Your hard drive must be formatted with a file system such as FAT, FAT32 or NTFS so that Windows can be installed on to it. This system determines how files are named, organised and stored on the drive. If you’re not using it already, NTFS (New Technology File System) is recommended for Windows XP because of the additional… Read More »
Do you have a SATA disk drive in your computer? If so, you can squeeze a little more performance out of your hard disk. This speeds up the performance of your hard disk by enhancing write caching. However, if your computer is not connected to a battery backup and you loose power you have a increased risk for… Read More »
DVD-R and DVD+R are two different formats for recordable DVDs. The main difference between them lies in the technical specifications and the companies that supported each format when they were introduced.
Some versions of Vista, such as Home, do not have secpol.msc available to change the LanMan Compatibility Level. It is necessary to reduce it for connection to certain NAS devices.
NTFS PermissionsUse NTFS permissions to specify which users and groups can gain access to files and folders, and what they can do with the contents of the file or folder. NTFS permissions are only available on NTFS volumes. The permissions you assign for folders are different from the permissions you assign for files. You assign folder permissions to… Read More »
If you are like me and have a NAS device on your network that is not compatible with Windows Vista, now you can tweak Windows Vista to make it work again. You do not even have to wait for your device manufacturer to release a new firmware any more! Just follow these steps below:
I have scripted ZeroByte.bat to list the fully qualified file names of all zero-byte files in a folder tree.
As part of standard maintenance, Disk Cleanup should be scheduled to run at regular intervals, perhaps once a month, at some convenient time when your computer is not otherwise in use.