Installing Windows XP With Vista Preinstalled

Many users of Windows Vista are finding that they miss the utility of Windows XP, or they find that Vista is incompatible with many of their favorite programs that ran easily on Windows XP. Luckily it is possible to create a dual-boot program so you can have both Windows XP and Vista installed on your system. Even if you have a PC that came packaged with Windows Vista this doesn’t mean you don’t have a choice between platforms. So this tutorial is for PCs with preinstalled Vista. Read more »


How to Install or Start Recovery Console From a CD

The recovery console is a program provided by Microsoft to help you fix your computer when it either starts with errors or when you cannot boot your computer. This is a good utility to use when you have problems, but it was designed for the advanced user. With this article, however, you should be able to follow a step-by-step guide to recovering your computer without worry or trouble.

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How to Monitor and Check Performance of a Hard Disk

Very often you might come across a scenario where the hard disk of your PC produces screeching noise. You may be wondering why and what is this noise from your PC? The likely cause of this issue is a probable problem with the hard disk drive in your machine. Urgently backup your hard disc as it may fail permanently and not be accessible. It’s important that you backup your hard disk drive periodically.
The performance of your hard disk drive is often influenced by a couple of characteristics: Read more »


Troubleshooting CMOS Battery

Have you ever wondered how the time on your computer stays current, even after it has been turned off? A very small chip that is supported power wise by a little flat battery about the size of a dime holds the time information and system settings. The computer’s BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is firmware that loads system information that is vital to the boot process and is stored on this tiny chip called CMOS. CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) is a chip which consumes an extremely low amount of power. So when the computer is off it starts feeding off of the small battery that supports it. Read more »


Ways and Devices To Backup Your PC

These days, with digital media and other forms of data being the norm, backing up your computer has become more critical than ever in order to preserve your precious content. In order to backup your data you can ether drug and drop or copy and paste it somewhere else (we’ll discuss it just in the moment) or use backup utility. Windows XP and Vista have built-in backup utility that enables PC data backup and their restore. Windows XP Professional has this program built-in ready to go but XP Home Edition has it on an instalation CD and here is the Microsoft guide how to install the backup utility from the CD-ROM in Windows XP Home Edition.

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Troubleshooting a Slow PC

The fact that everything requires a PC interface makes a PC the most important gadget in possession. However, having a slow PC can really give you some frustrating moments, and I assure you that your PC will become slow after some time. Blame it on ‘brand’ or ‘grand’ (promotions)! The fact that most people do not know the basic reasons for PC’s slow performance make it difficult for them to fix it and speed it up. Therefore, understanding the root causes of the issue remains to be a primary prerequisite. Read more »