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How To Install Windows 8 On Mac

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For all those Mac users who have been eagerly waiting to install and experience the next generation Windows 8 operating system on Mac machine, here is the simple procedure that you need to follow to install Windows 8 on your Mac using the Boot Camp Assistant software.

What you will need:

# Windows 8 DVD, ISO, or USB

# A USB drive with 8GB or more capacity

# One hour free time

We are going to use the Boot Camp Assistant software available on Mac. Boot Camp helps you install Windows OS on Intel-based Mac by downloading the necessary support software, creating a partition on your disk for Windows, and then starting the Windows installer.

NOTE: We assume that you have an Intel-based Mac machine with Boot Camp Assistant version 4.0 or later. It’s always a good idea to backup the important data on your computer before installing Windows on Mac. We used Mac mini (mid 2011) to install Windows 8 on the Mac. The procedure to install Windows 8 on other Mac machines might be a bit different.

Procedure:

Step 1: Launch Boot Camp Assistant software. To launch it, go to Utilities and click on Boot Camp Assistant to open it.

Step 2: Once launched, click Continue button on the introduction screen to see the list of options available for your Mac. You will see three options:

# Create a Windows 7 install disk

# Download the latest Windows support software from Apple

# Install Windows 7

If Create a Windows 7 install disk option is not available on your Mac, it’s because your computer doesn’t support installing Windows from USB flash drive. Simply select the other options available and click Continue button.

By default, all three options are enabled. If you are on Mac Mini or MacBook Air, use the first option (Create a Windows 7 install disk) to create a bootable Windows 8 USB flash drive to install Windows 8 directly from USB flash drive. Click Continue button to proceed to the next step.

Step 3: (Please skip this step if you haven’t selected Create a Windows 7 install disk option in the above step) In this step, you need to select the Windows 8 ISO file and the USB device that you want to use to install Windows 8. Boot Camp Assistant will create a bootable USB drive for Windows 8 installation. Once you select the ISO file and destination USB drive, click Continue button.

Click Continue button if you are prompted with “The drive will be erased” message. Boot Camp Assistant may take a several minutes to create the bootable Windows 8 USB drive (it will also download Windows support software from Apple). Once Boot Camp Assistant finishes creating bootable Windows 8 USB, you will get “Boot Camp Assistant is trying to add new helper tool. Type your password to allow this” message. Type in the password and click Add Helper button to continue.

Step 4: Boot Camp Assistant now takes you to Create a partition for Windows window. Drag the divider between the partitions to set the size of the partitions. We recommend a minimum of 30 GB for Windows partition (Microsoft recommends 16 GB but if you want to install other software on Windows 8, allocate 30GB).

Click Install button to start partitioning the drive and then begin installing Windows 8 on your Mac. Your Mac machine will automatically reboot to begin installing Windows. You will see “Booting from Boot Camp Assistant created boot drive” message.

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If you haven’t selected Create a Windows 7 install disk option in step 2, please insert the Windows 8 installation DVD into the tray and click Install button to start partitioning the drive and then Windows installation. Your Mac machine will automatically reboot to begin installing Windows.

From here on follow the on screen procedure until you need to select a partition to install Windows. In the Where do you want to install Windows? screen, select the partition named BOOTCAMP to install Windows 8. Make sure that you format the BOOTCAMP partition before selecting it as an unformatted drive may give “Windows cannot be installed to this disk x partition x” error.

To format the BOOTCAMP partition, select the partition in the list, click Drive options (advanced) and then click Format button. Click Ok button for the prompt.

Click Next button to begin installing Windows 8 on BOOTCAMP partition. Follow the on screen instructions to finish installing and configuring Windows 8. If you are new to installing Windows 8, follow our step-by-step Windows 8 installation procedure.

Step 5: Once Windows 8 is installed and running, you need to install Mac-specific drivers and other support software for Windows. The support software is on the same USB drive if you have selected Download the latest support software from Apple in step 2. Open the Windows 8 USB flash drive (that you have created using Boot Camp Assistant)and navigate to WindowsSupport folder and then double-click on setup.exe file to start installing all drivers and Apple Software Update.

