How to Install Mac OS X Snow Leopard on a Windows PC

There are thousands of Computer Users who would always dream to own a Mac and this is not just for the beautiful looks or the powerful hardware but for the Operating System OS X which is one of the reason Apple is selling their products in large numbers. Now its quite possible for anyone to install a Mac OS X Snow Leopard the latest OS from Apple on their normal computers powered with Windows or Linux. Here are few of the reasons why you would be looking to perform this job.

• If you are planning to test the software applications available in the DMG format which don’t run in the Windows based computers. Normally you need to get a Mac for testing our all the software’s which are built for the OS X Based computers.
• If you plan to demonstrate the Mac applications to your students at school, college or office then without buying a iMac or McBook you can still use all the applications and perform all the educational homework.

You need to understand that Apple does not legally allow you to run a Windows based computer to run their Operating System and this is against their License Agreement, hence if you intend to perform this installation its recommended that you do it for Demo or Education Purpose only. If you like the Operating System or the Applications then its recommended that you go and buy a Mac instead of continuing running using this method.

In order to get started with this you need to first install a software that will create a virtual environment on your computer. There are many different options available here but we are going to install ‘VMware Workstation‘ which allows you to install multiple operating systems on a single computer reducing your hardware costs by more than 50% because you don’t have to buy different computers if you want to run different applications through multiple OS. If you are just testing out this process its recommended to download a trial version of this software and get started.

Once you install the VMware Workstation on your computer, you will find a new Tray Icon in your Taskbar which displays all the Virtual OS running on your computer. Next you need to import a pre-configured VMware file which would install Snow Leopard on the computer. Here is a link to download a copy of this file. Extract all the files using a File Extraction Software like Winzip or Winrar and open the same using the VMware Workstation software. A Iso file is extracted along with a lot of virtual disk files which can be installed on Intel Based Processors.

Browse and Open the MAC OS X Server file which had downloaded in the form of the ISO file and the following screen would appear.

Next you can configure the Devices option using the ‘Edit Virtual Machine Settings’ which will allow you to Increase or Decrease the Memory Size, Hard Disk Space, Processors, CD/DVD Drive, Display etc. Generally its recommended to increase the RAM size if its possible because that way you can run both the Operating Systems with better performance. Next under the CD/DVD Edit option you need to select the downloaded ISO file[Darwin_Snow.iso] instead of the ‘Auto detect’ option.

Next you need to ‘Power ON’ your Virtual Machine which will run the Snow Leopard OS on the Virtual Machine, but while this process starts you need to press the F8 button so that the Booting Options would be displayed on the screen.

Note : In my case i got a error message when i went for the Power ON option which said – ‘Mac OS X is not supported with software virtualization. To run Mac OS X you need a host on which VMware Player supports hardware virtualization.’ This means that your computer does not support virtualization and you need to perform this process on another computer with a Intel Process, but in my case i had a Core i7 Processor with 6Gb Ram, Hence in order to fix this i had to restart the Laptop and then under the BIOS settings Enable Virtualization as shown below.

The Snow Leopard Installation file would be downloaded in the form of a .DMG file which has to be converted into ISO File first. Next while the Mac is Booting up you need to click on the CD Settings and select the CD/DVD Disk Drive or Auto Select option as shown below to make the software to find the Snow Leopard Installation files from your computer.

Next you will be shown a option to select to Boot from DVD or else from HDD or Eject DVD, select the Boot from DVD option. You will get the Leopard Installation Screen before you which you need to proceed and completed. Make sure that you restart your computer a few times and also adjust the screen resolution for better quality display. Don’t forget that this tutorial has to be implemented only for testing or educational purpose only and not for commercial usage.

Make Windows XP Look like Apple Mac OS X Leopard with Transformation Pack

Last time i had written a article in which we had made Windows XP Look like Windows 7 which really worked perfect and gave the ultimate looks of a Windows 7 based computer and this time iam going to give you a link to such a application which would transform your total computer which would be Windows XP based and would look like as if you are running a Apple Mac OS X based computer.

