As your PC boots, the startup programs that open or run in the background can affect your computer's performance. Viewing a programs list will help you decide to enable or disable these files. The XP ...

What to know before you dig into the startup areas Back in the days of DOS, if a program was automatically loading when a computer started up, there were only two places that the program could have ...

Q. I have read your advice on hard drive reformatting but still have one question. The system has Windows 98, but the registry is corrupt. I have a purchased copy of Windows 98. My purchased copy is ...

Q. When I defragment my C drive, the graph goes only to 10 percent before I get a message that says the drive's content changed. How can I correct this problem? Q. When defragmenting, drive C gets to ...