PC Memoirs

In one of my previous posts I listed 10 third party defragmenting programs and I mentioned that Windows includes its own defragmenter. One reader complained that I didn’t describe how and where this Windows tool can be found. So here it is:
In Windows XP, Disk Defragmenter can be found in Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools and Disk [...]

Have you ever seen Windows error messages that display 3, 4 or 5 digit error codes, such as error #1056, or error #690 and so on? Do you know what they mean?
Usually the error message comes with a “More Information” link, which leads you to a Help page explaining why the error occurred. Once you find [...]

I spent the last weekend trying to solve a problem for a friend. He called me to clean a virus from his PC. I thought this would be a quick and easy job…
My antivirus program found several infections and proceeded to remove them, but then the PC suddenly rebooted in the middle of the cleaning process. [...]

Perhaps you have seen this problem while working on your PC: You are surfing the net, writing a document or listening to music when suddenly a new window pops up warning you that your virtual memory is too low. You are asked to close some applications or you won’t be able to continue using your PC.
This happens usually when [...]

Are you tired of the same look of your Windows XP desktop? Do you think Microsoft could have included more than three color schemes in Windows XP? If you ask me - blue, olive green and silver is not enough variety. I wish there were more choices.
Fortunately, there are ‘aftermarket’ styles you can download for free or buy and [...]