MS Office 2007 installation windows XP crash

Hi, While installing office 2007 student, windows restarted. This resulte in a crash of which windows stops just before the log-in scree appears. Restarting, not even in safe-mode, does not result in windows access. What to do? I do not have a ...

Message posted on the February 10th, 2009 - 9:09 AM ET

vLite: customise your Windows Vista installation

Do you know nLite, the Windows XP personalised installation utility? Now there is its brother vLite for Windows Vista. With the help of vLite you can make Windows Vista lighter by deleting a diverse range of functions, vLight drivers and other ...

Review published on the May 23rd, 2007 - 6:42 AM ET

Integrating Software in the Windows XP CD

This tutorial will explain in detail how to integrate Microsoft software updates directly into your Windows XP installation CD. As well as this, when you install your new operating system on a new computer, you will have the latest versions of ...

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

Test Windows Vista pre RC1 - First part

When it was released, GNT tested the Windows Vista intermediate build to see what the final version could perhaps look like. The Pre-Release Candidate 1 is now out and we will look at what changes have been made since the last time we reviewed it, ...

Review published on the August 30th, 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

Install Windows XP, Vista or Seven from a memory stick

Its not just various GNU/Linux distributions which are "bootable" from a simple memory stick! Here we will show you three different methods which allow you to create different bootable flash drives: one for Windows XP, one for Windows Vista and one ...

Review published on the May 6th, 2010 - 6:10 PM ET

Windows 7: Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode

You have obtained a copy of Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate? Then you are part of a group of users, professional or otherwise, who will be able to use Windows XP in virtual mode thanks to the free Microsoft Windows Virtual PC tool. Running ...

Review published on the October 20th, 2009 - 3:43 AM ET

Dual boot Windows 2000 / XP: Installation order

Dual boot Windows 2000 / XP: Installation order.

Tips & Tricks published on the December 1st, 2001 - 6:00 PM ET

error at installation windows vista x64 0x0000003b

my computer Amd athlonX2 64 6000+ asus m2n sli deluxe 4gb ram a-data 2x 400gb hdd samsung nvidia geforce 9800gtx+ sound blaster 2 zs first hdd: first partition is windows xp 32 bit, second partition is only data second hdd: first partition vista ...

Message posted on the July 4th, 2009 - 2:33 PM ET

After SQL 2008 installation - Windows shutdown takes 20 minutes

After Installing SQL Server 2008 (developer edtion) instance on my laptop it taks 20 minutes to shut down. Then if I wish to start the system again it will not start for maybe another five or ten minutes. Here are some pertinent facts; Vista ...

Message posted on the August 10th, 2009 - 12:10 PM ET

Ubuntu 12.10 64 bit installed along onto Pre-Installed Windows 8 System Woes (EFI related)

I have tried to install Ubuntu 12.10 on a system (Lenovo desktop) with Windows 8 pre-installed. The Windows 8 installation DVD is not provided. There is a separate 1TB drive for Ubuntu. The Ubuntu Live CD recognizes Windows 8, decides that the ...

Message posted on the February 22nd, 2013 - 10:52 AM ET

Bug#687687: Installation was mostly successfully on Acer Aspire One D150

Package: installation-reports Boot method: USB-Stick Image version: Self-made USB-Stick with Installer from wheezy 2012-09-05 Date: 2012-09-14 Machine: Acer Aspire One D150 Processor: Intel Atom N270 @ 1,6GHz Memory: 1,0GB Partitions: ...

Message posted on the September 15th, 2012 - 2:40 AM ET

Visio Launches Installation of other Applications

Installed Visio 2007 with no issues. When launching Visio it starts loading, then suddenly starts opening installation windows on just about every application I've ever installed and then start launching every application. This continues until there ...

Message posted on the February 19th, 2010 - 11:14 PM ET

Windows Installer Service could not be accessed

I have a fairly new Toshiba Sattelite with Vista Home edition on it. I have successfully loaded several programs on it prior to now. I have tried to install Acronis Disk Director, which I have already installed on another Vista computer for testing, ...

Message posted on the October 1st, 2009 - 1:13 PM ET