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."

Is it lights out for desktop Linux?

Is it lights out for desktop Linux? : Christopher Null : Yahoo! Tech

"ZDNet's Robin Harris is taking a hell of a beating over his recent post entitled 'Windows kicks Linux to the curb,' where he posits that Linux completely blew its chance to become a mainstream operating system after the majority of netbook vendors dropped the free OS they were initially enamored with in favor of good old Windows XP. The latest statistic: In the netbook market, Windows now holds an 80 percent market share, which is astonishing, since it looked like it would end up with a zero percent share when the netbook market got its start."

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."

SHOW #053 - NerdBoyTV GADGETS: Dell & Asus Netbooks

The "netbook" is a new category of mini-laptop designed for easy portability that's primarily used for surfing the Internet and checking e-mail. In this episode, Ryan Yee shares C-NET product reviews on the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 and Asus Eee PC 900.

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."