The registry has – in my opinion – always been the Achilles Heel for Windows. When first conceived it was only meant to be used by Windows and other Microsoft specific software. It was never meant to be the gluttonous pig that it has devolved into,...
Topics: registry, registry cleaner, registry optimizer, Software, Windows

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You ever read those EULA (End User Licensing Agreement) that comes with the software we use everyday?Well I would imagine that like most people, myself included, we tend to click the Next button during install once the shakes from seeing all that...
Topics: Ed Bott, EULA, Windows

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Here’s a screen that will bring back memories for those of us old enough to remember DOS and VGA monitors. The only problem is that this is a fake online scanner virus warning notice being displayed in a browser window. According to the guys over at...
Topics: browsers, malware, Security, virus

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You’re quietly working away minding your own business when you start to find that programs are taking a coffee break amount of time to open and everything seems to be taking forever to complete (never mind the it’s Windows what do you expect jokes...
Topics: portable, Software, svhost, utility, Windows

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For the last 6 weeks or so, Windows 7 has been available for the MSDN and TechNet subscribers, and I have played with it since then. Since last week (October 22nd), it has been available on the shelves, but brand computers ordered after (approximately)...
Topics: Europe, Microsoft, Software, Windows, Windows 7

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