Note: This is from Windows XP interface 1.    Open your C drive properties and click the ‘Tools’ tab. 2.    Proceed to ‘ Defragment now…’ button. 3.    The Disk Defragmenter window will appear, click the button ‘Defragment’. (Disk defragmenter will analyze first and then will defrag your hard disk) 4.    The highlighted drive C is the drive that had done defragmentation. (If [...]

Microsoft makes most editions of Windows 7 available in 32-bit or 64-bit versions, so to see which version your computer is using, go to the Start menu to Computer and click on the System Properties at the top of the window. In the System area of the box that appears, look next to System Type to see if the computer is running a 32 or 64-bit (x64) operating system. The 64-bit systems handle data and [...]

by Stephen Williams Did you put off buying a new computer after the launch of Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system? Join the crowd. According to DigiTimes, a Taiwanese-based electronics news site, the release of the new OS in late October didn’t translate into “strong” demand for PCs and hardware that came loaded with the system. The story also notes that a PC sales upswing is unlikely for [...]

After deciding to shift to a Windows Vista OS, you need to decide on which Windows Vista version you should pick. Before you consider shelling out $400 for a Windows Vista Ultimate license, you really should ask yourself exactly what features you need and want so you can decide whether the price is right. Windows Vista Home Basic This is the most rudimentary version of Vista available. It has the [...]