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August 19, 2003
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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. |
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September 2003
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How to Reinstall Windows Without Losing Your Data It's a big job, but it can cure Windows' creeping decrepitude; plus, sudden reboots revisited. |
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October 11, 2006 |
Invalid boot.ini File Booting error message with Windows XP Pro. |
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April 4, 2007 |
Dual-Booting Win XP and Vista Just when you have Windows XP working exactly the way you want, along comes Windows Vista. Install them both on your PC. |
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February 2, 2005
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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. |
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September 14, 2001
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Windows 2000 FAQ We solve 20 of the most vexing problems with Windows 2000... |
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September 25, 2007
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May 31, 2006 |
Hard Drive Installation Error Correct error messages when installing an extra hard drive on your computer running Windows XP Home. |
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May 2002
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March 2004
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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. |
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October 2003
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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? |
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September 12, 2007
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November 2005
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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... |
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July 2004
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September 2004
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March 2005
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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. |
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September 2005
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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. |
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November 22, 2006
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Vista: The Upgrade Ready to make the switch to Windows Vista? We'll show you what kind of system you'll need, which edition you should choose, and how to install Microsoft's latest OS. |
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Upgrade to Windows Me Upgrade to Windows Me, step-by-step... |
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Restore Drive Type Grouping How to return My Computer to its original state without altering file and folder display in Windows Explorer. |
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June 23, 2008
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Vista Icons Lose Their Filenames Only seeing icons with no filenames in Vista? You can restore the settings easily to get them back. |
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August 25, 2006
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Ask Our Experts: OS Restored Sans Disc Even if you don't have a stand-alone Windows CD, you can reinstall the OS without erasing your data. |
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October 5, 2004
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Remove Windows 98 from Dual-Boot My computer is a dual-boot system with both Windows 98 and Windows XP installed. |
PC World
February 2004
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How Do I Keep Other People Off My PC? Use these tricks and tools to protect your files. Plus, automate PC shutdown, find out how much laser-printer memory you need, and update XP's Start menu. |
PC Magazine
April 18, 2007
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Vista Made Easy: 50 Tips And Tricks We'll walk you through Vista's many neat features and more than 50 tips on installing Vista optimally, configuring it for you and your family, improving system speed, and turning up its coolness. |
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September 2004
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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. |
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April 4, 2007
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Vista Tip: Command Window If you use the command window regularly, you'll be happy to know that you can access it from any Vista folder. |
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Windows Tips for Everyone Whether you've jumped to Vista or are sticking with XP, our tips will make your computing faster and safer and even a little more stylish. |
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February 1, 2008
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Wizardly Help for Forgotten Passwords Lose track of your password? You can recover it quickly with Windows tools. |
PC Magazine
September 10, 2007
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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
December 2005
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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... |
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May 22, 2007
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Smart Fixes for Gnarly PC Problems Boot from a USB drive, replace system files, check your RAM, and other remedies. |
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March 20, 2007
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The Simple Way to Keep Your Private Files Private Make encrypted files stand out, control access to secure files, and a freebie turns folders invisible. |
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April 2006
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Windows Hacks: Vista Comes Into View Our hands-on, in-depth preview of XP's successor, Windows Vista. |
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September 25, 2007
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December 2002
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Clean Install Using Vista Upgrade Vista requires the old Microsoft system to be on the computer before you install the upgrade. |
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Vista Resistance: Why XP Is Still So Strong If you still don't see a need to upgrade, you're not alone. Many people are opting for XP even on new PCs. We'll show you how the Vista transition will become smoother. |
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January 2002
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February 5, 2008
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A Windows XP/RAID Catch-22 How to install Microsoft Windows XP Pro to a pair of 300GB SATA drives in RAID 0. |
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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. |
