Thursday, September 11, 2008

Installing Zune Theme on Windows XP

You can install Zune theme on Windows XP for free.
  1. Download the MSI installer from here.
  2. Run the installer.
  3. For XP x64, copy the theme from XP 32bit install in /Resources/Themes/Zune to the corresponding folder in x64.
  4. Select the Zune theme.

Bridging Windows XP Host Wireless Network to VirtualBox Guest Interface

It is quite easy to bridge the Windows XP host wireless networking to the VirtualBox guest interfaces. However, not all wireless adapter driver support packet injection that is needed for networking bridge. The following steps will guide you on bridging the wireless network and on how to force the packet injection.
  1. Select an Adapter N in the Network setup in VirtualBox.
  2. Set Attached to: Host Interface
  3. Add a new Host Interface if you haven't done so. You should see a VirtualBox Host Interface N after you have successfully added a new interface.
  4. Select the newly create virtual interface and the Wireless Network Connection.
  5. Right click and select Bridge....
  6. If your wireless adapter doesn't support packet injection, then the wireless connection will disconnect from the router.
  7. You can force it in Windows XP.
  8. On command prompt, run the following: netsh bridge show adapter
  9. ID which number is the wireless adapter.
  10. On command prompt, run the following: netsh bridge set adapter X forcecompatmode=enable
  11. This will force the bridge and the wireless will reconnect.