Can I and Should I Delete or Remove Vista’s Recovery Partition?

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Vista

Vista’s recovery partition is critical in case of installation crashes. However, to save space, you can move its capabilities off your hard drive to offline storage.

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How to Disable Windows Services

in computer performance
Windows

Upon startup, your Windows computer is loads various small programs called “services.” Some of them you may never need, so consider disabling them to make your machine start up faster.

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How Can I Organize and Neaten My Windows Desktop?

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Windows

A cluttered, disorganized Windows desktop can make it hard to find the programs, shortcuts and files you need. A few minutes of organizing can make for a more productive experience.

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How to Make a Shortcut on Your Desktop to Any File

in applications
Windows

For convenience and speed, consider making shortcuts to commonly used applications on your Windows desktop.

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Booting Up With Apple’s Boot Camp

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Macintosh

Just because you have a Mac doesn’t mean you can’t run Windows. One popular way to install Windows and set up a partition for the operating systems is with the help of Apple’s Boot Camp.

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What Are Windows XP Service Packs?

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Windows

Microsoft releases major updates in the form of service packs. Windows XP Service Pack 1, Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 have been released so far, and a quick look in your computer’s Control Panel can show you which SP you have installed.

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How to Customize Your Screensaver or Your Desktop Background

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Windows

With so many great backgrounds and screensavers to choose from and customize in Windows, it’s worth taking a few minutes to learn how to configure them.

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I Want a New Computer with Windows XP, not Vista

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If you’d like a new PC but would rather run Windows XP and not Vista, it’s still possible to find new computers with XP installed instead of Vista, or the option to “downgrade” to XP. Also, recent reports suggest that retailers may have longer than Microsoft originally said to convert to selling Vista-only PCs.

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What Is the Difference between PCMCIA and Express?

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Your laptop computer probably has an expansion slot for either a PCMCIA or an ExpressCard. But be careful, since the two are not interchangeable. Find out which type your laptop uses before purchasing a broadband wireless card.

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Why Is My Windows Taskbar Cluttered with Small Program Icons?

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Icons in the Windows Taskbar can provide convenient access to often-used programs. But in some cases these icons are just, at best, cluttering up your taskbar, and at worst, slowing down your computer. Fortunately, you can choose which program icons are displayed on the taskbar.

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How to Stop Secretmaker HOSTS file change attempt Alerts

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When the security utility Secretmaker alerts you to a HOSTS file change attempt, it’s important to find out what’s trying to change your HOSTS file, which is a plain text file with information used to supplement or replace the Domain Name System.

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