Installing an extra hard disk
Posted by Mike Halsey in hardware on 30. Sep, 2008 | 0 Comments
If you have a lot of digital photographs or music, or you just want to move your files away from your Windows installation to keep them secure, but either don’t have access to partitioning software, or aren’t confident enough to use it, then installing another hard disk in your PC is a good option.
Before installing [...]
Backups, part 3 (backing up your Windows installation)
Posted by Mike Halsey in backups on 29. Sep, 2008 | 1 Comment
So we’ve covered moving your files away from the drive or partition on which you’ve got Windows installed. We’ve also covered how you can get those files backed up. But what about Windows itself? Reinstalling Windows, all its updates and all your software can be a real pain. What about installing all those updates and [...]
Don’t lose your discs, and buy shoes!
Posted by Mike Halsey in backups on 28. Sep, 2008 | 0 Comments
I’ve lost count of the number of times someone’s come to me with a PC support request who, when I asked if they have their Windows install disc or the driver discs that came with their hardware and computer, stare at me blankly… or worse!
Shoe boxes are tremendously useful things, one of their best uses is [...]
Backups, part 2 (Windows backup software)
Posted by Mike Halsey in backups on 26. Sep, 2008 | 0 Comments
Backups in Windows 98 and XP
In the second part of this article series I wanted to tell you about the backup software in Windows. I was just about to write a long piece about how to use the backup software in Windows XP when I remembered I’d already written one. You can find it HERE.
Backups in [...]
Software Pick – WinKeyFinder
Posted by Mike Halsey in software picks on 25. Sep, 2008 | 0 Comments
This has nothing to do with smileys and winking at people randomly in the street! This is a useful little tool for recovering your Windows or Microsoft Office product key if you happen to lose it.
Just download and run this little utility, it doesn’t even need to install, and it’ll tell you the product keys [...]
