Powershell is a command-line shell utility and associated with scripting language from Microsoft. Power Shell supports Windows XP SP2/SP3, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008. The latest version of PowerShell is Windows PowerShell 2.0 released with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Microsoft Windows PowerShell is a new command-line shell and scripting language designed for system administration and automation. Built on the .NET Framework, Windows PowerShell enables IT professionals and developers to control and automate the administration of Windows and applications.

Remote management : You can run commands on one computer or hundreds of computers with a single command. You can establish an interactive session with a single computer. And, you can establish a session that can receive remote commands from multiple computers.

New cmdlets : Cmdlets are specialized commands in the PowerShell environment that implement specific functions. These are the native commands in the PowerShell stack. Windows PowerShell includes more than 100 new cmdlets, including Get-Hotfix, Send-Mail Message, Get-Computer Restore Point, New-Web Service Proxy, Debug-Process, Add-Computer, Rename-Computer, Reset-Computer Machine Password, and Get-Random.

Modules : Windows PowerShell modules let you organize your Windows PowerShell scripts and functions into independent, self-contained units. You can package your cmdlets, providers, scripts, functions, and other files into modules that you can distribute to other users. Modules are easier for users to install and use than Windows PowerShell snap-ins. Modules can include any type of file, including audio files, images, Help files, and icons. Modules run in a separate session to avoid name conflicts.

Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE) : Windows PowerShell ISE is a graphical user interface for Windows PowerShell that lets you run commands, and write, edit, run, test, and debug scripts in the same window. It offers up to eight independent execution environments and includes a built-in debugger, multiline editing, selective execution, syntax colors, line and column numbers, and context-sensitive Help.

Events : Windows PowerShell includes a new event infrastructure that lets you create events, subscribe to system and application events, and then listen, forward, and act on the events synchronously and asynchronously.

Advanced functions : Advanced functions behave just like cmdlets, but they are written in the Windows PowerShell scripting language instead of in C#.

Script internationalization : Scripts and functions can display messages and Help text to users in multiple languages.

Background jobs : With Windows PowerShell background jobs, you can run commands asynchronously and “in the background” so you can continue to work in your session. You can run background jobs on a local or remote computer, and you can store the results locally or remotely.

Debugger : The Windows PowerShell debugger can help you debug functions and scripts. You can set and remove breakpoints, step through code, check the values of variables, and display a call-stack trace.

Transactions : Windows PowerShell now supports transactions, which let you manage a set of commands as a logical unit. A transaction can be committed, or it can be completely undone so that the affected data is not changed by the transaction.

Windows 7 RTM is available to download for Technet and MSDN subscriber. The initial MSDN launch will involve the English version only, and the second phase of downloads will include the French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Japanese client bits of Windows 7. Second phase is scheduled on October 1st for both MSDN and TechNet customers. MSDN and TechNet subscribers, as well as Volume License customers will have access to product keys (PIDs) when Windows 7 is made available to them. Product keys for Windows 7 RTM will be different than the product keys used for Windows 7 Beta and the release candidate.

• TechNet subscribers (English only, downloadable via Microsoft Connect or TechNet Downloads)
• MSDN subscribers (English only, downloadable via Microsoft Connect or MSDN)
• Independent software vendors/Independent hardware vendors (English only via Microsoft Connect or MSDN)

For customers Windows 7 is on its way to manufacturers, and will be available on October 22. If you pre-ordered Windows 7, it should be delivered sometime around the October 22nd. You can pre-order Windows 7 today through many online retailers like the Microsoft Store.

If You want to test Windows 7, without impacting your current installation of Windows XP or Vista on your desktop? A possible solution is: Boot from VHD. Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) Image Format trained to deploy in the real and virtual environments without the need to install the system on a real disk partition HDD.The convenience of such virtual VHD images is the rapid deployment of virtual environments as well as isolated systems, with possible direct download from Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) images. Installing fro VHD is always a pain but still you can review this excellent post originally written by MasterMind from TechArena.

