Archive for the ‘Tips’ category
How to scan for viruses and spyware – For free!
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 As most of you know by now an out of date antivirus program is all but useless.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 [...]
Vista Beta 5384 Install Error Code 80070241
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) [...]
This copy of Windows is not genuine – how to fix
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 [...]
How to reset the Administrator password for Windows XP
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 [...]