Quite a number of people find it difficult to re-install their OS (Operating System) after formatting either their Desktops or Laptops. You
would also agree that it is even more difficult especially if you use a
mini laptop or portable notebook which comes with no DVD drive. It
means you would have to either buy an external DVD drive to watch your movies, which is quite expensive, or you copy all your media files using a USB (Universal Serial Bus).
Having an external DVD may not be too easy in most cases. Even if it is, you might have to deal with the conscious habit of carrying it around in case you are presented with an opportunity where you would need it. However, having an external DVD would definitely come handy when you are in a situation that requires you to format and re-install your OS or upgrade to another. Most common OS are the XP, Vista, Windows 7 & 8.
Statistically, in a group of a 100 people you can easily ascertain the most used OS. One would find that about 78% use Windows 7, 12% use XP, 8% use Vista while the remaining 2% use Windows 8. If you therefore have need to change to any of these OS aforementioned, you can now do so with ease with a USB! yes you heard me right.
It surprised me to find that there are very few dead-simple guides to creating a bootable USB thumb/pen/flash drive for a Vista and/or Windows 7 installation. The process is so easy. This will walk you through the steps to create a bootable USB flash drive for the purpose of
Nigerian former Information minister, Dora Akunyili, is dead.
She died Saturday morning in an Indian hospital of a yet to be announced ailment.
A close family source confirmed Mrs. Akunyili’s death to PREMIUM TIMES. Her close political ally and the former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi, as well as her spokesperson, Isaac Umunna did not respond to telephone calls for further confirmation.
Her family is expected to make an official announcement of her death in the coming hours. Mrs. Akunyili is considered as Nigeria’s most effective drugs and food administration executive. as the first boss of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, she carried our sweeping reforms that helped Nigeria, at the time, put up a strong defence against fake drugs and food products.
She went on to serve as an information minister under the administration of Late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. She is famed for taking an apolitical stance during the 2010 power transition from ‘brain damaged’ Yar’Adua to Goodluck Jonathan, his deputy at the time.
Before her death, she was serving as a member of the ongoing National Conference, in Abuja.
