When was the last time you installed a fresh copy of Windows XP SP2? The process is still straightforward and relatively quick…but then you think “I’ll just make sure the patches are up to date”, and then proceed to stare with horror at the 100+ security updates and critical fixes which Windows Update or WSUS […]
You may have created normal hidden folders in windows Xp and vista to store your private files , but these normal type of hidden folders in vista and windows Xp is quite old technique. As even if you create a hidden folder using this old technique almost every one or a normal windows user would […]
It’s been a while since anyone’s had to slipstream a Windows XP service pack, but seeing as how SP3 is now available to play with, we thought we’d do a refresher course.
As a value-added reseller (VAR) or service provider, you may find yourself configuring a customer’s Windows XP firewall. As I explain in the first two articles in this series on firewall troubleshooting, the settings that control the Windows firewall are hierarchical in nature, and a higher-priority setting may override a setting that you implement.
Yesterday I’ve created a step-by-step tutorial on "How to Dual Boot Vista and XP with Vista Installed First". Today I am going to show you how to dual boot XP and Vista with XP installed first. It’s a different scenario than yesterday.
In computer repair, data backup is obligatory. You may ask a customer if there is data to be backed up and they will say no, not knowing what they are saying exactly. To them, data isn’t the Word documents or speadsheets in their My Docs. Those are “objects” of a sort. Any competent computer tech […]
Back in September I revived my MiniITX box to serve as a backup server. I set up BackupPC, ran it once, it seemed to work, and then ignored it for weeks. When I checked back, it hadn’t run successfully since. Ugh, I want backups to just work! A few nights ago I decided to try […]
Over the last 12 months I’ve had made several posts that list ways in which you can optimise XP, 3 of which (10 Simple Ways To Speed Up Windows XP, 10 Intermediate Ways To Speed Up Windows XP and More Ways To Speed Up Windows XP) even made it onto the homepage of Digg. I […]
In this article, I will try to describe the main steps required to install 4 different OS (Mac OS X, Linux, Microsoft Vista et Microsoft Windows XP) on a Mac Pro. We have decided to avoid providing a step-by-step procedure to prevent beginners to try it out, considering the procedure as piece of cake, whereas […]
One of the most frustrating experiences working with computers is when they won’t start. This frustration is usually compounded by cryptic error messages that don’t provide you with enough information to determine what’s wrong, let alone fix the problem. An advanced user might recognize that the files the messages refer to are registry hives, binary […]
It’s one of those software design decisions that makes you scratch your head and wonder, "What were they thinking?"
The "it" in this case is XP’s most powerful rebuild/repair option, and yet Microsoft chose to hide it behind seeming dead ends, red herrings, and a recycled interface that makes it hard to find and (at first) […]
Optimizing PC memory isn’t as easy as "just add more," and in fact there are plenty of times when adding more RAM is downright pointless. This column will cover some monitoring tools and techniques that will help you figure out what’s really going on with your machine and when you do need to add more […]
Why?
Because Dapper was just too Damn reliable… nah, seriously, I need to run Microsoft Visual Studio, and doing so under wine was not going to cut it, and dual booting was going to be a pain, VMWare was not open source so….QEMU to the rescue.
Briefly..
There’s a program called qemu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QEMU), by Fabrice Bellard.
First you have to download the Beta 2 of Vista available at Microsoft.com, or order the DVD kit to be shipped to you for about 10 bucks. Last time I checked everyone and their sister was downloading the 3.12 GB file from the Microsoft servers, so for awhile there they took down the download link […]
I admit it. I’m HUGE fan of Ubuntu Linux for the Desktop. So with great pleasure, I have put together a guide to help everyone easily create a dual-boot PC running both Ubuntu and Windows XP in celebration of Ubuntu’s official Dapper Drake release. Don’t worry… I’m laying the instructions out in such a way […]