Entries Tagged ‘blue-screen’

19 Nov
2009

How PC Repair Tools Will Optimize Your Computer

Posted by Kat

While you can wait for errors to manifest themselves on your PC, why not use some PC repair tools before the problems start?  Using PC repair tools on your computer just as a precaution will prevent a host of computer problems and optimize computer performance, bringing it to a new level.  Who’s ready for little guided tour?

Routine Error Repair Tools

Whether you have noticed or not, an unmaintained PC is accumulating various errors all the time.  Sometimes those errors take a while to manifest themselves, but you don’t have to wait until they show up and cause problems to take care of them.

For example, “fragmentation” of files happens no matter what you do, and unless you use the Disk Defragmenter tool, this situation won’t be fixed.

  • Locate this tool under My Computer and right-click on the disk you want to check.
  • The Disk Defragmenter is under Preferences and then Tools.

Hard disk errors also accumulate from routine computer use.  If these are not addressed they can be the cause of error messages in the future.  Fortunately, a repair kit in the form of the Check Disk tool is also provided with your computer.

  • This is also located under My Computer by right-clicking on your hard disk.
  • Again, go to the Preferences window and then Tools.
  • A dialogue box will appear with the option to Check Disk Now.

Choosing Other Computer Repair Tools for Your PC

If you are starting to see a lot of file errors or registry errors (which can be anything from DLL and EXE errors to blue screen messages and program freezes), you will need to choose some repair tools that target the Windows registry.  This area of your computer stores files that the computer uses during every session, and when the computer has trouble accessing files or can’t locate one, you see an error.

If you are having problems with a specific program that you’ve recently removed or updated, it may be that there are some files leftover in your PC that did not get removed during the uninstall function.  Some software manufacturers offer Program Removal Kits that will thoroughly remove their program (or old versions of it) from your PC.  You can also find removal kits that are less program-specific for download online.  Just make sure you are using a trusted site.

The Best Repair Tool for Your PC

If you are having trouble narrowing down what kind of tool to use to improve performance or if you’re still unsatisfied with your computer’s activities after using the above tools, it’s time to add a registry cleaner to your arsenal of repair tools.  Download a registry cleaner as one of your PC repair tools to optimize performance and fix errors all at once.

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29 Sep
2009

How to Repair a Blue Screen on your Own

Posted by Kat

Even the name, blue screen, implies something different and strange is going on in your computer.   No one wants to be typing along and suddenly see the monitor turn bright blue, but it happens.  The most important thing is not to lose your head at the sight.

Why a blue screen doesn’t make me blue.

First off, I back up regularly.  I have made this mistake before.  I used to back up about once a year.  Then the worst thing that could happen to a computer did.  Mine decided that it would crash.  The infrequent backups didn’t help much.

I lost everything.  Still I was not smart enough to learn the lesson and when my new computer did the same thing a years later I was sill burnt!  Need I tell you that I back up religiously now?

How to fix your computer with a reboot (if you’ve done a back up).

Sometimes it is a simple as a quick reboot to get back to work.  Whatever caused the error, memory issues, a bit of code that triggered a panic or an incompatible driver, your computer has managed to overcome the problem and after a reboot everything is fine.

Otherwise you may need to reboot in safe mode.  Shut off the computer, restart it and press F8 until you enter the safe mode.  Pick last known good configuration and your system will restart itself at that point, if it can.

If that doesn’t work you can opt to restore by using the built in restore facility.  If for some reason you disabled the restore function or never allowed the computer to create restore points, you won’t be able to do this.

Registry Cleaners
For some all this rebooting and restoring is overwhelming.  I completely understand.  Your best bet to avoid the blue screen is to download and use a registry cleaner regularly.  This programs clean up errors, bits of left over files and much more, creating a stream lined computer that works better and has fewer errors.  Download a registry cleaner now and watch that baby run!

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22 Aug
2008

Cartoon of the Week

Posted by Ruel

How many times have Windows crashed on you? I bet it’s twice the digits of your favorite basketball player’s jersey number. While Microsoft futilely denies it, their operating systems are prone to seizures, leaving the user helpless and dumbfounded during attacks or glitches.

However, to its credit, Redmond is continuously trying to avoid painting your screen blue whenever its OS stumbles upon something that makes it cough. Patches are regularly issued, while malicious software removal tools are being shipped with the updates.

What Microsoft isn’t directly addressing, though, is its operating system’s inability to flush out the remains of outdated or deleted programs in the registry. The program’s ineptness to deal with the problem has caused it to sometimes carry bricks when the actual load should only be pebbles.

This is the reason why RegCure is essential. It fills in the holes left open by Microsoft. The fact that the registry is a very vital organ in your system makes a registry cleaner indispensable. With RegCure installed, you could ensure that the featured cartoon in this post remains funny.

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