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If you want to hack the Windows Vista Boot Configuration Data namely you wish to edit the BCD file in Windows Vista, you may want to read this other article of mine. Another solution is to download this excellent freeware software called VistaBootPRO. This free software lets you edit the BDC file in Windows Vista. But why should anyone modify such a file? The reply is quite easy. If you want to install a second operating system in your PC then you need this software for sure! As a matter of fact, by using it and editing the BCD file you will be able to get a dual boot mode. VistaBootPro works in Windows XP (Home, PRO, x64, MCE 2005), 2003 Server, Vista, or Longhorn Server. All systems must have .NET 2.0 Framework (but once you have installed the software you will be prompted to download Framework, so don’t worry). If you want to download it, or if you want to have more info, click here.
If you want to have two operating systems on the same machine here is a quick guide. Note: if you are not self-confident about what to do, or if you are a novice, please don’t try this procedure, since you could delete important files or cause major damages to your computer. Continue reading »

If you want to take the new Firefox 3 everywhere you go, here is an interesting application which can be useful to you. As a matter of fact the guys at Portableapps.com, right after a few days from the release of the new Firefox 3, have managed to release their own portable version of this famous browser. I want to point out that this version is the same as the original one. The only difference is that it doesn’t require to be installed. This makes it a good companion of those people who like having everything in their USB pens. The technology behind it is very sophisticated and assures that no data will be left on the computer you will stick your USB dongle into. As a matter of fact all the data concerned your surfing, passwords, sensitive information and such will be written in the pen drive itself leaving the host computer completely clean. The size of Fireofx 3 portable Edition is 8.0MB (download), 27-77Mb (installed, depending on features like anti-phishing). To Run, it requires 2000/XP/Vista, Wine on Linux/UNIX. The software is completely freeware and open-source. Download it now.

If you work on dual monitors, at a certain point you may need to set two different wallpapers for each of the screens, just to diversify and make them nicer. The solution here is to use a very easy and simple freeware software which makes the hard work for you. Its name is DislpayFusion and, as you can guess, allows you to use different wallpapers while working in dual monitor. Other features include:

• Change your desktop wallpaper on a timer.
• Integrated Flickr image search & download.
• Easily manage application windows with fully customizable hotkeys.
• Move windows to the next monitor.
• Move windows to centre of the screen and size it to 75% of the work area.
• Maximize windows so that they span all monitors.

This free application is quite easy to install and doesn’t take a lot of resources from your computer. The only thing it does is to add a little icon on the right-bottom part of your screen, thanks to which you can gain access to the software’s options. It is Windows Xp and Vista compatible. If you want to download it or if you want to know more, click here. If you wish to watch a video and know how it works, click here.

If you are one of those guys who cares the way your desktop looks like, then this little piece of freeware software is for you. As a matter of fact it lets you remove that “annoying” arrow in all of the icons on your desktop in order to have a tidy and neat “Vista look”. The name of the software is Vista Shortcut Overlay Remover and does exactly what it says. As a matter of fact you won’t have to modofy your Windows registry manually because thanks to this program all you will have to do, is click a button. Reading from the website “Windows Vista Shortcut Overlay Remover, aka FxVisor, allows you to either way to remove the shortcut overlay arrow or to even customize it in Windows Vista, so we have written the Vista Shortcut Overlay Remover utility to enable you to do just that.’ To download the software, click here.

Have you ever wished to manipulate your videos and create something totally different or funny out of them? It would be nice, right? I know what you are thinking about. You think that you need a software to modify your videos and most of the times this software is very expensive. Today modifying you videos won’t cost you a thing anymore, thanks to a new freeware software called DimP! But how does it work? DimP works in two simple ways namely:

• DimP automatically extracts object motions from the videos.
• DimP then allows the user to control video playback by scrubbing these objects on their trajectories.

If you want to know more about it click here. If you want to download the software, click here. DimP requires the following features on your computer:

• Windows XP and Vista compatible.
• 1 GB of RAM.
• Microsoft .NET 2.0 runtime. Download it here (22 MB).
• A VfW (Video for Windows) MPEG-4 codec such as ffdshow.

If you want to know how DimP works, watch the video now!

If you think that wonderful, rich of effects, engaging games are just the ones you buy at GameStop and costing you a lot of bucks, you’d better think twice! As a matter of fact I know a great game which, apart from being totally freeware, it is just as light as 96 Kb. Do you think I am joking? Not at all! If you don’t believe me why don’t you download KKrieger now? KKrieger is a first-person shooter, very similar to Doom or Halo, which will take you to a far away galaxy pestered with incredible monsters to frag! Here is what you need to make it run on your computer:

• 1.5GHz Pentium III / athlon or higher.
• 512MB of RAM.
• a GeForce4Ti (or higher) or ATI Radeon8500 (or higher) graphics card supporting pixel shaders 1.3, preferably with 128MB or more of VRAM.
• DirectX 9.0b.

If you are one of those people always on the go, you know very well how difficult it is to spot a WiFi connection to send an e-mail, read the latest news, place a phone call etc. Easy WiFi is a free software determined to help you get a WiFi connection wherever you are to let you surf at peace. Of course Easy WiFi also helps you find those open WiFi connections which don’t need any password. The way it works is rather easy. As a matter of fact all you have to do is to install the software, open it and watch the radar like window while it scans the surrounding area you are in, to spot an open WiFi connection. On the radar there may be green spots showing unlocked connections, yellow and red spots showing locked connections. If you want to see how it really works, watch the video now! To download it, click here.

Source: GHacks.net

We all know how annoying the User Control Account feature in Windows Vista can be. Instead of protecting you from virus and malware it looks like it is protecting you from yourself more than anything else, by asking one hundred times the famous question: “Are you sure you want to run this software?”. Ok, if you have a couple of programs in your computer you can afford to reply “Run” every time. But what happen if you have a lot of programs and you use them on a regular basis? Let’s speak frankly. Sometimes UAC can be a real pain in the butt! Anyway, thanks to a nice freeware software the User Control Account can stop being problem, forever. The program letting you get rid of it is called TweakUAC and ” is a free software tool that you can use to quickly turn UAC (User Account Control of Windows Vista) on or off, or to make UAC operate in the quiet mode”. The software has got three options: The first one turns UAC off, the second puts it in quite mode (meaning that it will allow you to proceed automatically, without prompting you to confirm the operation), the third one restores UAC to its original behaviour. If you want to download it, click here.

If you are looking for another way to disable UAC, click here