Tips Before Upgrading to Windows 8

Windows 8 Microsoft has officially launched on the 26th October and is now reportedly ready to enter the Indonesian market. You are interested to upgrade to Windows 8? Or still confused to upgrade to Windows 8 or not? Here are useful tips before you switch to Windows 8.

Requirement

 

For those of you who are still comfortable using the Windows 7 operating system and all computing needs have been able to be met by Windows 7, why should you switch to Windows 8? But if you really want to enjoy the latest Microsoft operating system, it could not hurt to upgrade to Windows 8.

Specifications and Hardware Compatibility

 

If you decide to upgrade to Windows 8 operating system, then the first thing you should do is check the compatibility and hardware specs you have. You should install the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant to determine the readiness of the hardware you have.
 

Microsoft has provided a minimum specification requirements for running Windows 8, at least make sure your specifications equal to or higher than the minimum specifications for Windows 8 as follows:

• Processor with a speed of 1GHz or faster.
• Memory 1GB RAM minimum for 32-bit versions and at least 2GB for 64-bit versions.
• 16 GB of hard disk space for Windows 8 32-bit or 20GB for Windows 8 64-bit.
• Graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.
• Monitor with a minimum resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels and 1366 x 768 pixels is recommended.

Backup Your Old Operating System 

If you've ever tried to use Windows 8 operating system before, we recommend that you make backups of your old operating system image backup using software such as Norton Ghost or Clonezilla.

Backup image form is quite important, because when Windows 8 installation fails or the account after using Windows 8 it does not match your expectations, then you can restore the operating system and its applications to restore the image file that you have created.

Consider Dual-Boot Windows 8 Operating System With Your Old

If at this time you are quite comfortable with Windows 7 and want to use Windows 8, you can install both operating systems on a single computer or a laptop with a dual-boot method.

Dual-boot itself is installing two operating systems in one computer or laptop where they can run alternately. Users do not have kahwatir with dual-boot method because when a laptop or computer is turned on, the user is offered a menu to select which operating system to use.

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Easy Ways to Make the tar.gz file in Windows

In the world / linux community tar.gz files ending familiar to them. Tar.gz  file is a compressed file or archive files when in Windows like Zip or Rar files / Winrar.

Basically the file with the extension. Tar.gz consists of two different types of files created with different algorithms. The first file is. Tar or tarball file, the file is actually its just archiving it, but not compressed. Hereinafter file is. Gz or GZip files, files with this extension not only nature but also compress archiving. In comparison to most of the compressed file, file. Tar.gz is smaller due to compress the results using two types of file.

Well what about Windows, so in Windows you can make compress files into. Tar.gz. Here's How to Easily create tar.gz file in Windows:

• First download the tool and install 7-Zip thereafter.33
• We assume you have successfully installed the tool 7-Zip, then the next process is that we will do tar.gz file creation
• As a test, a folder in the red box which we will compress.

• Please right click on the folder, select 7-Zip, add to Archive.

• Next on select Archive format. Tar

• See format. Tar is finished, and now we make the file. Tar.gz please right-click the file. Compress tar yield, and select 7-Zip, add to Archive.

• Then on option select Archive format. Gzip then OK.

• And look at the file. Tar.gz successfully created.

• Good luck.

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How to Display the Start Menu in Windows 8

For those who've tried the windows 8 developer preview, probably already know that Microsoft has abandoned the old model of the start menu and replaced with new models start screen. there is no option to bring back the old models like the start menu in windows 7 and vista.

Well in this article we will share beriku tips on how to bring back the old models like the start menu in windows 7 and vista. here will be shown 3 ways:

• Using Registry Hack.
• By changing the name of the file system.

First Method: Using a Registry Hack

This method involves slightly modifying the registry windows 8 start menu and can restore the old model in Windows 8, keep in mind this method will also disable the ribbon user interface (UI Ribbon) and ribbon in windows explorer.

1. Press the keyboard "WIN + R" (the button with the windows logo and the letters R) to run the RUN dialog box, type regedit and press Enter, it will run the Windows Registry Editor, and navigate to the following sequence: 

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer

2. In the right pane change the value of RPEnabled to 0.

    3.  Completed, the steps above will display old-fashioned start menu in Windows 8.

 Information. If you want to restore to the original setting, just change the value to 1 again.

Method Two: By changing the name of the file system.

This involves the replacement of the following file name system "shsxs.dll". This method will enable the start menu in Windows 8 older model, and disable the start screen new model. do not like the way the first one, the user interface will not participate in the ribbon off in windows explorer.

1. Press the keyboard "WIN + R" (the button with the windows logo and the letters R) to run the RUN dialog box, type% windir% and press Enter, then will open the Windows folder window.
2.  Find the file named shsxs.dll, then rename it to another name, for example: shsxs.dll.bak. If there is an error appeared in the process of replacing the file name, try the "take ownership" before the file.

Completed, please restart your windows 8, then you will see an old-fashioned-style start menu in Windows 8 Windows 7/Vista.

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