Although Windows 7 is yet to be released, there has been much talk about its pending release – and the performance it will offer to its users. Some may find that the hype around Windows 7 is overrated – but one can assume, based on the facts known about Windows 7 so far, that this [...]
06.19.09 | Software Review | Computerexpert
What is Portable Ubuntu? Well, it is Ubuntu system running as a Windows application. This system appears to have been built with the Colinux Kernel, Xming X server and Pulseaudio server for Windows. The Portable Ubuntu tends to run directly from the thumb drive, and can be used as a standard Operating System with which [...]
06.18.09 | Software Review | Computerexpert
Microsoft has had enough after years of patching and tweaking the Windows runtime to preserve backward compatibility. With Windows 7, Microsoft is putting Win32 API back inside a custom-integrated virtual machine where it, and its notoriously hard-to-kill XP underpinnings, can coexist peacefully alongside newer, versions of Windows.
06.4.09 | Software Review | Computerexpert
Comodo System Cleaner is a strong suite of utilities and tools that allows you to make your Windows XP or Vista computer faster, more organized and more secure. Like most Windows optimizers it comes with many system utilities such as disk cleaner, autorun manger, registry cleaner and privacy cleaner. Registry Protections and Safe Delete features [...]
05.26.09 | Software Review | Computerexpert
AVG launched AVG LinkScanner as a free standalone product. AVG LinkScanner examines in real time the web pages behind links and URLs to assess their possible danger. Available free for Windows XP and Windows Vista users, it’s designed to offer an extra real-time layer of protection for web users who already use a security software [...]
05.23.09 | Software Review | Computerexpert
If you have access to another user account with administrator rights, you can use that account to change the password of the account that is locked out. The default Administrator account that is built into Windows XP can also be used. Firstly, you need to boot the system into Safe Mode.
05.19.09 | Windows XP Tips | Computerexpert
MaxTo is a tiny Windows program that divides your monitors into regions. When you maximize a window, it will no longer fit the entire screen, but only the region it was maximized into. Your windows are neatly organized into the grid you have defined when they are maximized. MaxTo is described as a tiling window [...]
05.19.09 | Computer Tips And Tricks | Computerexpert
Modify Explorer.exe File: The file explorer.exe located at C:/Windows needs to be edited in order to make the changes. Since explorer.exe is a binary file it requires a special editor. For purpose of this article we have used Resource Hacker. Resource HackerTM is a freeware utility to view, modify, rename, add, delete and extract resources [...]
05.13.09 | Windows XP Tips | Computerexpert
This week Microsoft is preparing to update Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) Notifications for Windows XP. This new version includes the usual updates to validation that improve WGA’s ability to detect invalid product keys and other attempts to avoid product activation. Microsoft has focused on including the latest validation information
05.6.09 | Windows XP Tips | Computerexpert
TaggedFrog lets to insert tags to your Windows files and then displays them in a tag cloud so you can visualize and find content on your PC. You can insert as many tags to your files as you wish. If you have numerous files to tag manually, you might want to try the Auto Scan [...]
05.5.09 | Computer Tips And Tricks | Computerexpert
