Thursday, January 31, 2013

[How to] install .Net framework 3.5 offline in windows 8

Yes, we can install .Net Framework 3.5 in windows 8 without internet connection. 

Step 1 : Open CMD.EXE with Administrative Privileges

Step 2 : Run the this DISM command dism /online /get-features
(you will see something like below )

Step 3 : Use Windows 8 ISO/DVD/USB  and copy SXS folder to local machine located at D:\sources\sxs (In this case D: is your drive letter on which you have loaded Windows 8 Media)

Step 4 : Once completed, in order to install this feature you can run the following command dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFx3 /All /SourceC:\sxs /LimitAccess  and hit Enter

Step 5 : After completing the installation of .NET Framework 3.5 you can see that the feature is enabled in the Control Panel –> Program and Features





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Thursday, January 3, 2013

How to use Maps with GPS without internet connection on Android

Use of GPS technology is Maps and Navigation. In Android, Maps are loaded when you are online so, GPS will come into play when you are connected to Internet. Google maps loads only when we are connected to internet. We can navigate through maps only when maps are visible :P . So, is GPS unusable without Internet on Android?

No. Android introduced offline version of Maps now. We can actually view the maps when we are not connected to internet. To know how, visit this link.

Now we can turn on GPS and choose to travel along the maps but limited up to the download part.







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How to use Google Maps Offline on Android without Internet

Step 1:  Connect your android phone to Internet.
Step 2:  Update and install Latest Google Maps for Android as older version don't support offline maps feature.
Step 3:  Open Maps and go to Menu --> Make available offline --> Select the area you wanna download offline. It facilitates you showing the Size (in MB). 

You can save the area that interests you. For example, if you travel to NewYork, you have the entire map of the city always available offline.

NOTE : Radius of 10 Miles from the point you selected is saved offline.






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