Over the years many users of Windows 7, Vista and XP have all complained about the media write protected error. Everything will be going fine until suddenly you’re unable to write any files on your hard drive, external hard drive, a USB drive or eSata, etc. Common error messages you may encounter are: The disk [...]
08.22.11 | Windows 7 Tips | Computerexpert
The majority of people all over the world make use of Skype. This may be one of the reasons why malicious online attackers are now using Skype in order to achieve their malicious goals. It seems like online attackers are doing the rounds and this time Skype users are the targets. This scary scam campaign [...]
05.20.10 | Computer Safety Tip | Computerexpert
It’s time to move on from Windows XP or Vista to Windows 7. Windows 7 RTM should be released by this October, you can safely move from XP or Vista to recently released Windows 7 RC. Microsoft recently released Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor beta that helps you check if your system is compatible with Windows [...]
08.25.09 | Computer Tips And Tricks | Computerexpert
Download the Windows 7 Beta and burn it to a DVD Once you have downloaded a copy of Windows 7, you will need to burn it to a DVD in order to do a fresh installation. Burn the ISO to a DVD. Step 1: Partition you hard drive
06.30.09 | Windows 7 Tips | Computerexpert
Windows Vista and XP’s Autorun have become a hotbed for virus & malware activity, notably the Conficker worm spreading primarily via USB flash drives. To stop the spreading, Microsoft said it’s making a change to the default way of how Windows 7 handles USB drives. The first release candidate of Windows 7, which will soon [...]
06.25.09 | Computer News | Computerexpert
Before you jump into editing your registry it is highly advisable to first create backup of your registry. 1. Open your registry editor. Click Start>Go to RUN and type REGEDIT. 2. Navigate to the following keys HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop, scroll down
04.18.09 | Windows XP Tips | Computerexpert
Windows 7: The Ups It’s one of the more maligned features of Windows 7: The new Taskbar. There is no longer the uncomfortable mental leap from where you clicked when you wanted to start a program to where you clicked when wanting to access a running instance. With Windows 7, these are one in the [...]
04.16.09 | Software Review | Computerexpert
New computers don’t necessarily mean better, faster and stronger anymore. Netbooks mean smaller, cheaper, lighter, and many consumers are quite happy to use XP, the operating system they had gotten used to during Vista’s unusually long development. Microsoft simply did not foresee this new trend occurring when it was working on Vista; the demand for [...]
04.15.09 | Computer News | Computerexpert
Follow the steps below: 1. Open notepad.exe, type “del c:\windows\prefetch\ntosboot-*.*/q” (without the quotes) and save as “ntosboot.bat” in c:\ 2. From the Start menu, select “Run” and type “gpedit.msc”. 3. Double click “Windows Settings” under “Computer Configuration” and double click again on “Shutdown” in the right window.
03.22.09 | Windows XP Tips | Computerexpert
Some games require fixes to run in Vista. These games require the latest version of Directx9. Vista does not actually contain a full installation of Directx9, just some elements for compatibility purposes. To install Directx 9c on Windows Vista: 1. Download the latest DirectX 9 redistributable file from Microsoft.com. 2. Unzip the file into a [...]
02.10.09 | Windows Vista Tips | Computerexpert
