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Always installing

November 25, 2011
Always installing

Q: My partner is running Vista and Home and Student. Every time she starts the laptop, Home and Student insists on configuring and installing the program from scratch. If you cancel the installation, other programs won’t work.  Please help as I’m sure this isn’t right. [...]

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Install XP to SATA

September 27, 2011
Install XP to SATA

Q: I have a PC which used to run Windows XP Media Centre, unfortunately, it  crashed a little while ago, the fault caused only a black screen and a cursor arrow  to be displayed. The restore disks I’d created immediately following delivery, would not even [...]

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Install error

September 19, 2011
Install error

System: Multivision Arcus 5020,  512MB RAM, Windows XP Home (SP3) Q: I have subscribed to PCU since issue 55 and I have learnt so much that I wouldn’t be without it. Keep up the good work! Now for the problem. I have been running AVG [...]

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Old Windows

September 21, 2009
Old Windows

B: I was having a problem with my laptop and took it to a local PC shop to be fixed. They sorted it out by reinstalling Windows but I’ve noticed now I’ve got it back that there’s a folder called Windows.old on the hard disk. [...]

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Missing space

September 15, 2009
Missing space

Q: In the beginning I made XP recovery discs as you do with a new computer, As it only had a 40GB hard disk. I formatted the partition when the recovery disc info was and used the space for other things, safe in the knowledge that [...]

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