Create Windows XP USB Install (Step by step)

Create Windows XP USB Install (Step by step)

Required:
1. USB drive 1GB-4GB.
2. Windows XP installation disk.
3. USB Prep app. (XP_FROM_USB)

This process allows you make a USB flash disk/drive bootable and exactly the same as the XP installation CD. To make the whole process you should have a PC/Computer/Laptop with CD/DVD Rom. Once you make your USB drive ready to boot windows  XP setup from it then you can start Installing Windows XP from that USB Disk/drive in any computer.

Update: You should have XP installed computer for this process.

The procedure

1. Extract the XP_FROM_USB.rar archive in a folder named Softslas(Say) in C: drive. Now navigate to C:>SoftslasPeToUSB and double-click on the peToUSB.exe.

The appearing window will be like this:

Set the following values:

• select “USB Removable as Destination Drive”.
• select “Enable Disk Format”.
• select “Quick Format”.
• select “Enable LBA (FAT 16x)”.

Finally, put  XP-Softslas (or whatever you want) as Drive Label and click Start.
A message appears and click Yes.

Another message box will again appear and click Yes.

Immediate after that the USB disk will be formatted. Wait for few seconds and then click on “Ok” and “Close”.
3. Open the windows Command prompt by typing cmd at the Run box. The cmd.exe console appears.
Now type the following syntax and hit the Enter button from your keyboard.
cd c:softslasbootsect
Again, type the following command and press “Enter”.
bootsect /nt52 I:

Type “cd..” and press “Enter” and also type cd usb_prep8 and press Enter.

Now type usb_prep8 and press “Enter”.

4. Press any key to continue.
Now the command prompt window will look like this.

Prepares Windows XP LocalSource for Copy to USB-Drive:
0) Change Type of USB-Drive, currently [USB-stick]
1) Change XP Setup Source Path, currently []
2) Change Virtual TempDrive, currently [T:]
3) Change Target USB-Drive Letter, currently []
4) Make New Tempimage with XP LocalSource and Copy to USB-Drive
5) Use Existing Tempimage with XP LocalSource and Copy to USB-Drive
F) Change Log File – Simple OR Extended, currently [Simple]
Q) Quit
Enter your choice:_

Insert the XP installation CD in you CD/DVD ROM and in command prompt window, type 1 and press “Enter”. A “Browse For Folder” window will appear and here select the CD/DVD drive and then click OK.
Similarly, for the choice field enter 2 and if there assigned the letter “T” for your computer then change it otherwise do not alter it. After typing 2 in the choice option it will prompt “Enter Available Virtual Drive Letter”.
Here, type a letter that is not any drive letter of your computer.
Let us say S is not a drive letter in your computer. So put S then press “Enter”.
Now it will get back to the Command prompt and then type 3 where it prompts for the choice. Then it will prompt “Please give Target USB-Drive Letter e.g type U”.

Now, put your USB drive letter and press “Enter”. Here, my USB drive label is “I” so I put “I”.
Again,  input 4 and press Enter. It creates the new temporary image  and makes a copy of it to the USB Flash Drive.
Please wait for a few seconds..
A warning message will appear like this:
“WARNING, ALL DATA ON NON-REMOVABLE DISK DRIVE T: WILL BE LOST! Proceed with Format (Y/N)?”
Type Y and press “Enter”.
Please wait………..
After completing Format it will prompt “Press any key to continue” and to continue  hit any key .
Please wait………..
It will again prompt “Press any key to continue” and obviously press any key to continue.
5. Now a message box will appear showing
“Copy TempDrive Files to USB-Drive in about 15 minutes = Yes OR STOP = End Program = No”

Click “Yes”.
Now after this a message box will appear showing “Would you like USB stick to be preferred Boot Drive U……………….”
Click “Yes”.
The next one asking “Would you like to unmount the Virtual Drive ?”

