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How To Boot And Install Windows 8 Developer Preview From USB Flash Drive

With the exciting release of Windows 8 Developer Preview at the Microsoft Build Conference yesterday many developers are ready to start playing with the new Windows. But what if the PC you wish to install Windows 8 on doesn’t have a DVD-ROM drive as is the case with many slate PCs and UMPCs. We have a solution for you, a simple step-by-step tutorial for making a bootable Windows 8 USB flash drive.

DISCLAIMER – This process has only been test using a Windows 7 PC, proceed at your own risk.

Step 1 -  Format the USB Drive

This step is simple just make sure you choose NTFS in the File System drop down.

Step 2 – Set USB Drive’s main partition to Active

For this step you have to open a command prompt, do this by finding Command Prompt in your Start menu and Right-clicking it and selecting “Run as administrator”

Type the following two commands:

diskpart
list disk

Make a note of the disk number of your USB drive and run the following:

select disk X (Where X is the number of you USB drive)
list partition

Again make a note of the partition number then type the following:

select partition Y (Where Y is the partition number)
active

This will set the partition to active and you can exit diskpart by typing “exit”.

Step 3 – Creating the bootable USB flash drive

You will need to download the Windows 8 ISO of your choosing, to do so go to dev.windows.com and go to the Downloads section.

You will also need an archiving tool, I am using 7zip but you could also use WinRar.

Right-click on the Windows 8 ISO file and Extract files. Remember the folder you extracted the files to.

In you command prompt from earlier navigate to the directory you extract the Windows 8 ISO to.
Once the run the following commands:

cd boot
bootsect /nt60 X: (Where X is the drive letter of you USB drive)

Now you can use Explorer to copy all the files from your Windows 8 directory to the root of your USB flash drive.

You should be able to boot to the USB drive now and install Windows 8, you may have to alter your PC’s BIOS settings to enable booting to USB.

Install and configure Telnet Server in Linux

Telnet service is to provide a text-oriented communications and this service is used on internet/LAN using a virtual terminal connection. Telnet by default uses 23 port number. We will use telnet server installation and configurations on CentOS 6 / Red Hat family as this service is also applicable and works to fedora distribution environment.

IP Configuration ( My Server IP address is 172.16.41.82 )

Telnet Server Configuration

Open Terminal and login as root user.

Install Telnet server using yum.

[root@linuxpathfinder /]# yum install telnet telnet-server

Setting up Install Process
 Resolving Dependencies
 --> Running transaction check
 ---> Package telnet.i686 1:0.17-47.el6_3.1 will be installed
 ---> Package telnet-server.i686 1:0.17-47.el6_3.1 will be installed
 --> Processing Dependency: xinetd for package: 1:telnet-server-0.17-47.el6_3.1.i686
 --> Running transaction check
 ---> Package xinetd.i686 2:2.3.14-39.el6_4 will be installed
 --> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved
==================================================================
 Package               Arch     Version           Repository Size
 =================================================================
 Installing:
 telnet               i686     1:0.17-47.el6_3.1  base       57 k
 telnet-server        i686     1:0.17-47.el6_3.1  base       36 k
 Installing for dependencies:
 xinetd               i686     2:2.3.14-39.el6_4  updates    122 k

Transaction Summary
 =================================================================
 Install       3 Package(s)

Total download size: 215 k
 Installed size: 413 k
 Is this ok [y/N]:

Press [y] to complete the installation.

Installed:
 telnet.i686 1:0.17-47.el6_3.1
 telnet-server.i686 1:0.17-47.el6_3.1

Dependency Installed:
 xinetd.i686 2:2.3.14-39.el6_4

Complete!

Need to configure telnet server, go to the directory /etc/xinetd.d to change configuration.

[root@linuxpathfinder /]# cd /etc/xinetd.d

Using vim editor to edit the telnet file.

[root@linuxpathfinder xinetd.d]# ls

chargen-dgram   daytime-dgram   discard-dgram   echo-dgram   tcpmux-server  time-dgram
 chargen-stream  daytime-stream  discard-stream  echo-stream  telnet   time-stream

Change option ‘disable = yes’ to ‘disable = no’.

 # default: on
 # description: The telnet server serves telnet sessions; it uses \
 #       unencrypted username/password pairs for authentication.
 service telnet
 {
 flags           = REUSE
 socket_type     = stream
 wait            = no
 user            = root
 server          = /usr/sbin/in.telnetd
 log_on_failure  += USERID
 disable         = no
 }

Restart the service after change in the file and permanently save the changes by using chkconfig option.

