Tag Archives: Windows

Data Recovery Program: Recuva

Where can I find a free data-recovery program? Recuva is a free data recovery from Piform, the company that created CCleaner, the free program for cleaning out your computer. From their website: “Accidentally deleted an important file? Lost something important … Continue reading

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Can't Beat Free: Microsoft Security Essentials for Antivirus

In 2009, Microsoft released it’s own free antivirus program. This is not the first time they have released an antivirus program, you may remember Windows Live One Care, a low-rate antivirus service. Questions arise about how good this free program … Continue reading

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Windows 7 Starter Edition

What are the disadvantages, or advantages of Windows 7 Starter Edition? Windows 7 Starter Edition is supposedly focused at Netbooks. Wikipedia words this a little differently: “Out of all the different editions (Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, and … Continue reading

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Boot Description

How can I change my boot description of my Windows installation? Simply boot into the Windows OS that you want to change the name of, and open Command Prompt as an Administrator. Type: bcdedit /set {current} description “Your Description Goes … Continue reading

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Decisions: Windows or Linux on a Netbook

Should I use Windows or Linux on my Netbook? Largely, the the idea of using Linux or Windows on a Netbook is just a matter of personal opinion. Windows XP, the most common operating system found on Netbooks, is the … Continue reading

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EXT Filesystem on Windows

Can Windows see/read the EXT Filesystem from Linux? Yes. The easiest way to use this is the free, open source program called Ext2 IFS For Windows. Just download and install. Does Ext2 IFS For Windows allow you to write to … Continue reading

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How well does WINE Work?

How well does Wine Work for most Windows applications? Wine (Wine is Not an Emulator) is not an emulator (if you didn’t gather that deduction from the acronym definition). Don’t expect it to emulate. It provides an application compatibility layer … Continue reading

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Dell BIOS Update Error

Error: An  unexpected error occurred while running the Flash application. Please reboot and try again. If the error continues, please contact technical help. Application Error Return: 0x00000610 Windows Error Return: 0x00000002 I experienced this issue on a Dell Inspiron E1505, … Continue reading

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Free Home Banking Software (Multi-Platform)

I found a program a while back that operates perfectly as a home banking program, providing enough easy-to-use functions to get the job done without being filled with excessive, un-needed features. Ironically, it’s called HomeBank. HomeBank is a multi-platform open … Continue reading

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Best Archive Manager for Windows

I no longer support using IZarc.  For a very long time, I used IZarc for archives of all sorts. Unfortunately, they have made some interesting choices to fund their developments by including adware bundled with their software. You can opt … Continue reading

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