Convert Windows Xp to Apple Mac OSX

The installation package would install all the required files automatically and after this a new Leopard-X visual style along with 4 different variations would appear ie
1. – Leopard-X visual style (4 variations)
2. – Leopard-X styler
3. – Leopard-X Mac search skin
4. – Leopard-X Dock skin
5. – Wallpapers

How to install:
To use this visual style you’ll need to patch your windows first. You need to download and install
Uxtheme Multi-patcher!
To do that follow next links:
For Windows XP – SP2:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/UXTheme-MultiPatcher.shtml

For Windows XP – SP3:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/SP3-UxTheme-Patcher.shtml

Upon successful installation, just unpack and install Leopard-X visual style!
Open Display properties/Appearance, and switch on Leopard-X visual style.
Then click Apply and this is it!

Full Screenshot Below :

Apple Leopard OSX

Tips and tricks:
To make that window looks same as it is here presented in this promo pictures you’ll need to do the next: Activate status bar in explorer (explorer menu: view/status bar) and check it “on”!

Status Bar

The bottom status bar will appears. Then open display properties, switch on Appearance and from Color
scheme choose: Aqua or Graphite variation!

Windows Display Properties

Aqua & Graphite light variations are built with the thinner frame which means that they don’t support rounded edges in the status bar. This is recommended variation if you do not use status bar! If you do, like here in this example, well then just use Aqua or Graphite color variation. Download and install Styler.

Styler Toolbar

After installation you’ll need to activate Styler, and you can do that by calling the menu from the window.
Just click near the help menu with the right button and choose from menu StylerToolBar… The rest
should be unchecked (or hidden).

Leopard Styler

Then open Styler menu and from there hide menu in explorer! You can also enable windows shadow effect from there. Just check Desktop tab. This is what you should get at the end! Install XWindows Dock for full Leopard experience and even more.

It can do next things:
1. Real-time dock icons reflection
2. Real-time windows reflection
3. Applied dock icons shadow effect
4. Applied blur reflection effect
5. Icons positioning inside the dock
6. Stack video preview
7. Picture folder gallery preview
8. Advanced stack animations, and more…
And what is most important, user can manipulate and set all these elements separately

Get Mac OS X Snow Leopard Taskbar Dock in Windows PC

The Taskbar Dock which comes up in the Apple Mac OS X Operating Systems is seriously very much beautiful and also intelligent because it does not just offer you with a nice taskbar but also offers you with features which can be useful in the daily life. The Dock is not available in the Windows based computers because the windows pc users get a flat taskbar with a start button and application shortcuts in the left and a clock and few icons on the right side. Its now possible to have a Dock in Windows Computers using the RK Launcher Application which can be downloaded from here.

Once you download the file, it comes in the form of a zip format which is a compressed state and you need to extra all the files within the downloaded zip using a freeware like Winzip or Winrar. Next a bunch of files and folders would appear in the Extracted section which would help the software to run. Click on the RKLauncher.exe file which will start the application.

The Dock looks awesome but again is displayed over your normal Taskbar Icons which can create a problem because you cannot click on the icons already listed in the Windows Taskbar and they can be accessed only when you press ‘Alt+Tab’ keys. Next we need to configure the Dock and move it to the left or right side of the screen where it can get its own screen area. The third last option from the right is the ‘Control Panel’ shortcut of your computer.

Features :

• When you mouse over the Taskbar Dock the Icons automatically zoom in and you will find that the size increases, giving you a better viewing of the shortcuts and easy way to access and run them. While if you move the mouse away from this, they will be resized to the normal size as shown above.
• Once you minimize any application it will be automatically displayed in the Taskbar Dock, under the shortcuts bar with a small thumbnail image of the contents of the running program.
• If you install a new software, whenever you run it for the first time, a shortcut for the same is generated and displayed in the Taskbar Dock, making it very simple and easy for you to access the same.

Overall a recommended nice software for PC lovers who love the MAC OS Looks. If you are looking for a complete overhaul of your PC and Make Windows XP Look like Apple Mac OS X, check out the transformation pack or else read our tutorial on Installing Mac OS X Snow Leopard on a Windows PC.

Make Windows XP Look like Windows 7 with Transformation Pack

I have been using Windows XP and liked it so much that i didnt even bother to move to Windows Vista when it was launched and since the Laptop came Preinstalled with a Licensed Copy of Windows XP, there was no point of moving to other OS. Now when Windows 7 is around i thought to either buy a new Copy or else get a Look which looks similar to Windows 7, which is when i tried of Windows 7 Transformation Pack specifically for Windows XP computers.

