Beginners Guides: Back up and Restore Data in WinXP

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

PCStats has published a guide about backing up data in Windows XP "Sure, if you've read our article on hard drive restoration you know that there are ways to recover lost data cheaply and easily, but this can lead to a false sense of security. What happens when a hard drive ...

What the DLL is That?

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

When a DLL is identified as the culprit of a system crash, the less troubleshooting-familiar users may have problems determining just what application or driver may be at fault. Google is a great way to find out all sorts of information about errors, but Microsoft has a great resource to ...

TweakUI PowerToy Update

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

While X-Setup is the king of tweakers, that's sometimes a little overkill when you just want to tidy up a few of your most cherished XP settings. A new interface is the most obvious change with the new TweakUI tool, giving you more of an Explorer sort of feel. The ...

The New NAT-Friendly Microsoft

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

VPN just got easier. Windows 2000 and XP clients can do IPSec out of the box, but when you attempt to VPN to an external resource from behind a NAT router/firewall, challenges ensue. To date, Microsoft has not gotten along well with NAT, but in a brand new update made ...

Getting the Most from Windows Update

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Imagine having an assistant that helps you by keeping track of what software you have installed on your computer, letting you know when new versions are available, and alerting you to potential security problems. Sure, in a big company, people like this exist: they're called network administrators. Unless you're married ...