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BartPE and UBCD4WIN are bootable CD’s that will let you gain access to your system in the event of windows not booting up. You will need an XP CD to create these discs. Even if you don’t think You’ll ever use these, they are fascinating from the geek tool standpoint and are fun to fool around with.

BartPE can be found here
Ultimate Boot CD for Windows can be found here

Creating and Using BartePE

hi-res 42MB quicktime .mov
lo-res 19MB quicktime .mov

Creating and Using The Ulitmate Boot CD for Windows
Note: this video references the BartPE video, you may want to download both videos
hi-res 19MB quicktime .mov
lo-res 9MB quicktime .mov

Quick Notes On Getting Bart's PE/Ultimate Boot CD For Windows To Boot From A Thumb Drive

  The utility I use to put UBCD4Win on a UFD is called ubcd4winToUSB, which comes with the Ultimate Boot CD for Windows distribution and can be found in C:\UBCD4Win\plugin\!Critical\ubcd4winToUSB . It does not seem to work in Vista, so do your build from a Windows XP SP2/SP3 box. After installing it to my 4GB thumbdrive it kept giving me a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) with the error code 0x0000007B whenever I tried to boot it. I found someone provided a patched version of ntdetect.com (http://www.msfn.org/board/0x0000007B-Blue-Screen-Error-During-Text-t112630.html&p=738009#entry738009 ) that solved my problem and now it boots fine on all my boxes.

BARTPE

Is a lightweight variant of the 32-bit version of Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, similar to Windows Preinstallation Environment, which can be run from a Live CD or Live USB drive.

A BartPE system image is created using PE Builder, a freeware program created by Bart Lagerweij. It requires a legal copy of Windows XP or Windows Server 2003. Additional applications can be included in the image using plugins.

BartPE cannot create Windows Vista^[2] or Windows 7 Live DVDs.

Ultimate Boot CD for Windows or UBCD4Win is a bootable recovery CD (live CD) that contains software used for repairing, restoring, and diagnosing many computer problems. It is based on BartPE

Unless you can borrow a XP CD you can't make a BartPE or UBCD4Win ISO (CD/DVD or USB )

 XP-Iso-Builder to try and make an XP cd. 

Problems with DELL Laptops

When the Builder is looking to validate the source files.. it only checks for a few files... it doesn't validate the complete set of files. Since your i386 directory isn't setup like a true CD... it fails on the files that it can't find that you've listed.

Instead of using specific letters such as .sy_ etc... lets use the letter "x" to indicate any other letter since there can be different various files not just .sys etc. A file that ends with .xx_ is a compressed version of the original file. So myfile.xx_ is simply a compressed version of myfile.xxx . The builder is looking for the .xx_ file to uncompress when you get the error because Dell had chosen to use the non-standard method of keeping the files uncompressed.

You may be able to recreate the compressed files using the MS Makecab util available from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310618 ... If you try this for each missing file error... I would suggest that you also leave the original file where it is also so it won't affect anything else that Dell may have done in this area. Of course then you still won't be assured of a build that goes without other errors that won't need corrected but it would be a step in that direction. 

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http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/7702/restoring-windows-7-from-an-image-backup/

White balance

White balance

Where, with film you either shot print film in daylight or with flash indoors, and with slide film, you used daylight or tungsten film, or used compensating filters with these. White balance is Digital’s version-you select a white balance based on the condition of the light you are using, so the camera’s meter allows for white to photograph as white
Auto white balance does a reasonable job most of the time, but it cannot cope in some situations-especially when subject is in deep shadow. You need to know when to use the white balance settings for all situations, and this table will help you understand: ( degrees Kelvin is a means of determining colour temperature)

Sunrise/sunset 2400-3000 Kelvin……………………Use Auto white balance
Tungsten lighting 3200-3500 Kelvin ……………………Use tungsten/Incandescent white balance
Fluorescent lighting 4000 Kelvin …………… Use fluorescent White balance
Early morning/afternoon sun 4000 Kelvin…….Use auto white balance/ --fluorescent white balance
(Magenta filter) to counter greenish cast on skin from foliage if under trees or on really green grass
Noon sun/Sun overhead…5000-6500 Kelvin…………………….use Cloudy White balance 
Flash photography in daylight 5500 Kelvin ………………………Use Flash White balance
Deep shade………………….6500 Kelvin…………………………Use cloudy/shade white balance
Shade in daylight 7500 Kelvin ………………………………......Use shade white balance
Heavy overcast, very dark shade 8000 to 10000 Kelvin………Use shade white balance plus 81a-85c glass filter

To set custom White balance: (Nikon)

Select a neutral coloured object to set your white balance
It’s best to avoid using a white target. The camera prefers grey. If you use white in direct sunlight you'll always get a "No Gd" response from the camera because the Matrix meter is rendering it white instead of grey. Thus the trick is to select the centre-weighted meter when using a white reference in bright light and you'll get "Good" from a camera. Remember to set back to Matrix metering as soon as you're done.


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TRICK
WhiteBalance : Tungsten
Set -1 or -2 exposure compensation and use this setting in daylight to simulate night!
Cloudy : best for most shots outdoors in direct sunlight
Custom White Balance :
Set it pointed at something colored or through a colored filter
and your resulting photos will have a color cast opposite the color to which you set it!
Set it on something blue and photos come out yellow,
set it on something purple and the photos come out green.
Point it at something warm and you get cool and vice versa.

PO Types

.	Standard Purchase Order	Planned Purchase Order	Blanket Purchase Agreement	Contract Purchase Agreement
Terms and Conditions Known	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Goods or Services Known	Yes	Yes	Yes	NO
Pricing Known	Yes	Yes	May Be	NO
Quantity Known	Yes	Yes	NO	NO
Account Distributions Known	Yes	Yes	NO	NO
Delivery Schedule Known	Yes	May Be	NO	NO
Can be Encumbered	Yes	Yes	Yes	NO
Can Encumber Releases	N/A	Yes	Yes	N/A