[root@linuxpathfinder xinetd.d]# service xinetd restart

Stopping xinetd:              [  OK  ]
Starting xinetd:              [  OK  ]

[root@linuxpathfinder xinetd.d]# chkconfig xinetd on

Check out the firewall settings for further configuration:

[root@linuxpathfinder /]# setup

Enable the firewall settings and add telnet port 23 and Protocol is tcp.

Again restart the xinetd service after firewall settings.

[root@linuxpathfinder /]# service xinetd restart

Telnet Client Configuration

On the client end, you have to know the IP address of the remote server to access via telnet remotely. Remote communication with Telnet is insecure between server and client. For the secure communication use ssh service as explained already in previous tutorials.

Open Terminal and use the command telnet <server ip address>

Now put the username and password to access the remote system. (Login name : asifark)

Note : You cannot directly login as a super user in telnet.

[root@linux-server ~]# telnet 172.16.41.82

Trying 172.16.41.82...
 Connected to 172.16.41.82.
 Escape character is '^]'.
 CentOS release 6.4 (Final)
 Kernel 2.6.32-358.18.1.el6.i686 on an i686
 login: asifark
 Password:
 Last login: Wed Sep 30 14:44:14 from 172.16.41.82
 [asifark@linuxpathfinder ~]$ ls
 history_file.txt
 [asifark@linuxpathfinder ~]$ logout
 Connection closed by foreign host.
 [root@linux-server ~]#

How to Recover Linux Root Password

If you forget your linux server or client machine root password. Don’t you worry about this! in this tutorial it will explain with steps how you can reset it in simple way.

However, there are couple of methods to recover root password. So, lets go towards the easy and simple method I usually follow to recover my root user password in linux whenever I forget the password.

• Save and close all your applications if you have opened already for safe data before reboot the machine.

• Softly reboot your desktop client or server and wait for appearing a GRUB loader appearing.

• When grub loader will be appeared, press “e” to edit into grub loader

• Press arrow key and point to kernel line and then press “e” to edit into kernel

• After that at the end of the kernel line and type “single” (without quotes) after give single space as shown below in the screenshot. and press “Enter” now.

• Press “b” to boot after changes

• Now you will get the root prompt without asking password

• Reset the “root” password now.

How to Show Date and Time in the Terminal

Introduction

In this tutorial we will talk about how to show date and time in the terminal. By default, the “prompt” or terminal displays the user name with which we are connected, the machine name and the path where it is located. As follows:

So we see here that the prompt is “<username> @ <machinename>: <path>”.

Note: When the user is in his home, the path is replaced by a tild (“~”).

In this tutorial we will see how to change the appearance of the prompt to display the time, date, or other characters.

Procedure

We must first understand that the form display prompt is specific to each user defined in the environment variable “PS1″ initialized to start a session. We can check the value of the environment variable “PS1″ with the following command:

[root@localhost usr]# echo $PS1

Then we have the following result:

We can therefore understand that:

“\U” = user

“@”: The symbol at sign

“\H” = the name of the machine

“\W”: the current path

“$” Sign dollars

Knowing this, we can freely change the appearance of our prompt. This requires that the time and date can be placed with the characters “\ t” for the time (“time”) and (“date”) “\ d” for the date. We can change the value of “PS1″ to add these characters with the following command:

[root@localhost usr]# PS1=’\d\t\u@\h:\W$’

We will immediately after a prompt like this:

You can of course change the display order of elements at will.

Make the Change Permanent

Since we have only changed the environment variable, this change will only be temporary. Indeed, restart another session, the environment variable will be reset. For the change to be permanent for the user must add our line to change the PS1 variable in the initialization of bash file with the following command:

[root@localhost usr]# echo “PS1=’\d\t\u@\h:\W$’” >> ~/.bashrc

Then restart a session for verification. To make this change permanent same for all users, you must make the same change on the common bash initialization file for all users:

[root@localhost usr]# echo “PS1=’\d\t\u@\h:\W$’” >> /etc/bash.bashrc

Hope, this tutorial will informative for you. Enjoy!

Office For iPad Gets Printing Support In First Update

Printing from tablet devices is a rather amusing proposition. In the early days several tablets lacked this functionalities. Even right now printer support is sporadic, particularly on Android slates, though the situation has immensely improved.

Now, many were surprised to find out that Office for iPad did not come with printing support.

The versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint on Apple’s tablet that launched in late March were missing the crucial feature, and users that wanted the ability to print documents from these apps had to wait until Microsoft added it in.

And the company has done just that in this first update for Office for iPad that has just gone live. Documents made or edited in the apps can be sent to an AirPrint printer.

