Have you ever been frustrated copying or moving files in Windows? It seems to take forever and seems to slow the system down to a crawl. Sometimes you want to pause the copying or moving of files but in Windows your only option is to cancel the copy and the result is only a partial [...]
Over time, your computer’s hard drive becomes fragmented from actions such as adding and deleting files and programs. As it becomes fragmented, the computer becomes slower accessing files and programs and it results in a slower computer.
Think of your computer’s hard drive as a bookcase full of books. At first, all the books are neatly [...]
A few weeks back, I wrote up an article on how to change the look of your Windows XP desktop by changing the theme. At the time I promised I would introduce a couple more programs that would refresh the look of XP. Well, it took a bit longer than expected to get back to [...]
There is an issue between the Asus M3N-HT Deluxe and the AMD Phenom 9850 and 9950 CPUs that has been addressed with their most recent BIOS update (901). Although not uncommon for motherboard manufacturers to release BIOS updates to address issues, I thought this one should be posted just due to the unusual problem that the [...]
As I work on computers as a profession, I thought I’d add some content based on issues that may not be commonly known that I come across on a daily basis. They’ll probably become quite old pretty quick but I thought it would be best to share with everyone so they don’t make the same [...]
With hard drives being as cheap as they are, some of you have become lazy and have duplicate files all over your PC wasting up space. Sometimes it’s good to do a little housekeeping on your PC but the thought of taking the time to look for these files can be time consuming. A freeware [...]
In a previous article we dealt with maintaining the hardware side of your PC. Now we’re going to deal with the software side; in particular, Windows. I could write a multi-page article on how to get your system running smoothly, but if you’re like me, you like simple and easy methods. There are a lot [...]
EULA, stands for End User Licensing Agreement. It’s the fine print that a lot of people skip over when they go to install a program. You’ve probably done it yourself, clicked ‘I Agree’ without reading over the licensing agreement. This is fine for well known products but with freeware and trialware that you download from [...]
In a previous article we dealt with speeding up the way Windows loads up. In this article we’ll hopefully fix or speed up, as well as clean up, the way Windows XP shuts down. A lot of systems I see often take an unusual amount of time to shut down and usually I see errors [...]
Almost everyone has come across a file that cannot be deleted by Windows although you know for a fact that the file is not necessary for any program to run correctly. Although the message may vary, the simple fact that it’s annoying, like getting gum on the sole of your shoe.
