Users of XP Home Edition that have tried to back up their systems may have been surprised to find that the Backup utility is not included in the default installation of Windows XP Home Edition. Continue reading →

A recent Windows Update has rendered some computer almost useless. You may be affected if you're unable to access My Documents or My Pictures, your Office programs lockup when you attempt to save or open files, opening files through the File > Open menu causes the program to lock up, typing an address into Internet Explorer doesn't do anything, right clicking a file and selecting Sent To has no effect, and/or some third party applications stop responding when saving to My Documents. Continue reading →

One of our customers brought their HP Computer that wouldn't finish the installation setup. They were getting a "Code Purple" message on startup and couldn't complete the Windows installation setup. This Code Purple can also happen at any time on newer HP computers as well we've found. Continue reading →

Questions from Linda in Lincoln

On local radio station, I listen to two computer nerds. They were talking about fire walls. Recommended one by Zone Alarm and you can download it free from them. What are fire walls about? How does this work? Do I need this? Continue reading →