Printing is not the only new feature in this update, however.

SmartGuides are also added in the PowerPoint app that allows for better alignment when placing text, images and shapes in a slide. A very handy feature, and a welcome addition, along with the usual round of unnamed bug fixes and improvements.

Although Microsoft announced in early April that Office for iPad was downloaded 12 million times, the latest statistics are not available this time around.

Windows 8.1 App Watch: Rabbids Big Bang

When it comes to wacky characters, none are wackier than Rabbids. These creatures have found noted success in a number of games on multiple platforms, and now they are taking over the Windows world.

Ubisoft is now offering this universal game free of charge, both for Windows and Windows Phone users.

Your task in this puzzle game is to pilot a rabbit in space, and collect as many coins and items as possible. You get access to jetpacks to ease your way through the missions and fight plant gravity. Pretty okay concept as far as concepts go.

Here is what the zany official description has to state:

“Forget the Milky Way! This is the Rabbids Way! Rabbids Big Bang is the first Rabbids physic-based game on mobile devices that lets you pilot a Rabbid in space with the tip of your finger!”

Now there are 10 different galaxies, each of which offer 15 different missions for a total of 150 levels.

A raking system tracks your progress and achievements as you advance through the game. Several customization options to help you change the look of your character are also included. While the gameplay is all right, the visual presentation really takes the cake, with its distinct colorful style.

This was a paid game in the past, and only recently has gone free. No idea for how long this promotion lasts but if you are interested, grab it right away. It supports all versions of Windows, including ARM.

Are You Game For A Cloud Based Windows Operating System?

This week started with some bombastic news yesterday, when some early rumors about what Microsoft is working on next popped up, courtesy of the friendly neighborhood Wzor.

According to the famed leaker, Redmond has started work on a cloud-based version of Windows.

And what’s more, this is to be offered completely free to users — with room for paid premium features as subscriptions, of course. But essentially, users will be getting Windows as a Service (WAAS) on their chosen device. Or devices.

Now, before someone quips about Chromebooks, yes, this notion is similar, but not entirely unexpected. Some very early rumors pointed to this being Windows 10, a completely cloud powered experience.

The big question, friends and foes, is whether this is something you would bite?

Do you see yourself, running a cloud powered operating system? I am sure Microsoft would want to put in a substantial amount of offline features, or at least tools and options that work when Internet access is unavailable. But the core experience will rain from the clouds.

So then, this is the place to talk about it.

Are you guys and gals ready for Windows Cloud? Or if given a choice, same feature set, would you still choose the traditional option of a paid standard, by the books operating system?

Let’s get those keyboards working, shall we?

Unified Pricing Scheme Results In Strange Windows Store Price Changes

BUILD 2014 is mostly about coding and build applications for the various Microsoft platforms, and true to the nature of the event, the company highlighted a number of important new changes at the event earlier this month aimed at developers.

End users, however, will be most interested in knowing that soon they will be able to download universal Windows and Windows Phone apps.

Now this welcome new addition also comes with a unified pricing scheme. Without getting technical, this is a way to remove the price point differences between Windows Store and Windows Phone Store apps; mobile users will now be able to download apps for as little as $0.99 or $1.29.

Those of you that have any interest in the mobile world will be aware that these are two of the most popular price points for applications; the former more so.

In fact, as Microsoft says here, apps priced in this range now make up a healthy 55 percent of Windows Phone transactions. And in order to lower the cost barrier, the company changed some things up over the weekend. Developers are now reporting that their app prices have just been revised.

Additionally, Redmond has also made some more adjustments taking into account local factors like taxes and changes in foreign exchange rates to alter the prices.

Interestingly, Microsoft is yet to clear the confusion on how these changes are reflected, as the updates to pricing do not appear to be consistent. Some apps that cost $0.99 before, now retail for $1.29. This is as odd as it is unconventional.

A little openness should clear off the air.

For developers and end users, both.

Start Menu Will Return In A Future Windows 8.1 Update, Microsoft Confirms

Well, it’s official people. The Start Menu will return to Windows in a future update. Microsoft shared this exciting news at BUILD 2014, saying that they want to make the operating system more appropriate for desktop users.

Appropriate is the correct word, alright.

This was confirmed by Terry Myerson of Microsoft, who although refused to provide any specifics on when exactly this might happen, said that this feature will be returning in a future update.

Which means that Windows 8.1 users can expect it later this year.

A few screenshots were also posted during his keynote, and as expected, the new Start Menu features the perfect blend of the classic design along with just the right touch of the Modern UI — list of installed apps and Live Tiles will also be available in this new Start Menu.

