Data Execution Prevention Error Message

When you run a program in Microsoft Windows you may receive an error message that is similar to the following: Data Execution Prevention – Microsoft Windows To help protect your computer, Windows… Read More

Show the Windows Explorer Menu Bar in Windows 7

Menu bars are used in the Windows operating system as well as Windows software making it easy to find commonly used functions needed to use your computer or that software. Microsoft decided… Read More

File is Missing or Corrupt: C:WinntSystem32DriversPci.sys Error

When you start Windows, you receive an error similar to: File is missing or corrupt: C:WinntSystem32DriversPci.sys Pci.sys is a Microsoft Windows PCI driver located in the C:WindowsSystem32drivers directory and is part of… Read More

Setting Your Default Printer in Windows

Everyone who has a computer has printed a document or picture at some point and many people have different printers for different kind of printing. For example you may have a laser… Read More

Magic ISO CD Burning Software

You may or may have not had to use an ISO file or may have never even heard of one. ISO files are single files that contain multiple files kind of like… Read More

Performing a Clean Boot in Windows XP

There can be many reasons that your computer won’t start normally and sometimes it’s really hard to figure out the cause or get it to boot up correctly. It can be caused… Read More

Learn About the History of the Computer

Computers have been around for a long time. Probably longer than most people thought they have been around for. Of course the first computers are nothing like the computers we are used… Read More

32 bit vs. 64 bit Versions of Windows

Starting with Windows XP, Microsoft started offering a 64 bit version of its operating system. Unfortunately the 64 bit version of Windows XP didn’t have much success thanks to the lack of… Read More

Dell [USBD] Boot Error

There is a known issue with Dell computers where you boot the computer up and it proceeds past the Dell splash screen but after that returns a black DOS type screen with… Read More

Windows Automated System Recovery (ASR)

Windows comes with a Backup Utility that provides you with access to the Automated System Recovery (ASR) Wizard. The ASR utility allows you to restore the system drive including the Windows files,… Read More
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