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Tue
08
Jan
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Windows 8 Pro: Upgrade Benefits Explained

Here's a question we recently received from an Infopackets subscriber in beautiful Montana, "Dear Infopackets team, I'm thinking about buying a Windows 8 computer. But I'm not sure if I should buy one with Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro? And what's ... Windows RT? Can you please explain the differences to me? Thanks for the assistance, Molly C." My response: Technically speaking, Molly, those are the three different versions of Microsoft's newest operating system (OS), Windows 8. Windows RT is a trimmed-down version of the OS specially designed for portable devices with ARM chips. We're talking ... (view more)

Wed
12
Dec
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Windows 8: How to Access Safe Mode

This great question recently made its way to us from a frequent Infopackets reader: "Hi guys, I just purchased a Windows 8 PC. For the most part I'm enjoying the new OS. However, I noticed that Safe Mode is no longer available. I think this is an ... important feature and can't figure out why it would have been removed. Is there a way to bring it back? Thanks! Richard F." Our response: Yes, Richard, it is an important feature. There are many situations in which it's helpful to boot your computer into Safe Mode. So it's good to know you can do this in Windows 8. Actually, there are two ... (view more)

Wed
30
May
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'Argus Boot Accelerator 1.0.1', and 'ooVoo 3.5.1.71'

Argus Boot Accelerator 1.0.1 Argus Boot Accelerator is a free piece of software that speeds up your computer's boot process by more effectively managing your startup programs. Usually, Windows starts a great many programs during the boot process, ... demanding data from your hard disk faster than it can deliver them, and wasting time starting programs you don't want or won't use. Argus Boot Accelerator instead starts the initial batch of software sequentially, greatly easing the burden on your computer and making it ready for use much faster than otherwise. http://www.speedupboottime.com ooVoo 3. ... (view more)

Thu
28
Apr
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'Ultimate Boot CD (UBCD) BETA 5.1 Alpha 3', and 'Free File Wiper 0.1b'

Ultimate Boot CD (UBCD) BETA 5.1 Alpha 3 You need the Ultimate Boot CD if you want to a) run floppy-based diagnostic tools from CDROM drives; b) free yourself from the slow loading speed of the floppy drive; and c) consolidate as many diagnostic ... tools as possible into one bootable CD. Wouldn't you like to avoid digging into the dusty box to look for the right floppy disk, but simply run them all from a single CD? Then the Ultimate Boot CD is for you! http://www.ultimatebootcd.com Free File Wiper 0.1b Delete files securely with Free File Wiper. Simply drag and drop directories and files on the ... (view more)

Thu
18
Mar
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'Boot Builder', and 'Raw Copy'

Boot Builder Boot Builder allows you to create your own custom boot sector, and also allows you to recreate or restore boot sectors lost due to virus or other damage to a drive. Boot sectors can be imported or exported to a disk or created from a ... template. http://www.roadkil.net Raw Copy Raw Copy copies a disk as a raw image from one drive directly to another. This utility is designed for people who have a faulty drive and want to transfer the data directly to another drive without doing a file by file copy. This saves the need for operating system re-installs and allows drives with an ... (view more)

Mon
20
Apr
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'Boot It', and 'Close All Windows'

Boot It Boot It is a tool offered by Lexar that enables a user to format a USB flash drive, set a volume label, set a (bootable) active partition and most importantly, flip the Removable Media Bit (RMB) on the USB device to allow Windows to see the ... USB device as a fixed disk, rather than removable media. That will allow a user to setup and use multiple partitions on the USB flashdrive from Windows. http://www.pendriveapps.com Close All Windows This tool helps you to close all running applications with one click. It does not use system resources because it only flashes a close signal to all ... (view more)

Mon
02
Feb
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'Boot Racer', and '57 Useful Google Tools'

Boot Racer BootRacer allows you to check your Windows boot speed and provides you with a 'boot rating'. If your computer boot time is less than one minute you will get an Excellent rating -- otherwise, you need to speed up your Windows boot! ... http://www.greatis.com 57 Useful Google Tools If you're like most people, you use Google's products several times a day to search for information or check email. Most people don't know, however, how many useful tools Google have made research and time management much easier. Here are just a few of the products Google offers that may be worth trying ... (view more)

Mon
25
Aug
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'On-Site Computer Repair Kit', and 'Boot Safe'

On-Site Computer Repair Kit What a seasoned computer technician brings to on-site computer repairs; this list is a great resource for green-horn users who want to know more about the various functions performed by their systems, and when necessary, ... how to fix 'em. http://www.technibble.com Boot Safe BootSafe takes the hassle out of rebooting in Safe Mode or back to Normal mode. No installation is required, no setup requested, just download and run -- it's that simple! Users will find that Boot Safe is simple to use, fast to download and FREE! http://www.superadblocker.com Today's fresh ... (view more)

Wed
30
Jul
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'How Computers Boot Up', and 'Easy Net Monitor'

Today's fresh software picks were provided courtesy of Bob Helmer at Shell Extension City. Please note that the below software descriptions are provided solely from the developer and are absent from any guarantee or warranty. You are encouraged to ... review the Shell Extension Software Policy for more details. How Computers Boot Up Booting is an involved, complicated, even 'hacky', multi-stage affair -- hard to understand, but once you learn the basics it can be fun stuff. Here's an outline of the process to help you figure out what's going on 'under the hood'. http://duartes.org EasyNetMonitor ... (view more)

Thu
16
Aug
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'Raycasting Game Maker', and '10 Things You Can Do When Windows Xp Won'T Boot'

Raycasting Game Maker The Raycasting Game Maker is a free, easy-to-use game editor that creates simple raycasting games in the style of Wolfenstein 3D. The finished game needs only two files to run, an executable and a pak file with the game data. ... The game runs in a sizable window and supports 16, 24 and 32 bit color mode. http://www.bithandler.com/ 10 Things You Can Do When Windows XP Won't Boot If your computer powers up okay, but the Windows XP operating system won't boot properly, you have some troubleshooting ahead of you. Here's a look at the likely culprits and what you can do to fix ... (view more)

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