Missing Folder Options Item From Tools or View Menu

Folder Options in Windows Explorer is where you can change how folders and files are displayed within your Windows Explorer session. Any Windows power user will customize these settings right after installing… Read More

Internet Explorer Error – A Runtime Error Has Occurred, Do You Wish to Debug?

Internet Explorer is supposed to remember your window settings when you close them. Sometimes is doesn’t want to remember them and you may need to reset them. There are a couple of… 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

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

Your System Has No Paging File or the Paging File is Too Small

Windows uses what is called a page file to store information when there is not enough memory (RAM) available to perform the current operations you are running on your computer. Windows automatically… Read More

Cannot Open a PDF File Attachment or Website Link

PDF (Portable Document Format) files are a type of document file created by Adobe that are used by many companies to distribute their documents and manuals on the internet as well as… Read More

Find Out What Error Codes Mean Using Error Messages for Windows

There are many different error codes for all kinds of Windows errors. It can be overwhelming trying to figure out what they all mean. There is a free utility called Error Messages… Read More

The MSI Must Be Launched Through Setup Error When Installing Norton Antivirus

When you try to install Norton Internet Security, Norton Personal Firewall, Norton AntiVirus or Symantec AntiVirus you may get an error message that says “The MSI must be launched through setup” and… Read More

Netsetup.cpl Error When Opening a Control Panel Item

The Windows Control Panel is where you will find many of the utilities that you will use to configure and manage your computer such as software and user management, firewall settings, mouse… Read More
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