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Burn an ISO to a CD or DVD [How To] [Updated]

An ISO image is an archive file of an optical disc, which contains all of the contents of the optical disc it represents. ISO files are useful because you can archive a bootable disc (see examples below) and distribute it to users to burn and use locally...

Posted to Minty White by on Tue, Jun 19 2012
Filed under: Filed under: Windows Vista, how to, Windows XP, Maintenance and System Tools, Windows 7, tool, Hardware, Windows 8
Terabytes and Tebibytes: Hard Drive Capacities Explained

You probably have a hard drive in your home that’s one terabyte or more. If you open Computer (Windows Key + E), you’ll see your terabyte hard drive might only show a capacity of around 930 GB. Where did all those extra gigabytes go? Aren’t...

Posted to Minty White by on Fri, Mar 16 2012
Filed under: Filed under: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 7, Hardware, Windows 8
Use Start Menu/Run Dialog Commands to Access Windows Programs and Tools

If you like to use shortcuts to get tasks done in the most efficient way, there is a large collection of commands you can run from the run dialog (XP/Vista/7) or the Start Menu (in Windows Vista/7.) In this guide, I’ll show you how to run the commands...

Posted to Minty White by on Thu, Feb 10 2011
Filed under: Filed under: Windows Vista, how to, Windows XP, ultimate, Windows 7, security, shortcuts, Hardware
Change the Categories arrangement in Control Panel [How To]

To make things easier (for the common user) Microsoft decided to Categorize the Control Panel view. I never could get used to the new categories view, thinking that some of the panel applets were in the wrong category. Instead, I always immediately switch...

Posted to Minty White by on Sat, Jan 29 2011
Filed under: Filed under: Windows Vista, Internet, ultimate, registry, software, performance, Hardware, microsoft
Computer Drivers The Basics

In this guest post, James Ricketts explores the basics of computer drivers. Find out more about James at the end of this post. Device Drivers – An Introduction Computer operating systems, such as Windows, Linux and Mac, and hardware components, such as...

Posted to Minty White by on Wed, Jan 5 2011
Filed under: Filed under: Windows Vista, how to, Windows XP, download, Linux, Windows 7, tool, software, performance, Hardware
What is Windows ReadyBoost? Does it Help Speed up My PC?

Windows Forums member, shoby, asked the following question in our suggestion box: I would like to see a review about Ready Boost in Windows 7. Does it really help you out when you need some extra performance or does it just look like it helps you out...

Posted to Minty White by on Thu, Sep 2 2010
Filed under: Filed under: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Hardware
Speed up USB and Computer Performance [Tips'n'Tricks]

USB has become a daily part of our computer life. Almost any gadget or external device use the USB port to connect to your computer. Many of us use so many devices that we have to add more USB ports to our computer, either via PCI or using USB Hubs. Some...

Posted to Minty White by on Fri, Jul 23 2010
Filed under: Filed under: Windows Vista, Windows XP, resource, Windows 7, enhance, tool, usb, security, Windows Vista Maintenance, Windows 7 Maintenance, Windows XP Maintenance, modify, performance, improve, Hardware, microsoft, flash

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