1. Befor getting started back up your data to avoid any risk
2. Free up space on your physical disk to be at least 6 GB of free space (to allow more applications to be installed / tested later)
3. Restart your system from the installation DVD of Windows 7
4. Instead of proceeding with the installation, choose “Repair”

5. The setup program offers to repair the system, this has no impact because we do not really fix the current system. Select the version of Windows currently installed.

6. Among the options, select Command Prompt.

7. We will then create a virtual disk (*. vhd) and then install Windows 7, using the utility Diskpart.exe, monitoring of the following commands to create a virtual disk.

create vdisk file = c: \ vhd \ \ win7beta.vhd max = 32000
select vdisk file = c: \ vhd \ win7beta.vhd
attach vdisk
exit

Vdisk create command file = “xxx” maximum = yyy can set the size of your virtual disk. Allow enough space for

your applications. In the example, I chose to create a virtual disk represented by c: \ win7beta.vhd size of 32 GB. The command attach vdisk, preceded by select vdisk file = xxx is used to mount your virtual disk to physical disk.

8. Then the Windows Setup program by typing setup.exe 7.

9. Take the home screen, select language and keyboard and user license (EULA). Then proceed to installation mode Custom (Advanced).

10. Windows will then display a selection screen of the destination disk for the new facility. Select the newly created virtual drive (you find in relation to the size set with the command create vdisk file = “xxx” yyy = maximum, 32 GB in the example), then click Next.

The setup continues as normal, and you managed your installation of Windows 7 VHD on a disc!

Source [TechArena]

TCP/IP is the set of communications protocols used for the Internet and other similar networks. TCP stands for Transmission Control Protocol and IP stands for Internet Protocol. The TCP/IP model consists of four layers (RFC 1122). From lowest to highest, these are the Link Layer, the Internet Layer, the Transport Layer, and the Application Layer. The Internet Protocol Suite was developed by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the early 1970s. In TCP/IP Settings you can configure the following options. You can change IP Address IPV4/IPV6 IP IP is the primary protocol in the Internet Layer of the Internet Protocol Suite and has the task of delivering distinguished protocol datagrams (packets) from the source host to the destination host solely based on their addresses. You can also configure DNS server address, The Domain Name System makes it possible to assign domain names to groups of Internet users in a meaningful way, independent of each user’s physical location. Follow the steps given below to change TCP/IP Settings in Windows Vista.

1. Click the Start button and Open Network Connections , Open Control Panel, Open Network and Internet, Open Network and Sharing Center, and then Open Manage network connections.

2. Right-click the connection that you want to change, and then click Properties. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

3. Click the Networking tab. Under This connection uses the following items, click either Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) or Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6), and then clickProperties.

4. To specify IPv4 IP address settings, do one of the following:

•To obtain IP settings automatically, click Obtain an IP address automatically, and then click OK.

•To specify an IP address, click Use the following IP address, and then, in the IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway boxes, type the IP address settings.

5. To specify IPv6 IP address settings, do one of the following:

•To obtain IP settings automatically, click Obtain an IPv6 address automatically, and then click OK.

•To specify an IP address, click Use the following IPv6 address, and then, in the IPv6 address,Subnet prefix length, and Default gateway boxes, type the IP address settings.

6. To specify DNS server address settings, do one of the following:

•To obtain a DNS server address automatically, click Obtain DNS server address automatically, and then click OK.

•To specify a DNS server address, click Use the following DNS server addresses, and then, in thePreferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server boxes, type the addresses of the primary and secondary DNS servers.

