Tag: Troubleshooting
How To Diagnose and Resolve Blue Screens of Death (BSODs)
Windows 7 is built on the reliability of the Windows NT code base, which has strong lineage dating back to the early 90’s. With recent releases of Windows such as Vista and Windows 7, the platform is even more robust. However, Windows is still susceptible to instability. But are the root causes of this always [...]
How To Do a Windows 7 Repair Upgrade
Sometimes you have to reinstalling Windows. You might wonder if this means backing up files as well as reinstalling applications and drivers. You don’t have to. One way to get around this, while fixing whatever problem you are having with Windows 7, is to do a simple repair upgrade. A repair upgrade is the simple [...]
How to Troubleshoot Sound Problems in Windows
Sound is an important part of using your PC. We use our notebooks to listen to music, listen to the audio in a movie, while we chat with friends and to listen to online radio and video. Sound also indicates various events that take place in Windows, alerting you to a completed download, computer startup, [...]
How To Do a System Restore in Windows 7 or Windows Vista
Previously, we took a look at how to do a System Restore if you are unable to boot to the Windows desktop. In this article, we show you show you can use System Restore as a simple (yet powerful) recovery feature to restore your computer to a previous point in time if your system is [...]
9 Tips for Troubleshooting Internet Explorer 9 (How To)
If you have recently upgraded to or want to upgrade to Microsoft’s latest web browser, Windows Internet Explorer 9 and you are experiencing some technical difficulties with it, here are some tips to resolve some of the common problems you might experience. 1. Internet Explorer 9 Refuses to Install. The first thing is to make [...]
How to Prevent Internet Explorer 9 from Automatically Installing Through Windows Update
Microsoft announced earlier this month that they would be accelerating Internet Explorer 9 adoption by automatically pushing it through Windows Update. A lot of users might not be happy with this decision since there are websites and web applications that are still being optimized for the browser. Not everyone want’s Internet Explorer 9 automatically installed, [...]
How to Troubleshoot JAVA Installations on Windows 7 (Quick Tip)
Many desktop and web applications are built on top of the JAVA Virtual Machine which is a platform for writing special programs that are cross platform aware. Meaning, a program written using the JAVA Virtual Machine can run on Windows, Mac OS X or Linux without alteration. Unlike certain applications, where you have to get [...]
How to Troubleshoot Windows Anytime Upgrades
Windows Anytime Upgrade is Microsoft’s solution for Windows 7 customers who want more functionality. A Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade allows you upgrade an existing edition of Windows 7 to a higher edition with more features. We took a look at this in a previous Notebooks.com article showing you how to upgrade from Windows 7 Home [...]
How to Effectively use System Restore in Windows 7
System Restore is one of the life savers built into Windows 7, and it’s often the first solution users turn to when their PC is not functioning properly. First introduced in Windows ME, the technology has advanced over the years. In Windows 7, Microsoft has made some welcome improvements. One of the best improvements is, its [...]
How to Resolve Common Windows Activation Problems
With the release of Windows XP in late 2001, Microsoft integrated product activation for the first time in retail and OEM versions of the operating system. The technology has been a debated subject ever since. The purpose Microsoft says is to protect consumers and Microsoft’s own intellectual property. Consumers are able to be informed whether [...]
