Tag: help

Cleaner PC in a Second

June 12, 2008 by Jason

Cleaning and PC has got a bad name with so many ‘scareware’ products popping up on websites, telling you that your needs attention and offering to put it right. Woe betide anyone who takes up the offer and more often than not you’ll end up with a infected PC, or a bill for a piece of useless . The other problems is that often makes little or no difference, and don’t be misled into thinking they will somehow restore the on a terminally sluggish or cluttered machine, that just doesn’t happen in the real world. On the other hand, running a decent every so often can to avoid problems later down the line, by removing redundant files and entries, and one I have been trialling recently seems to do a pretty good job. Read More»

Troubleshoot Failed Installations of XP SP3 RTM Build 5512

May 12, 2008 by Jason

Although has hammered away at Windows XP SP3 in order to provide an experience as seamless as possible for end users when deploying the service pack, failed scenarios are still a valid possibility. In the eventuality of a failed of XP SP3 , there are some steps end users can take before running to for . The methods involve nothing more than basic actions on the part of the end user and are designed to an unsuccessful process while, at the same, time ignoring the .

First of all, Microsoft advises all end users to turn to Update for the primary source of the gold bits of XP SP3. “Sometimes an is unsuccessful because a previous operation was not completed. By restarting the , you close any pending functions and restart the process. Wait until the finishes the restart process, and then log on to your account. Visit Update to reselect and install XP SP3. Click Express Install (Recommended),” stated. Read More»

Leopard Flies Off the Shelf, But Glitches Reported

November 01, 2007 by Jason

The long awaited and much anticipated launch of the latest version of the , codenamed , has resulted in the usual round of craziness from Apple’s adoring fans. Early adopters camped outside stores to be first in the queue, and what a queue it was! Early estimates suggest that around 9 percent of users upgraded to in the first couple of days of it going on sale, and at $129 a pop that’s a welcome boost to the Apple coffers.

There’s been a fair amount of excitement surrounding the launch but the claimed 300 ‘New’ features have been widely dismissed as hype, and one or two commentators have pointed out that a couple of them bear an uncanny resemblance to features in Vista, which is clearly designed to challenge. Read More»