Showing posts with label misc. Show all posts
Showing posts with label misc. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Windows Blue - Good, Bad or Ugly ??


Windows Blue is the rumored up-coming operating system by Microsoft to succeed Windows 8. With Windows 8, Microsoft changed the release cycle of Windows (similar to the one Apple uses), so "Codename Blue" is supposedly already in development. 

Rumours found on-line indicate Windows Blue is to be a minor update to Windows 8 (possibly offered as a free upgrade). The relation between Windows Blue and Windows 9 is known, but it is possible that 9 will follow Blue as a major update. 

Windows "Blue" build 9220 - it is unclear whether this is Windows 8 post-RTM build or a very early build of Blue. 

I personally do not have much idea about the product as Microsoft has not officially announced about it as of now. Hence i listed down here few other sites which seems to have got some news for us.

Some Reference Links:
  • http://www.windowsbleu.com/search/label/Windows%20Blue%20News
  • http://www.neowin.net/news/analysts-windows-blue-will-hurt-the-enterprise
  • http://www.zdnet.com/microsofts-windows-blue-may-have-just-hit-milestone-1-7000011514/
  • http://www.techspot.com/news/51740-windows-blue-to-feature-ie11-bing-search-public-summer-preview.html
Ref.: http://www.betaarchive.com/wiki/index.php?title=Windows%3ABlue

Monday, March 12, 2012

COPY, XCOPY, and MOVE Command lines

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240268
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Start -- Run -- Cmd -- copy /?
Start -- Run -- Cmd -- xcopy /?
Start -- Run -- Cmd -- move /?

General Syntax for finding Command line parameters for any .exe or .msi file:
Start -- Run -- Cmd -- "filename.exe / ?"

Start -- Run -- Cmd -- "filename.msi / ?"

This command will generally give you all the command lines and/or silent switches for any .exe or .msi file.

Note that if the command line parameters are not added in the installers (mostly custom installers), then it won't result anything.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

'Insert' key not working (on MS-Office products)


Office Button - Snapshot
   Click the ‘Office’ Button – click on ‘Word Options’ – then click on ‘Advanced tab. Under the Section for ‘Editing options’, there is a check box to select “Use the Insert key to control overtype mode”. Just check that box one alone.
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   Now you can use the “Insert” key in your Keyboard when you want to overtype words.

-ScorpITs