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How to get Windows 10 look like Start menu in Windows 8/8.1, 7 Vista & XP

- Tuesday, January 06, 2015 No Comments

Microsoft has released his new operation system, Windows 10 which is just a technical preview version and free for download. In which microsoft has add back the Start menu after the huge demand from user, as windows 8, 8.1 and 10 comes with metro theme so Microsoft have also tried to make Windows 10 Start Menu a combination of both Windows 8 metro start menu and classic start menu.

Windows 10 start menu will not just include the shortcut to the installed software but it will also show the live tiles of installed apps like weather, people, music..etc.

if you are interested in using Windows 10 look like Start Menu any other Windows version like Windows 8/8.1, 7, Vista or XP then this article will work for you. 

This great skin of Windows10 start menu is made by our friend PeterRollar, but I have done Some more customization in the look of this start menu, to give more great look to your desktop and more look-n-feel experience to this start menu, If you want to download PeterRollar edition then follow the link .

 Now below is the preview of my Start Menu skin: of all the four available colors:
there are just four colors available for use:- Red, Blue, Green and Brown.

now without wasting time lets start the topic:

1. If you haven't yet then go ahead and Download Vistart.

2. Now Download Windows10 StartMenu Skin.

3. After when have Downloaded the skin then you will get a *.zip file, Extract it.

4. after extracting you will get all the 4 color variant of Windows 10 as listed below:

-Windows 10 Start Menu (Red),

-Windows 10 Start Menu (Green),

-Windows 10 Start Menu (Blue),

-Windows 10 Start Menu (Brown), and

-English.xml (supported language file)

5. Now close the Vistart by right-click on vistart icon from system tray and click on Exit.

6. now copy all these extracted files and go to  %appdata%\ViStart\_skins by typing it in RUN (win key + R) dialog box. 

You have successfully installed Windows10 Startmenu skin, now just apply that skin by:

7. Open Vistart and go to option by right-click on vistart icon from system tray and click on Options.

by doing this you have applied Windows10 StartMenu skin. it's not that much ;)

8. Go to Configure Tab and set all that right-side link like Documents, Control Panel, etc to Don't show.

That's it, now you have successfully applied Windows 10 Start Menu in your Windows.

Tags: Tutorials

How to install Mac OS X Yosemite in your Windows PC using "Unibeast"?

- Sunday, January 04, 2015 No Comments

If you are a Mac OS X lover but can't afford high price Macintosh or if you are just planning to buy a Macintosh but you want to try it before buying, then Hackintosh is meant for you. If you are new in the world of hackintosh, well, it's really easy to make your own Hackintosh. If you are using Mac OS X Maverick then you can just update your existing Hackintosh, it's not that big issue. Well in this guide, we'll show you step by step instruction of How to install Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite in your PC.

Requirement:

1. Macintosh : You will need a Computer/ Mac who is running Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later, so that you can download Mac OS X.

If you Don't have Macintosh don't worry you can still install Mac OS X Yosemite but unfortunately you have to go for distro versions, which is just a bit modified of original Mac OS X, modified to run perfectly on any computer. follow the link: How to install Mac OS X Yosemite in PC using Yosemite Zone?

2. USB drive 8 GB or larger: to boot Mac OS X from it, make a bootable USB Drive (bootable USB is a only option because no DVD till date is available which is more than 4 GB)

System Requirement:

1. Possible to work in 

     1. CPU: Intel Core i3-4360

     2. RAM: 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 (4x2)

     3. Free Hard Disk Space: 120GB

     4. Graphic Card: Nvidia GTX 970

     5. Monitor: Dell E2414H

     6. Wifi Card: TP-Link PCI Express Wifi Adapter

2. Good if you have

     1. CPU: Intel Core i7-5820k

     2. RAM: 16 GB 2400MHz DDR4 (8x2)

     3. Free Hard Disk Space: 500GB

     4. Graphic Card: Nvidia GTX 980

     5. Monitor: Asus PB287Q

     6. Wifi Card: TP-Link PCI Express Wifi Adapter

in order to download Mac OS X Yosemite 10.10

1. Go to Mac App Store, (from your Macintosh) log in with your Apple ID

2. Download Mac OS X Yosemite, which is free for Mac users. 

Now when you OS X 10.10 is Download

3. Now Download Unibeast which will allow you to make a bootable USB Drive (bootable USB is a only option if you are choosing Genuine Mac OS X, because no DVD till date is available which is more then 4 GB)

4. Then Download MultiBeast - Yosemite it is a utility tool which allow you to install appropriate drivers for you audio, networking, bootloaders and couple of different things.