7. To change DNS, WINS, and IP settings, click Advanced.

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As known already Microsoft awarded MSDN and TechNet subscriber Windows 7 RC.For those who are interested in previewing Windows 7 and experiencing the new features firsthand but are not TechNet or MSDN subscribers, the Windows 7 RC will be publicly available May 5 on the Microsoft Download Center (http://microsoft.com/downloads). Windows 7 RC is loaded with several new feature one of the most promising feature is Windows XP Mode. Microsoft defines Windows XP mode in Windows 7 as “ Utilizing Windows Virtual PC, Windows XP Mode allows Windows 7 users to run many Windows XP productivity applications, launched right from the Windows 7 desktop. Windows XP Mode will be available to Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate customers via download or, for the best experience, pre-installed directly on new PCs. As part of today’s announcement, Microsoft is releasing the beta of Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC. For larger businesses where management is important to reduce the total cost of ownership, Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) within MDOP adds management to Windows Virtual PC including centralized policy, administration experience and deployment. ”

Windows 7 Beta lacks with FAT32 support so Redmond Giant takes care this time, local FAT32 hard disk drives were not support in libraries for Beta. RC libraries will now support non-removable FAT32 and NTFS hard disk drives. Windows Touch is also improved with Controlling the computer by touching a touch-enabled screen or monitor is a core Windows 7 user experience. Improvements in the RC include several Windows Touch updates, including the ability to drag, drop and select items with touch, even inside Web sites that scroll both horizontally and vertically.

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Windows 7 rocked almost everybody who was disappointed with Windows Vista. Microsoft Windows 7 Team working round o clock for developing & improving Windows 7 UI n Performance. At the moment Windows development team is using kernel 6.1 Kernel 6.1 is a slightly improved version of Kernel 6 which was implemented in Windows Vista & Windows 2008. You can notice the kernel version from the string of build as 6.1.7112.0.winmain.090416-1820 First part of String indicates it’s kernel version. So where is Kernel 7?

James Wault a Neowinian found a clue check the image below. While exploring the instructions of Windows driver kit he found that Microsoft already got their hand on kernel 7. Something is striking me that Kernel 6.1 is the kernel 7. Now the question is why? and the answer is given by a Microsoft employee “ We named it Windows 7 from the beginning, it wasn’t even marketing that originally chose that brand, it was our internal "code name." The builds were versioned at 7.0. It broke compatibility for too many apps/drivers, so we changed the versioning APIs to report 6.1 to reflect the level of compatibility that should be expected by pre-existing software.”

Yes the kernel 6.1 is actually kernel 7 and it was left intentionally at 6.1 – so that existing vista based installers will install under Windows 7. If you followed our site you may noticed that we have published a trick to run iLife’09 under Mac OS X 10.5.5 The iLife’09 suite was limited to run over Mac OS X 10.5.6 So what we did a simple trick to by pass this limitation. We edited SystemVersion.plist and changed the 10.5.5 to 10.5.6 means when iLife installer reads System Version from .plist file it reads 10.5.6 while it was 10.5.5 Same thing is done by Microsoft If they released Kernel 7.0 as kernel 7.0 most of software & drivers will refuse to install. So basically what they did they renamed it as kernel 6.1 to make it compatible.

But the kernel panic is still not solved one question is still alive Will the final version of Windows 7 is shipped with Kernel 7 or Kernel 6.1 Or RC release will be released with Kernel 7????

It has been already rumored that the Windows 7 RC will be ready in April for Special group of beta testers but Microsoft could make the RC available publicly in May. Yesterday Microsoft updated a page with Windows 7 RC download link to it’s partner site but sooner the page was disappeared. May be Microsoft was testing the page. The page states “ Partners: If you have a subscription to MSDN or TechNet, you can download Windows 7 RC now. Otherwise, you can download Windows 7 RC starting May 5, 2009.”  According to internal sources at the moment the Windows 7 RC has not been available through the MSDN or TechNet subscription yet, only the Microsoft OEM partners such as Dell, Siemens are taking part in the RC’s this period of test.

The page will likely be taken down, so here is a screenshot of what was originally posted:

Now the question is What build this is ? It’s not cleared now but forums indicating it will be build 7200 or build 72XX. The peoples are going crazy over forums to find a clue when will the Windows 7 RC will leak on Torrent, Rapidshare, Usenet or similar. I think Microsoft was very successful to create a buzz on forums and blogsphere for RC.

