When you double-click on a file, Windows uses a file’s extension to know which application to launch. This process is known as file association. Sometimes certain programs will try to steal other application’s file associations and assign them to themselves. For example, older Read More

Question: I’ve been using wireless (Intel pro wireless 3945abg network connection) internet pretty much since I bought my laptop a year ago. All of a sudden yesterday my wireless isn’t working. When I go to the list of available networks it says to make sure my wireless switch on the Read More

How do I Retrieve my product key in Windows XP? The Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a freeware open source utility that retrieves your Product Key (cd key) used to install Windows from your registry. It allows you to print or save your keys for safekeeping. It works on Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, Read More

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) this week continued to give developers a peek at its forthcoming Windows 7 OS at its Windows Hardware Engineering (WinHEC) conference in Los Angeles. On Tuesday, company reps showed off features of the new operating system designed to improve boot times, ease connectivity Read More

The latest chip to launch from Intel is the new 330 Atom, which is cloaked at 1.6GHz similar to the previous Atom, but with a catch: it is now dual-core! The advent of cheap dual-core processors should be an interesting development for the nettop market. This new chip also supports faster DDR2 Read More

Issue: in Start–>Run should cause the “show desktop icon” to reappear in quick launch, but it didn’t, it did something through MsInstaller for a couple of seconds, so i went to event viewer and found this event logged: Product WebFldrs XP — Configuration completed Read More

HP all in one printer is still have issues (buggy!) with Windows Image Acquisition. After you installed HP all-in-one printer, you must disable Windows Image Acquisition! Here is how to disable it. Source: Microsoft support Disabling the Windows Image Acquisition Software » Assistenza Tecnica Read More

This is again HP all-in-one printer related issue. Sometimes, the all-in-one buggy code endlessly gives Data Execution Prevention! The resolution is to put off “Data Execution Prevention” errors. XP SP2: How to Turn Off the Data Execution Prevention feature (DEP) Home -> Read More

The 46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities There are a lot of great freeware products out there. Many are as good or even better than their commercial alternatives. This list features my personal pick of the “best of the best.” 1 Best Free Web Browser Updated October 20, 2005 Internet Read More