One of the first things I normally do when I set up a computer with Windows XP, right after I install anti-virus and anti-spyware programs, is to configure Internet Explorer (IE) and System Restore ...

In addition to the recovery tools available in Win2K, Windows XP includes yet another feature known as Automated System Recovery (ASR). If Safe Mode Option and Last Known Good aren’t sufficient to do ...

If your office is running older Windows XP workstations, you might no longer have the original installation media. Murphy's law dictates that one of those computers will develop serious operating ...

Reader Tom is dealing with this major hassle: When I switched from Windows XP to Windows 7, I was very careful to backup my entire computer to my laptop. After installing Windows 7, I found out that ...

Keep your precious data safe by getting to grips with Windows XP's built-in backup and recovery features and other useful third-party apps. 36. Save your data with System Restore System Restore keeps ...

Microsoft has confirmed that XP users who need to restore their systems after a major crash using the XP recovery disk will no longer have access to the Windows Update service. "We are aware of an ...

My main computer is a Lenovo ThinkStation running Windows 7 Professional. Today, trying to manually take a Restore Point, I ended up instead at the Restore a Restore Point window. While there, I ...

QUESTION: My computer won't open Help and Support or System Restore, also, some of the icons in my desktop (MSN Messenger, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Norton SystemWorks) appear like a ...

If you've settled into Windows 7 but find the change in the functionality of the backspace key while browsing files to be too much to bear, use this simple hack to turn the backspace key back to its ...

In addition to the recovery tools available in Win2K, Windows XP includes yet another feature known as Automated System Recovery (ASR). If Safe Mode Option and Last Known Good aren’t sufficient to do ...