Clean Windows Install on New HP Device

I purchased on HP Slimline computer with Premium on it and all the bloatware. I want a clean install. This is my first experience not building one myself with an OEM copy of Windows. I called HP and they only offer recovery disks, no OEM DVD. And ...

Message posted on the February 8th, 2009 - 10:58 PM ET

Piriform: free software for cleaning and optimising Windows

Piriform is a development company founded in 2004 in London. This software editor specialises in free user utilities. Still don’t know anything about them? Not even their pear logo? (Piriform means "pear shaped")? This is highly unlikely… as the ...

Review published on the December 29th, 2010 - 4:02 AM ET

Using UPH Clean

Microsoft’s UPH Clean utility allows you to resolve different problems that you may encounter when opening and closing a Windows session running an NT core (Windows NT4, 2000, XP, 2003).

Tips & Tricks published on the January 8th, 2006 - 6:00 PM ET

Windows XP repair tools

When your computer gets infected, locks up during a procedure, fails during an installation or you encounters a driver or hardware problem, then you may need to get your hands into the engine to see what's going on. Here are a range of tools that ...

Review published on the July 19th, 2006 - 6:00 PM ET

Optimize Windows Vista (part one)

Whiles Windows Vista has been available on the shelves since the beginning of the year, the new Microsoft operating system is not renowned for being light, as its resources needs are more demanding. So if you want to use this OS, then why not look ...

Review published on the April 17th, 2007 - 6:00 PM ET

Adding corrections to the Windows XP CD

Even if you have installed XP with a patched SP1 (or SP2) CD, you should still consult the Windows Update site to see if there are any new updates that need to be applied to your machine, as the SP's will be missing more and more of the updates as ...

Review published on the December 15th, 2003 - 6:00 PM ET

Adding drivers to your Windows XP CD

Windows XP has native drivers for a few hundred different types of peripheral devices allowing it to be operational from its first use. New products are released after Windows XP as well as new drivers updating previous versions. This is a method of ...

Review published on the April 20th, 2004 - 6:00 PM ET

Clean the add and remove programs list in Windows

This tip will show you how to clean the add and remove programs list in Windows.

Tips & Tricks published on the April 23rd, 2008 - 5:15 AM ET

clean Windows ME install on a floppyless system

I want to do a clean install of Windows ME on a floppyless computer. Is there a way to create a startup cd or usb memory stick.

Message posted on the March 29th, 2009 - 9:42 PM ET

clean windows ME install on a floppyless system

I want to do a clean install of Windows ME on a floppyless computer. Is there a way to create a startup cd or usb drive.

Message posted on the March 29th, 2009 - 9:14 PM ET

Windows bloatware gives OEMs extra revenue, and now Microsoft too

File this under "Double-Dip the Chumps". http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/05/microsoft-will-remove-the-bloatware-from-your-pc-for-a-price/ Microsoft will remove the bloatware from your PC, for a price $99 and a trip to ...

Message posted on the May 17th, 2012 - 9:15 PM ET

Because Windows Is So Easy To Install, Isn’t It...

Fun collection of anecdotes <http://www.zdnet.com/blog/perlow/revisiting-windows-7-on-macbooks/16110> from a bunch of people who bought overpriced hardware from a well-known vendor that came with the wrong non-Windows OS, and now realize their ...

Message posted on the March 8th, 2011 - 2:07 AM ET

Office 2007/Windows 2007

I installed a clean Windows 7, and a clean Office 2007 Proffessional. Windows Update Works, but Office Update does not work at all. I tried the MS Update Site, am a member of the Administrators Group, but the site tells me I need Adminsitrator ...

Message posted on the November 6th, 2009 - 2:36 AM ET

Windows Server 2003 / 2008

Hi! I have a doubt. I have a Domain hosted on Windows 2003 Server R2. I'd like to add a secod domain controller to avoid any disaster. Which is the recommendation? Is it better if I install a clean Windows 2008 Server an migrate the Domain and ...

Message posted on the May 6th, 2009 - 11:08 AM ET