Evolution of Microsoft Windows 1985-2009 .

It all began in Plaza Hotel, New York City on the 10th of November 1983. Two Microsoft founders Paul AllenBill Gates officially announced their corporation’s first and next-generation graphical user interface operating system – Microsoft Windows. and Despite the criticism on stability and constantly being compared to their rivals Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows is still the most widely used operating systems in the world. In this post, I’ll bring you back to 1985 where the very first official Microsoft Windows 1.0 was announced, and then we take a trip down memory lane to see all boot screens and desktop interface of all Windows operating system possible.

Windows 1.01 (1985)

Officially released on November 20, 1985, this 16-bit OS that cost less than 1MB in overall is Microsoft’s very first operating system that allows multi tasking with graphical user interface on PC platform that runs on MS-DOS 5.0.

Windows 1.03 (1986)

Introduced in 1986, Windows 1.03 is an upgrade to its previous predecessor Windows 1.01. Entire operating system cost about 2.2Mb hard disk space.

Windows 2.03 (1987)

Taking advantage of the speed of

Intel 286/386 processor at that time, Windows 2.03 is a replacement for Windows 1.x. It also starts the era where users are able to overlap windows, customize screens, etc. Still the entire operating system cost no more than 2.5Mb.

Windows 3.0 (1990)

This is the third major released of Microsoft Windows with a

improved set of Windows icons and applications like File Manager, Program Manager that is still being used in today’s Windows. This 22 May 1990 released operating system is then replaced by Windows 3.1 two years later.

Windows 3.1 (1992)

Windows 3.1 is probably the earliest Windows mostof us are familiar with. Windows 3.1 and later Windows 3.1x is an upgrade to Windows 3.0 with bug fixes and multimedia support.

Windows NT 3.1 (1993)

The first Windows New Technology (NT) introduced. It maintains

consistency with the Windows 3.1, a well-established home and business operating system at the time, the new Windows NT operating system began with version 3.1. Unlike Windows 3.1, however, Windows NT 3.1 was a 32-bit operating system.

Windows 3.11 (1993)

A superset of Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups 3.11 added peer-to-peer workgroup and domain networking support. For the first time, Windows–based PCs were network-aware and became an integral part of the emerging client/server computing evolution – Microsoft

Windows NT 3.51 Workstation (1995)

The Windows NT Workstation 3.5 release provided the highest degree of protection yet for critical business applications and data. With support for the OpenGL graphics standard, this operating system helped power high-end applications for software development, engineering, financial analysis, scientific, and business-critical tasks – Microsoft

Windows 95 (1995)

Previously code-named Chicago, Windows 95 is a successor to all the existing Windows operating system so far. It gives full graphical user interface support, integrated a 32-bit TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) stack for built-in Internet support, dial-up networking, and new Plug and Play capabilities that made it easy for users to install hardware and software.

Windows NT 4.0 (1996)

Windows NT Workstation 4.0 included the popular Windows 95 user interface yet provided improved networking support for easier and more secure access to the Internet and corporate intranets – Microsoft.

Windows 98 (1998)

Windows 98 was the upgrade from Windows 95. Described as an operating system that "Works Better, Plays Better," Windows 98 was the first version of Windows designed specifically for consumers – Microsoft.

Windows 2000 (2000)

More than just the upgrade to Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Windows 2000 Professional was also designed to replace Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on all business desktops and laptops. Built on top of the proven Windows NT Workstation 4.0 code base, Windows 2000 added major improvements in reliability, ease of use, Internet compatibility, and support for mobile computing – Microsoft.

Windows ME (2000)

Designed for home computer users, Windows Me offered consumers numerous music, video, and home networking enhancements and reliability improvements – Microsoft.

Windows XP (2001)

Windows XP Professional brings the solid foundation of Windows 2000 to the PC desktop, enhancing reliability, security, and performance. With a fresh visual design, Windows XP Professional includes features for business and advanced home computing, including remote desktop support, an encrypting file system, and system restore and advanced networking features – Microsoft.

Windows Server 2003 (2003)

Released on April 2003, and also known as Win2k3, this operating system is a sucessor to it’s predecessor Windows Server 2000 (Win2k).

Windows Vista (2006)

Came more than 5 years after it’s predecessor Windows XP, Vista is the longest timeline break for Microsoft between two operating system. Read more

Windows 7 (2009)

Codenamed Blackcomb, Windows 7 is one of the most anticipated operating system released in in Oct 2009. Read more









References :- Microsoft site , wikipedia , Blackle , Computer Hovel

Save Precious Power: Shift from GOOGLE to BLACKLE !!

Google is the almost like the second Brain to many of us. We use it frequently. It uses white screen which consumes high power.

Read the following.........

If Google had a black screen, taking in account the huge number of page views, according to calculations, 750 mega watts/hour per year would be saved..!!!!! ! In response, Google created a black version of its search engine, called Blackle, with the exact same functions as the white version, but obviously with lower
energy consumption:

Help spread the word? Please use
http://www.blackle.com/

Read more

Prevent Pendrive/PCs/laptops from virus !

