechmania.blogspot.com and http://CRAZYTECHMANIA.BLOGSPOT.COM opens the same thing.

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How To Update Facebook Status Via Any Device

Recently, I updated my Facebook status via Xbox without having one. All I did was a little trick which allows me to pretend to be posting Facebook status via anything at anywhere. This trick can update status via: Blackberry, Xbox, iPhones, Palm, iPod, Moon, Heaven, Hell, ATM Machine,Typewriter, Calculator etc.                                      
Today, I want to share some simple codes you can use to update your Facebook status via costly and funny devices such as Blackberry, Android, Calculator, iPhones and so on. I will also explain how you can also use this trick to write on your friends wall on Facebook....
To use this trick to update status, follow the rules below:


http://www.facebook.com/dialog/feed?app_id=Your APP ID Here&redirect_uri=https://www.facebook.com&to=&display=touch

You shall be working with this link whenever you want to update your Facebook statuses. We shall be dealing with  Your APP ID Here in the code above.

For example if I want to update my Facebook status via Blackberry, then it will look like this 
http://www.facebook.com/dialog/feed?app_id=111498688870155&redirect_uri=https://www.facebook.com&to=&display=touch you will notice a slight change in this code. What I change in this new link was “YOUR APP ID HERE” to “111498688870155”. The number I changed to is called the APP ID. Once you have the APP ID of what you want your updates to look like, you will have to change the YOUR APP ID HERE shown in the first link. Now Click on the link above to update your Facebook status via Blackberry. At the end of this post, you will be given many APP ID that you can use to update your Facebook statuses.

To use this trick to post an update on friend’s wall on Facebook, follow the rules below:
Whenever I want to use this trick to post on friends wall on Facebook, I always use this same URL, but I have to add and alter a target ID designation to match my friend ID number.
Here is the code we shall be using: http://www.facebook.com/connect/prompt_feed.php?preview=true&display=touch&api_key=YourApiCode&target_id=FriendId. To apply this trick, there are two things you will need to get. The two things are:

• Your Friend ID Number &
• Your Preferred API Key

To get your friend Facebook ID Number, go to your friend profile and this code will be found at the end of his or her Facebook URL or hidden within a link on his or her page. For example, one of my friends Facebook URL is http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002378853695. The“100002378853695” Is my friend ID Number. If i want to say a happy birthday to one of my friends, then i will put it like this http://www.facebook.com/connect/prompt_feed.php?preview=true&display=touch&api_key=111498688870155&target_id=100002378853695.



Below are some useful APP ID you can use to updates your status and have fun on Facebook.

1. iPhone: 6628568379 
2. Blackberry: 111498688870155
3. Palm: 7081486362 
4. Sidekick: 21810043296 
5. Sony Ericsson: 38125372145 
6. Xbox LIVE: 5747726667 
7. iPad: 112930718741625 
8. Foursquare: 86734274142 
9. Telegram: 140881489259157 
10. Carrier Pigeon: 130263630347328 
11. Morse Code: 134929696530963 
12. Message in a Bottle: 123903037653697 
13. Commodore 64: 138114659547999 
14. Your moms computer: 132386310127809 
15. TRS-80: 134998549862981 
16. K.I.T.T.: 129904140378622 
17. Mind Computer Interface: 121111184600360 
18. eyePhone: 110455835670222 
19. toaster: 203192803063920 
20. microwave: 0a5266c8844a1b09211e7eb38242ac2f 
21. Super Nintendo Entertainment System: 235703126457431 
22. Gameboy Color: 180700501993189 
23. GoD: 256591344357588 
24. Glade Air Freshner: 4aeb4db2e8df1cdb7f952b2269afb560 
25. Strawberry: a4c9fb1708a848c2241674531176209b 
26. The moon: 221826277855257 
27. Dr. Pepper: eea90d40e1d12565695dbbbdbd5e965b 
28. Nintendo wii: 243870508973644 
29. Alcohol: 250335888312118 
30. Cheese: 218791271497130 
31. iPod Nano: 142039005875499 
32. Nintendo 64: 236264753062118 
33. Microsoft Excel: 242740155751069 
34. Linux Ubuntu: 220593361311050 
35. iPhone 5g: 211333348912523 
36. My Bedroom: 174811032586879 
37. Your Mums Bedroom: 5f64bbc9ac2f12b983200925da461322 
38. Lamp: 230755826955133 
39. Your moms anus: b625297b655f0b46c86b68f754b82121 
40. Refrigerator: 250828364944350 
41. A potato: 127926427295267 
42. Nasa Satellite: 31d608d30292175bf7703149699ccb39 
43. Vibrator: eb4c6d1a60e19a7795da501e1f468035 
44. Sperm Whale: 170318539700306 
45. Pogo Stick: 185103391549701 
46. Banana Phone: 1477a4cd29ec724a3de19be5d26e0389 
47. Google+: 4d8243dbb7064f88351fe6c809582320 
48. The Future: 108372819220732 
49. Smoke Signal: 134138923334682 
50. tin cans connected by string: 242191299125647 
51. Pokedex: de3da265cf6976745bb1d60a8c198151 
52. Telepathy: ea01a57edb26cf1de143f09d45cfa913 
53. Typewriter: d3d554bf60297cb2c384e3d7cf5a066d 
54. Harry Potter: b8ebeb983f45eaa0bd5f4f66cad97654 
55. TARDIS: 200439256674396 
56. Pip Boy: 142806259133078 
57. Mind Control: 1dc633368924b3b0b4d08e3f83230760 
58. Jedi Mind Control: 240597869302110 
59. Telekinesis: 224139600960217 
60. Post-It Note: 115227201900831 
61. GLaDOS: 246126362083515 
62. Ansible: 185474028180003 
63. W.O.P.R: 228373497202865 
64. Airwolf: 123944137696757 
65. HMCS Belafonte: 222345601140304 
66. Hogwarts: 2dc1d3004dbc4a67c4b552be3c25ccb0 
67. Stephen Hawking's Wheelchair: 129985073756521 
68. Head Antenna: 221107014598348 
69. UPS: 258012620879655 
70. Fedex: 232029733497914 
71. Raven from King's Landing: 193094050743722 
72. Harbinger of Doom: 180354375362451 
73. Mind Meld: 186993071361881 
74. Unspeakable Ritual: 174903625908095 
75. A Van down by the River: 119883641439994 
76. Pony Express: 186359518090057 
77. Sub-Etha: 120168391409358 
78. Myspace: 119920871434786 
79. Friendster: 247310815280913 
80. Zombocom: 195518590504787 
81. Postcard: 213487932030106 
82. Toilet: 173687282696461 
83. Minecraft: 231623746870852 
84. Accident: 211312955581644 
85. Mystery Machine: 259314457416472 
86. Magic: 181277448602956 
87. Hell: 148841558523990 
88. The afterlife: 220816157954138 
89. Heaven: 245437548809330 
90. The Event Horizon: 119999311425820 
91. The Laughing Man: 222077737828487 
92. The Lexx: 123356437754169 
93. Microsoft Zune: 23244056678669 

