Ever had a problem where Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 would have an internal problem, flash an error message at you, and immediately reboot while you were trying to figure out what happened? One of the default settings in Windows is responsible for that automatic reboot. Fortunately, it’s also one that’s easy to change. [...]
Preventing Windows Auto-Restarting on System Errors
Filed Under: 64-bit, Computers, How To, Operating Systems, Repair, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Troubleshooting, Windows, Windows - Other, Windows 7, Windows Registry, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tagged With: auto-reboot, auto-restart, control panels, dialog box, error, microsoft windows, preventing, reboot, rebooting, restart, system, system errors, system reboot, windows, windows 7, windows update, windows vista, windows xp
Windows 7 System File Checker SFC Finds Corrupt Files But Couldn’t Fix Them
Longtime subscriber Robert Herzog wrote to ask about a problem that he was having with his Windows 7 installation: Hi Terry, I have a windows 7/64 SP1 home premium system and run SFC (the Windows "System File Checker" — Terry) once a month. All was well until last week when I ran SFC and got [...]
Filed Under: 64-bit, Computers, Hard Drives, Operating Systems, Repair, Tips & Tricks, Troubleshooting, Windows, Windows - Other, Windows 7, Windows Registry, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tagged With: corrupt files, corrupted files, filing, finds, fix, microsoft windows, sfc, system file checker, window, windows 7, windows system, windows vista
Which Physical Hard Drive Has Which Windows Drives?
Having multiple hard drives in your computer is a great thing. Knowing which Windows drives are on each physical hard drive is crucial, though, as subscriber Vernon from Australia figured out. Vernon wrote to ask: Terry, I have Win 7 PRO with 3 x HDD (each 1Tb) C, D, & E. I wish to replace [...]
Filed Under: 64-bit, Computers, File system, Hard Drives, Operating Systems, Software, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Troubleshooting, Windows, Windows - Other, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tagged With: computer storage media, computing, drive letter assignment, drives, hard, hard disk drive, hard drive, hard drive disk, hard drives, hitachi, microsoft windows, multiple hard drive, raid, seagate drives, volume, windows, windows drive, windows explorer, windows vista
Adding a Big SATA Drive to an XP Computer
Subscriber Richard Day wrote recently about his plans to add a new hard drive to his old Windows XP computer: It is a Dell 64bit computer. It is a model e510. I have been running XP64 on it for several years. It is fast, but I would like to add a large SATA hard drive. [...]
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Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 Released!
Microsoft released Windows 7 Service Pack 1 today February 22, 2011. You can get it at their Service Pack Center http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/service-packs. Should I wait? I’d say “at least a few days – let someone else do it first.” Can I wait? Probably. Oh, you mean me? Not likely. I’ll probably install it on at least [...]
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Finding Program Data and Configuration Files in Windows 7
Windows 7 implemented a bunch of new security features to protect Windows and the programs that were installed on the computer. It also implemented a lot of improvements to the usability and user-friendliness of the security controls that were added to Windows Vista. One of the new controls is that programs are not permitted to [...]
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STOP: c0000135 The program can’t start
"STOP: c0000135 The program can’t start because %hs is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem." AVG released a virus signature database update (version 271.1.1/3292 (432/3292) ) on December 2, 2010 that prevented some 64-bit Windows 7 computers running the Free Edition of AVG from completely booting – forcing the [...]
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Windows Updates versus the Windows Updates Available Icon
Windows Updates and the Windows Updates Available Icon – what’s the difference? Reader Ken wrote to ask a question about Windows Updates and the Windows status bar icon that tells him that there are new updates to be installed: I really enjoy receiving your newsletter. I always look forward to the issue and read it. [...]
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