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How to Find Bing Background Location using Google

Ever wonder where in the world the background wallpaper for bing located? This is really cool for those people travelling and seen the wallpaper interesting.. Using your Internet Explorer, Right-click any portion of bing wallpaper and click Save Background As… Usually, the filename is the name or location of the place. Just copy and try searching the location using bing first. If no results found, use Google.. Cool right?!!!

Using BCDEDIT to change and modify Windows Boot Entries

Booting is the so called “bootstrapping” that processes and starts the OS (operating system) when the user turns on the computer. A boot sequence is the initial group of operations that the computer operates. In Windows Server, 7 and Vista the bootloader file contains the necessary information is located in [root directory]\bootmgr . For Windows XP, the file is \ntldr . Bcdedit is a powerful tool that Windows Vista, 7 and Server 2008 uses to manage the boot entry option value in the Windows boot configuration data store (BCD). Easiest way to edit the boot loader entry names Open your Command Interpreter > Win + R > and type “cmd.exe” > and use the following command bcdedit /set {current} description "any name" Restart your computer to see the results… For Windows XP users, you can read this old blog article that I wrote. Note: It is important to backup the bcd entries first: ...