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Windows 7 Boot Error: ‘some file’ is compressed. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart

7 Comments | Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

You get an error when starting Windows 7 that a file is compressed. The filename that is compressed can be different but the solution is the same.

Window 7 Shortcut Repair Registry File

9 Comments | Monday, January 31st, 2011

Download the Windows 7 Shortcut Registry fix file. This file repairs Windows 7 shortcuts that have become corrupt due to a virus or a problem caused by the user changing the association settings.

Intel SATA Drivers for Express, 5 Series, ICHxxx, EPxx, ESB2

5 Comments | Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

Download the Intel SATA Drivers for Express, 5 Series, ICHxxx, EPxx, ESB2 for Windows XP Setup. These SATA drivers are suitable for the following chipsets…

AMD 800 or 8 Series Chipset SATA Drivers

1 Comments | Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

SATA driver download for Windows XP supporting the AMD/ATI 8 Series Chipset. These SATA drivers are suitable for the following chipsets…

AMD 700 or 7 Series Chipset SATA Drivers

2 Comments | Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

SATA driver download for Windows XP supporting the AMD/ATI 7 Series Chipset. These SATA drivers are suitable for the following chipsets…

Find Your Windows XP SATA Drivers

16 Comments | Monday, January 24th, 2011

SATA drivers for Windows XP Setup. XP Setup will often ask for an SATA or RAID driver floppy disk to be inserted especially for newer SATA systems. This article steps you through finding your drivers and creating a custom Windows CD with them on it.

Intel 82801XXX/631XXXX SATA Drivers

1 Comments | Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

Download the Intel 82801XXX/631XXXX SATA AHCI Drivers. These SATA drivers are suitable for the following chipsets…

Cannot Join Wireless Network – Windows 7 or Vista

1 Comments | Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Windows Vista & 7 may have problems connecting to some wireless routers or wifi hotspots if they are not quite compliant with wireless standards. This is caused by Windows attempting to autotune the connection. By disabling autotuning you can….

Download: Windows 7 or Vista Bootable Disc Images

53 Comments | Friday, December 31st, 2010

These free Windows 7 and Vista Repair/Recovery Disc ISO images may be used to create your own bootable disc(s) which will allow you access to the Windows 7 or Vista System Recovery Options without the need for an original Windows 7 or Vista DVD.

Cannot Join Domain – Windows 7 or 2008 Server

8 Comments | Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

An incorrect DNS setting in Windows 7 or Windows 2008 Server causes an error when attempting to join a Windows 2003 or Windows 2008 server domain. This article gives step by step instructions on how to fix this problem.

How To Password Protect MS Word or Excel Files

3 Comments | Friday, December 17th, 2010

Password protection for your Word and Excel documents. Quick and easy instructions on how to enable a password to prevent opening or editing of Word or Excel documents for versions 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2010.

Download: Windows XP Recovery Console

25 Comments | Monday, December 6th, 2010

This free Windows XP Recovery Console package may be used to create your own bootable CD which will allow you access to the Windows XP recovery console without the need for a Windows XP CD.

OSX Terminal Slow To Launch

5 Comments | Monday, December 6th, 2010

OSX Terminal can become unbearably slow to launch and show the prompt after a while. It’s believed that this is due to an excessive build up of log files in OS X. This article discusses how to clear those log files and how to prevent it happening in the future.

Download: MS Excel Sharing Violation Hotfix

3 Comments | Sunday, October 3rd, 2010

Download Excel 2007 Hotfix (Sharing Violation Error) | This is the official hotfix from Microsoft that fixes the sharing violation problem that user’s experience when saving an MS Excel 2007 workbook that’s stored on a network drive.

MS Excel: Sharing Violation Error When Saving Excel Workbook

1 Comments | Sunday, October 3rd, 2010

This error occurs when you launch attempt to save an Excel workbook under various different circumstances. This solution has been specifcally tested on Microsoft Excel 2007 running on Windows 7.

$MS Excel: C:\Windows\System32\SGXLADDIN.DLL$

MS Excel: C:\Windows\System32\SGXLADDIN.DLL

4 Comments | Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

SOLVED: This error occurs when you launch Microsoft Excel 2007, 2003 or 2002 following the installation and subsequent uninstallation of a Sage product such as Sage Line 50 Accounts & Sage Instant Accounts.

iPhone Tips: How to Undo & Redo

2 Comments | Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

Quick iPhone Tip. How to Undo/Redo a typing operation on your iPhone similar to CTRL+Z in Windows or CMD+Z on a Mac.

HOWTO: Create iPhone Ringtones From Your MP3′s

4 Comments | Monday, July 26th, 2010

This step by step guide steps you through creating a custom iPhone ringtone out of your own MP3 files for free.

Download: 181375_ENU_i386_zip (Cannot Empty Clipboard Fix)

1 Comments | Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Download 181375_ENU_i386_zip.EXE | The 181375_ENU_i386_zip hotfix is used to fix the issue with Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services where the rdpclip.exe clipboard service causes an error with Microsoft Office on the local system.

Office 2003: Cannot Empty The Clipboard Error Message

2 Comments | Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

SOLVED: Cannot Connect to Clipboard error when using Microsoft Office while connected to a Windows 2003 Server via Remote Desktop Connection. Hotfix download.