If you are getting “Boot Camp requires that your computer is running Windows 7” error,  then you need manually install all drivers and Apple Software Update. Open the Windows 8 USB drive and navigate to Drivers > Apple. Here you will find all Apple drivers and other software. Manually install all required drivers one-by-one.

If you want to install drivers for third-party hardware such as NVidia and ATI, you can find the required drivers under Drivers folder in the same drive. Good luck!

If you get Software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo testing message, click Continue Anyway button.

When you switch on your Mac, hold down the Alt key or Option key to see an option to boot into Windows or Mac. Good luck!

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How To Install Windows 8 From USB

If you’ve ever attempted to install Windows from USB flash drive, you probably are aware that it’s the best and fastest way of installing Windows. Now that Microsoft has officially launched Windows 8, many of you might be eagerly waiting to install the next generation Windows operating system.
While there are tens of free tools available to create a bootable USB and install Windows from a flash drive, users who have tried all these tools probably agree that the command line method is the best one. Although creating a bootable USB from command line is a tedious job, you get a pretty good result.
And if you really don’t want to touch the command line, we suggest you use Rufus or Microsoft DVD/USB Tool to create your bootable USB drive.
In this guide, we are going to show you how to create Windows 8 bootable USB using both the Command Prompt (works 100%) and Rufus tool.
Method 1: Command Prompt method
Method 2: Creating bootable USB using Rufus tool
Things you need:
# Windows 8 DVD or ISO file
# 4GB USB flash drive
# A computer running Vista or Windows 7
(If you are running Windows XP, we suggest you follow method 2)
Method 1: Command Prompt method
Step 1: Connect your USB flash drive to your Vista or Windows 7 machine and backup all data from the flash drive.
Step 2: Open Command Prompt as administrator. To do this, go to Start menu, All programs, Accessories, right-click on Command Prompt entry and click Run as administrator option. Click Yes when you see the UAC prompt. If you are asked to enter the admin password, please do so.

Step 3: In the Command Prompt, type DISKPART and press enter key.
Step 4: Next, type LIST DISK and press enter key again. Note down the your USB flash drive number. For instance, in the below picture, my USB flash drive’s disk number is Disk 1. And if you can’t see your USB drive in the list, reconnect the drive and try again.


Step 5: Type below mentioned commands one-by-one and press Enter key after entering each command.
Select Disk 1
(Enter the disk number that you have obtained in step 4)
Clean
Create Partition Primary
Select Partition 1
Active
Format FS=NTFS Quick
Assign
Exit

Please don’t close the Command Prompt. Simply minimize it for now.
Step 6: Insert your Windows 8 DVD into to the optical drive and note down the drive letter of the optical drive. As you can see, “G” is my DVD drive’s drive number.
And if you have an ISO file of Windows 8, you need to mount the ISO file. To do that we suggest you check out our how to mount ISO file in Windows 7 guide. When you mount the ISO file using the instructions mentioned in our guide, you get a drive letter for your mounted optical drive. Simply note down that drive letter and proceed to the next step. For instance, in the below picture, “J” is the drive letter of my mounted ISO file.

Step 7: Maximize the Command Prompt and execute the following commands.
J: CD Boot
(replace “J” with your DVD or mounted ISO’s drive letter)
CD Boot
Step 8: Next, we need to update the USB flash drive with BOOTMGR compatible code. To do that type the below mentioned command and press Enter key.
Bootsect.exe /NT60 I:
(replace “I” with your USB flash drive’s drive letter)

Step 9: Well, we are almost done! Open up the DVD drive or mounted ISO drive, and copy all files to the USB flash drive. That’s it! You are ready to install Windows 8 from USB flash drive now.

If you want to test the bootable USB drive before starting the installation, we recommend you check our our how to test a bootable USB guide.
Method 2: Using Rufus tool to make USB bootable
Step 1: Connect your USB flash drive to Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7 PC, and backup all data.
Step 2: Download Rufus tool from here. Run the tool with admin rights (right-click on Rufus.exe and then click Run as administrator option).
Step 3: Select your USB flash drive, select the File system as NTFS or FAT32, enable Quick Format, and Create a bootable disk using: MS-DOS and also Create extended label and icon files.