You have now downloaded all the required thing, now lets make a bootable USB drive.

-Making a Bootable USB Drive

1. Insert your USB drive which is 8GB or Larger

2. Open /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility

3. Select your USB drive

4. Go to the Partition Tab

5. Click Current and choose 1 Partition 

6. Click Options and Choose Master Boot Record

7. Under Name: type USB or whatever you want

8. Under Format: choose Mac OS Extended (Journaled)

9. Click Apply then Partition

10. Now install Unibeast and open it.

11.  Now you will see the USB or Whatever the name you have given to your USB, just go ahead and click on it, and then Continue.

12. then you will see all version of Mac OS X, Click on Yosemite, as we are preparing our USB for Yosemite, then Click Continue.

13. Next you will see some options for Laptop Support and Legacy USB Support. If using a 5 or 6 Series system with AWARD BIOS choose Legacy USB Support or if using a laptop, choose Laptop Support then Click Continue.

14. Now next it going to ask you for your password, Enter your Password if you want to give or simply Click OK.

15. Now go ahead and start Mounting your USB, this will take around 15 minutes depending on the speed of your computer.

Now you have Bootable USB Drive, just copy all downloaded Mac OS X Yosemite file and Multibeast folder in your USB.

Installation of OS X :

1. Plug-in your USB to your Computer.

2. Now Boot your Computer from your USB, (by click F12 or F8 as soon as you PC start).

3  Now on the next screen you have to choose Yosemite Icon, by clicking Enter. 

4. Then your apple Booting Screen will appear, just wait for a while for Setup to Start.

5. On the Setup screen Choose you Language, and go ahead.

If you want to make a separate partition Drive for Mac OS X

1. Go to the top menu bar and open Disk Utilities under Utilities tab.

2. Select the Hard Drive go to partition tab, click on 1 Current partition under partition menu, name your partition, and make sure you to keep it on Mac OS X extended (Journaled) under format section.

3. Now Click Apply and Partition.

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6. On the next screen click Continue.... Read the agreement (if you want) then click Continue.

7. On T&C dialog box click on Agree.

8. On next screen make sure you select you target drive then click Continue.

9. Now here your Mac OS X Yosemite installation will start and it will take around 10-25 min to complete.

10. Now once you are done with your installation process, Restart you system

11. Again on the boot up, boot your computer with you Mac OS X bootable USB.

12. Now on screen you will see your USB icon and Yosemite icon too, click on Yosemite icon,

14.  Now it will go to the initial setup, just wait for a sec.

after passing a initial setup, Mac OS X Yosemite desktop will appear on your screen.

Now you have installed Mac OS X Yosemite and now what all left is to optimize our computer for drivers, so that every things works smoothly on Mac OS X 10.10, for do this:

1. Open your USB where you have downloaded Multibeast.

2. Open Multibeast,

3. Go to Quick Start, and click on DSDT-free, it will install all the necessary driver to your hackintosh.

4. Now go to Drivers and select your Driver as per your motherboard requirement.

5. Now go to Bootloader tab and check on "Chimera", which will help your computer to boot directly to Mac OS X.

6. Now go to Customize tab and check on "1080p Display mode", which will make your display high definition.

6. Now go to Build, and click install, to install you selected drivers.

if any driver(s) doesn't work just you have to do some research and figure out which specific driver you need for your motherboard.

7. After you successfully installed all you driver, just go ahead and restart you computer so that every thing get to work.

now you have successfully installed Mac OS X Yosemite in you computer. enjoy using :)

Tags: Tutorials

How to install Mac OS X Yosemite in your Windows PC Using "Yosemite Zone"?