If you are having more API keys and questions, try using the comment box below. 

If you are too busy to edit those codes, you can update your status below:
Click Here To Update Facebook Status Via iPhone 
Click Here To Update Facebook Status Via Blackberry 
Click Here To Update Facebook Status Via Palm 
Click Here To Update Facebook Status Via Sidekick
Click Here To Update Facebook Status Via Sony Ericsson
Click Here To Update Facebook Status Via Xbox LIVE
Click Here To Update Facebook Status Via iPad
Clcik Here To Update Facebook Status Via Foursquare
Click Here To Update Facebook Status Via Telegram

Click Here To Update Facebook Status via Windows Phone

Click Here To Update Facebook Status Via T-Mobile Sidekick 

Click Here To Update Facebook Status via Android

Click Here To Update Facebook Status via Ovi by Nokia

Click Here To Update Facebook Status via PlayStation 3
Click Here To Update Facebook Status via MyPad For iPad 
Click Here To Update Facebook Status via iPhone 4S Siri
Click Here To Update Facebook Status via Mc Donald's
Click Here To Update Facebook Status via IPod
Click Here To Update Facebook Status via Apple iPod 

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What You will Lose When You Upgrade Your PC to Windows 8 From Different Windows Versions

From windows 7
If you are upgrading your PC from Windows 7, there is no problem. All the personal files, apps and all the Windows settings will automatically get transferred to Windows 8 OS.

From Vista
If you are upgrading your PC from Vista, only Windows Settings and your Personal file will get transfer. And all the installed apps will never get transferred to Windows 8. You have to re-install the particular apps manually.

From XP 
If you are upgrading your PC from Windows XP, you will lose all the Windows settings and Apps. It only transfers the Personal files.

Windows 8 Release Preview
If you are upgrading your PC from Windows 8 Release Preview, it will transfer only your personal files. It will never transfer your windows settings and Apps etc...


Windows Consumer Preview or Windows Developer Preview 

When you transfer your PC to Windows 8 from Windows Consumer Preview or Windows Developer Preview. You will loss everything and you can get back all the personal files manually from Windows old folder.

Here I'll give a screen shot from Microsoft about this.

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How to upgrade your PC to Windows 8

How to upgrade your PC to Windows 8

Before buying Windows 8 operating system download the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant tool and run it on your computer. This free tool will check your PC's specification to install Windows 8. Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant tool do a complete scan and gives you a report about PC hardware and apps.

Click Here to Download Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant Tool 

If this free tool find that your PC can run Windows 8, it will recommend you which edition to buy and some more suggestion. You can purchase Windows 8 here. You can also get a free trial for 90 days.

Note : 

If you are upgrading your computer from Windows 7 operating system, all the files and apps will be automatically added to Windows 8. If you are upgrading your computer from other Windows versions, you have to re-install all the apps manually for Windows 8 OS.

After the upgrade of Windows 8 OS, you cant go back to previous version of Windows which you had on your PC. If you want to go back to previous OS, you have to re-install it again.

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Amazing Technology

Here in this vedio an amazing and intresting machine is devloped :/

Which Cut any thing with very ease and high Speed :D

it is speacily designed for Wood Cutters ;)

And also meat can be Cut with this machine :D 

Watch and Enjoy

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