How to install a network printer on your home or office network

If you’re planning on buying a printer soon, you should consider buying a network printer. Prices have come down in recent years and now that most people have wireless networks, you can setup your network so that you can print from anywhere in the house! It’s also great for guests because they can connect to […]

How to track and monitor who and when someone accesses a folder on your computer

There’s a nice little feature built into Windows that allows you to track when someone views, edits, or deletes something inside of a specified folder. So if there’s a folder or file that you want to know who is accessing, then this is the built-in method without having to buy any additional software.
This feature is […]

How to Improve Vista performance using ReadyBoost

Don’t be alarmed, ReadyBoost is not another software that you will need to download and install. The only requirement is that you have a Windows Vista installed in your PC and a USB 2.0 flash disk with a lot of free space (1G minimum). with a lot of free space we mean the bigger the […]

How to run software that is incompatible with Windows Vista

Unfortunately, as many Windows Vista users know, there are still many applications out there that are simple incompatible with the Vista operating system! Either it’s a lack of drivers from the manufacturer or the program simply needs to be re-written because of the new code in the Vista OS.
After an upgrade, you might get a […]

How to Back up Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird

Firefox and Thunderbird Firefox users need to back up regularly to guard against the possibility that their profile gets corrupted or wiped after installing a new extension or a new version of Firefox. If you use Thunderbird then it’s even more important that you back up to ensure you don’t accidentally lose your email correspondence […]

How to Disable Internet Explorer

There’s no doubt that Internet Explorer has been a prime target of attack for spyware merchants and other ill-intentioned goons. That’s why many folks have turned to alternate browsers for their web surfing.
If you are using another browser and don’t use Internet Explorer anymore, there’s a case to be made that you should remove it […]

How to Accelerate Windows XP File Searches

There is one of the most important features of Vista (or Windows 7) that put Windows XP to shame – File Searches.
With Vista, you can search your files faster, because Vista indexed your entire computer file and its characteristic into database (it traverse all the directories first while you’re doing other things). But with Windows […]

Blue Screen Error

Question :
Running Vista Home Premium and the computer is just over 12 months old. Do have an AMD 6400+ processor, 4gb RAM and a Nvidia GeForce 8800 Ultra graphics card all mounted on an Asus Crosshair motherboard. Problem is that a lot of my games freeze during play (especially the online games that we play […]

Troubleshooting Outlook Errors

There are a few Outlook Errors which tend to be more common than others. This article will hopefully help your fix errors with Outlook and troubleshoot various known issues.
Outlook Error Message “0×80004005? Operation Failed
This message may appear in Outlook 2000, 2002 or 2003.
When you try to send or receive emails with Outlook you may get […]

HAL DLL Missing or Corrupt Error Message

If you get an error regarding a missing or corrupt hal.dll file, it might simply be the BOOT.INI file on the root of the C: drive that is mis-configured.
Here’s what to do:

Insert and boot from your Windows XP CD.
At the first R=Repair option, press the R key
Press the number that corresponds to the correct location […]