Step 4: Click on the small drive icon that appears next to “Create a bootable disk using” option to browse to your Windows 8 ISO file.
Step 5: Finally, click Start button, and then click Ok to start transferring data from your Windows 8 ISO to the USB. That’s it!

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How to Upgrade From Windows 7 or Older to Windows 8 Pro

So now that the Windows 8 is officially available and Microsoft is providing the upgrade to every existing Windows user at a throwaway price, most of you must be thinking of an upgrade from Windows 7 or older version. So here we are with a detailed guide to help you with the process. In this step by step guide, we will show you how you can upgrade from Windows 7 or older versions of Windows to Windows 8 Pro without losing any of your personal files and settings. However, as there is a lot of confusion regarding the upgrade, I would suggest you first read our Windows 8 upgrade FAQ and also do a bit of your own research if you got certain lingering questions in your mind about the process. Once you are sure that you want to upgrade, you start following the steps below. Before We Start In this process we will be downloading Windows 8 Pro while installing it. Thus make sure you have a seamless internet connectivity throughout the process. If you are installing the upgrade on a desktop, make sure you have uninterrupted power supply. Make sure you close all the memory hogging applications before you run the upgrade. Trust me, it’s a wise idea to do that. Let’s Begin…

Step 1: We will be using Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant which you need to download first. After downloading the tool, run it with admin privileges. Once the program initiates, it will check the compatibility of your computer which might take a minute or two. After the compatibility test is finished you are good to proceed if your computer’s hardware is good enough to support Windows 8 Pro. Step 2: The tool will ask you if you want to do a clean install or you want to retain the files and settings of Windows 7. Make your selection and proceed to the next step. Step 3: Next, the tool will ask you to buy Windows 8 Pro which is of course a mandatory process. You will need a valid credit/debit card or a verified PayPal account to buy the license. If you want to order the Windows DVD you will have to add some extra funds. Finally provide your billing address and buy the Windows 8 Pro license. Step 4: After you buy the license, the tool will provide your unique license key which you should store in a safe place, maybe Evernote. After you proceed, the tool will download necessary Windows 8 files and prepare your PC for Windows 8 installation. Step 5: Once the tool has downloaded all the files and prepared your computer for upgrade, the tool will prompt you to save and close all the applications. As the tool will take a complete control of your computer, you will not be able to work on any files. Windows will then begin the upgrade which will take a considerable amount of time. Feel free to have some coffee or do a pending household chores in the meantime. Step 6: After the program is installed, you will be asked to configure Windows 8 before you can start working on it. That’s all, if everything went well, you would have successfully upgraded your Windows.

How To Make Bootable USB

Having a bootable USB is very essential, especially if you are a Netbook user. Using bootable USB to install an operating system (OS) not only makes the installation faster, but also saves a DVD. Creating or using an USB drive to install Windows operating systems is very easy if you follow the below mentioned steps. If you are planning to use bootable USB to install Windows 7 or Vista please refer our guides: Install Windows 7/Vista using bootable USB guide And also, you can refer install Windows 7 on Acer Aspire One guide Coming back to bootable USB guide, here we assume that you are using either Vista or Windows 7 to create a bootable USB. 1. Insert your USB (4GB+ preferable) stick to the system and backup all the data from the USB as we are going to format the USB to make it as bootable. 2. Open elevated Command Prompt. To do this, type in CMD in Start menu search field and hit Ctrl + Shift + Enter. Alternatively, navigate to Start > All programs >Accessories > right click on Command Prompt and select run as administrator. 3. When the Command Prompt opens, enter the following command: DISKPART and hit enter. LIST DISK and hit enter. Once you enter the LIST DISK command, it will show the disk number of your USB drive. In the below image my USB drive disk no is Disk 1. 4. In this step you need to enter all the below commands one by one and hit enter. As these commands are self explanatory, you can easily guess what these commands do. SELECT DISK 1 (Replace DISK 1 with your disk number) CLEAN CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY SELECT PARTITION 1 ACTIVE FORMAT FS=NTFS (Format process may take few seconds) ASSIGN EXIT Don’t close the command prompt as we need to execute one more command at the next step. Just minimize it. 5. Insert your Windows DVD in the optical drive and note down the drive letter of the optical drive and USB media. Here I use “D” as my optical (DVD) drive letter and “H” as my USB drive letter. 6. Go back to command prompt and execute the following commands: D:CD BOOT and hit enter. Where “D” is your DVD drive letter. CD BOOT and hit enter to see the below message. BOOTSECT.EXE/NT60 H: (Where “H” is your USB drive letter) 7. Copy Windows DVD contents to USB. You are done with your bootable USB. You can now use this bootable USB as bootable DVD on any computer that comes with USB boot feature (most of the current motherboards support this feature). Note that this bootable USB guide will not work if you are trying to make a bootable USB on XP computer.

