One of the most frustrating problems to troubleshoot is a random one, one that doesn’t seem to have one specific cause. The key to troubleshooting such problems is to remember that the symptom is not always directly indicative of the cause. The program or utility that it locks up on is not necessarily the issue.
Suppose Windows starts normally, but then starts crashing, freezing or giving serious error messages shortly afterward. Many times running Scandisk (or Check Disk in Windows 2000/XP) will solve the problem. That’s because such problems are often caused by errors in the FAT or NTFS file system, and this utility will fix them. In Windows 9x/Me, choose Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Scandisk. In Windows 2000/XP open My Computer, right-click the drive and choose Properties, and click the Check Now button on the Tools tab. Read More»
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By default, Windows Vista is the OS you will boot up in if you decide not to push anything at the boot-selection screen. However, this setting is changeable for those who would much rather have their earlier version of Windows become the default OS. You might be wondering why someone would want to do that? For instance, my brother is a very hardcore gamer but unfortunately, there is no driver support for my video card on Vista. Because he uses this computer more often than I do, the default OS on this particular PC is set to XP.
Now, let’s modify the default OS to start at bootup. First, go to Start Menu, right click on my computer, and choose properties. Read More»
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February 09, 2007 by
Jason You can configure any program shortcut so that Windows prompts you for login credentials every time you double-click that shortcut. This is an ideal solution for the Computer Management option in the Administrative Tools folder, for instance.
To specify this option
1. Right-click the shortcut icon and choose Properties.
2. On the Shortcut tab, click the Advanced button and select the Run With Different Credentials check box.
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