I am unable to reinstall Windows XP on my IBM Thinkpad A22e, which does not have a cd drive. I removed the 2.5 HHD from the Laptop, installed it in a usb enclosure and tried the method suggested by ...

my gf runs 98SE, and has long ago lost the install cd. now, circumstances have made it so that she wants to be able to share an internet connection. but of course, ICS isn't an installed component. so ...

As anyone who's reinstalled Windows XP knows, there have been a lot, and I mean a lot, of updates issued for the operating system, and waiting for them to install (/restart/install/restart) can be ...

When buying a new computer or laptop, the latest operating system is often already installed. If not, and you have the original media that the OS is on, you can perform the installation yourself. For ...

When it comes to computer problems in the office, Murphy's Law often applies – PCs fail when you need them most. If you attempt to install an application from a CD, and the computer does not recognize ...

Next time you wipe your PC's hard drive clean and reinstall Windows with that old installation disc, you don't want to connect your fresh, unpatched and vulnerable system to the internet only to ...

At times, when your Windows installation is giving you major problems, you may need to restore your PC using system restore or use the Refresh or Reset PC option. At times, you may even need a ...

Reader Karen Evans has been thwarted in an attempt to install software on her Mac. She writes: Over the holidays I passed along an old Mac mini to my son. When setting it up I inserted a CD to install ...