How to edit host file in Windows 7

This post shows you how you can edit host file on Windows 7 operating system.


You might have run into issue related some access denied error or it might ask to save file again etc.. when you directly go to C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc folder and try to save host file after editing it.I will show you how you can get rid of this issue and successfully edit the host file.


1. Click Start button    of windows and then go to All Programs -> Accessories.
2. Right-click on Notepad, and then click Run as administrator.
3. Open the host file located at C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc from Notepad.
4. Edit the file and click on Save from the file menu. Done !

Install 82865G graphics driver for Windows 7

After installing windows 7 ultimate I came across the issue that it doesn’t find suitable driver for the 82865G grapics card to install and this ended up with displaying blurred screen with lower resolution.If you do right click on desktop -> Screen Resolution and open the Resolution drop down then you will find the fewer resolution available to select. Infact this video card driver is not available to download for window 7 in intel download center.


However you can still install windows xp driver on windows 7 which worked for me and get rid of this issue. However you still won’t have Areo theme enabled since it is not supported on this 82865G graphics card. Here I will show you how you can install windows XP drivers on windows 7.

• Go to the download page of Windows XP driver for 82865G display card: downloadcentre
• Download driver and extract the downloaded driver.
• Right click on the setup.exe file and select properties to open the properties window as displayed below.

        

• Go to the ‘Compatibility’ tab and select ‘Windows XP (Service Pack 3)’ in drop down and select ‘Run this program in compatibility mode for:’ check box as shown above and click on the Ok button of the dialog.
• Right click on setup.exe file and select ‘Run as administrator’ to install the driver.
• It will start installation ,I run into some errors while instillation but somehowe it insllaled the drivers., so ignore any errors occurred while installation.
• Restart the machine. Now you wil have proper display. You can also check that now more resolution options are available in Screen Resolution window. Good luck !

Quick Start with Mac

This topic contains information for the beginner who are new to MAC and want quick started on mac.

How to power on the machine ?

• Press the black button located at the Bottom left behind the monitor screen.

How to shut down or Log off the machine?

• Click on the Apple icon: displayed on the top left corner of the screen, which will open the menu with all these options.

How to take screen shots on Mac?

• Press the Command+Shift+3 button that will save the screenshot on the desktop or press the Command+Shift+4 that will allow you to select the region of the screen and then after selecting region save the screenshot to the desktop.

How to find the toolbar options like File, Edit, View etc. For any application.

• Mac has the common toolbar for all applications, which dynamically gets changed, and it is located at top of the screen.If you want to access the toolbar of the particular application when there are multiple windows opened then just bring the window front for which you want the toolbar and then Mac toolbar will automatically changed according to that application.

How to Forcefully Quit any program that is hanged as we kill the process from Task manager in windows ?

• Press the Command+option+Esc button that will launch window to quit any application that is not responding.
• OR launch Activity Monitor same as Task manager for window from Macintosh HD> Applications >Utilities>Activity Monitor

Where to find utility programs like terminal windows (command prompt in windows) etc?

• Open the Macintosh HD present on desktop then go to Applications>Utilities>Terminal
• You can find other installed applications from: Macintosh HD > Applications folder

How to enable root access and why it is required?
The user named "root" is a special user in UNIX-style operating systems that has read and write privileges to all areas of the file system. The root user should only be used for specific administration or monitoring tasks. After completing a task as the root user, you should log out  of Mac OS X and log back in using a normal or administrator account. You should disable root access if you do not use it often.

The root user does not appear in Users or Accounts preferences.

Mac OS X v10.5

1. From the Finder's Go menu, choose Utilities.
2. Open Directory Utility.
3. Click the lock in the Directory Utility window.
4. Enter an administrator account name and password, then click OK.
5. Choose Enable Root User from the Edit menu.
6. Enter the root password you wish to use in both the Password and Verify fields, and then click OK.

How to log in as root
Use these steps for Mac OS X v10.2 or later

1. If you are logged in, choose Log Out from the Apple menu.
2. If you are logging in from a list of usernames with pictures, click Other.
3. In the Name field, type: root
4. In the Password field, type the password you defined in the steps above.

For More Information go to: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1528

Terminal Window

• Go to the http://macapper.com/2007/03/08/the-terminal-an-introduction/ for some useful terminal commands

All you need to know about the using Mac application, installation, hardware etc.

• Go to Macintosh HD>User Guide and Information>Apple Hardware Test Read Me.pdf to know about the hardware
• Go to Macintosh HD >User Guide and Information >IMac Users Guide.pdf