Showing Message at startup for Windows Xp
June 24, 2008
This tutorial will show you how to display a message on your computer before Windows XP loads.Use this trick if you want to show any message to anyone logging into your computer.
- Go to Start->Run.
- On the Run window type regedit and press Enter.
- Navigate to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon.
- Modify the key legalnoticecaption and write the name of the window you want to appear.
- Modify the key legalnoticetext with what you want the window to say.
- Restart your computer.
Now when your computer starts a window with the name and text defined by you will appear on the screen before Windows XP is loaded.
Creating a dual-boot vista and others operating system
June 23, 2008

The creation of a dual-boot system with Vista is almost the same as with any other operating system.
First, make sure you have a free partition on your hard drive or a second hard drive available. If you can not use a program like Partition Magic to split the current partition into two or backup all your files, erase your hard drive and start fresh.
Next, place your Vista DVD into your DVD-ROM drive and reboot your computer. Read more
Install Vista on a New System
June 23, 2008

Figure 1-1. From this page, click “Install now” to begin setup
Use this method to set up Vista on a brand-new, empty hard disk, or if you don’t want to upgrade an earlier version of Windows (discussed in the next section). See the upcoming sidebar, “Reduce Vista’s Footprint,” before you proceed if you want to customize the installation. The Windows Vista installation disc is bootable, which means that you can pop it in your drive, turn on the computer, and the installation process will start automatically. If your PC doesn’t boot off your Vista disc, you’ll need to do one of the following:
BIOS setup
Enter your BIOS setup utility (discussed in Appendix A), navigate to the Boot section, and change the boot device priority or boot sequence so that your DVD drive appears before your hard disk. Save your changes and exit BIOS setup when you’re finished. Read more
Gadgets for grown-ups next big thing in greying Japan
June 21, 2008
The toys are no longer just child’s play in Japan, where an ageing population and expanding waistline have generated a wave of gadgets to help adults beat stress, battle the bulge or relieve loneliness. Pursuit of those attending the robot dance and nodding potted plants, Japanese toymakers are increasingly its attention to adults as a growing market for brands offset selling children.
The change comes amid growing efforts to make people is formed in a country where more than one fifth of the population is 65 or older, a percentage increase to 40.5 percent in 2055, according to the Government. “Toy companies are increasingly focusing more on toys for adults because of health concerns, but also the most lonely, because there are more single households as the population ages and fewer women are married,” said Sei Toyama, one of the organizers of the Tokyo Toy Show which is taking place on Thursday. Read more