RoadMap of Windows 7 :

05/05/09 = Release Candidate 1 (Build 71XX)
XX/08/09 = Release Candidate 2 (Build 72XX)
XX/09-10/09 = RTM (Build 73XX)
XX/11-12/09 = Release final version for Manufracturers (Build 74XX / Build 76XX)

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There are many ways using which you can make your system run faster here are few of those.

Disable CD Autorun

( WinXP PRO Only)

1. Click Start, Run and enter GPEDIT.MSC
2. Go to Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, System.
3. Locate the entry for Turn autoplay off and modify it as you desire.

Speed Up Browsing :

When you connect to a web site your computer sends information back and forth. Some of this information deals with resolving the site name to an IP address, the stuff that TCP/IP really deals with, not words. This is DNS information and is used so that you will not need to ask for the site location each and every time you visit the site. Although Windows XP and Windows XP have a pretty efficient DNS cache, you can increase its overall performance by increasing its size. You can do this with the registry entries below:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Parameters]
“CacheHashTableBucketSize”=dword:00000001
“CacheHashTableSize”=dword:00000180
“MaxCacheEntryTtlLimit”=dword:0000fa00
“MaxSOACacheEntryTtlLimit”=dword:0000012d

Make a new text file and rename it to dnscache.reg. Then copy and paste the above into it and save it. Merge it into the registry.
DISABLE INDEXING SERVICES :

Indexing Services is a small little program that uses large amounts of RAM and can often make a computer endlessly loud and noisy. This system process indexes and updates lists of all the files that are on your computer. It does this so that when you do a search for something on your computer, it will search faster by scanning the index lists. If you don’t search your computer often, or even if you do search often, this system service is completely unnecessary. To disable do the following:

1. Go to Start
2. Click Settings
3. Click Control Panel
4. Double-click Add/Remove Programs
5. Click the Add/Remove Window Components
6. Uncheck the Indexing services
7. Click Next

OPTIMISE DISPLAY SETTINGS :

Windows XP can look sexy but displaying all the visual items can waste system resources. To optimize:

1. Go to Start
2. Click Settings
3. Click Control Panel
4. Click System
5. Click Advanced tab
6. In the Performance tab click Settings
7. Leave only the following ticked:

* Show shadows under menus
* Show shadows under mouse pointer
* Show translucent selection rectangle
* Use drop shadows for icons labels on the desktop
* Use visual styles on windows and buttons

SPEEDUP FOLDER BROWSING :

You may have noticed that everytime you open my computer to browse folders that there is a slight delay. This is because Windows XP automatically searches for network files and printers everytime you open Windows Explorer. To fix this and to increase browsing significantly:

1. Open My Computer
2. Click on Tools menu
3. Click on Folder Options
4. Click on the View tab.
5. Uncheck the Automatically search for network folders and printers check box
6. Click Apply
7. Click Ok
8. Reboot your computer

REMOVE THE DESKTOP PICTURE :

Your desktop background consumes a fair amount of memory and can slow the loading time of your system. Removing it will improve performance.

1. Right click on Desktop and select Properties
2. Select the Desktop tab
3. In the Background window select None
4. Click Ok

DISABLE UNNECESSARY SERVICES :

Because Windows XP has to be all things to all people it has many services running that take up system resources that you will never need. Below is a list of services that can be disabled on most machines:

* Alerter
* Clipbook
* Computer Browser
* Distributed Link Tracking Client
* Fast User Switching
* Help and Support – (If you use Windows Help and Support leave this enabled)
* Human Interface Access Devices
* Indexing Service
* IPSEC Services
* Messenger
* Netmeeting Remote Desktop Sharing (disabled for extra security)
* Portable Media Serial Number
* Remote Desktop Help Session Manager (disabled for extra security)
* Remote Procedure Call Locator
* Remote Registry (disabled for extra security)
* Remote Registry Service
* Secondary Logon
* Routing & Remote Access (disabled for extra security)
* Server
* SSDP Discovery Service – (Unplug n’ Pray will disable this)
* Telnet
* TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
* Upload Manager
* Universal Plug and Play Device Host
* Windows Time
* Wireless Zero Configuration (Do not disable if you use a wireless network)
* Workstation

