PC Memoirs

Let’s say you click on a zip file and a media player tries to open it. Or you select a video file, but you don’t want this file to be played in Windows Media Player. You want to choose your own player. This problem can be solved by configuring the file extension associations. To select which program should open […]

Have you ever experienced this problem: When you plug in a new USB device such as mouse, external hard drive or digital camera, the new hardware is detected but automatic driver installation fails every time with a ‘data invalid’ error message? Don’t worry, there are several possible solutions that you can test. Solution 1: Use […]

If you have a Windows XP Service Pack 2 that displays the message ‘for testing purposes only’ in the bottom right corner, you can follow these simple steps to remove the message. Go to Start, Run and type regedit. The registry window will open. To remove the message you have to find two keys and delete […]

You may have come across the following error message: “The system is shutting down. Please save all work in progress and log off. Any unsaved changes will be lost. This shutdown was initiated by NT Authority\System Time before shutdown: 59,58,57,…. Windows must now restart because the RPC service terminated unexpectedly.” Unfortunately, this is a sign that there is […]

When you first turn on your PC and load your Windows system, several applications are set to start automatically. Besides essential system files, they can include antivirus programs, communicators, media players and file sharing programs. You can find these programs or taskbar icons in the lower right corner. Usually you want them there, especially the antivirus program, messenger or […]