Convert Windows XP Windows7

The Seven Remix XP is a full installer which has a complete collection of files, icons, images and animations which are a part of Windows 7 Operating System. This is a transformation pack which means that you are going to change the way how stuff looks in Windows XP but not the way it works because you can feel you are in Windows 7. The installer automates the process of substitution of system files. It applies adjustments in the registry, it installs programs of third, skins and visual extras like sounds, styles, etc. In addition, it makes a backup of its archives in case that it needs to recover them. It is enough with executing the desinstallation from the menu Beginning or Adding or clearing programs.

Make Windows Look like Windows 8 with Transformation Pack

We had previously written a tutorial on how to make your Windows XP look like Windows7, and this time you will be able to install the Windows 8 Transformation Pack to make your computer look more advanced with the advanced graphics and styles for getting the looks of Windows 8 Professional Edition. The current build is not available for Windows 7 or Windows xp users but Vista X86 or X64, SP0, SP1, SP2 users can easily install this.

Before you install any of these transformation tools make sure that you create a Restore Point using the System Restore option because if there is something which goes wrong you may loose your OS because of many errors, hence the restore function can save up everything. The transformation pack is going to change the following :

* Windows Theme or Visual Style
* Login Screen or Welcome Screen
* Taskbar
* Taskbar clock, System try icon & Quick Launch
* Wallpapers
* About Windows Box
* System Properties
* Extra

Desktop Screenshot :

The new looks of Windows 8 would actually change the taskbar, start menu, Windows Explorer, a different concept login screen ie changes made in background image and text displayed at bottom.

The Taskbar now called as Superbar looks quite similar to Windows 8, by showing the Icons in a row instead of the normal way of showing the Active Running Programs name in the taskbar buttons. While you mouse over this you will get a quick preview of the running programs, bit similar to the Mac OS X Taskbar Dock.

How to Jailbreak Apple iPhone 3.1.3 – Tutorial & Tips

The first and foremost thing you need to do is check out if the device you are planning to jailbreak can be succeeded or not. This is because many times users start with the jailbreaking and unlocking of their devices without checking out if its really possible or not. Hence prior checking is very important where in you can use these quick tools and then proceed towards the jailbreaking process. This tutorial would be useful for users who have earlier Jailbroken their iPhone 2G/3G/3GS 3.0/3.1.2 with redsn0w, Quickpwn, Ultrasn0w, PwnageTool & Blackra1n.

To get started you need to first download the correct ipsw file from Apple Firmware Downloads and save it on your Desktop. The next step would be downloading the Sn0wBreeze tool from this website and saving a copy of the file on your desktop. This procedure is for Windows users who have Windows XP, Vista, 7 (32 or 64bit) Operating System.

Now to get started read the following steps and perform them one by one carefully.

• Create a Folder on your Desktop with any Name and move both the Sn0wBreeze file & the Firmware .ipsw file in that.
• Next you will have to run the sn0wbreeze-V.exe file and then proceed towards the installation process.
• The application would ask you to select any of the two modes ie Simple & Expert out of which its recommended to proceed with the Simple mode because in that case everything is done automatically with easy wizard based setup and you wont have to worry about configurations. Best for first times because this way the tool will automatically download all the applications.
  
• Click on the Blue Arrow to continue, and you will be asked to select the firmware file which you had earlier downloaded to your desktop folder. Browse and select this file which the sn0wbreeze application would detect and then proceed ahead towards Jailbreak.
  
• Next the software will install Cydia, ipsw files etc and will create a new IPSW file which is a new modified version you need to install, following which at the end you will be shown with a message which says ‘Done! sn0wbreeze seems to have sucessfully created your ispw, this file will be located on your Desktop. You will be asked if the device is already Jailbroken or not. If you are sure about this then proceed with Yes or else select No/Not Sure option which will manage everything.
  
• Next you will be asked to Connect your iPhone, and Enter Recovery Mode. After that, Launch iTunes and Hold down SHIFT while clicking the RESTORE button in iTunes. To get into the DFU Mode, Connect your device, Turn it off and click start when you are ready. Once the device is shut down, you will be asked to Press the Power & Home button both at once for 10 seconds, next you need to leave the Power Button and continue pressing the home button for next button following which the device will enter the DFU Mode. Once this is done you will find a Success Message for the same.
  
