Computer diagnostics and maintenance - Part 2

Computer diagnostics

Computer maintenance advice and tools

In case your computer doesn’t start up and the blue screen of death starts showing up telling about some damaged system files you can try fixing it through Windows XP recovery console. Depending upon your configuration, you have two options. Choice 1 If you have recovery console installed in your  [ Read More ]

So, you’re stuck at Windows blue screen telling you something about your problem being detected and windows shutting down and blah, blah, blah… First of all, don’t panic if you’re looking at the dreaded BSOD. It’s just a temporary PC hardware or software problem, which can be resolved quite easily  [ Read More ]

If you’re not sure what is the best driver software for XP and Windows 7 try using Driver Max. I would like to note that it is not a completely freeware product. Well, there are some limitations, but you get the product for free, so don’t grumble. The cool part  [ Read More ]

Why would I need software to back up my drivers? There is one thing that drives me crazy, when I’m reinstalling my Windows XP (or Vista) – looking for my drivers backup CD. It’s gone when you need it most, and what follows is disassembling the PC and checking your  [ Read More ]

Laptops are one of the most successful inventions of computer developers, concerning the functionality and compactness as well as price. As I have used a desktop computer for a while, I can assure that laptops are the irreplaceable instrument for a frequent business traveler or an executive whose main job  [ Read More ]

Turning off manually unnecessary MS Windows services is just one step forward to speed up your PC. It may not do miracles, but I would estimate that about twenty or thirty percent of your resources could be saved. You have to be careful though – switching off system services that  [ Read More ]

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