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Hands On: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and networks

Alan Stevens — 2008-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Thursday 1 May 2008 at 00:00:00

Find out if SP1 will be the answer to your Vista network grumbles

There’s been a lot written about the forthcoming Service Pack 1 (SP1) update for Windows Vista. Some beta testers claim significant performance increases, especially when it comes to handling network...

Hands on: Fix your PC's sound

Niall Magennis — 2008-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

Niall Magennis, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 9 April 2008 at 00:00:00

Not getting sound from your soundcard? Here are some tips that might help

These days our PCs are used as much for entertainment as they are for other tasks, so one of the most annoying problems that can rear its head is the...

It does what it says on the tin. Or does it?

Barry Fox — 2008-01-27T00:00:00.000Z

Barry Fox, Personal Computer World, Sunday 27 January 2008 at 00:00:00

When a product makes a claim, you expect it to live up to those claims. Those that don’t usually die an unceremonious death

It’s easy to see why Google, Skype, the iPod and iTunes are inheriting the Earth. They all do ‘what it says on the tin’....

Microsoft's XP SP3 beta goes public

Kelvyn Taylor — 2007-12-19T00:00:00.000Z

Kelvyn Taylor, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 19 December 2007 at 00:00:00

Release candidate of Service Pack 3 for Windows XP now available to download

Microsoft has just made a beta version of the long-awaited Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Windows XP available for public download....

Straight talking: Sick and tired

Barry Fox — 2007-12-14T00:00:00.000Z

Barry Fox, Personal Computer World, Friday 14 December 2007 at 00:00:00

When will big IT companies start to take responsibility for their failing technology? It’s not a hack’s job, says Barry Fox

I am sick of acting as unpaid quality control and troubleshooter for big IT companies. I am tired of being told, by middle managers and PR people who have never...

Bug delays AMD quad-core shipments

Clive Akass — 2007-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Friday 7 December 2007 at 00:00:00

Bios patch can bypass Phenom and Barcelona problem but it slows system down

AMD is delaying the release of large volumes of its Barcelona quad-cores until early next year because of a bug that could cause a system to crash, according to the...

Intel hardwires free and easy web calls

Clive Akass — 2007-05-23T00:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 23 May 2007 at 00:00:00

Jajah system lets you dial your standard handset as usual and bypasses old steam dial-up lines

Intel is to hardwire internet telephony directly into processors and by-pass traditional dial-up services by allowing calls to be made by standard phones....

Hands on: Troubleshooting motherboards

Gordon Laing — 2007-03-01T00:00:00.000Z

Gordon Laing, Personal Computer World, Thursday 1 March 2007 at 00:00:00

Our eventual DIY Nas success shows you shouldn’t lose heart when projects go awry

We enjoy tweaking existing PCs and finding the best components to build the ultimate systems. But it doesn’t always run smoothly....

Rescue data from your computer

Jorg Geiger — 2006-10-25T00:00:00.000Z

Jorg Geiger, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 25 October 2006 at 00:00:00

What to do if your PC gives up on you and Windows won't start

No backup and your computer won’t start? Not a problem, according to Microsoft – at least, not if you’re using Windows Vista, where the built-in Startup Repair Tool will put...

Tools on the Ultimate Boot CD

Jorg Geiger — 2006-10-25T00:00:00.000Z

Jorg Geiger, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 25 October 2006 at 00:00:00

Using Linux's Ultimate Boot CD

Hard drive check If you suspect that your hard disk has become slower, the Ultimate Boot CD for Windows has three defragmenters for you to choose between....

Hands on: Slave to your database

Mark Whitehorn — 2006-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

Mark Whitehorn, Personal Computer World, Thursday 21 September 2006 at 00:00:00

Create a telephone extensions database to organise call priorities

I recently received an email from PCW reader Peter Jarvis, who sought some advice on an Access problem. He has a phone system with a built-in directory for the switchboard...

Intel releases Core 2 Duo for notebooks

Marc Delehanty — 2006-08-28T00:00:00.000Z

Marc Delehanty, Personal Computer World, Monday 28 August 2006 at 00:00:00

Next generation of mobile dual core processors launched today

Intel launches its T-series of Core 2 Duo processors, tailored specifically for notebooks, today. The Core 2 Duo line represents a clear step forward from Intel....

Hands on: Tidy up your text in Access

Mark Whitehorn — 2006-08-09T00:00:00.000Z

Mark Whitehorn, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 9 August 2006 at 00:00:00

Using text handling functions in Access to manipulate how data strings appear

Patrick Wilmore has a problem with space: he has too much and he wants to get rid of it. He has two tables in an Access database that come from...

Red-faced McAfee patches flaw in its security software

Marc Delehanty — 2006-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

Marc Delehanty, Personal Computer World, Thursday 3 August 2006 at 00:00:00

Anti-virus, anti-spyware and firewall programs could have leaked password

McAfee has released an update for its Security Center software package to patch a security flaw that would have allowed attackers to obtain a user's password and other personal data....

Blu-ray and HD DVD are easy to hack

Martin Lynch — 2006-07-11T00:00:00.000Z

Martin Lynch, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 11 July 2006 at 00:00:00

Movie pirates can exploit new high-resolution formats

A security watchdog has highlighted a major hole in the Blu-ray and HD DVD high-definition formats that would allow anyone to pirate HD movies....