When you install Windows XP, Vista or the new Windows 7 it will ask you if you want to "Quick format" or just format your hard drive. Read on to find out the difference. ...

Running Disk Cleanup is a great way to remove old or unused files. The problem with this is that it takes so damn long. Most of the time is spent finding old files to compress, you can signifcantly cut down on the time disk cleanup takes to r...

Keyboard Shortcuts are a very important part of a Computer Technicians arsenal. It can reduce many mouse clicks into a quick keyboard command. I am going to show you some very useful shortcuts using the Windows Key and for Remote Desktop ses...

An often overlooked command in Windows is to shutdown the computer using command prompt or batch scripting. This can be useful for shutting down a computer remotely, rebooting a computer while logged in via remote desktop or setting a schedule...

A common problem on Windows XP with Internet Explorer 7 Installed is an incompatibility with the desktop.htt file. This will cause the desktop to show the recovery screen(seen below) and will not allow you to re-active it. ...