So I've been fighting with this bastard for the last few hours this morning. I had no idea SP1 was never installed after I'd performed some 94 updates about a month ago. I've been away from Windows ...

Installing Windows from a USB flash drive is more convenient and faster than optical discs. Plus, if you have a netbook or another type of computer without an optical drive, you don't have any other ...

Whether you’re installing Win7 from backup on bare metal or on a VM, watch out for a missing patch. On Friday, Microsoft issued a hidden advisory saying you need to run bcdboot.exe and get the SHA-2 ...

I have bought a 60GB SSD some months ago and kept my Win7 x64 on it, having ca 18GB to spare, I usually kept some most frequently used programs on it too, and kept some space unallocated to maximise ...

Of course, the traditional method of installing the OS starts with burning the downloaded ISO file to a DVD, which you then pop into your desktop or laptop. That’s fine if you have a desktop or laptop ...

Most people upgrading a Vista or XP PC to Windows 7 will find the process relatively painless, but if your upgrade hits a snag, you've got options. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace ...

If you jumped the gun and installed some or all of the Win7/Server 2008 R2 patches when they became available, a minefield of patching problems awaits. Good things come to those who wait. If you ...