Windows Vista Low Disk Space Warning

If you do not know how to perform a System Restore on your computer than this article is for you. Everyone, from a beginner to an expert on computers, should know how to do a System Restore. Actually, I would say that the beginners probably need to know about this tool more so than an [...]

Speed Up Internet Explorer

By krystal on Friday, December 5th, 2008 | 1 Comment

Over time, you will probably notice Internet Explorer begins to run slower and slower. Perhaps the pages take much longer to load or there seems to be little response when you click a button on a page. There are a few quick and easy things you can do to speed up your Internet Explorer. [...]

Startup Program Blocked by Windows Vista

By krystal on Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 | 1 Comment

If you have upgraded to Windows Vista from a different Windows system one of the first things that you notice is the vast increase of firewall and safety features included in Windows Vista. This is, in my opinion, a wonderful improvement. But all these new firewalls and anti-virus programs can get in the way. One [...]

Windows Error 1721

By krystal on Thursday, October 30th, 2008 | 2 Comments

If you are frequently installing or uninstalling programs using Windows you may have encountered the Windows Error 1721 message. This message derives from the Windows Installer Package family and will usually occur when using the Add/Remove Programs tool in Windows. The Windows Error 1721 message includes the following line: “There is a problem with [...]

Improving Vista Performance and Application Handling

By patrick on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 | 1 Comment

Windows Vista by default installs services and configures several applications which may not suite your needs. If you are a home user rather than in a business environment there are many things you can change to give your computer that little extra oomph for applications and process you use. I have put together a few [...]

Control Alt Delete

By krystal on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 | 2 Comments

These 3 simple keys on your keyboard can be combined to do some pretty important things. When you press Ctrl+Alt+Delete you will notice that the Task Manager appears. Please keep in mind that this is only available on PC compatible computers. Using the Task Manager you can access open applications and close them, view all [...]

Windows Vista may be slower than Windows XP

By krystal on Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 | 1 Comment

If you have upgraded your Windows XP computer to run with Windows Vista, as many Americans have, than you may notice that it is a bit slower. Or maybe you’ve noticed that it stalls at points. For example, you will be typing away and then you look up at the screen only to see that [...]

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