Archive for the 'Windows' Category

Windows shell extensions

A common problem with Windows XP installations is process crashes. Some of the most common process or application crashes that you may experience are Windows Explorer crashes. Do not confuse Windows Explorer with Internet Explorer however. Windows Explorer is the built in Windows feature that allows you to look in your hard drive and system [...]

Fixing a corrupt user profile in Windows XP

If you have ever logged on to Windows XP and found that there was an error message greeting you, you may have a corrupt user profile. This will often follow a forced system shutdown or similar system problem. You might be presented with an error that says “The system has recovered from a serious error. [...]

Microsoft Management Console Interactive Logon

For those of you that use your computers a lot, there are many good reasons why you don’t want anyone simply accessing it and messing with your stuff. Today’s post will be how to add a custom interactive logon message to your computer using Microsoft Management Console (MMC), which is a utility for the system [...]

Windows Chkdsk Utility

The Chkdsk (acronym for check disk) utility tool is an integral part of Windows that you can use to check and repair hard disk errors that might occur. It’s one of the first steps you can take to check your hard drive if it is giving some problems. One of the things to bear in [...]

Creating keyboard shortcuts in Windows

If you have been using your computer a lot, you probably have a few programs that you use more often than the others. In my case, I use Microsoft Word, Notepad, and Photoshop a lot. To make your working time more productive you can use keyboard shortcuts, and minimize use of the mouse. Mouse dependence [...]

Troubleshoot Windows issues using the Event Viewer

The Windows Event Viewer can give you vital information about your operating system and key events that are occurring in the day to day running of your system.  It can also be referenced when trying to determine causes of programs that fail and why they were forced to close etc.  You can also get important [...]