Posted by dvanarsd on March 4, 2008
Internet Fixes has advice on where to find the System Diagnostic in Windows Vista and run it to check out your system.
It’s a good idea to do this and let it finish before you start doing anything else that session. You can get a printout of the results called a “system health report”.
You do need Administrator rights to run this.
Posted in Help, Microsoft Windows, Utilities, Windows Vista, maintenance | Tagged: diagnostic, diagnostics, health, Help, maintenance, report, system, Vista, Windows | No Comments »
Posted by dvanarsd on January 15, 2008
OldVersion finds the old versions of programs that still worked, to replace the new one you just crashed your system with.
Ever get a new version of something that just doesn’t play well with the rest of your system? Here’s a way to get back to the older version, until the compatibility fixes come down from the vendor.
Recommended as a PC Magazine Top 100 Undiscovered Web Site of 2007.
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Posted by dvanarsd on January 15, 2008
MajorGeeks has software to check for problems and malware as well as other good stuff.
Recommended as a PC Magazine Top 100 Undiscovered Web Site of 2007.
Posted in Anti-Virus, Freeware/Shareware, Malware, Security, maintenance | Tagged: maintenance, Malware, Security | No Comments »
Posted by dvanarsd on January 15, 2008
Secunia Software Inspector checks your computer online for unpatched software for the more common programs, and reports what you need to patch/update to be safer. This is free, and does not keep any confidential data from your computer. This scan will find software (including the operating system) with known security flaws for which patches exist. The on-screen report lists your updated apps (with a green checkmark) and nonupdated apps (with a red X). If you have multiple copies of a single application installed, the report will list each version. Click the “+” icon to the left of each item for more information, including the specific path to each file.
Recommended by Windows Secrets
Posted in Freeware/Shareware, maintenance, updates | Tagged: freeware, Inspector, Secunia, software, Update, updates, versions | No Comments »
