65,000 files batch-renamed in less than a minute! How to quickly and easily find and replace characters in file or directory names in Windows? To bulk rename files and folders should be easy. I wanted a quick solution, that didn’t require that I have great coding skills, and where I wouldn’t have to wrestle with […]
Symptom: Laptop won’t boot If a laptop has been working normally then: fails to boot the next time it is turned on – appears completely dead fails to boot after a restart – again appearing completely dead suddenly cuts out try performing a hard reset. See also ERD Commander for Windows 10 (MS DaRT 10) ***NEW*** […]
Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset – MS DaRT 10 – has now been released for Windows 10. MS DaRT was formerly known as the ERD (Emergency Recovery Disk) Commander. ERD Commander 2015 / MS DaRT 10 is a most useful suite of tools, that can help you troubleshoot and recover a non-booting Windows 10 installation. […]
Should I still upgrade to Windows 10? No – Windows 10 is no longer free and there is no longer any particular reason or hurry to upgrade. Windows 7 will be supported and safe to use until 2020 and and Windows 8.1 until 2023. We don’t recommend Windows 8 – but if you are already […]
Although you might have Google Chrome set up to open with Google, things can sometimes get changed without your realising: Check in Control Panel –> Add/Remove Programs (in Windows XP) or Programs and Features (in Vista and Windows 7) – look for any Toolbar installations and uninstall them. Toolbars can take over your browser and […]
How to use MS DaRT / ERD Commander Locksmith to Change Windows Administrator Passwords There are many ways to reset or change a lost Administrator or Windows Account passwords in Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7. If you are unable to log on to a system because you have lost the local administrator password or because the […]
Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset MSDaRT 5.0 for XP, MSDaRT 6.0 for Vista, and 6.5 for Windows 7 is a complete suite of powerful and versatile tools released by Microsoft (formerly Winternals) that allows you to repair unbootable or locked-out systems, restore lost data, and diagnose system and network issues while the system is safely offline. Detailed information […]
Hiren’s BootCD (also known as Hiren BootCD, Hirens Boot Disk, Hiren Boot Disk or HBCD) is a bootable software ISO containing a large number of Freeware diagnostic programs In the past it also contained several commercially available software programs, but since version 11 it almost entirely contains Freeware. For Comprehensive list of programs see below Although the normal method of running Hirens Boot […]
Create a Universal Windows 7 Installation DVD or USB Flash Drive – for netbooks or laptops without a DVD drive, or for PC’s which come without a Windows 7 Reinstallation Disk. Free download original installation Windows 7 ISO files to make your own Universal Windows 7 installation DVD or USB flash thumb drive from Digital […]
Using ERD Commander CD to Boot Your System What is a Boot Disk? A boot disk is a CD or USB Flash Drive that contains software which can boot a non-responsive or dead Windows PC in order to perform diagnostics or repair – it is sometimes called a Windows Recovery CD or Windows Recovery Disk See also Free […]