Friends many of your PC/laptop's normally gets virus because of Pen Drives or USB devices (Even PCs who are not connected to network ). Some Virus like Ravmon Virus , Heap41a worm which are not detected by anti virus normally spreads mostly by the Pen Drives . In such a case what can you do to prevent your PC from getting infected with Virus that spreads through USB devices or Pen Drives ?

You can protect your PC by just following the simple steps below . It won't take much time. 

 

Connect your Pen Drive or USB drive to your computer . Now a dialogue window will popup asking you to choose among the options as shown in the figure. 

     

 

 Don't choose any of them , Just simply click Cancel.             

 ->*Now go to Start--> Run and type cmd to open the Command Prompt window ..                                  

 ->*Now go to My Computer and Check the Drive letter of your USB drive or Pen Drive. ( E.g. If it is written Kingston        (I:) , then I: will be the drive letter ..)                                                  

 >*In the Command Window ( cmd ) , type the drive letter: and Hit Enter ..                                                                                                                        

*Now type dir/w/o/a/p and Hit Enter  

*You will get a list of files . In the list , search if anyone of the following do exist   

      1.        Autorun.inf

      2.        New Folder.exe

      3.        Bha.vbs

      4.        Iexplore.vbs

      5.        Info.exe

      6.        New_Folder.exe 

      7.        Ravmon.exe 

      8.        RVHost.exe or any other files with .exe Extension .   

If you find any one of the files above , Run the command attrib -h -r -s -a *.* and Hit Enter. 

Now Delete each File using the following Command del filename ( E.g del autorun.inf ) . 

That's it . Now just scan your USB drive with the anti virus you have to ensure that you made your Pen Drive free of Virus . 

Frnds,This virus is very very common now...

To know whether ur system is infected just type C:\heap41a in the address bar...

if there is a folder named heap41a, then  ur system is infected...

(AVAST antivirus is the best solution for this worm...) symantec also works.

  

~ We hate virus bcoz we  LOVE PC. ~

Multiple Login in Yahoo!

Login with multiple ids at the same time in yahoo messenger

Multiple Login in Yahoo! by regedit


Follow these steps : ->
* Go to Start ==> Run ==>> Type regedit, hit enter
* Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Software -> Yahoo -> pager -> Test
* On the right pane ==>> right-click and choose new Dword value .
* Rename it as Plural.
* Double click and assign a decimal value of 1.
* Now close registry and restart yahoo messenger.
* For signing in with new id open another messenger .

Cheers !!!..
Enjoy chatting...:)

-:: Be Careful with this.. ctr+c & ctr+v ::-

Hi all,

We all copy various data by using ctrl+c /Copy for pasting elsewhere.
This copied data is stored on clipboard and is accessible over the net by a combination of Javascripts and ASP.

Just try this:
1) Copy any text by ctrl+c
2) Click the Link: http://www.friendlycanadian.com/applications/clipboard.htm
3) You will see the text you copied on the Screen which wasaccessed by this web page.

Moral:-
Do not keep sensitive data (like passwords, creditcard numbers, PIN etc.) in the clipboard while surfing the web. It is extremely easy to extract the text stored in the clipboard to steal your sensitive information. If sufficient data is stored by mistake it would give away confidential and important information without you knowing about it.

To avoid this, follow these steps:
1. Go to internet options->security
2. Press custom level
3. In the security settings, select disable under Allow paste operations via script.Now the contents of your clipboard are safe.

Pass this information on to create an awareness of the same.

Enjoy Browsing.

Source:- Can be found on lot of blogs and forums.

-:: Open any blocked site ::-

hiii all,

Cant open the sites you want at college or office????
Don’t worry there are lot of ways to open them, here are a few of them
1. http://www.proxylord.com/
2. http://www.proxyfoxy.com/
3. http://www.hidemyass.com/
4. http://www.youhide.com/
5. http://www.proxyblind.org/
6. http://www.kproxy.com/

You can use this site for instant messaging on Yahoo, Gmail, MSN .

http://www.meebo.com/

Don’t have access to above mentioned sites?????
we have a way to overcome this problem also
First download the windows installer if you have java installed on ur computer else download windows full installer from this page

http://www.your-freedom.net/

Register an account here and enjoy surfing the websites of your choice without any restrictions.If you have any problems installing the software just drop it in the comments...

Enjoy surfing.. :)

-:: Download video from site like youtube ::-

Download YouTube Videos without any Software.You can Download YouTube Videos in your system

http://www.dlyoutube.com
This site for youtube download.

http://www.keepvid.com
THis is for any video like youtube.

- Open the above link.
- Just copy and paste the url of a particular YouTube video and press download button.
- You will get another download link below. Click it and save the file.
- Save it as .flv fileYou can download the .FLV Player (to play the above file) available at the bottom of the same webpage. No setup; no installtation required.

Enjoy