Category: Windows Utilities

I know that there are a lot of PC users out there like me that would like to run our favorite OS on Mac hardware and now we can. Apple … Read More

Windows XP Professional supports two types of disk storage: basic and dynamic. Basic disk storage uses partition-oriented disks. A basic disk contains basic volumes (primary partitions, extended partitions, and logical … Read More

In the past year alone, I’ve had four near-fatal drive failures, each on a different system. To alleviate some of the pain associated with recovering from these kinds of problems, … Read More

Microsoft was hit this week with a lawsuit claiming that its anti-piracy software is, in fact, spyware, but called the action “baseless” and defended how it installs Windows Genuine Advantage … Read More

If you use MSN Messenger to keep conversations online that this post is for you. I used Messenger Plus a few years ago and man a lot has changed. Messenger … Read More

Have you ever wondeered what the podcast craze is all about? I just ran into this great Beginner’s guide to podcasts and podcasting (plus: how to create a basic podcast … Read More

Follow the steps below: 1) Boot up windows. 2) go to dos-prompt or go to command prompt directly from the windows start up menu. 3) type the command at the … Read More

Open a Command Prompt window and leave it open. Close all open programs. Click Start, Run and enter TASKMGR.EXE Go to the Processes tab and End Process on Explorer.exe. Leave … Read More

My favorite free operating software utilities come from Sysinternals. I just noticed on a blog post by the companies founders that they have been bought by Microsoft. I have mixed … Read More

I used to hear that it was a good idea to defragment your hard drive in safe mode as it would be able to defragment more of the drive. I … Read More