Reconfigure boot loader after installing Windows ( Windows - Ubuntu Dual booting)

1. Boot the Desktop/Live CD. (Use Ubuntu 8.04 or later)

2. Open a terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal)

3. Start grub as root with the following command :

• sudo grub

4. You will get a grub prompt (see below) which we will use to find the root partition and install grub to the MBR (hd0,0)

•          [ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported.   For          the   first   word,  TAB  lists  possible  command          completions.  Anywhere else TAB lists the possible          completions of a device/filename. ]  grub>

  Type the following and press enter:

  find /boot/grub/stage1

  If you get "Error 15: File not found", try the following:

  find /grub/stage1

  Using this information, set the root device (fill in X,Y with whatever the find command returned):

  grub> root (hdX,Y)

  Install Grub:

  grub> setup (hd0)

  Exit Grub:

  grub> quit

5. Reboot (to hard drive). Grub should be installed and both Ubuntu and Windows should have been automatically detected.

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Download from Rapidshare,Megaupload..etc without waiting

Tired of waiting for the count down to reach zero?. Ok .. i came across this software while browsing the net.It really works.

CryptLoad 1.1.6. This program offers you a comfortable possibility to download from One-Click-Hosters like rapidshare.com and also from regular sites.

CryptLoad Features:

* Downloading from One-Click-Hosters
* Decrypt Services
* Many plug-ins
* Intelligent download management
* Parallel downloads
* Part downloading
* Automatic router-reconnect
* Files are ordered in packages
* Supporting CCF and RSDF container files
* Captcha recgonition
* Integrated Update-System
* Clipboard monitoring for fast link adding
* Possibility to shutdown the computer after downloads are finished
* Automatic extraction of downloaded archives

Download the software from any of the following links.

Download 1

Download 2

Download 3

How to install XP on vista preloaded laptops

This tutorial shows you how to install XP on your brand-new laptops with preloaded vista. Most of you would have faced the problem of XP not able to detect your harddisk. This is because, XP by default dont have the correct driver for SATA harddisks coming with almost all latest laptop models (includes HP, Acer, Sony, Thoshiba, Dell, Lenova.....etc). Following is the step-by-step tutorial of how to install Windows Xp successfully on your laptop,

Step 1: Download nLite here.

Step 2: Download SATA driver here.

Step 3: Integrate SATA driver onto XP using nLite.

nLite is a tool for pre-installation Windows configuration and component removal at your choice. Optional bootable image ready for burning on media or testing in virtual machines.With nLite you will be able to have Windows installation which on install does not include, or even contain on media, the unwanted components.

Features

• Service Pack Integration
• Component Removal
• Unattended Setup
• Driver Integration *
• Hotfixes Integration **
• Tweaks
• Services Configuration
• Patches ***
• Bootable ISO creation

Read nLite Guide

On part 2 of the guide, your screen might look like

Locate driver and select "Textmode", then select "Intel(R) 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller (Mobile ICH7M/DH)"

Keep follow the guides ... and from nLite select direct burn to blank CD to build your new Windows XP CD with built in SATA driver .You can get the correct Xp drivers for you laptop from corresponding vendor's websites.

How to reboot your router.

Step 1: Download the following file. Reboot your Router

Step 2: Type your gateway address in IE and enter your router's control pannel.

Step 3: Go to the page with "Save and Reboot" button.

Step 4: Click "Save and Reboot" button.

Step 5: Now you will get a page displaying something like "Please wait while router reboots....." etc

Step 6: Now right click the page and select 'Properties'. Now properties dialogue box will appear.

Step 7: Note the address of the page specified in its property dialogue box.Save the address say, to notepad.

Step 8: Copy past the zip file you just downloaded to 'c:\' drive

Step 9: Right click the file and click 'Extract here'

Step 10: Open "c:\wget\reboot d router.bat" file (in the unzipped folder), in notepad.

Step 11: Replace <address> with the link you got in step 7

Step 12: Replace <username> with the username for accessing your router's control pannel.

Step 13: Replace <password>with the password for accessing your router's control pannel

Step 14: Save the file.

Step 15: Thats it. Run "reboot d router" to reboot your router.

This trick works fine for UT-300R2U router. Please do reply if the trick worked for you.

Section 49-O : "I VOTE FOR NOBODY"

There is a system in our Constitution, as per the 1969 Act, in Section "49-O" that a person can go to the polling booth, confirm his identity, get his finger marked and convey to the presiding election officer that he doesn't want to vote anyone!

"49-O. Elector deciding not to vote.-If an elector, after his electoral roll number has been duly entered in the register of voters in Form-17A and has put his signature or thumb impression thereon as required under sub-rule (1) of rule 49L, decided not to record his vote, a remark to this effect shall be made against the said entry in Form 17A by the presiding officer and the signature or thumb impression of the elector shall be obtained against such remark"

Why should you go and say "I VOTE FOR NOBODY"......because, in a ward, if a candidate wins, say by 123 votes, and that  particular ward has received "49-O" votes more than 123, then that polling will be cancelled and will have to be re-polled. Not only that, but the candidature of the contestants will be removed and they cannot contest the re-polling, since people had already expressed their decision on them. This would bring fear into parties and hence look for genuine candidates for their parties for election. This would change the way of our whole political system... it is seemingly surprising why the Election Commission has not revealed such a feature to the public....

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