Over the years Microsoft has put a lot of effort into making sure that users keep themselves updated with all the latest security patches they need to keep safe. One of the unfortunate side effects of this effort is that when the updates are downloaded and ready to be applied a re-boot of Windows is […]
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We’ve all experienced those times when we have have sent a document to the printer, but for one reason or another it has failed to print. Usually once the problem is corrected, the job will print as normal and everything is good, but occasioanlly the job gets stuck in the print queue and not only […]
One of the holy grails for almost any computer user regardless of Operating System, machine speed etc is fast start up times. Whilst this tip won’t give you instant start ups, it can make a considerable difference. It’s a little known fact that Microsoft Windows Vista by default is set to only use one processor […]
The Microsoft Windows Firewall was first introduced in Windows XP, but came under some criticism as it was not enabled by default and only blocked incoming connections, so any programs already on your PC that attempted to ‘dial home’ could connect out and do their dirty deeds. Windows XP service pack 2 enabled the firewall […]
A problem we are often asked about is one where it becomes impossible on Windows Vista and Windows 7 PC’s to log on, the following error message is commonly displayed: “The user profile service failed the logon” “User profile cannot be loaded” This is usually caused by Microsoft Windows creating a backup user profile, and […]
When you upgrade from Windows XP to Windows Vista, you will find that a large chunk of your hard drive space has been used up as Vista stores all your old Windows files just in case you want to roll back your Windows Vista installation and return to Windows XP Reclaiming this space is relatively […]
It’s been well documented that Windows Vista requires a fair bit of processing power to use all of its features and pretty graphics. However, it’s possible to run Windows Vista on a lower spec machine by making some changes to the way Vista is installed and configured. Listed below are some of our best suggestions […]
One of the first things new users to Windows Vista notice is the (annoying) window that pops up every now and again asking for permission to carry out some action or other, this is User Account Control (UAC). The concept behind UAC is sound and simple enough to understand – all users run with only […]