Q: I just bought a new computer loaded with Windows 7, and there was no backup disk in the box. When I checked the store where I bought it, I was told that operating system and system recovery CDs are ...

I've swapped my HDD into a new system, and I'd like to salvage some things from the drive before I format it.. of course, I can't boot right into it, so booting from the Win2000 is about my only ...

Despite the common thought that the Emergency Repair Disk utility is MIA in Win2K, this backup tool is alive and well — and ready to save the day. One of the minor annoyances of Windows 2000 is ...

Here's the question. I want to make an ERD that is a Bootable CD. Right now I'm flying without a floppy drive. It sounds dangerous in some ways, but I haven't had the need to use one for something ...

No matter how diligently systems are maintained, some will eventually crash. That’s just the way things work, and like it or not, IT pros have to accept it. Given that unfortunate reality, admins all ...

It's been a busy year so far for makers of enterprise Windows server utilities. The vendors are scrambling to build support for Windows Server 2003 into defragmentation tools, emergency repair disk ...