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Awesome, Free Open-Source Games On Windows, Mac and Linux

We don’t only bring you great free applications and tools here at MakeUseOf. We also understand that you like your downtime too, and what better way to waste some time than with some free open source games?

How to install any version of Linux from a USB thumbdrive

In this video the author shows how to install any version of Linux from a USB thumb drive. He gives the requirements, which are a USB drive, the ISO of the Linux OS and a program called UNetbootin. He shows how to download the program from Sourgeforge.net. After installing it he shows how to set the version of Linux in the program. Later he shows how to format the USB drive quickly and he goes on to set the USB drive option in the UNetbootin program. Now all the Linux OS will be copied to the thumb drive. Now after you do the reboot you we can start installing the Linux from the USB drive. So if you are looking to easily install a Linux OS from a USB drive follow the easy to do steps in this video.

How to install UBCD4WIN and create a bootable Microsoft Windows ISO

In this clip, you'll learn how to install and configure UBCD4WIN on a Microsoft Windows desktop PC or laptop. It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to from the folks at Britec can present a complete overview of the process in just over ten minutes. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, take a look.

12 Reasons Why You Should Try Ubuntu 10.10

Since Ubuntu 10.10 is finally becoming available today, some are seriously considering trying it out. I’m not talking just about ex-Linux fans, but about people who’ve used other operating systems as well. First of all it’s worth mentioning that this date is by far the best one in which Ubuntu 10.10 can be released, since we’re on 10.10.10. Secondly, with the release just a couple of hours away, PCMag has made up a list of 12 reasons why you’d want to at least give it a test drive once it’s out. We already know that Canonical is trying to make Ubuntu much more user friendly and pleasing to the eye than it ever was.

01. Speed

Ubuntu 10.10 is pretty fast. It will load pretty quick on any computer, but it’s lighting fast on newer machines. Reportedly the beta version could boot up in 7 seconds. That’s pretty impressive, especially for Windows users who spend close to a minute just waiting for the OS to start sometimes. After loading, opening a browser takes a couple of seconds as well.

02. The price, or lack thereof

Did I mention that Ubuntu is free? IF you’ve ever heard of this opearating system, that’s probably something you know already. Nevertheless, I’ll mention it as many times as it’s needed. You won’t have to pay for it, now or later on, unless you at one point decide that you want professional support.

03. No commitment required

This means that you can try it out, see if you like it and decide whether you want to keep it or now. You won’t be forced to change anything on your computer or lose the data and operating system you previously had. This is all thanks to LiveCD, LiveUSB, Wubi or virtualization options you get with Ubuntu. You have absolutely nothing to lose for trying it out.

Fix USB Device Not Recognized Error

When you use USB devices in Windows, Windows will load and install a device driver to communicate with the new USB device. A lot of standard USB device drivers are included with Windows XP, even more in Vista and Windows 7. But if the USB device is not supported by Windows, you will see a USB device not recognized error like the one below.

You can try unplugging the USB device, waiting a few seconds and plugging it back, but chances are the error will remain.

When you open the Windows Device Manager from the Control Panel, you will generally see the USB device under the Other devices or Unknown devices category.

in case of an external hard disk, you may also get the error:

One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it.

Ubuntu 10.10 Beta Now Up For Download

While most of us will probably stick to Windows and Mac OS X for the rest of our lives, there are a select few who are courageous enough to travel into Linux-land. Sure, Linux has improved greatly and is considerably more user friendly compared to several years ago where you’d have to type in a command line just to be able to type in a note of what you’ll have to do tomorrow (ok, perhaps I’m exaggerating a little). But despite Linux’ new and improved, Windows-like interface, the preconception remained and people are still somewhat reluctant to try it out. In any case, Linux and its “derivates” are becoming more popular nowadays. Android, for instance, is based upon the Linux Kernel and GNU software.

How to Create a BartPE Bootable CD Using PE Builder

What is BartPE?

Bart Lagerweij's PE Builder is a utility that allows you to create your own bootable CD-ROM ("BartPE") by extracting the necessary files from your Windows XP installation CD. PE Builder lets you add other applications by using "plugins". Below you can find plugins. Another extremely useful feature of BartPE is the ability to create a boot CD-ROM that provides network access. Yes, you can even surf the Internet from such a CD-ROM.

And useful tool that comes with a complete Win32 environment. This can be used to rescue unbootable systems, recover files & settings and do much more. Bart’s PE Builder helps you build a BartPE bootable live Windows CD/DVD from the original Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 Setup CD.

How to Create a Windows CD-ROM Boot Disk

It is always a good idea to have an emergency Microsoft Windows 7 or Vista boot CD-ROM or DVD on hand. These Windows 7 and Vista boot disks, also known as system-repair discs, allow you to use the system recovery options on bootup. Recovery options allow you to perform operations such as "Startup Repair" and "System Restore." These tools can repair boot-up and other system problems you may be experiencing.

Click on the "Start Menu," and select "Run." In the "Run" dialogue box that pops up, type "recdisc.exe" to start up the "Create a System Repair Disc" utility.

How To Dual Boot Windows XP and Ubuntu

If you want to have access to both a Windows and Linux environment on your computer, this guide will show you an easy way to have that using Windows XP and Ubuntu. It is assumed that you already have Windows XP installed on your computer and that you have Ubuntu Desktop Edition downloaded and burned onto a CD already for use.

Step 01

Insert the Ubuntu Installation CD into your CD-ROM Drive.

Step 02

Restart your computer.

Step 03

Press your BIOS/Setup key (Usually: F1, F2, ESC, or DEL key) while computer starts up to get into the BIOS.

Step 04

Go to the screen where you can adjust the boot priority of your devices and move the "CD-ROM Drive" up the priority list, by pressing the “+” key, so that is comes before the "Hard Drive"

How To Boot And Install Windows 7 From USB Flash Drive

The Windows 7 beta has been released for quite a while now. If you want to follow the crowd and test it in your system, but do not want to burn into a DVD, here is how you can create a bootable USB drive to install Windows 7 on your system.

Format USB flash drive to NTFS format

(For Win XP only. Vista users can directly format the USB drive to NTFS format) In your Windows, go to Control Panel -> system -> hardware -> Device manager.

Under the disk drives section, right click on the USB storage drive and select Properties.

Easy way to boot XP by using a USB flash drive

Almost everyone who has worked with computers for any length of time at all has run into at least one situation in which a problem left a PC unbootable. What if you could return the machine to a bootable state just by inserting a USB flash drive though? Believe it or not, it is actually possible to install a bootable copy of Windows XP onto a flash drive and then boot a PC off of the flash drive. From there, you can use applications that you have installed on the flash drive (anti virus, anti spyware, disk repair, etc.) to fix the PC's problem. In this article, I will show you how.