PC Memoirs

I am considering replacing my desktop PC. My Pentium IV 2.4Ghz system is getting slow and I think I deserve an upgrade. I know, P4 is so old now :), but it has done the job so far. I have also been waiting for Windows 7 to come out, because there was no way I […]

When you run the System Configuration Utility, you get an Access Denied error as soon as you make changes and click on Apply. I had to repair a very troublesome PC that had this error. I wanted to make it load Windows XP faster, so I attempted to run msconfig in the hope of removing a few programs from the […]

I already wrote a post about possible solutions for laptops shutting down unexpectedly, but this one is specifically for desktop computers. If your PC turns off shortly after it boots up and it doesn’t let you do any work, you might want to try some of these possible solutions: 1. Boot into Safe Mode with […]

Today I don’t have any new tips and tricks for my readers, but I do have an interesting Web site to recommend. Over at Freeware Mission I found a great post about 10 free programs that can speed up your computer. I hope you will visit Freeware Mission and check out the list. Here are the […]

Let’s say you have downloaded Windows Vista OEM from the Internet and you want to install it on your PC. The problem is, you don’t have blank DVDs, or you don’t have access to your optical drive. However, you have a USB memory stick with enough capacity. You can copy the downloaded files to the […]