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Fixing
Windows problems
Whether you’re fixing Windows when it’s gone wrong or finding ways to use its hidden power better, there’s more to it than meets the eye…
Let’s assume you bought your PC months back. Noticed any strange occurrences yet? Unexplained freezes, increased crashes, Windows problems that have only recently started to manifest themselves?
You’re not alone. Welcome to Windows’ most unpleasant undocumented secret – its propensity to go belly up after several months of intensive use. Why this happens is down to its legacy of having been cobbled
out of various bits and pieces Microsoft had lying around as the company has developed it.
The more you use it, the more Windows struggles to keep up with the mass of temporary files, registry entries and improperly uninstalled applications. Eventually the resulting furball of undigested code is guaranteed to give your PC a coughing fit when you least want it.
So what can you do about it? Preventive maintenance is one thing. And the best way to achieve this is simply to reinstall Windows. Do that and most of your problems should disappear.
Unfortunately, fixing Windows problems by reinstalling it is not the hazard-free undertaking it should be. We will show you how to reduce the risks of losing data. If reinstalling isn’t the immediate solution, then
it’s time to start troubleshooting. This guide reveals the top ten most common problems and how to solve them.
Once you’ve got Windows running smoothly again, you can really explore some of its lesser-known abilities. One of the most interesting, yet least-used, is Windows scripting. Scripting enables you to automate all kinds of tedious housekeeping that otherwise takes ages.
Best of all, although writing scripts used to require a bit extra in the effort department, these days it’s been made easy by the sheer quantity of free code snippits thoughtfully provided by other less lazy users, on the Web. We show you the best places to go and the most useful scripts to install.
Let’s get started.
Of the many evils that can afflict Windows, a few come up time and
time again. Study this rogues gallery of serial offenders and you’re in with a
fighting chance of keeping Windows on the rails.
Where a problem can happen for a variety of reasons, we present
solutions that work most often and direct you to further resources.
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Guide taken from PCPlus - http://www.pcplus.co.uk
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