Diagnose problems with Windows Update

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

You try to do the right thing by setting your PC to update Windows automatically, only to be stopped in your tracks by some error message or–more likely–a hung browser. Usually there’s a simple explanation for the update hiccup. But not always. The steps below for resuscitating a stalled …
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Ferret out Windows’ system-info hiding places

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

How much RAM is installed in your PC? How fast is its processor? How much unused space is on its hard drive?

This and other basic information about your system is easy to find, but how do you find the date Windows was originally installed, how long since the last …
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Don’t get burned by Windows Update

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

It’s the very definition of irony: bugs in the application designed to install bug fixes. Such is Windows Update, which in the two instances described below installs known buggy software–and tells you that all is well when it is not.
Installing IE7
I use Firefox for pretty much everything, …
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