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Lavasoft Ad-Aware Pro: A Security Suite That’s Fast & Effective

There are a lot of security solutions available to consumers today. Recently, we’ve covered programs from Bitdefender, IObit, and iolo–and I will be the first to say that they’ve all been excellent programs. however, when it comes to computer security, some could argue that Lavasoft’s Ad-Aware was one of the originals.

I still remember when malware was new and its full impact hadn’t been discovered. Ad-Aware was the first anti-malware tool I heard about and it served me for a great many years before it fell off the radar, having been outshadowed by a couple of products. But now, I think Lavasoft has updated their program sufficiently.

Let’s take a look at Lavasoft’s Ad-Aware Pro and see what it has to offer in terms of security.

Interface

The Ad-Aware dashboard looks a lot like most security suite dashboards–a centralized location where all of the features, options, and reports can be seen. The computer’s security status is displayed prominently at the top. Options are easily accessed–the little gear icons are subtle yet distinctive. The on/off toggles are easy to use, too.

I like the setup, frankly. The basic toggles are separated from the more advanced toggles so that newbie users don’t have to trip themselves up wading through a bunch of options that they don’t care about. At the same time, advanced users can do their advanced tasks with ease.

Anti-Malware Scans

The anti-malware functions don’t offer much in terms of uniqueness, but they’re laid out simply and succinctly. As expected, there are 3 modes: Quick Scan, Full Scan, and Custom Scan. Threats can be quarantined and you can read generated reports every time you run a scan. These reports are logged so you can always return to them if needed.

Anti-malware scans can be run on program startup or based on a schedule of selected days and times. One feature I liked is the ability to set performance levels for the different scan modes. Performance levels range from Lowest to Critical, allowing you to set the intensity of particular type of scan.

Real-Time Protection

background and warns you whenever something suspicious occurs on your computer. You can set which parts of Windows will trigger an Ad-Aware response, such as when shell options are changed, the hosts file is tampered with, or when a new context menu is created.

When real-time protection detects a suspicious program, you can select whether those programs should be allowed, blocked, or quarantined.

Firewall

Lavasoft claims that their firewall is better than what you can get from Microsoft’s Windows Firewall. Why? Because while other firewalls only check for incoming data, Ad-Aware checks outgoing data, too. So whether malicious data is coming in or going out, Ad-Aware promises to catch it.

The firewall can be configured based on a number of rules that you set: application rules, port rules, network rules, and gateway rules. You can pretty much block or allow whatever you want. Talk about a powerfully flexible firewall.

Advanced Features

As for Ad-Aware’s more advanced features, here’s what you can expect:
Bad Web Site Blocking. Protects your credit card information and banking data when using online services. With the real-time filter enabled, Ad-Aware protects against phishing attacks and impersonating websites.
Email Protection. Detects and prevents email-based threats when reading incoming mail and sending outgoing mail.
Identity Protection. By integrating with ID Watchdog, Ad-Aware will monitor your credit report and other personal information, letting you know whenever there are critical changes that may indicate identity theft.
External Storage Scan. Automatically scans external storage devices, like USB flash drives, whenever they are plugged in.
Safe Networking. Constantly monitors network activity to defend against malicious activity.
Gaming Mode. Disables notifications and alerts so that you can play games and watch movies without being disturbed.