Computer Troubleshooting

There are times when you have exhausted all other possibilities of trying to repair your Microsoft Windows XP Operating System and have come to the point where it is necessary to reformat the hard...

Windows 7 comes with the built-in ability of being able to create an “image” of your hard drive. Previously you needed a third party commercial application like Norton Ghost or Acronis True Image...

A hard drive is a storage device that stores information contiguously on the platters. The platters are the central component of the hard drive that stores and retrieves the ones and zeros you...

The Aspire line is one of the most well known within the Acer line, and many computer owners have purchased and use these popular machines. Even though the Aspire line is generally quite reliable,...

People are told constantly to brush their teeth and floss, but some still lose their teeth to bad dental hygiene. Computers and the data stored on them are in the same predicament. Computer users...

If you want to start over or get rid of a bunch of programs, sometimes it's just easier to format the hard drive. If your laptop doesn't have a CD-ROM drive, you can still format the laptop with...

There are a number of reasons why your computer slows down. If you have exhausted time and possibly money but couldn't find a solution, it might be time for a big cleanup. Just like our homes,...

This is the other route to fix a registry error or the dreaded blue/black screen of death. If you have a laptop and a desktop pc this is for you.

Saving personal documents in a digital form is one of the best ways to protect yourself against losing losing precious information in accidents like fires or malfunctioning hardware. There are...

Do you worry that your computer is going to run out of memory? Well with these steps this will optimise your computer to get the most of your hard drive.

So, you formatted your hard drive? And you want to get information back? Don't panic too much just yet, your data may be recoverable. May is key in that last sentence, but don't lose all hope.

Flash memory devices are essentially miniature hard drives that allow you to keep your data in a portable location. Flash drives do store and transfer their data in different ways than standard...

Autorun.inf is a file that is run as soon as you insert a CD or DVD into the drive. Autorun is used to set the location of installation files. For some installations, the files may be on a hard...

The page file, or virtual memory, is a small piece of hard drive space where data may be written and retrieved as needed. It acts in concert with a system's RAM to ensure that there is always...

Here are a few quick fixes to dealing with a computer that has slowed down over the years. There are hundreds of solutions out there and most of them charge you money, but here are a few free...

If a CD or DVD becomes dirty, dusty or scratched in any way this can prevent your computer from accessing the information contained on the disc. It can be troublesome, especially if that disc...

Troubleshooting HP laptops is not difficult. The most common problems can be identified quickly and easily. Stay calm and try to determine the cause of the problem in a logical manner. What seems...

Sometimes bad things happen to good disk drives. If you have been using computers for a while, you know the sinking feeling of dread you get when you are told that a disk cannot be read, that the...

One of the most common problems with computers is hard drive failure. Over time, they wear out and fail. Now you can either take the computer to a computer shop and pay hundreds of dollars to have...

If your computer has become unresponsive or is infected with a serious virus, you may find your only option is to reinstall the operating system. You can create your own operating system boot disk...

Data restoration on a PCI hard drive is the same as restoration on an IDE or SATA drive. Since data restoration can cost hundreds to thousands of dollars, it's a good idea to know how to do it...

Windows won't start. You need to backup your files. How can you get into your computer and backup without Windows? Follow me.

Windows XP has a feature that makes burning pictures to CD easy called “Copy to CD” or “Copy all items to CD” in the Picture Tasks in the “My Pictures” folder. There’s no need to run a...

An image of your hard drive serves a slightly different purpose than a simple backup. A drive image includes all user preferences, all software, all tweaks a user has made to the operating system,...

Microsoft Windows in its various forms is the most popular computer operating system in the world. However, many owners of Windows computers face a common problem: the ever-increasing amount of...

Apple introduced an automated backup for OS X v10.5 in 2007 called Time Machine. While this is great for backing up your Mac and allowing you access to missing files easily, I prefer to completely...

Circumstances will arise when restoring a computer to its original factory configuration is the best way, and sometimes the only way, to correct a serious Windows problem or cure a particularly...

If there is a problem with your hard drive or with the boot sector on it, Windows may fail to load, displaying a blue screen with the message "Unmountable Boot Volume." Typically, when this...

Backing up doesn't have to be piecemeal. It's perfectly possible to back up an entire hard drive, operating system and all, in a form that's easily recoverable should something go wrong with your...

Installing a hard drive in a computer is inconvenient if that computer will not be the drive's permanent home. If you are building computers for friends, family or clients, use an external hard...

In the best-case scenario, an Internet virus in your computer will severely compromise your system resources. Your computer will slow down drastically until the virus is removed. In the worst-case...

Repairing a laptop is not an easy task. If you've ever had to hire a computer technician, you may have realized that troubleshooting takes time. There are no "troubleshooting machines" the tech...

None of us has time to waste waiting around while that slow computer loads up and does what you’ve already told it to do—but reinstalling windows, or paying to have your computer fixed for the...

Like any brand, Toshiba Laptops can experience boot problems. There are many solutions to consider before returning it or taking it in for repairs. There are options available to backup personal...

You press the "On" button on your desktop computer and nothing happens. Before you panic, you can run some simple diagnostics to determine what may be wrong and perhaps repair the problem...

No one ever wants to lose all his important data, but in some instances the best way to fix a problem is to restore your computer to factory settings. From virus programs that you just cannot seem...

When you purchase a new computer, you may be surprised to learn that the capacity of the hard drive is less than advertised, and that the computer does not include an operating system disc. It is...

After a computer has been in use for a long period of time or if the computer has been used to download and store large files such as videos, pictures or images/ISOs, the computer may start...

After a computer has been in use for a long period of time or if the computer has been used to download and store large files such as videos, pictures or images/ISOs, the computer may start...

When an optical drive (CD or DVD drive) in a computer fails to read from or write to a disc, it is most often due to either a defect in the disc itself or the laser lens is dirty. You can test for...

When building a computer that contains a Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive, you may experience a problem if the computer's BIOS won't recognize the hard drive. This problem is caused by driver issues....

If you are running out of space on your hard drive or your computer is running slow, follow these steps to add hard drive space and speed it up.

After a while of errors, crashes, downloading unwanted software and general glitches, it may be time to wipe your 5150 Dell Laptop clean and start fresh. This means removing and deleting...

Data recovery is a task that few people want to take on. Performing data recovery means that some type of information has become corrupted, lost or deleted, and needs to be recovered. While this...

If you plan on selling your IBM computer or giving it away, you will want to completely delete the contents of its hard drive first. Rather than deleting each and every file on the computer, it's...

A number of issues have been noted with USB flash drives when used with Windows Vista. Several of these problems have been fixed in the recent release of Windows Vista Service Pack 2; however,...

Removable disks are very versatile because you can use them to transfer and save data files much quicker. You can also easily delete data when there is a need to clear some space. Removable disks...

IDE external hard drives are great for storing all the extra data needed in our new digital lifestyles. USB connections have made connecting peripherals even easier with their instant plug and...

Hard drives, like cars, wear down over time. When your hard drive is having problems, you will get an error message. This could be a simple software issue, or your hard drive may have gone bad.

Computers, like any other tool, can decrease in effectiveness with years of use. Not only does simply using a computer tend to lead to increasing clutter on hard drives, but also computer programs...