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I’m going to go off on a bit of a rant here, but I feel that it is necessary.
Back up your data! You wouldn’t believe the number of requests that I get constantly that go something like this: ” My computer was running fine until last night when an electrical storm hit, now when you […]
One of the most common questions I get is how to scan a computer for viruses and spyware if there isn’t an up-to-date antivirus package installed. As most of you know by now an out of date antivirus program is all but useless.
Almost exclusively, I use McAfee’s SuperDAT scanner to clean up systems that I […]
An interesting thing happened to me over this weekend. I got an invite to join the Windows Vista Beta program, and obviously jumped at the opportunity.
I went to their site, gave my .NET passport and was given a link to download the x86 or x64 versions of Vista (In quite a few languages actually)
Anyway, I […]
Microsoft, in a rather brilliant move, has released an update that checks your OS serial against a list of known leaked serials (corporate edition keys, etc). If your serial matches one of them then it puts a darling little message on the bottom right hand of your login screen, and also a system tray icon […]
If ever you’ve lost a password in Windows XP and feared that you’d have to format your computer - worry no more. This article will tell you how to reset those passwords so that you’ll be up and running in no time.
The first step is to get the Emergency Boot CD. Download it, and then […]