• Now you will be asked to Restore the iPhone using the iTunes Application. When you run the iTunes you will get a message which says ‘iPhone is in Recovery Mode you need to restore it’ as shown below.
  
• Now we will have to Restore the Modified ipsw file which was created and saved on the desktop. You will have to press Shift button and click on the ‘Restore’ button in iTunes. Next you will be asked to select the file, which you can browse and select from the desktop. Once you have selected the iTunes will Prepare the iPhone to be restored. This task would include extracting, testing and repair of your iPhone following which its completed and your device is back.
  
• Note : When we were trying this Restoring option at the end, were we getting the 1601 / 1602 Apple error which needs you to reinstall all the softwares like iTunes on your computer and then try to restart the procedure. We went ahead starting the iPhone and then restoring the device from the iTunes when the device was running normally. This made the device to automatically restart and then all the data was slowly transferred, finally restoring all the files and previous information.
  
  
  
  

Enjoy the Jailbroken updated iPhone Device!

iPhone 2G ( EDGE) UPDATE to iOS 4

"The new operating system supports many added features and will be a free download for iPhone and iPod Touch users. iOS 4 will not run on the original iPhone (2G) and has limited functionality on the iPhone 3G and 3GS."

As stated above the iPhone 2g is not supported with the iOS 4. Someone has managed to customize a OS 3.1.3 firmware file so that it includes most of the iOS 4.0 features for iPhone 2G!

The following features are included in it:

- Jailbreak
- Hacktivation
- native MMS enabled
- native USB Tethering enabled
- native Bluetooth Tethering enabled
- native Battery Percentage enabled
- 3GS’s Tap To Focus enabled (fake)
- emojii enabled everywhere
- Voice Control Vocalia
- Voice Control Home Button Double Click
- fake Compass to fast- respring
- 4.0 System Version
- 27 Wallpapers from iOS4
- semi- trasparentdock form iOS4
- icons from iOS4
- reflective dock toggle
- springboard backgorund
- sms background
- no Winterboard or BossPaper

HERES MY SCREENSHOT of my iPhone 2g running with the iOS features
BEFORE RESTORING and after THE RESTORING PROCESS

My 2G iPhone running with iOS FEATURES

GUIDES:
Step 1: Download the original FIRMWARE
Download Apple Original Firwmare for your device
iPhone 2G 3.1.3/7E18

Step 2: Download PwnageTool
To create your custom firmware you need a version of Pwnage Tool (MacOS)
Download it HERE

Step 3: Save your data
Install DiskAid: Download it HERE
Access to the root of iPhone or iPod using DiskAid and search for data you need to save.
Most common folders are:
Games Saving: /User/Applications
Contacts: /User/Library/AddressBook/AddressBook.sqlitedb
SMS: /User/Library/SMS/sms.db (restoring SMS database could break MMS feature)

Step 4: Create your Custom Firmware
You can easy create a custom firmware using PwnageTool.

1) Open the modified PwnageTool you downloaded before.
2) Click on Advanced Mode (#1), select your device (#2)
3) Let PwnageTool to search your computer for the original Apple firmware. If it fails, search it manually
4) Go on an in Global menù check "Activate phone" only if you don't have legit SIM card for activation of you iPhone. You can leave other setting to default.
5) Finally you can start creation of your custom firmware!

Step 5: RESTORE with iTunes
From iTunes click on RESTORE holding ALT (MacOS) or SHIFT (Windows) at the same time and select this firmware you created with PwangeTool from you computer
If you get some errors like 1600, 1604 try reinstalling iTunes or try a different computer. If it is not enaught try isntalling Apple Original 3.1.3 firmware and then try again putting your device in DFU
IMPORTANT: At the end of flashing, choose "Set as new iPhone" when promted (so not select "Restore previous Backup").

Step 6: Recover your data
Access to the root of iPhone or iPod using DiskAid and put back for data you saved in step 2 in the right folders.

Step 7: Enjoy new Features
IMPORTANT: Reboot you device!!

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