If you ever find that some cataclysmic error prevents your Windows 7 computer from booting, you might be able to easily recover from catastrophe -- but only if you ...

I would say all computer users must have a rescue disk. You don’t know when you will need it. One day or the other, you might end up in a situation where your Windows computer won’t boot! Nowadays, ...

Did Santa (or perhaps Chanu-klaus) bring you a new PC this year? That’s great! You must have been a good little user. While I’m sure you’re eager to start using the new system, it’s worth taking a ...

Create a system-repair disc, get a report card on your PC's health, analyze your machine's performance, add Web search to the Start menu, and improve the look of onscreen text with these built-in ...

A few months back I explained how Windows 7 users can use built-in tools to create a system-repair disc–an important step to take given that few PCs these days come with one. A reader who uses Vista ...

Your computer's hard drive stores important files, programs and data that your business can't do without. When programs won't launch or Windows stops responding, restarting the computer or running an ...

Most larger computers and laptops come with a system recovery CD that you can use in the event that you need to repair your device. However, netbooks often don't have a CD/DVD drive and, therefore, ...

Creating a Windows system image can be a very useful way to back up your system and a good way to migrate to a new storage drive. Ed Rhee, a freelance writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is an ...

In unprecedented move, Microsoft releases downloadable repair CD for users with Win7 systems bricked by MS13-036/KB 2823324 patch If your machine comes up with blue screens of death (BSODs) after ...

Question: In January, I upgraded my Dell Windows 7 laptop to the "assistive technologies" version of Windows 10, which is designed for people with disabilities. After five days, I decided that I ...

So my wife bought a new Acer laptop that comes with Windows 8. She hates it and ask me to install her old Windows 7 back on. The laptop has a mechanical HDD and a small SSD. They are partitioned in ...