system tools

Please, note the following is the command line for disc check in Windows8. It is slightly different than w/ prior OSs. chkdsk /scan cmd, Run as Admin is recommended. Link Removed Cheers, Drew

My VB6.0 application process does not Exit under Windows 7 but it exits properly on Win XP. After exiting the application process VB6 Exe remains running in Task Manager. So every time I need to manually end that process. Any way to release all resources held by VB6.0 Exe & VC++ Dlls on Win 7...

Not sure if this is the correct place for this but...this morning I noticed an exclamation in my taskbar that services were not running. I looked for services.msc in the search in the start button, but nothing came up. I also typed in MSConfig in the search in the start button search, and...

The title says it all. Thank you.

Explorer displays wrong "Size on disk" for junction file. Link Removed

Hi I've been running a copy of Auslogic's BootSpeed for over a month now. I have to say that the software works well and doesn't cause any problems. In addition to the normal functions like scanning the registry and looking for junk files it has built in apps to clean up and configure your...

I was thinking to remove unwanted files from regedit so it harmful to use this software?

Hello everyone is there any oppinions about the freeware GLARY UTILITIES. I have just used it and i do not know if i dare to reboot,if my pc do not start ever again any feedback will be appriciated.Kind Regards CASI.:distrust:

In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz shows you how to get to the Windows 7 System Recovery Options menu and describes each of the tools on the menu. Link Removed

Describes how to use the System File Checker tool to troubleshoot missing or corrupted system files on Windows Vista or on Windows 7. More...

Windows 7 has a number of tools such as Disk Cleanup to help keep your system running smoothly, and it also includes a System Maintenance troubleshooter. Link Removed due to 404 Error

Create a system-repair disc, get a report card on your PC's health, analyze your machine's performance, add Web search to the Start menu, and improve the look of onscreen text with these built-in system tools. More...

CompuClever Systems Inc announces that PC TuneUp Maestro has achieved Windows 7 logo certification. This certification recognizes that PC TuneUp Maestro has passed tests for compatibility and reliability with Windows 7. Link Removed due to 404 Error

Keep an eye on what your computer is doing. Source: Yahoo! News

If early leaked screenshots are to be believed (and the feature survives without being canned for some reason or another) Microsoft is to bake into Windows 8 a file verification tool based on the... Source: Yahoo! News

How can I display a complete directory tree in Windows Explorer?

Hi I have been having issues with random BSOD for months and seems to be happening more often now. I have run the Dell tools to check all hardware and not getting any issues. I ran last summer and had a bad hard drive which Dell replaced but was the slave drive and was having the BSOD before...

Bill Detwiler shows you how to use the Windows 7 Event Viewer to track down potential causes of long boot times. More...

Hi, I had check through some of the defrag threads here, none seemed to be the same as my problem. Needed some expert advice. I use to be able to run defrag not i notice that when I click on the analyse, schedule or defrag button it would prompt that "the diaglog could not be launched" I had...

Greg Shultz shows you how to take advantage of Robocopy's multi-threaded copy feature to create an exact mirrored duplicate of your user profile folder. More...