Click “Yes”.
Now wait some time and press any key…………….
Press any key again to close usb_prep8.
Now your USB you can Install Windows XP from the USB drive.
6. Insert your USB drive in the USB port and Reboot your computer. When starts the computer enter in the BIOS Setup and set the first boot preference as USB Hard Disk.Now Save and Exit from the BIOS Setup. Your computer will again restart and the following screen will appear.

Now Chose The TXT Mode Setup.After completing the partition, formatting and copying file the computer will restart again.
Now chose the GUI Mode Setup Option.

Wait for completing your installation.
I think this will help you to install XP from USB flash disk/drive especially in those computer without CD/DVD-ROM.

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Good Luck!

DEXGUiDE::How To Speed Up Your Browser // Firefox 10

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Firefox 10 has just been released – several new features in recent versions make some previous tweaks for earlier versions of Firefox redundant or even undesirable.
 

GUiDE::HOW TO SPEED UP FIREFOX 10

 *Before tweaking, check for any add-ons that you no longer use or could do without – the more you have installed, the slower and less stable Firefox will become.

Backing Up
The following tweaks are done by changing or adding values in the Firefox configuration page known as about:config. You should make a note of the ‘before’ and ‘after’ values of each tweak and (highly recommended!) backup the Firefox preferences file that contains all the configuration options in case you want to revert back to your original settings:

• The configuration file is called prefs.js and can be found in the following place in your operating system drive (usually C: drive):

\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile ID>.default\ inWindows XP 

  or

\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile ID>.default\ in Vista and Windows 7.

You may need to show hidden files to view the folder. Copy the prefs.js file to another location on your hard drive whilst Firefox is closed.


Tweaking Firefox 10
Open Firefox and type about:config in the address bar and press Enter. Click the “I’ll be careful I Promise” warning button to reveal a long list of preferences used in Firefox.

• To change a preference – if it is an integer (number) or a string (text), double click on the preference name and you will be prompted for the new value. If it is a Boolean (true or false) value, double click the entry to switch from true to false or vice versa – double clicking it again will revert it to its original value

• To add a preference (if the preference name is not already listed in your about:config page) right click on an empty space in the about:config window and choose New followed by String, Integer or Boolean depending whether the value of the preference is text (String), a number (Integer) or true/false (Boolean)

Tip: You can scroll down the list of preferences but the quickest way to find the right one is to type part of the preference name into the Filter bar at the top of the config page – this automatically reduces the list to show only those preferences that include the text you typed.

Changing Preferences
Change or add the following preferences to the new values shown. If the preference is already set to this value then skip it and move on the next. If the preference does not exist then you need to add it:

browser.display.show_image_placeholders: false
Stops the display of placeholders while images are loading to speed up the page. Default is True.

browser.tabs.animate: false
Disables all tab animation features (e.g. when you click the ‘New Tab’ (+) button) to make the tab interface feel quicker. Default is True.

network.prefetch-next: true
This allows Firefox to automatically prefetch (load) the contents of pages linked to by the page you are viewing e.g. this site uses prefetch to load the TechLogon homepage in the background, making it quicker for you to view next if you want to.  To take advantage of increased speed browsing websites which use prefetch, keep this setting at the Default which is True.
(Note: some people view prefetch as a possible security risk and disable it. My current view is that it isn’t a major concern – if a site is bad, it will just load bad stuff on the current page anyway without needing to prefetch it from elsewhere.)

network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server: 8
Increases the maximum number of persistent connections per server which can help speed up loading of multimedia rich sites. Default is 6.

network.http.pipelining: true
Can send multiple requests to a server together in order to speed up loading of webpages. This is not supported by ALL servers – some servers may even behave incorrectly if they receive pipelined requests. Default is False.

network.http.pipelining.maxrequests: 8
Sets a maximum number of multiple requests that can be pipelined to prevent overloading the server. Higher values will cause a delay before the first request completes but will make the last request complete sooner. Higher values will also cause more of a delay if a connection fails. The maximum value is 8. Default is 4.

network.dns.disableIPv6: true
Disables IPv6 DNS lookups to prevent a significant delay with poorly configured IPv6 servers. Default is False


Optional: if you want Google searches in the address bar to search by name and go straight to the right website (e.g. New York Times would go straight to the nytimes.com website) rather than just perform a standard Google search, change the value of the keyword.url preference as shown below below:

keyword.url: http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=
(Note: this is for google.com – you may want to change it to your own country version e.g. for UK just replace the google.com bit with google.co.uk). Now close Firefox and re-open it to apply all the tweaks – you should find Firefox is quicker and more responsive).


