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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Are Registry Cleaners Worthwhile? I don’t think so. If you run something like Uniblue Registry Booster you’ll get a scary screen like this Sounds Serious – High Damage Level – and when you click on Fix Errors you are invited to purchase the program for about $30 Having purchased and “cleaned” your system it is […]
When your PC or Laptop was new, it was probably quite fast. So what happened, and what can you do about it? This is one of the most common tasks I have to perform – speeding up somebody’s computer. Here’s an outline of what commonly causes the problem, and what can be done about it. […]
Often the most effective means of speeding up an ageing computer is fitting more RAM (random access memory) Go to www.crucial.com/uk and run their Memory Scanner. It will tell you what you can upgrade to, and you can purchase RAM chips from from them. If the memory scanner doesn’t work, try the Memory Advisor tool […]
