Several people wrote about the tips on speeding up Windows in my email newsletter (Subscribe here) and in other articles in my online newsletter. I fixed another one on my computer so long ago that I had almost forgotten it – and how frustrating this new “enhancement” to Windows XP actually is. But, yesterday, my [...]
A Look Inside WinPatrol and WinPatrol Plus
I’ve written about WinPatrol and WinPatrol Plus a lot of times in the past because I believe that it’s a great tool for anyone who wants to make their computer run better and more safely. Tech Tip Want to see my other WinPatrol articles? Use the Google search box at the top right-hand side of [...]
A Look Inside PC Pitstop Optimize 2.0 | PCPitstop Optimize 2.0 Review
Product: Optimize 2.0 Publisher: PC Pitstop License: Commercial software, annual. Licensed for multiple-users on one computer or multiple computers one user Like many of the other downloadable programs that are designed to scan and fix computer problems, Optimize 2.0 from PC Pitstop is a program that can be run on schedule to routinely check for [...]
Add or Remove Programs
Reader Wes Hill wrote me about removing some entries in his Add/Remove Programs listing in Windows Control Panel: Hi Terry, When I look in add/remove programs and see these items : Security update for Windows media player(KB911564, 5, and 17734) do I need to keep them? They use about 17+MB each! Also, all those windows [...]
Adding the Run Command to the Windows 7 Start Menu
One of the things I’ve really missed with Windows 7 has been the Run command on the Start button’s menu. The Run command has been available via the Start button’s menu for a lot of versions of Windows — but not for Windows 7. Fortunately, during a series of emails back and forth with Clif [...]
A Better, and Free, Way to See What’s Running
Program: Process Explorer Author: Mark Russinovich, SysInternals Website: www.SysInternals.com A good thing came out of Mark Russinovich’s discovery of the Sony BMG music CD rootkits. I found his SysInternals.com web site and his free program Process Explorer. In my article svchost.exe – What is it and why are so many copies running?, I discussed viewing [...]
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