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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 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 World October 24, 2007 Steve Bass |
Got XP Annoyances? Try These Four Smart Fixes for Windows Woes Stop boot-up hiccups, zap folders that keep popping up, make Windows Explorer more reliable.  |
PC Magazine November 28, 2007 Loyd Case |
Frankenputer! Take components from an old computer and add them to a new system.  |
PC World May 2001 Kirk Steers |
Create Your Own Emergency Boot Disk Create an emergency boot disk, identify mysterious components...  |
PC World May 2002 Steve Bass |
Home Office: Last Call for Windows XP Ugrades Still sitting on the fence? Jump, and avoid these installation hassles...  |
PC World July 2002 Lincoln Spector |
Create a Start-Up Floppy for Windows 2000 and XP Be prepared in case your Windows 2000 or XP machine won't boot.  |
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 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 Magazine October 11, 2006 |
Invalid boot.ini File Booting error message with Windows XP Pro.  |
PC World September 14, 2001 Gregg Keizer |
Windows 2000 FAQ We solve 20 of the most vexing problems with Windows 2000...  |
PC World March 2004 Scott Dunn |
76 Ways to Get More Out of Windows Quick, easy ways to tame your operating system...from speed tweaks to security checks to troubleshooting tips.  |
PC Magazine March 1, 2006 |
A Stealth Hard Drive Primary Hard Disk 1 error message upon computer boot.  |
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 World October 2003 Scott Dunn |
Five Steps to a Leaner, Cleaner Windows Here are five things Windows users can do to eliminate clutter in their system folders and maximize the space available on their drives.  |
PC World September 2005 Scott Spanbauer |
Wipe Out Windows Annoyances Banish the worst glitches, time-wasters, and irritations in the Windows XP with these 29 tips. Plus: Get the scoop on Windows' biggest rivals.  |
PC World October 2003 Lincoln Spector |
Easy Backups With WinZip and Freeware Use a simple batch file and a few downloads to put backups into .zip archives. Plus: Will your PC boot from USB?  |
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 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 June 2004 Stan Miastkowski |
Tune Up Your Windows XP Machine (for Free) Windows XP's own tools can boost its--and your PC's--performance.  |
PC Magazine May 31, 2006 |
Hard Drive Installation Error Correct error messages when installing an extra hard drive on your computer running Windows XP Home.  |
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 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 World April 2005 Lincoln Spector |
Why Won't Windows Boot With a New Motherboard? Also, easy Outlook e-mail sorting... Securing shared folders in Windows XP... Capturing hardware settings...  |
PC Magazine September 10, 2007 Neil Randall |
Spotmau PowerSuite 2007 Need to access and repair your PC when Windows won't load? This collection of boot-time utilities can do that and a whole lot more. Just don't expect it to be very user-friendly.  |
PC World August 2005 Kirk Steers |
Ten Quick Tips to Keep PC Trouble at Arm's Length From backup strategies to easy maintenance routines, these tips help keep your PC humming along.  |
PC World October 23, 2006 Lincoln Spector |
Answer Line: Common PC Problems Solved: The Ultimate FAQ Solutions to your most frequently asked questions about troubleshooting, data security, and Registry fixes.  |
PC World February 2001 Stan Miastkowski |
Upgrade to Windows Me Upgrade to Windows Me, step-by-step...  |
PC World January 2001 Lincoln Spector |
Answer Line: Is It Time for You to Flash-Upgrade Your BIOS? Upgrade your BIOS... find duplicate files... speed up your modem...  |
PC World December 2004 Kirk Steers |
Resuscitate a Stalled PC Try these steps to revive a nonresponsive or crashed PC... Leapin' Letters... Numbers to Go...  |
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 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.  |
PC World June 2005 Lincoln Spector |
Answer Line: Stop Those Annoying Boot-Up Error Messages How to trouble shoot a boot-up error message... From Old App to USB Printer... Spybot vs. the DSO Exploit... Make a Backup of Your CMOS...  |
PC Magazine November 30, 2005 Neil J. Rubenking |
Create an Indestructible Shared PC Need to put a PC in a public place? A free Microsoft tool makes it easy to lock down.  |
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 April 20, 2004 Neil J. Rubenking |
Repair Internet Explorer 6 Under Windows XP When Internet Explorer breaks in Windows XP, you have to fool the OS.  |
PC World June 2002 Steve Bass & Kirk Steers |
How To Solve the Weirdest PC Mysteries 40 top-secret methods for ridding your hardware and software of alien phenomena. The truth is in here...  |
PC World May 24, 2007 Christopher Null |
How to Survive the Worst PC Disasters Can't get your PC to boot? Or just sent your boss a really embarrassing e-mail? Here's how to recover from these and ten other potential catastrophes.  |
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 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 November 6, 2006 Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: 20 Ways to Keep Your Windows XP System Fresh Vista may be on the way, but XP hasn't outlived its usefulness. These tips will help you keep the older operating system vibrant. Tip 1: Get Off the Upgrade Bandwagon... Tip 2: Swap When You Need To... etc.  |
PC World April 2002 Kirk Steers |
Hardware Tips: Multiboot Your PC to Avoid UnXPected Problems Give yourself the choice of running XP or your previous operating system...  |
PC World February 2003 Kirk Steers |
Tweak Your PC's BIOS Settings the Safe Way Update BIOS settings; get useful PC handbooks; clean a CD-RW drive safely; and a slow-down utility for old apps.  |
PC World February 2004 Lincoln Spector |
The Trouble-Free PC: Tune it up. Back it up. Ramp it up. We test 16 utilities designed to keep your system running strong today and tomorrow.  |
PC World October 2003 Steve Bass |
50 Fixes for the Biggest PC Annoyances Windows gone wacky? Hardware gone haywire? Software gone screwy? Take a deep breath -- help is here.  |
PC World November 25, 2007 Scott Dunn |
Fast Windows Fixes From bullet-fast startups and shutdowns to automatic data protection, here are 31 tweaks to make Vista and XP smarter, more reliable, and more efficient.  |
PC World January 2005 Kirk Steers |
Five-Minute Fixes Rapid relief for balky PCs, stuck Windows, stalled networks, recalcitrant printers, and your other everyday computing hassles.  |
PC Magazine March 7, 2008 Eric Griffith |
91 Utilities to Supercharge Windows Take complete control of Windows with these powerful programs.  |
PC Magazine October 11, 2006 |
Defragment Floppy Disks Windows XP Disk Defragmenter won't handle a floppy disk.  |
PC World December 20, 2006 Andrew Brandt |
Don't Discard Your Privacy Along With Old Drives When disposing of old drives and discs, be sure to destroy the data they hold.  |