To disable these services:

* Go to Start and then Run and type “services.msc”
* Doubleclick on the service you want to change
* Change the startup type to ‘Disable”

REMOVE ANNOYING DELETE CONFIRMATION MESSAGES :

Although not strictly a performance tweak I love this fix as it makes my machine ‘feel’ faster. I hate the annoying ‘are you sure?’ messages that XP displays, especially if I have to use a laptop touchpad to close them. To remove these messages:

1. Right-click on the ‘Recycle Bin’ on the desktop and then click ‘Properties’
2. Clear the ‘Display Delete Confirmation Dialog’ check box and click ‘Ok’

If you do accidently delete a file don’t worry as all is not lost. Just go to your Recycle Bin and ‘Restore’ the file.

There are many other ways using which you can increase your system speed and surely we will talk about them later. Happy hacking

As far you know that Windows 7 build 7048 64 bit version is leaked on internet and easily available on Green Demon and Bay of Pirates. The noticeable change in build 7048 is it’s RC1 release, You can disable IE8 Beta, Paint – Calculator – Sticky Notes icon changed, 24-39% more icons available on taskbar before scrolling and Start button changed. New Wallpapers are also added. Here you can take a look and download complete set of Wallpapers available with build 7048. This wallpaper pack contains wallpapers of all five zones (Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States & South Africa).

Download From Rapidshare Here

VirtualBox is a free software for creating and running virtual operating system installations called virtual machines. VirtualBox was originally created by German software company innotek, now developed by Sun Microsystems as part of its Sun xVM virtualization platform.VirtualBox Supported host operating systems include Linux, Mac OS X, OS/2 Warp, Windows XP or Vista, and Solaris, while supported guest operating systems include DragonFlyBSD, FreeBSD, Linux, OpenBSD, OS/2 Warp, Windows and Solaris.As you know Windows 7 beta is released and everyone is exited about the upcoming release. Since the Windows 7 is in beta form so it is not a good idea to wipe out your existing installation for experiencing the features of Windows 7. In this tutorial we’ll show you how to install Windows 7 inside Windows XP or VISTA or Linux with the help of VirtualBox.

1. Fire the Virtualbox and click on Newbutton located at top left hand corner.

2. Now you will be in new Virtual Machine Wizard, Click Next.

3. Name the Installation like Windows 7 etc. In Operating System Pane select Microsoft Windows and in Version pane select Windows 7.

4. Allocate the Random Access Memory { RAM } to virtual machine, 1GB is recommended. Every time a virtual machine is started, VirtualBox will allocate this much memory from your host machine and present it to the guest operating system, which will report this size as the (virtual) computer’s installed RAM.

5. specify a virtual hard disk for your VM. If you have previously created any virtual hard disks which have not been attached to other virtual machines, you can select those from the dropdown list in the wizard window.Otherwise create a new Virtual HDD by Click on New >> Next >> Fixed Size Storage >> Specify the Size and Location.

A dynamically expanding file will only grow in size when the guest actually stores data on its virtual hard disk. It will therefore initially be small on the host hard drive and only later grow to the size specified as it is filled with data. A fixed-size file will immediately occupy the file specified, even if only a fraction of the virtual hard disk space is actually in use. While occupying much more space, a fixed-size file incurs less overhead and is therefore slightly faster than a dynamically expanding file.

6. Now you have a virtual Machine with Virtual Ram, Virtual HDD and Virtual Lan now Installa Virtual Operating System. Insert your DVD of Windows 7 in your Physical drive or mount the ISO image into virtual drive and note the letter of drive. Fire the Start button.

Click Next.

7. In Media type select CD / DVD-ROM Device and in media source pane select the drive letter or mount the image directly in Image File option.

8. That’s it sit back, releax and enjoy the taste of Windows 7.

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