October 20, 2011
Nowadays, most manufacturers no longer ship their computers with installation discs. Instead they deposit a recovery partition on the hard drive or provide software that allows you to create your own recovery media. Now what do you do when the hard drive breaks and you never prepared recovery CDs?
October 11, 2011
Windows has a tendency to accumulate errors and problems over time. While some of this virtual wear and tear can be delayed by rigorous system maintenance and keeping malware at the gate, the time will come when you will be forced to reinstall your system. A Windows re-installation is a tedious process. It takes time and once the new installation is in place, you essentially start from scratch.
December 30, 2010
Does your computer freeze randomly? Do you face the Blue Screen Of Death almost every day? Don’t let your computer terrify you! Take action, track down what causes your computer to lock up on you and how you can stop it from happening. We have previously introduced 7 Common Reasons Why Windows Can Get Unresponsive. [...]
October 23, 2010
Kaspersky is known for providing quality malware protection, typically leading rankings of AV software. The Kaspersky rescue disk gives you access to that even when a nasty bit of software leaves you without access to Windows, and it’s a free download. Some viruses are better than others. Particularly evil ones will prevent you from installing [...]
June 19, 2010
Most computers from PC vendors come with certain pre-configured factory settings which are important to the computer’s operation. This is particularly true of laptops, which usually have special function buttons, and touch screen computers, which require special drivers in order to function. Of course, a computer from a factory also has default Windows settings and [...]
April 15, 2010
I recently wrote about how to deal with Internet Explorer’s Parental Controls. Another common question I get from users is how to reinstall Internet Explorer and why it is necessary. I will walk you through reinstalling Internet Explorer and tell you about the instances where I would reinstall it. Sometimes after cleaning a virus or [...]
January 21, 2010
I often find myself reinstalling operating systems, particularly Ubuntu, either because of using ‘sudo’ one too many times or the rapid development of alpha builds. Some people like to parachute from planes, well, I like running the latest builds of the OS. There are a few things that power-users do to every installation or machine [...]
October 24, 2009
So when you get a new machine or you do a reformat what is the first thing you do? If you are not imaging your system, chances are you will need to install the pieces of software that enable your machine to be a tool instead of a big paper weight. I find myself downloading [...]
July 16, 2009
Windows XP is an odd beast. Some have no problems using it, while others report little else but problems. If you often find yourself in the latter category, you may at some point have the need to use Windows XP’s Recovery Console, especially if your PC will no longer boot. The Recovery Console is a [...]
February 24, 2009
Anyone who has been using Windows for any length of time knows reinstalling it is unavoidable. Some people call technical help and some do it themselves. If you reinstall on your own, you know it takes a little time but the most annoying part of reinstalling Windows is that you have to reinstall all your [...]
