One of the first things I normally do when I set up a computer with Windows XP, right after I install anti-virus and anti-spyware programs, is to configure Internet Explorer (IE) and System Restore ...

While IE is the not the root of the problem per se, its incredible popularity is. Malware authors -- who are performing criminal acts by their practices -- target IE exclusively, because they know ...

There are situations where you need to perform the System Restore operation. But at times you may face an error – To use System Restore, you must specify which ...

Lee asked the Answer Line forum how to increase the number of Windows System Restore points. Windows’ built-in system backup program, System Restore, allows you to revert Windows and your applications ...

My Windows XP system won’t boot. I get a message that says the file system32/config/system is corrupt or missing. Can I fix this? My Windows XP system won’t boot. I get a message that says the file ...

Microsoft Corp. today confirmed that Windows XP users who repair the operating system cannot update their PCs with the latest patches because of a file included with the stealth update pushed out to ...

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If you have been using the Windows operating system for a while, you may have occasionally run into problems on your PC from time to time. Most of these problems, albeit not pertaining directly to ...

System Restore is one of the best ways to revert to the last stable state in Windows 11/10. However, sometimes it fails, and one of the conditions, when it does not ...

Reader Tom is dealing with this major hassle: When I switched from Windows XP to Windows 7, I was very careful to backup my entire computer to my laptop. After installing Windows 7, I found out that ...

Changes made to your Windows 10 desktop or laptop don’t always work as planned. For instance, you may install new drivers for your storage device or discrete graphics chip, but the drivers are broken ...

System Restore is a long-standing feature on Windows 11. Its purpose is to create snapshots of the computer's current working state and save them as "restore points" when specific events are triggered ...