Interestingly, this screenshot also shows that users will be able to launch Metro apps in their very own windows, confirming that the company is ready to mix the Modern UI and desktop in the future.

Previous rumors have hinted that these features will be part of Windows 9.

And while it is possible that such a change might only be reserved for the next full version of the operating system, it makes more sense to release these features to users as part of a second major update to Windows 8.1.

But before we get to that part, take over the comment box and let your thoughts be known. Excited for this return of the classic feature? Bet you are!

Windows 8.1 Update Now Available For Download On MSDN

Just as Terry Myerson was talking about it in his keynote at BUILD 2014, Microsoft released the new Windows 8.1 Update on MSDN so that premium subscribers can download and deploy the files before general release on April 8.

The update is available in two different flavors — as it should be.

Subscribers can grab the MSU installers for their current versions, or opt for a fresh install by downloading the standalone ISO files that can be used to clean install the operating system without the need to download Windows Updates.

And as reported earlier users are required to download and install all necessary updates to Windows 8.1 released up till now, before they can enjoy Windows 8.1 Update 1.

Onto some statistics, then.

The Windows 8.1 Update ISO comes in at 3924 MB. And this form can be used to install any of the available versions of the operating system, including Core, Embedded and Server 2012 R2.

On the other hand, the MSU Installers for Windows 8.1 come in at 360 MB for the x86 version and a substantial 770 MB for the x64 builds of Microsoft’s flagship operating platform. These are some solid downloads, but so is the feature set that this refresh of the OS brings.

If you are a MSDN member, you can go ahead and check out these downloads on the Subscriber Downloads section of the site. If not, then April 8 is not all that far away, anyway.

Microsoft will roll out this new version next week, free of charge to all Windows 8.1 users.

Why Windows 8.1 Update 1 Just Has To Be More Than What We Have Seen So Far?

So you all have heard the news. Or shall I say gossip? Microsoft have maintained the policy of absolute silence about where the upcoming versions of its two leading platforms are heading.

But there has been enough chitchat about Windows 8.1 Update 1 and Windows Phone 8.1.

The mobile platform looks like it is about to go from sedatives to steroids. And that’s all good. It was due a detailed look. I bet it’s going to hit the competitors in the pocket with some of the reported features that Microsoft is set to include in Windows Phone 8.1.

Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of Update 1, which is just shaping up to be a feature pack release; a minor feature pack release at that.

Sure there are small (read: much needed) tweaks here and there, some UI enhancements, and some necessary groundwork for future advances. But I’ll be darned if what we have seen so far cannot be coded over a week, what with the thousands of software engineers working at Microsoft.

Heck, with the right paperwork, many of these enhancements can be coded in over a weekend. This is not something that requires 4 months of work. Not something that should require 4 months of work.

For the detractors Update 1 looks to be as interesting as a sleeping pill on screen.

Few will become converts based on these small improvements.

That is unless, Microsoft have been keeping the real goods secret. There have been enough hints here that the company might be saving it for BUILD. We are yet to see lengthy blog posts doing a features breakdown as with Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.

There are doubts that even the two leaked builds were not RTM final.

If Windows 8.1 Update 1 does indeed bring around more than what the eyes have seen, then it would be quite a sight. If not, then as they say, no money, no honey.

Nokia Announces A Redesigned 3310 With 41 Megapixel PureView Camera

The technology industry has developed a quaint habit of April Fool Day jokes in recent years, and while most are either full hits or misses, some of these jokes are in the zone.

And although Samsung and HTC revealed their jokes one day early, Nokia is smack on time with their.

Nokia has announced that is launching a redesigned 3310 handset with the latest version of Windows Phone and a 41 megapixel camera. Those of you out of the loop might care for some statistics — the 3310 launched in 2000, and in these 14 years the handset has sold 125 million units to date.

This makes it not just one of the most successful mobile phones of all time, but as iconic a device as they come. With this relaunch, the company can add to those millions.

Anyway, the prank is available here on the official site.

The company also posted press renders of this new Nokia 3310 with PureView imaging capabilities. Nokia says that the device runs a modified version of Windows Phone 8 that fits the unique ‘ClearDiamond’ 3-inch touchscreen. You go, Nokia!

The rest of the hardware specifications are standard affair.

This redesigned Nokia 3310 comes with a dual-core processor running at 1.5GHz, 2GB of RAM and 32GB internal memory, which can be further expanded up to the highs of an additional 64GB thanks to the included microSD card slot.

Nokia 3310 will be available in the trademark colors, though there is no word on the price tag yet. But expect to pay a fortune, when (and if) a device like this ever makes its way to the market.

