Windows Update is Microsoft’s main website for updating the Windows operating system. Users can visit the website using Internet Explorer to scan their operating system for possible updates. Updates can then be installed automatically and directly on the website.
Windows Update can cause problems on some computer systems. The first and probably most common problem that [...]
Windows Update Fix
Windows Cannot Find Msconfig
MSConfig, which stands for Microsoft System Configuration Utility, is a administrative tool that gets distributed with the Windows operating system. It has been designed by Microsoft to provide quick access to several system settings, files and parameters like startup items, Windows services or ini files like boot.ini or system.ini.
MSConfig can be accessed from the run [...]
USB Flash Drive Write Protection
System administrators might want to limit the use of external USB flash drives by making them read only. This can actually be useful in several situations like preventing users from copying local data to the external device or preventing malicious software from spreading on a computer network using those flash drives.
The Windows operating system has [...]
Application Mover
The hard drive where you install the majority of software programs is filled to the brim and it becomes clear that the need will arise to move some of the installed applications to another hard drive or storage device to make room for additional installs. Some software programs do not take it lightly if you [...]
Remove Old Windows Device Drivers
If you are the type of computer user who likes to upgrade his computer with new hardware devices instead of purchasing a new computer whenever a speed, storage or performance update is due you might find the following tip interesting. It is very likely that old device drivers are still present on the system which [...]
New Entry In Right Windows XP Start Menu
The Windows XP Start Menu is divided into two parts. The left part can contain custom links to folders and applications while the right part is more or less static. It points to user folders like My Documents or the Control Panel of the Windows operating system. It is possible to change some of the [...]
How To Quickly Open Folders In Windows
Here is a quick tip on how to open specific system folders in the Microsoft operating systems Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. All you need to do is press [Windows R] and enter one command to open a specific folder. These so called shell commands will open various Windows folders but also applications [...]
