Alvin Hurd asked if he can restore a Vista backup in XP. I answer both his question and the reverse one: Can one restore an XP backup in Vista? I’ve never been a fan of Windows’ built-in backup ...

Like a virtual filing cabinet, your computer running the Windows XP operating system stores all your important data, including work documents, programs and irreplaceable photos. If your computer's ...

I've put up a little Regback utility + batch file. (I only wrote the batch file, but the util works great.)<BR><BR><BR>Basically, it makes complete binary copies of the Registry hives, and keeps the ...

According to Statcounter, Windows 7 holds around 2.5% market share while Windows XP commands 0.22%. I agree that's minuscule ...

The CodeFromThe70s blog has a tutorial for backing up your current installation of Windows XP to a virtual machine that you can access at any time from your fresh installation of Windows, potentially ...

Reinstalling Windows can feel like a waste of time, but installing all your drivers in one go is a great way to make the process much easier.

The operating system's built-in safety net can be a quick and easy way to recover from a PC problem, but it too can fail. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff ...

Some time ago I was low on HDD space and I got an advice to delete the dllbackup (or what's it name) folder from c windows on my XP laptop. My friend said that it can't hurt etc. "Windows will never ...

Windows XP users who install the operating system's third service pack will not be able to roll back their versions of Internet Explorer, Microsoft's deployment manager for Internet Explorer 8 has ...

Backing up your files is one of the most important things you can do to safeguard the data you create and store on your computer. To this end, Microsoft included a full backup and restore utility with ...