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
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Displaying Hidden Directories and Files
Longtime subscriber Mike G. wrote to ask about a hidden directory on his computer. One of the cleaner utilities reported temporary files in a directory he could not find: Hi Terry, When using "cleanup software", such as CCleaner, The analysis frequently shows temporary files from the internet at "T:\temp\Temporary Internet Files\IE5….". However when I open [...]
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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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Changing Windows Power Options – Sleep Options
How can you stop your computer from going to sleep? That’s the question that subscriber Helen Provencal wrote recently to ask: Hi terry I have a new computer. It has Windows Vista, it is only 4years old. The problem I am having is it closes when I am not using it. Why does it do [...]
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Getting Control of Auto-Starting Programs
In my article Speeding Up the Slow Computer, I wrote about several ways that a slow computer could be speeded up. Only one of those options involved changing any hardware, and that was adding more memory. I mentioned the problem of all the helper programs that get installed by the computer manufacturers and by other [...]
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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 [...]
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Upgrading From Vista to Windows 7 and Windows XP Mode
Subscriber and friend Sam Boggs wrote recently to report on his experience upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7 — and how much he likes it now: Terry: Wanted to let you know I am highly pleased with how the Windows 7 Prof upgrade turned out. It was a challenge, and I finally took the [...]
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Upgrading from Vista to Windows 7
Reader and friend Sam Boggs wrote recently to say that he was finally going to upgrade from Vista to Windows 7. It’s about time… Terry: I’m interested in upgrading from Vista to Window 7, and am considering the extra cost of the Professional version for one specific reason: In addition to being consistently unstable, Vista, [...]
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