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 ...

I have been given XP pro computer from a friend who's asked me to fix it but it seems to be more than the usual malware problem so I am stuck. When it boots up there are no icons only the .lnk icon on ...

c0000218 ...systemroot\system\config\software bad... Ok, i said to myself, I had to fix this already once last autumn (as described in http://support.microsoft.com ...

The operating system's built-in safety net can be a quick and easy way to recover from a PC problem, but it too can fail. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff ...