Though not everyone will want to utilize it because they may prefer saving hard drive space, Windows Vista does come with free automatic backup service for your files. If you have the hard drive space, this might be of interest because usually backup services cost lots of money. There are a few drawbacks to making use of your spare hard […]
Windows Vista Backup and Restore
Perform System Restore in Windows Vista
The following tutorial demonstrates how to perform a system restore when using a version of the Windows Vista operating system. Windows Vista comes with a feature called System Restore which allows you to revert the computer back to a previous state in an attempt to remove a problem that had recently developed on the computer. System Restore was a genius […]
Stop XP Dual Boot Deleting System Restore Points
Multi-booting is when you install more than one operating system on a computer. The way in which you would do this is not via a virtual PC but rather by booting the operating system as soon as the PC loads via the Boot menu. Dual-booting a computer is the same as multi-booting but specifically is with reference to the booting […]
Perform System Restore in Windows Vista
Windows operating systems have a system restore feature that allows you to essentially turn back time and reload an older version of the operating system. When you perform this action it will mean that the current state of your operating system is lost and what was on your computer back on that day that you are choosing to restore will […]
Restore Default File Type Associations in Windows Vista
The following files are registry files, otherwise known as registration entries, are text-based files that can be used to add or change values in the Windows registry. You could always change these values in the registry manually if you wish, but the files will make the changes automatically for you and thus limits the technical knowledge required to make registry […]