May 17, 2011
This article will discuss what file type associations are, how you can change them in general, and why so many people have issues with .lnk file associations in Windows. If you have been running into this issue again and again, it’s time to examine its cause and find out how to deal with it or better yet, avoid it altogether.
May 8, 2011
Having given ioBit Advanced System Care a test run, I can confidently say it’s a great free solution for – indeed – many of your windows problems. The app makes a thorough effort at both cleaning and optimizing your system.
April 20, 2011
Add 450 extra programs to the already extensive CCleaner. An unofficial program makes Piriform’s famous system maintenance tool even more useful, by vastly increasing the amount of software it supports. CCEnhancer makes CCleaner even better at its job. A collection of userscripts from around the Internet, it can add support for 450 programs CCleaner doesn’t support out of the box.
December 28, 2010
The easiest way to restore a Windows computer back to its factory defaults is to simply use the included recovery program to reinstall or recover Windows. This works well in many situations, and you can use this method to completely wipe your computer clean and start from new. But what if you don’t want to [...]
October 14, 2010
Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA for short) is a Windows Update component rolled out to XP users long after XP was released. It is intended to validate your Windows licence, allow updates to Microsoft wares and display a number of notifications if your product key isn’t kosher. There’s nothing wrong with still using XP, a number [...]
August 12, 2010
After our home computer became infected for the umpteenth time with an Internet Explorer exploit, even after I admonished my kids to avoid using Internet Explorer at all costs, I decided it was time to take drastic action. There are a lot of reasons why you may want to configure a computer so that it [...]
May 18, 2010
Having to re-install your Windows operating system is nothing unheard of. Unfortunately, it has to be done at regular intervals. Before you start however, not only make sure all your data is backed up, but also that you have all the serial numbers of programs you would like to reinstall. Should you find that you [...]
November 26, 2009
Are you looking for a Windows Mobile Registry Editor? Maybe you want to customize or tweak your Windows Mobile device and you have out-lived all the utilities. You now want to venture on and use a registry editor. My registry editor of choice for Windows Mobile 6.1 and Windows Mobile 6.5 is PhM Registry Editor. [...]
November 21, 2009
The Windows Registry is the root ball of the operating system. Every little bit of system information is rooted in the registry, be it software, drivers, user information or registration data. Over the lifetime of a computer, numerous tools are installed, updated, moved or removed. Even if done thoroughly, this can create a mess in [...]
November 14, 2009
There are several critical areas of system data that can cause serious computer issues when they become corrupted. For such cases it’s important to have a backup of these files or a way to return to a previous system state. The registry is the central part of the system data and the one most likely [...]
