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PC World September 2004 Lincoln Spector |
PC Safety Toolbox--Five Steps to Protecting Your System The ins and outs of backing up, defragging, defending against intruders, and creating an emergency boot disk.  |
PC Magazine June 8, 2004 Ben Z. Gottesman |
2004 Utility Guide Utilities can help you get the most from your system. We review 161 in 21 categories, from backup and antivirus to password management and screen capture.  |
PC World March 2004 Lincoln Spector |
Why Is My Speedy PC S-l-o-w-i-n-g D-o-w-n? Follow these tips to restore performance... Plus: Handle backups too big for CDs... read attachments in Outlook Express 6... dispose of old CDs safely...  |
PC World February 2002 Lincoln Spector |
Answer Line Quick and Easy Data Backups to CD-RW Discs... open Outlook attachments... give unwanted icons the boot... say adios to Me's splash screen...  |
PC World June 2002 Lincoln Spector |
How to Evade Data Disaster 26 smart strategies for backing up your most vital files -- and for recovering them if you didn't...  |
PC Magazine November 1, 2006 Edward Mendelson |
Make a Bootable USB Key What do you do when your computer won't boot, your most recent backup is three months old, and you don't have an emergency CD?  |
PC World December 2005 Lincoln Spector |
Emergency Boot CDs for PCs Without Floppy Drives What to do when XP or 2000 won't boot and your PC doesn't have a floppy drive... Copy device drivers from your PC to CD... Safeguard files and folders... Make the most of Windows slow-ups...  |
PC Magazine August 17, 2005 Robert P. Lipschutz |
Back Up or Else! Backing up data on your Windows XP system may prove challenging, but it's a necessity. There are some software products that may make the process easier.  |
PC World November 3, 2007 Lincoln Spector |
Diagnose and Repair an Unbootable XP or Vista PC What to do when your Windows XP or Windows Vista system refuses to boot.  |
PC World September 2004 Scott Dunn |
Use a Super Boot Floppy After an XP Meltdown Recover when XP won't load... Get the full view of new Windows... Color-code your file names... The fastest way into Outlook... etc.  |
PC World February 2006 Jon L. Jacobi |
Keep Your Data Backups Safe, Simple, and Fast Follow these instructions to create your own easy-to-maintain backup plan.  |
PC Magazine March 14, 2008 Edward Mendelson |
Genie Backup Manager Pro 8.0 This flexible, exceptionally well-designed, reliable, backup utility should be part of everyone's toolkit.  |
PC Magazine April 4, 2008 David A. Karp |
How to Downgrade from Vista to XP Trade Vista for XP's more familiar bugs? Plenty of users say they'd do it in a heartbeat. Here's how to navigate the downgrade.  |
PC World May 2001 Kirk Steers |
Create Your Own Emergency Boot Disk Create an emergency boot disk, identify mysterious components...  |
PC World September 2003 Lincoln Spector |
How to Reinstall Windows Without Losing Your Data It's a big job, but it can cure Windows' creeping decrepitude; plus, sudden reboots revisited.  |
PC Magazine October 26, 2010 Michael Muchmore |
SOS Online Backup Home Edition 4.7.4 SOS Online Backup Home Edition fully protects the data on five of your PCs for ten bucks a month. It's chock full of features, and it's dead simple to use.  |
PC World September 2003 Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Check Your Disks for Errors, With a Single Click Automate hard-drive maintenance; XP Pro vs. XP Home; the versatile Power Menu utility.  |
PC World December 20, 2006 Scott Dunn |
No-Brainer Backups Using Windows' Own Tools Five options for implementing a Windows backup strategy without investing a dime in third-party utilities.  |
PC World October 1, 2000 Stan Miastkowski |
Hassle-Free Backups Hard-drive capacities are bigger than ever. Your data is more valuable than ever. Thank goodness backing up is getting easier than ever. Here's a disaster-avoidance game plan.  |
PC World October 9, 2000 Linda L. Grubbs, PCWorld.com |
Back Up Files With Ease Keep important data safe with these backup utilities...  |
PC World January 2002 Lincoln Spector |
Combine Your Rescue Disks on a Single CD Put multiple rescue disks on a single CD... transfer your Outlook Express installation to a new PC...  |
PC World December 2000 Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Superscrub Your Drive Automatically Automate disk maintenance, speed up printing from your laptop...  |
PC World November 2000 Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Still Tweaking After All These Years Customize with Tweak UI... automate backups for Win NT and 2000...  |
PC World February 2001 Kirk Steers |
Fix PC Woes by Going Back in Time Solve PC problems with System Restore; Microsoft's compatibility list...  |
PC World November 2003 Lincoln Spector |
What to Do When XP or 2000 Won't Boot Try several tactics to get a reluctant Windows to load; plus, keep XP's Start menu under control.  |
