Lee asks how to clean up old system restore points Thank you again, for all your help over the years, you both are great! tell me please, how to clean up system restore to gain some hard drive space. Thanks, Lee Our Answer Hi Lee. We noticed you’re using Windows XP so here’s how you clean up all… Read More »
Did you know that Windows Vista and Widows 7 both include a program that lets you give your computer a thorough checkup? It does and here’s how you can access it. 1. Open Control Panel 2. Type System and Performance in the start menu search 3. In the Tasks list (on the left) click “Advanced Tools” 4. Click… Read More »
If you have a Windows 7 laptop and you want to extend its battery life, Windows 7 includes a hidden built-in tool that will analyze your laptop’s energy usage and give recommendations as to how to improve power consumption and extend your laptop’s battery life. Here’s how to do it. 1. Run a command prompt as an administrator.… Read More »
Was your father born in the same year Windows 95 came out – er 1995? If he was then he shouldn’t have children yet and you shouldn’t be born. So the title was just to grab your attention. No EB there were no computers around in 1936 – no there was no Windows 36 or Windows 48. No!… Read More »
Again this week, we had one of our loyal subscribers send us a copy of a competing Windows newsletter who sent a special email to subscribers offering a “special deal” on a system information tool for $9.95 . Well that’s great, but since there are free system information tools that do the same things and provide the same… Read More »
This tip is for all versions of Windows Vista and Windows 7 (32bit & 64bit). Do you restart your computer more often than you shut it down? If that sounds like you, you can change the default Shutdown button to Restart your computer instead of shutting it down. Here’s how: 1. Right-click on the Start button 2. Select… Read More »