Saturday, May 16, 2009

Microsoft Tag Reader For Digital World

Microsoft tagging system connects you to more information and entertainment without typing long URLs or texting shortcodes.It's actually a great system to visually direct people to a URL, free text, a vcard, or a dialer. Companies can create their own "tags" for their products but consumers can create them too, which they can then affix to an object like a business card.

With the Microsoft Tag application, a snap of their smartphone's camera transports mobile users to linked mobile content, videos, music, retailers, contact nformation, maps, social networks, promotions, and more. Nothing to type, no browsers to launch!

To learn more about Microsoft Tag visit http://www.microsoft.com/tag today

The application can be accessed by visiting http://Gettag.mobi using your mobile phone browser ,install it your windows mobile and just try this tag

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Install Windows 7 to VHD from DVD

With Windows 7, you now have the option to boot the OS from a VHD, a virtual disk file, instead of a partition. This way, you don't have to reconfigure your hard drive partitions.

Limitations: Hibernate is not supported.

Here are the simplified instructions:
1) Start Windows 7 installation from DVD.
2) Press Shift+F10 to start the command prompt.
3) Start diskpart.
4) Use the "create vdisk file=D:\Win7.vhd maximum=xxxxx" to create a virtual hard disk. Choose your drive and filename accordingly. xxxxx is in MB.
5) Type "select vdisk file=D:\Win7.vhd".
6) Type "attach vdisk". You will get a confirmation that it was attached.
7) Type "exit" to exit diskpart. And then close the command prompt.
8) Click on "Install Now" and install as you would normally by clicking on "Custom Install". Choose your attached vdisk as the location.

The installation takes care of adding the boot option to bcd. You don't have to do anything