One of the first things I normally do when I set up a computer with Windows XP, right after I install anti-virus and anti-spyware programs, is to configure Internet Explorer (IE) and System Restore ...

In addition to the recovery tools available in Win2K, Windows XP includes yet another feature known as Automated System Recovery (ASR). If Safe Mode Option and Last Known Good aren’t sufficient to do ...

Reader Tom is dealing with this major hassle: When I switched from Windows XP to Windows 7, I was very careful to backup my entire computer to my laptop. After installing Windows 7, I found out that ...

QUESTION: I can no longer open System Restore in Windows XP Home. When I go to system Tools, and I click on System Restore, nothing happens, it does not open. I tried other paths to open System ...

I am running an old PC with XP, purely as a backup machine, however the hard drive is full and ideally I would like to take the computer back to its factory condition; I know that I would lose all of ...

I just installed a new Memorex DVD burner on my XP Pro system, and then like an idiot, installed the crappy bundled software that came with it: Roxio EZ CD and DVD Creator 6.<br><br>That crappy ...

If you've settled into Windows 7 but find the change in the functionality of the backspace key while browsing files to be too much to bear, use this simple hack to turn the backspace key back to its ...

Hi<BR><BR>I have been given XP pro computer from a friend who's asked me to fix it but it seems to be more than the usual malware problem so I am stuck.<BR><BR>When it boots up there are no icons only ...

My main computer is a Lenovo ThinkStation running Windows 7 Professional. Today, trying to manually take a Restore Point, I ended up instead at the Restore a Restore Point window. While there, I ...

In addition to the recovery tools available in Win2K, Windows XP includes yet another feature known as Automated System Recovery (ASR). If Safe Mode Option and Last Known Good aren’t sufficient to do ...