A week ago I wrote about my investigations into System Restore on Windows XP and Windows Vista. I have since heard back from a program manager at Microsoft, who said of the Vista default disk ...

In the April, 2010, issue of PC World, and back in December here at the old Hassle-Free PC Blog, I explained how Windows 7 users can use built-in tools to create a system-repair disc–an important step ...

Windows 7 and Vista clawing their way out of Microsoft’s graveyard in 2026 wasn’t on anyone’s bingo card, yet here we are. The nostalgia hits hard, but their sudden return comes with a very modern ...

It’s official: On June 30, Windows XP enjoyed its last day as a readily available consumer operating system. Henceforth, it will be available only under a few marginal circumstances. People who ...

A new Microsoft Windows operating system is always big news, especially for the federal government, which overwhelmingly relies on Windows of one stripe or another to run just about everything. The ...

Microsoft delayed the general release of the next version of Windows until January, potentially wiping out holiday sales for computer makers and crimping revenue at the world’s largest software maker.

Corporate users with third-party, Windows-based authentication systems such as VPNs could face a difficult transition to Microsoft’s Vista because of an overhaul of the core Windows logon architecture ...

Hello.<BR><BR>I have two separate physical hard drives. One drive contains System partition (Windows Boot Manager and Boot Configuration Data) and the other has Boot partition (Windows install ...

Back in the day, your operating system was a big deal. It was who you were. Mac vs. Windows was like Catholic vs. Protestant, or Republican vs. Democrat, and about as rational. Now it’s somewhere down ...

Amazon.com has begun peddling Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system on its Web site. The Internet giant is displaying the Vista logo and has priced the software at US$100 to $399. Pricing is ...

Do you have a favorite Windows? It’s not something most folks think about unless you’ve experienced the rollercoaster Microsoft has put many PC fans through over the years. There’s a lot of nostalgia ...

One of the first things I normally do when I set up a computer with Windows XP, right after I install anti-virus and anti-spyware programs, is to configure Internet Explorer (IE) and System Restore ...