Personalizing The Tweaks
The above tweaks for Firefox 10 improve speed and responsiveness in my own tests – but your mileage may vary depending on your exact network configuration, sites visited and other software installed. One of the best things about Firefox is the variety of add-ons available – it is also one of the worst as it means there is an endless variety of possible Firefox 10 configurations…

In particular the five ‘network.’ preferences may not be a ‘one size fits all’ solution for you – you may need to experiment to achieve the best settings for your particular implementation of Firefox e.g. by changing them one at a time to different values or back to the default setting. I provided the Firefox 10 default settings above in case you wish to revert to them.


Still Having Speed Problems?
If you have always let Firefox upgrade itself over the years (e.g. from version 4 onwards) or you have installed loads of add-ons and now find Firefox slow or unresponsive, you should seriously consider making a fresh start with a brand new Firefox installation:
 – see reinstalling Firefox from scratch to fix speed and stability issues

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DEXTiPS::IE8 for XP user.

•  Disable Automatic Configuration
•  Disable Add-On (Unwanted Addon)

1. Make sure under 'Show:', only 'Add-ons currently loaded' is selected.

2. Click the add-on on the right column, and click the Disable button at the bottom.

3. Disable All - except Shockwave Flash Object, Java(tm) Plug-In SSV Helper & Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper. 

4. Diagnose Connection Problems - Enable when needed.

• Use a HOSTS file (HostMan)

Best similar AdBlock Plus for Internet Explorer? HOSTSMAN file.

Unfortunately, the Hosts file method is not as straight forward as Adblock Plus.

For one, it blocks websites at a domain level. Next, removing an entry from the file requires you to go through some technical steps.

But once you get it working, you realize the speed benefits. Sites load faster. Here's how to install HostsMan, a free software that helps to manage the HOSTS file.

1. Go to http://www.abelhadigital.com/hostsman
2. Click HostsMan on the top
3. Under "Download (Installer version)" header, click a download link under "Download from:"
4. When your browser prompts you what to do with the ZIP file, click OPEN
5. There should be a single file named HostsMan_Setup.exe. Double click it to install the manager. 
   
6. Click Next in the following dialog boxes to install HostsMan
7. After installation, the following interface appears:(pic above)
   
8. Click on the button in the middle to download the latest filter list
9. On the box that appears, click Update. If HostsMan asks whether to update the Hosts file, click Update.
10. Once you are done, you can close HostsMan. HostsMan does not need to be running.

• Increase :: The Max Connection Per Server

1. Go to Start > Run
2. Enter "regedit" and hit ENTER
3. On the left, navigate to the following HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_MAXCONNECTIONSPERSERVER folder by:
   1. Click HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, then
   2. SOFTWARE, then
   3. Microsoft, then
   4. Internet Explorer, then
   5. MAIN, then
   6. FeatureControl, then
   7. FEATURE_MAXCONNECTIONSPERSERVER
4. FEATURE_MAXCONNECTIONSPERSERVER should be selected on the left column
5. Go to Edit > New > DWORD Value
6. A box should appear. Put the name as "iexplore.exe", without double quotes. Press Enter.
7. Double click the entry you just created, select Base as "Decimal" and type 10 under Value data
8. On the left, click on FEATURE_MAXCONNECTIONSPER1_0SERVER, which is just near to the one already selected
9. Go to Edit > New > DWORD Value
10. A box should appear. Put the name as "iexplore.exe", without double quotes. Press Enter.
11. Double click the entry you just created, select Base as "Decimal" and type 10 under Value data
12. Close Registry Editor
13. Restart your system and the changes should take effect.