PC Magazine August 19, 2003 Matthew P. Graven |
The Windows Survival Guide If you're just getting ready to make the move to Win XP, or if you're anxious to dig beneath the surface and find some cool new tools, or if you've been using Win XP for a while and it's time for some serious maintenance, you'll find what you need to know in this guide.  |
PC World August 2002 Robert Luhn |
Ultimate Backup Guide These storage devices make backing up so fast, easy, and affordable, you'll actually do it.  |
PC World September 2004 Jon L. Jacobi |
Better Backups We test fast, vast, and cheap new storage options that take the pain out of keeping your vital data safe.  |
PC Magazine February 2, 2005 David A. Karp |
Save and Protect Your Hard Drive You can prepare for disaster by taking steps now to protect your PC's most valuable asset: its hard drive.  |
PC Magazine July 1, 2008 Michael Muchmore |
The Best Backup Tools External hard drives, online storage, home NAS, file-and-folder backup, drive-imaging software: We review the best of each and point you to the right choice for your backup needs.  |
PC World August 2006 Danny Allen |
Not All Backup Software Is Created Equal Six applications that let you schedule regular backups as well as compress and encrypt the data. Genie Backup Manager Professional 7.0... WinBackup Standard 2.0... Retrospect 7.5... BackUp MyPC Deluxe 2006... NovaBackup 7.3...  |
PC World March 2005 Lincoln Spector |
Windows Rejuvenated! Is your aging Windows machine slowing down? Getting creaky? Just plain showing its age? Here's how to make it work the way it did fresh out of the box.  |
PC Magazine December 14, 2009 Michael Muchmore |
Norton Online Backup 2.0 Norton Online Backup 2.0 backs up more data than any other service, and now has more robust tools as well.  |
PC World September 2005 Alan Stafford |
Big Drive Backup We evaluate 16 external hard drives as a viable option for backing up your data. The three drives that stood out were Western Digital's 320GB Dual-option Media Center, Maxtor's 300GB Shared Storage Drive, and Silicon Image's SV2000.  |
PC World May 2002 Lincoln Spector |
Tools for Trouble-Free Computing Whether your PC is brand new or showing its age, the best utilities will keep it in tip-top shape...  |
PC World November 2005 Lincoln Spector |
Create a Windows CD for PCs That Don't Have One A true Windows restore disc will return your damaged system to its former healthy self... Changing the color of your icon text... Make a DOS application work with a USB printer...  |
PC Magazine July 13, 2004 Bill Howard |
Creating a Data Backup Server Enlist an old PC to back up your files.  |
Macworld December 26, 2006 Joe Kissell |
Data Backup 2.1 Backup software for both beginners and power users.  |
PC World May 2002 Stan Miastkowski |
Care and Feeding of the Windows Registry Proper maintenance of the Registry can help keep your PC happy and healthy...  |
PC World July 2004 Lincoln Spector |
Why All the Problems Shutting Down My PC? Fix faulty Windows shutdowns... Undo a dual-boot setup... Share Outlook data across a network...  |
PC World July 2001 Lincoln Spector |
Answer Line: Prep an Old PC for a New Home What to do to your computer before giving it to someone else... Executing programs at shut-down time... Make autostart CDs... Handling .zip with Windows Me... Office Shortcut Bar... Backing up dial-up network settings...  |
PC World January 2004 Lincoln Spector |
Protect Yourself Against Application Sneak Attacks Bring back lost private folders; get a fresh start for System Restore; save data from a corrupted file.  |
Macworld December 13, 2006 Joe Kissell |
BounceBack Pro 7.1 Backup software makes bootable backups, but lacks advanced features  |
PC World August 23, 2002 Lincoln Spector |
Ten Essential (but Cheap) Utilities Here are ten small, free (or inexpensive) programs that fill the holes in Windows.  |
PC Magazine January 12, 2005 David A. Karp |
Build an XP-SP2 Recovery Disc The recovery disc that came with your PC is likely obsolete and useless.  |
PC Magazine August 19, 2003 Konstantinos Karagiannis |
The Winning Way to Zip What is probably the world's most popular Windows compression utility is now also the one you shouldn't be without.  |
PC World February 2001 Yael Li-Ron |
Windows Your Way No matter which Windows you use, it probably isn't as closely tailored to your needs as it could be...  |
PC Magazine March 15, 2006 Bill Machrone |
Build It: a DIY Backup Server Don't throw out that old PC! Save yourself from hours of work, lost business, and thousands of dollars in lost revenue by using it to back up your network. We show you how.  |
Macworld January 2005 Kirk McElhearn |
BounceBack Professional If you want to make regular backups of your Mac computer, and want a program that'll take care of it for you, BounceBack Professional might be exactly what you need.  |
Macworld December 22, 2006 Joe Kissell |
Backup 3.1 Apple's .Mac software a solid choice for basic backups  |