Backtrack not Found After Installing new windows 8 ? Solved

Problem:
I had Windows 7 installed, and backtrack R2 (just upgraded to R3). I then installed Windows 8 (formatted my Main windows HDD, not my backtrack HDD). Now Windows installed his boot loader.
I Faced This Problem And Tackle My Worries Without reinstalling Any Os... I'm too Smart.
Coz I Know That If there is a problem then There is a solution for it also...
So, Is there anyway to get the GRUB loader back without reinstalling backtrack?

Solution:
Just please one thing that is not written in guides and I belive they take it for granted: If you are to recover the grub using a live CD, here is the "taken for granted" issue and looks pretty logic, but many many people do not do it: use the 64 bit distro if trying to recover a 64 bit system with grub, and use 32 bit live cd for 32-bit distro to recover...IF you do not do that, when recovering grub, you will get mounting errors ("chroot: cannot run command `/bin/bash': Exec format error").


Here is the way I do it, is the easiest way from live cd (remember to use the 32 or 64 bit version according to the one you want to recover):

Insert Live CD (Ubuntu distro with grub2 like Lucid 10.04) and load Ubuntu. 

then open a terminal and type(text in red only):

root@bt:~# sudo fdisk -l                                            ====> (See your BT partition: sda1, sda2, etc)

root@bt:~# sudo mount /dev/sdax /mnt                   ====> (mount it) {Where x is your sda drive                  
                                                                                             no. eg: sda7 is my drive and here x is 7}

root@bt:~# sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt/ /dev/sda            ====> (install grub, here DO     
                                                                                                            NOT install in sdax, just sda or  
                                                                                                       whatever your HDD is mapped at).

Reboot (# shutdown -r now) and if any OS is missing in grub menu, just enter BT and use the 

root@bt:~# os-prober 

command in terminal: "os-prober", 
then just update grub: 

root@bt:~# update-grub

Now You Are Free To Use Your Dual Boot System... Ready... :D

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How to Change the Start Screen Background in Windows 8

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Windows 8’s new Start screen has been hotly debated since the operating system launched in preview mode earlier this year. Acknowledged by some as a bold step into the tablet market, and criticized by many others who prefer the familiar desktop experience, the new 'Modern UI Style' home is here to stay. But beyond not offering a way to bypass this screen (not without the help of third-party utilities), surprisingly Microsoft is also limiting your options when it comes to customizing the Start screen's appearance. You can choose from a couple color schemes and 10 stock background images, but that's about it.

We've seen some workarounds before but they require firing up the HEX editor to modify system files, and you are still limited to 256-color background images in a handful of specific sizes. That’s more work than most people are probably willing to bother with and as you can imagine the results are not quite optimal.

Enter Decor8. Stardock’s latest Windows 8 customization app removes this limitation by giving users the ability to pick any picture they want, regardless of size or color range, as the Start screen background.



The program is pretty straightforward to use. Upon launching Decor8, you’ll be presented with a set of background images to choose from, including the start screen and desktop background images that Windows 8 ships with and also a set of wallpapers that Stardock ships with the app. You get the usual fill, fit, tile and center options available in the classic desktop, and the program will automatically create a color scheme to match each of your background images -- or you can manually customize the color scheme if you’re so inclined.

You can add folders to the program to use your own photos and images as background. There’s also the option to select multiple background images by holding down the Ctrl key, and have them rotate on a set time interval, as well as the option to fade background images against the start screen color for a subtle effect.

Sadly, Decor8 is not free. Stardock offers a free 30-day trial but otherwise asks a modest $4.99 for the app. It’s a little unnerving to pay for such basic functionality but if you wish to customize the Windows 8 Start screen beyond what Microsoft offers this is the easiest-to-use tool we’ve found. It does one thing and it does it well.

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Opera Mini For Airtel Free Gprs Browsing

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I am Using Opera Mini From Last 2 years for free gprs but nowadays Airtel Is Strict About his Open Ports And Proxies...

So After Bearing a lot of tensions we have an opera mini browser for browsing internet, so that you can sms someone without paying or be in touch with your friends on facebook & gmail.

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