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If you are a Mac OS X lover but can't afford high price Macintosh or if you are just planning to buy a Macintosh but you want to try it before buying, then Hackintosh is meant for you. If you are new in the world of hackintosh, well, it's really easy to make your own Hackintosh. If you are using Mac OS X Maverick then you can just update your existing Hackintosh, it's not that big issue. Well in this guide, we'll show you step by step instruction of How to install Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite in your PC.

Requirement:

1. Download Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite it is a Yosemite Zone which is a destro version of Mac OS X Yosemite modifies to run perfectly on computer same as Macintosh. it doesn't require Macintosh to Download Yosemite nor require Unibeast which is a Mac application and even you need existing Macintosh to work it. Its on you,if you want a original version of Mac OS X Yosemite then you needed to have Macintosh which is running 10.6.8 or higher. If you have, then follow the link: How to install Mac OS X Yosemite in  PC using Unibeast

2. USB drive 8 GB or larger: to boot Mac OS X from it, make a bootable USB Drive (bootable USB is a only option because no DVD till date is available which is more than 4 GB)

3. TransMac: This software will help you to make a bootable USB drive, It is a paid software but you can also download 15 Day free trail.

4. MultiBeast - Yosemite: it is a utility tool which allow you to install appropriate drivers for you audio, networking, boot loaders and couple of different things.

Making a Bootable USB Drive:

1. Download and Open TransMac.

2. Insert your USB (8 GB or higher) and in the left sidebar you will see you USB label right-click on it and click on Format for Mac.

3. After formatting right click on your USB and click on Restore with Disk image.

4. Now go ahead and locate your downloaded Yosemite Zone.dmg file, this will make your USB bootable, this will take around 15 - 20 min.

5. Once TransMac finishes, your USB drive will contain a fully bootable version of the Mac OS X Yosemite installer.

Now it time for Installation:

1. Plug-in your USB to your Computer.

2. Now Boot your Computer from your USB, (by click F12 or F8 as soon as you PC start)

3. Now on the next screen you will see the Yosemite Zone label, hit enter and go ahead.

4. Then your Booting Screen will appear, just wait for a while for Setup to Start.

5. On the Setup screen Choose you Language, and go ahead.

If you haven't made a partition Drive

1. Go to the top menu bar and open Disk Utilities under Utilities tab.

2. Select the Hard Drive go to partition tab, click on 1 Current partition under partition menu, name your partition, and make sure you to keep it on Mac OS X extended (Journaled) under format section.

3. Now Click Apply and Partition.

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6. On the next screen click Continue.... Read the agreement (if you want) then click Continue.

7. On T&C dialog box click on Agree.

8. On next screen make sure you select you target drive then click Continue.

9. Now here your Mac OS X Yosemite installation will start and it will take around 10-25 min to complete.

10. Now once you are done with your installation process, Restart you system

11. At booting screen you will see a Hard Disk icon, Select it, and it will boot into your Mac OS X Yosemite. and your Desktop will appear.

Now you have installed Mac OS X Yosemite and now what all left is to optimize our computer for drivers, so that every things works smoothly on Mac OS X 10.10, for do this:

1. Open your USB where you have downloaded Multibeast.

2. Open Multibeast,

3. Go to Quick Start, and click on DSDT-free, it will install all the necessary driver to your hackintosh.

4. Now go to Drivers and select your Driver as per your motherboard requirement.

5. Now go to Bootloader tab and check on "Chimera", which will help your computer to boot directly to Mac OS X.

6. Now go to Customize tab and check on "1080p Display mode", which will make your display high definition.

6. Now go to Build, and click install, to install you selected drivers.

if any driver(s) doesn't work just you have to do some research and figure out which specific driver you need for your motherboard.

7. After you successfully installed all you driver, just go ahead and restart you computer so that every thing get to work.

now you have successfully installed Mac OS X Yosemite 10.10 in you PC. enjoy using :)