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This site contains troubleshooting advice, fixes, scripts, and freeware utilities to resolve problems in Windows XP and Vista Operating Systems.

I hope that the resources available in this site should help you learn, diagnose and troubleshoot the common problems you face in Windows.

Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan
Microsoft MVP, Windows Desktop Experience

Recent Blogs

?This Computer?s Video Card Can?t Play Themes? Message in WLPG Screensaver Settings Dialog

Office 2007 File Types DOCX, PPTX, XLSX Downloading as ZIP

Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) Update Utility

On Resume, Password Protect vs on Resume, Display Welcome Screen Setting in Windows XP

Fix Services MMC Extended View Is Blank in Windows XP

WordPress Automatic Upgrade Error ?Could Not Create Temporary File?

How to Restore .BKF Files Using NTBackup in Windows 7 and Windows Vista

Fix: Cannot Change Wallpaper Picture Position to Tile or Center in HP/Compaq PCs Running Windows 7

How to Restore All Windows in a Grouped Taskbar Button in Windows 7?

How to Uninstall Winter Fun Pack 2004 After Upgrading to Windows 7 or Vista

Recent Articles

Using the utility discussed in this page, you can change how the drive-letters are shown in Computer.
In article 245 we saw how to manually delete the email auto-complete entries in Windows Mail. Here is an utility to automate the same.
I have a problem opening .nfo files when they are stored in folders that have spaces in the name. For example, if I open the file directly from C:\ it runs fine but if I place the file in C:\Documents and Settings\, I get the following error:
This article explains how to uninstall a Windows Media Player Visualization manually, in case the standard removal procedures do not work.
Windows XP had an option to configure Internet Explorer to open Office documents in the appropriate Office program instead of in Internet Explorer. As the option (File Types tab) is missing in Windows Vista, can anyone aid in a solution other than saving the file upon download?

I have just lost my Windows links in the Start menu - those to Windows Defender, DVD Maker, Meeting Space etc. Apart from working through a list and having to put the links back manually, is there a quicker way that won't upset my PC too much?

When you open Services MMC applet in a Windows XP computer, the Server service may be missing. Also, you may be unable to share your files and printers across the network.
This article tells you how to rename the Recycle Bin in Windows XP.

The Recycle Bin icon in Windows Vista may not change to show whether or not it is full or empty. It may be either stuck on the empty icon or the full icon, but the Recycle Bin icon updates correctly when you press the F5 button on the keyboard to refresh the Desktop manually.

When you try to start the Windows Firewall service in a Windows XP Service Pack 2 computer, the following error may occur:
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