Don’t know about you guys, but I’d be totally down for this. For the nostalgic factor, alone!

Google Makes Chromecast Available in 11 New Countries

Google is finally letting Chromecast out of the United States, some eight months after being launched. The device will now be available in 11 more countries. 

A few weeks ago, rumor had it that Chromecast was going to be introduced in the United Kingdom, but it looks like the company was preparing a much lengthier list. Starting now, people in Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom will be able to purchase the device straight from Google’s store. 

Over the elapsed period since the dongle was launched in the United States, it has grown rapidly, with more and more apps being compatible with it, including YouTube, Google Play Movies, Play Musc, Netflix, HBO Go and more. 

Since the developer kit has been released, more apps will surely be launched by individual creators in the coming months. Over 3,000 developers have signed up already to bring their apps and websites to Chromecast, which means that more TV shows, movies, videos, sports, music and games are on their way. 

On top of this, Google says it has been working with local content providers to bring even more movies and TV shows to Chromecast. That being said, along with the current rollout in multiple nations, the device will come with compatibility for BBC iPLayer in the UK, TV Pluzz and SFR TV in France, while CANALPLAY is coming soon. In Germany, Watchever is already available, while Maxdome will be added soon. 

Those who are interested in purchasing Chromecast will be able to look for the device in a number of locations, including Amazon, Google Play, Currys PC World, Media Markt and other retailers. 

Of course, it should be mentioned that Chromecast had already been available in numerous European nations via various sellers who got the device from overseas. However, the fact that Chromecast can be bought straight from Google Play will most likely lower the prices in several of these countries. 

Chromecast was launched in July last year and was selling for $35. It soon disappeared from shelves everywhere as people bought them in bulk and started selling the dongles on eBay for a profit. In the beginning, Chromecast came with 3 months of free Netflix access, but that promotion ended quickly. 

Basically, it can be used to cast content from a series of devices, including smartphones, tablets and desktop computers straight to the big-screen TV over Wi-Fi. So far, the content that users could cast was limited to services and various websites, but soon, it’s going to be possible to do the same for personal files as well, thanks to the incoming new apps.

Researchers Break Into Firefox, Internet Explorer At Pwn2Own

Internet Explorer, along with Firefox and Safari become one of the handful of applications that were hacked on the first day of the 2014 edition of the hacking competition, Pwn2Own.

Security researchers from the French research firm VUPEN managed to bypass the sandbox and break into Microsoft’s web browser after they found a use-after-free issue that causes object confusion in the broker. This was exploited it to execute arbitrary code.

In the process they managed to net a cool $300,000.

Impressively, most of the contestants managed to demonstrate their skills within 5 minutes — despite the fact that they had a full 30 minute time frame to do it. Once the exploits were demonstrated, they retired to the disclosure room to present the details to the software vendors.

This, obviously, is one of the main conditions of this competition.

The first day of Pwn2Own 2014 got even more epic, after a few of the researchers even donated their wins to charity organizations across the globe, including the Canadian Red Cross.

Along with Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1, Firefox and Safari, security vulnerabilities were also found in Adobe Flash and Reader. What remains to be seen is whether anyone can break into Chrome in what will be the second (and last) day of the competition, tomorrow.

Plus, we can now expect all these security holes fixed in future patches for these software.

Windows 8.1 App Watch VLC For Windows 8

Oh it feels good typing this! At the very least we will not have to deal with horror stories of how the release got delayed once again, for one reason or another. And at the most, Microsoft’s modern OS has now got another important application.

VLC for Windows 8 has just been released on the Windows Store.

Not for Windows RT users, though — even if they needed an app like this more than the x86 and x64 versions of the operating system. But this feature rich app, in its initial form (beta) brings a lot of goodness for touch based users of Windows. And it is quite intelligently designed too.

More on that below, but first things first, the official description:

“VLC for Windows 8 is an experimental port of VLC media player for the WinRT platform. VLC media player is an open source application that plays all multimedia file formats, from files, streams and discs on all platform. This application will play most video file formats, including Ogg, FLAC and MKV.”

So there you go, file format support is locked in. The app supports most major formats.

And more than this, it is fully compatible with the desktop version of the software (VLC media player), and plays nicely with it if you have set it as the default video player. And unlike the desktop program, it auto-pauses videos when you switch away from the app.

But all these little usability enhancements are nothing if the quality is not there, and VLC for Windows 8 delivers on this front too. Video quality is as good as the desktop version, though it still lacks many of the advanced features. For a free app, though, can’t complain.