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I left the computer in the office downloading from the MS Technet Centre and when I returned from lunch just 500mb of my 8gb of files had come down, my PC was suffering from man-flu that day so I restarted it and went to resume my downloads. Or at least I would have resumed my downloads if I could find the download manager that Microsoft helpfully insta... [read more]

Saving space in the WINSXS Folder Are you running out of disk space on your computer, try running the TreeSizeFree utility on my free downloads page, this utility will highlight your larger folders, but that's not the end of the problem, it usually is just the start of the process in gaining space. One problem that looks to be infuriating man... [read more]

Windows 8 Pro and Enterprise won't activate Windows 8 went RTM in August 2012 So I downloaded Windows 8 Enterprise from my Microsoft TechNet subscription, however, during and after installation is didn't ask me for my activation key. This is fine until you try to change and account details, then you will get messages stating that you can'... [read more]

Dealing With Computer Issues Related To Antivirus Programs A virus is one of the most common reasons for computer problems. Every year billions of pounds and millions of hours of hard work is lost to these malicious pieces of code. This is one of the reasons why it is highly recommended that you must never operate your computer without installing a reli... [read more]

Guidelines to Follow When Faced with Windows PC Errors Are you troubled because of recurring computer errors? Do you hate spending a lot of time figuring out what has gone wrong? Are you tired of chasing computer experts for a permanent solution to these errors? We have all been in these types of situations at some point. While it can be said with c... [read more]

Steps To Handle Computer Errors Related To Compressed Files Compressed files are used for a variety of reasons, ranging from transferring of data to storing installation files of an application. But one common need forms the basis of why we use compressed files - the need to shrink large amounts of data into a smaller size. In this article, we discuss 3... [read more]

Computer File Extension Basics, What You Should Know Every software uses innumerable files and various different file extensions. The purpose of this article is to provide answers to frequently asked questions related to file extension issues that you may come across. Question #1 - I am using the Windows operating system and have received a file with th... [read more]

Steps To Combat EXE Errors Related To Antivirus Programs Today, antivirus programs are a necessity, a fact no one can deny. However, just like antivirus programs are important, it is equally important to choose the right antivirus programs. When it comes to antivirus programs, two statements hold true - not all antivirus programs are equal, and the soft... [read more]

Quick Fixes For Computer Application Errors Most errors that occur on a Windows PC can be safely classified into two categories - hardware errors and application errors. In general, application errors are less trouble to resolve than hardware errors. Most application errors occur due to small issues and are much easier to troubleshoot than errors relate... [read more]

This happened to me during an upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 but I understand plenty of people are getting the same problem after a fresh installation of Windows 7 after they re-install their apps. (I understand Apple Quicktime may be the culprit for this) The icon in the system tray shows you have LAN access but no Internet access, if you click on the... [read more]