The Windows 7 BOOTMGR is missing problem
The "BOOTMGR is missing" error shows its ugly head shortly after your computer is turned on, just after the Power On Self Test (POST) is complete. At this point in the boot process, Windows has only just started to load. So what are the causes of the BOOTMGR Error? The most common reasons for BOOTMGR […]
Secure data deletion and erasure
Today, organisations need to manage many different types of devices, including hard drives, SSDs, servers, tape backups, mobile devices, memory cards, and virtual environments. It’s now more important than ever to manage every bit of data securely and comply with regulations, especially at the end of the data life cycle. When data erasure operations are […]
What to do if you cannot access your PC's Hard Drive?
If Windows fails to load and you cannot even access your hard drive, try booting from a DOS-bootable USB drive, that you should have already created, to establish whether or not the drive is actually working properly. If this works, you should be able to view the contents of your hard drive and even reinstall […]
Pesky Windows Sound Problems
There could be a number of reasons for a lack of sound from your Windows PC. First make sure you've plugged your speakers into your PC, have turned the speakers on and have turned up the volume. And make sure you actually have a soundcard installed - either a separate card in a PCI slot […]
Problems with your PC's DVD Drive not reading your disc
If you insert a DVD disc into your computers DVD drive and the light showing the disc is being read stubbornly stays on, that is probably as far as you will get, and the disc itself will not be read or actioned. The simplest explanation for a problem like this is that your DVD disc […]
Should you Defrag your PC's Hard Drive?
As long as your running Windows 7 or later the built-in Disk Defragmenter utility runs automatically at scheduled times, usually once per week. This happens by default, so chances are pretty good your PC's hard drive is already defragged. And by most accounts, the utility compares favourably with third-party alternatives, so don’t spend money on […]
Should you update your Windows 10 PC Drivers?
A graphics card driver or sound card driver update might improve your PC's overall performance, especially if there was some sort of problem with the driver you're currently using. You could of course go to the website for every component within your PC and download each driver manually. For example, to find the details for […]
How to create a list of all the programs that are currently installed on your Windows PC
Have you ever taken a look at all the programs that are actually installed on your PC? If you have, you were probably a bit surprised that there are so many of them. To generate a list of all the programs that are installed on your PC, and to print it out, follow these simple […]
Changing the size of Notepad if it now fills the monitors screen
Notepad is a simple text editor included in all versions of Windows. It is great for making notes and even preparing long documents. Sometimes the way we use this simple program can cause us problems. If you open Notepad and adjust its size to fill the monitor screen, the next time you open it defaults […]
How to know when your Solid State Drive could fail
The main difference between Hard Drives and Solid State Drives (SSD's) is this: The area of a hard drive that can hold data can be rewritten as many times as is needed, and will always be usable as long as the drive is functioning (until bad sectors begin to cause problems). This is not the […]