Subscriber Mike Gallagher wrote recently to ask for suggestions on installing Service Pack 3 on his Windows XP computer: Hi Terry, I have a computer running Windows XP, SP-2. It will not install SP-3, either a downloaded version, or from the SP-3 CD. Suggestions? Thanks, Mike G. I wrote back to Mike to tell him [...]
Problem Installing XP Service Pack 3
Filed Under: Computers, How To, Operating Systems, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Troubleshooting, Updates, Upgrades, Windows, Windows XP Tagged With: antivirus programs, antivirus software, computing, installed, installing xp, microsoft windows, norton antivirus, problem, running windows xp, service pack, service pack 3, service packs, slipstream, system software, window updates, windows update, windows xp, windows xp computers, xp
Should I Upgrade from Acronis v8 to v2011?
Subscriber and fellow computer club member Choppy Cusachs wrote me this week to ask about Acronis True Image Home 2011: Hello Terry, I’ve been enjoying your Computer Tips. Now I have a decision to make. I’ve been using the NTI backup program for years, but it has one irritating limitation. It can’t make a complete [...]
Filed Under: Backup, Computers, Operating Systems, Software, Tips & Tricks, Windows, Windows XP Tagged With: acronis, acronis rescue media, acronis secure zone, acronis true image, atih, backup program, clickers, computer tips, computing, disk file systems, disk partitioning, dual boot, image home, ntfs, ntfs file system, old version, pclinuxos, system partition, true image, windows c, windows xp, winxp
Problems Installing HP Photo Printer Software
Subscriber Wanda Armstrong wrote recently to ask for help in installing the driver software for her new photo printer: I have a HP Photosmart 7760 printer. (NO disk) I found the program and driver file download at HP site. I am running XP Prof. I have tried multiple times to install the file and it [...]
Filed Under: Computers, Hardware, Printing, Software, Tips & Tricks, Troubleshooting, Windows XP Tagged With: computing, driver hp, driver software, hewlett packard, hp, hp laserjet, hp photo printer software, hp photo printers, hp photosmart, microsoft windows, new photo printer, printer connect, printer driver, printers, problems, windows vista, windows xp
Upgrading from an XP Desktop to a Win7 Notebook
Subscriber Cosby Chaney wrote to ask about upgrading his computer: Terry, I’m thinking of replacing my aging desktop. Do you think I would do just as well to purchase a large screen laptop rather than another desktop? And if so, please give me a recommendation. Also, I wonder if I’ll be able to transfer everything [...]
Filed Under: Computers, Desktop, Hardware, Notebook, Operating Systems, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Upgrades, Windows, Windows 7, Windows XP Tagged With: acronis, acronis 11, acronis true image, acronis true image home 11, acronis true image home 2011, backup software, computing, dell, dell computers, desktop, desktops, hard drives, laptop, microsoft windows, notebook, notebook cooler, notebooks, upgrades, upgrading, window, windows 7, windows nt, windows registry, windows xp, windows xp editions, windows xp notebook, xp, xp desktops
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
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 [...]
Filed Under: Computers, Operating Systems, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Upgrades, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tagged With: clean install, google search, microsoft windows, mode, operating system, palm pilot, sam boggs, upgrades, upgrading, vista, window, windows, windows 7, windows 7 editions, windows genuine advantage, windows nt, windows vista, windows xp, windows xp editions, xp
Windows XP Desktop Icon Titles
Subscriber Ed McDowell also wrote with another question… Terry, I hate to be a pest but something happened to my desktop last night out of the blue to change the background color under the titles of the icons on my desktop. This was on my older laptop running XP Pro. I prefer no background color [...]
Filed Under: Computers, Operating Systems, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Windows, Windows 7, Windows XP Tagged With: background color, computer icon, desktop icon, desktops, double click, features new to windows 7, features new to windows xp, graphical user interface, icon, microsoft windows, title, titles, window, windows vista, windows xp, windows xp desktop, windows xp desktop icons, xp
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. [...]
Filed Under: 64-bit, Hard Drives, Tips & Tricks, Troubleshooting, Upgrades, Windows, Windows XP Tagged With: acronis true image, computer, computers, computing, disk partitioning, drives, gig drive, hard drives, install windows, microsoft windows, multi boot, parallel ata, sata, sata drive, serial ata, windows, windows nt, windows vista, windows xp, xp computers, xp drive
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