• Increase the Half-Open Connection Limit (Patcher)

Half-Open Patch - For Windows VISTA / Windows XP (NOT required for Windows 7)
This patcher works for both 32 and 64 bit Vista and XP versions.

Set the new value to 100

1. Go to this site - http://half-open.com/download_en.htm
2. Download the EXE file in the link titled Half-open limit fix 4.1 (as of Feb 2010)
3. Open the folder where you saved the file and run the file you downloaded
4. Under 'New value', set it to 100 (if it is not already set)
   
5. Click 'Add to tcpip.sys'
6. Click OK.
7. Click OK again. Cancel any Windows warnings that may appear, it is part of Microsoft's way of ensuring its files are not tampered with (the utility tampers with them on purpose to change the limit).
8. Restart your computer.
9. If something is not working right (e.g. Internet access does not work anymore) and you want to undo the changes, run the software again and click "Restore original file".

NOTE: The patchers above are known to trigger anti-virus alerts. Ignore them. The alerts are triggered due to the patcher making changes to the way Windows works hence making the anti-virus software suspicious.

• Re-register actxprxy.dll (CMD)

1. It has been widely speculated in the web that running the following 'tweak' improves IE8 speed considerably. In actual fact, what it does is fix some holes left by installation processes.

2. Regardless, there is no bad side effects to this command. Close all IE8 browser windows. Go to Start > Run and enter the command

regsvr32 actxprxy.dll

and press Enter. You should get a 'DllRegisterServer in actxprxy.dll succeeded' message.

• Clear Temporary Files 
• Remove list of Restricted Sites

Some security software (such as Spybot - source) insert large lists of site addresses in Internet Explorer's Restricted Sites feature. This can slow down IE as it will need to verify the access permissions for every site it pulls data from.
WARNING: Following the tip below will clear all malicious site addresses inserted by your security software. With such entries, IE will restrict on what such sites can do IF you visit them. Without these entries, IE will treat these sites as normal sites. This does not mean that your computer is now more open to security vulnerabilities. As long as you keep Windows and Internet Explorer updated, you reduce the chances of getting compromised..
Personally, we would remove such lists as they can slow down the Internet Explorer browsing experience.
To clear such lists

1. Go to http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/restricted.htm
2. Download and save the DelDomains.inf file into your Desktop
3. Go to your Desktop, right-click the file and click Install.

DEXTiPS::IE8 for XP user::Good Luck!

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DEXGUiDE | Optimizing VLC M/Player for H264 Playback

Optimizing VLC Media Player for H264 Playback

Here is a simple how to on configuring your VLC player to play h264 or MKV files (720p and up) without lagging or with minimal lagging, for this how to I'm using VLC Media Player v1.1.11 running on Windows XP/7.

Below is are thing need to be selected on your VLC media player, this configuration are base on my experience I don't guarantee it will work for you, however if your experiencing lagging issue with video files encoded in h264 give this how to a try.

1. Now - open your VLC Media Player. 

2. Go to Tools > Preferences > Input & Codecs Settings > then Make sure:

• "Skip H.264 in-loop deblocking filter" is set to All.

 

3. Then select "Show setting" at the bottom right corner of the Window.

4. Click on All it should show "Advance settings" now. 

5. Click on Advanced make sure on the "Performance options" the following are selected: 

• "Allow only one running instance"
•  "One instance when started from file" 
• "Increase the priority of the process"

6. Now click on "Input / Codecs" -> "Video codecs"

7. Click on FFmpeg make sure the following is selected : 

• "Hurry up" 
• "Allow speed tricks"  
• "Quality level" is rd.

8. Then click on x264 on "H.264 profile" select "main" 

9. "Save" it. Hope this works for you too! 

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