utilities

Basically, I used Disk Cleanup utility on a windows 7 Ultimate machine to delete the Windows.old folder only to discover that it contained a critical amount of data in the 'users/JonDoe/' which was referenced to from the upgrade by a simple shortcut on the desktop. How can I recover the...

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Link RemovedLink Removed Features: Application immediate background image (the program changes the background and if you can close it). Option to remember the amendments, it is recommended to enable the option "Start with Windows 8" Three ways to apply: - Easy mode: You can choose a...

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Just thought i'd share what my current project is for C# development so far... It will be public when i'm done with this. It's an application that will walk through the steps of crash dump analysis and write output for you in a format of your customization. Including parts of what is...

Hi, I wonder if anyone can assist with a Random BSOD issue I am having - The last BSOD seen was at around 10:00 this morning (may have been earlier as the machine was found with a blue screen...), the problem I have at the moment is that the PC is not creating dump files - I have checked the...

Hey guys, how's it going. :) I was just playing Minecraft and in the process of finding some ores I got a Blue Screen Restart where the computer appeared to find an error of some kind and decided to reboot to protect the computer as you will see in the folder I will provide. All zipped up for...

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I'm sorry, I can't find a better place to post this topic (if you find one, please relocate it so I'll know next time :) ). In the downloads tab, under "Utilites", there are a few things (in my opinion) that would be helpful to people if they were there: Prime 95 Free Software - GIMPS for...

Top Freeware for a New/Old PC Hey everyone, here's the top must have freeware for your new/old PC - this list is specifically intended to appeal to users with a new PC or those who have re-installed windows... ALL THESE SOFTWARE MENTIONED ARE ABSOLUTELY FREE ALL OF THE PROTECTION COMBINATION...

Hello which program is the best to use for my OCZ VERTEX 2 SSD so i can watch the lifetime of my solid state drive? I found this SSDLife download page - freeware, professional and portable version downloads. but im not sure if its good.Can you suggest some useful tools like the one above?

At the moment I am using an xcopy command to copy all files with a certain extension to another folder. As the number of files in this folder increases I'd like to organise them into sub folders and have the directory structure mirrored. However I don't want the entire folder contents copied...

Greetings all. I attempted to backup my systems the other day when I recieved an error code. After searching this forum, It was determined that the code made reference to the fact that a necessary service was not running, in this case the Task Scheduler. I have used the Services program (as an...

Re: Control Panel Was a time when going to CP would show all its content, all its individual components. But, can go to CP & see 'categories' & maybe, wonder which has the item sought, @ that moment. CP @ the bottom-left corner is as such. CP from All Apps is the same. However, you may...

Built an windows xp machine for mother Inlaw. Has worked fine for two years. Scan for malware and viruses four times a month for her, running avast anti virus. The last week when windows is ldleing and you go to use it. It will ask for a pass word. There was no pass word for this account. So I...

I have a printer connected to my network via ethernet. It is a Brother MFC-J825DW PC1 - no problem - I find and install the printer using the "add a printer" option under "devices and printers" that I have used without issue in the past. PC2 - PROBLEM - when using "add a printer" the correct...

Hi all, As Microsoft has removed all the codes to prevent third party developers to create utilities/software to reenable the start button in Windows 8, I would like to know your opinions about that. After the release of the final verison of Windows 8, do you think the developers somehow...

I just added it and so far, things seem to be running normally. I will assume Microsoft decided to leave it out in order to shrink the install footprint of Windows 8 for mobile devices.... I was a little surprised when the RP was shown to not include Windows Media Center. Since I had...

As I have discussed elsewhere, previously, there is less necessity to add certain software, plug-ins, utilities & such w/ Windows8. Between it & what is or will be current browsers (like IE10) a lot, that wasn't, native, now is. In many cases things, that act as apps, are seemingly redundant...

Hi folks Just purchased a new Samsung notebook. Used Speccy and here's what it reports: Operating System MS Windows 7 64-bit SP1 CPU Intel Core i7 2720QM @ 2.20GHz 50 °C Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology RAM 8.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24) Motherboard SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD...