Troubleshoot Your Boot-Up and Shutdown Problems

Troubleshoot Your Boot-Up and Shutdown Problems - Page1 - MSN Tech & Gadgets - How To: "Does your PC hang, complain, or flat-out blue-screen when you start it up or shut it down? PC World's Lincoln Spector has answers to readers' most perplexing boot and shutdown questions.

You start your workday by booting up your Windows PC. You end the day by shutting it down again. No fuss. No muss. No bother.

Yeah, right.

A problem at boot time can keep you from your work -- or your fun. And a shutdown issue takes a lot of the fun out of getting up and leaving your PC.

In this Answer Line installment, I address three reader questions about common Windows startup and shutdown problems. If you have questions about your PC, or any other tech topic, send them to answer@pcworld.com or pose your question in our Answer Line forum."

The best of CES 2009 : Christopher Null

The best of CES 2009 : Christopher Null : Yahoo! Tech: "As expected, CES was a quieter show this year than usual -- but that's not such a bad thing. Cab lines have been short. There's less pushing and shoving. You can get a seat in the press room (miracle!). And you can actually see stuff in the booths instead of just the backs of other people's heads.

But ask around -- or just ask me -- and some clear favorites have emerged as the 'best' of CES 2009. In fact, though there are fewer people doing the buzzing, they're buzzing louder than ever about some really impressive gear. To wit: Here are my picks for the must-see gadgets on the CES show floor 2009."

How to Spruce Up Your Home Videos - PC World

How to Spruce Up Your Home Videos - PC World

"You've got a slew of footage of family gatherings or dance recitals. Edit those clips into something you can put in a DVD or show at the next reunion. Follow PC Magazine's quick tips to show you the way."

Microsoft Gurus to take on Apple’s Genuises

Microsoft Gurus to take on Apple’s Genuises - U.S. business- msnbc.com

"NEW YORK - As part of its new $300 million marketing campaign and image makeover, Microsoft Corp. plans to deploy its own customer-service representatives at retailers like Best Buy and Circuit City to help people with their PC purchases.

The world's largest software company plans to have 155 'Microsoft Gurus' in U.S. stores by the end of the year, and expand based on the project's success, Microsoft's general manager of corporate communications, Tom Pilla, said Friday.

These gurus will be answering questions about PCs and Microsoft products, as well as giving demos of how the company's products work together — help designed to get them thinking Microsoft."

First Aid for Your Hard Drive

First Aid for Your Hard Drive - Page1 -� MSN Tech & Gadgets - How To: "You're doing OK, right? Your computing life has settled down; your machine is stable; and you haven't even considered upgrading to Microsoft's Windows Vista.

Then--oops! You spill coffee on your notebook. (Oh, you don't think that's possible? Read Amber Bouman's 'Laptops and Liquids Don't Mix.') Or maybe there's a storm and a power surge fries your PC's hard drive.

One of our Windows experts, Scott Dunn, has marvelous advice on moving the folders that hold your data files off your Windows XP or Vista drive to simplify backups. You can read it in 'Keep Your Data Safe by Reorganizing Windows' Folders.'

I also have advice from PC World experts about what to do if your hard drive crashes--and you don't have a backup."