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 [...]
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Safely Ejecting Hardware -When It Won’t Work…
I’ve had the problem all too many times, and I’m sure you have, too… I’m working with a flash drive, perhaps copying files to it or from it, and I get finished. So, I’m ready to eject the drive… But, Windows is being contrary and hasn’t let go of the drive yet. One (or more) [...]
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Computer Troubleshooting – Step Number 1
The First Rule of Windows Troubleshooting You’ve seen the problem. The program you use every day, or maybe one you use occasionally, isn’t doing what it should. Perhaps the program can’t load one of its data files, so it doesn’t actually start. Perhaps it won’t do the task you told it to do – even [...]
To Use a Password or Not
In article Windows XP Local Users and Groups, Beth Peacock asked a number of quick questions. Unfortunately, the answers weren’t so easy. One of the questions was: My password is saved on my pc, so I don’t have to key it in every time. How can I make access by anyone else impossible? In this [...]
Filed Under: Computers, Operating Systems, Security, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Windows, Windows - Other, Windows 7, Windows Registry, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Using Acronis True Image to Back Up to DVD’s
When I published my Acronis True Image Home 11 review in my online newsletter, I wrote about how I use Acronis True Image to do the real back up of my computer. By using Acronis True Image, I make an image of my C: drive (my C: partition) so that I can reinstall it in [...]
Filed Under: Backup, Computers, Hard Drives, How To, Software, Tips & Tricks, Windows, Windows Registry, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Lost CD and DVD Drives – Windows XP SP3
Site visitor Nick Pelto wrote me after finding one of the many articles on my web site (most of the newsletter articles become individual articles on the web site). Nick had the same problem that Delmer Tergarden had after installing Service Pack 3 for Windows XP. Fortunately, Nick found and has shared the fix he [...]
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Using Tweak UI to Control AutoPlay of CD’s, DVD’s, External Drives and USB Flash Drives
Tweak UI, a free PowerToy from Microsoft for Windows XP, gives us easy control of a lot of XP configuration options that are either scattered throughout Windows XP’s standard user interface — or, even, not available in the standard Windows XP user interface. One of the significant controls that Tweak UI can modify is Windows [...]
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