One of the first things I normally do when I set up a computer with Windows XP, right after I install anti-virus and anti-spyware programs, is to configure Internet Explorer (IE) and System Restore ...

I was helping a friend with a dead XP Home SP2 machine today. The machine would get to the end of the initial XP logo screen, but die with a blue-screen complaining about a corrupted SOFTWARE registry ...

I just installed a new Memorex DVD burner on my XP Pro system, and then like an idiot, installed the crappy bundled software that came with it: Roxio EZ CD and DVD Creator 6.<br><br>That crappy ...

If your computer is behaving erratically or you can't access certain programs, it could due to malware on your system or even just a previous power outage. You can often resolve these problems with ...

If System Restore has failed to extract a file and you see an unexpected error 0x80070301 in Windows 11/10, follow these suggestions to fix the problem. Disable ...

If System Restore is disabled or greyed out on your Windows 11/10 computer, this article will help you resolve this problem, so you can turn on System Restore. System Restore is different from System ...

A week ago I wrote about my investigations into System Restore on Windows XP and Windows Vista. I have since heard back from a program manager at Microsoft, who said of the Vista default disk ...