Is a clean install your go-to for stubborn Windows issues? Think again. There are ample recovery options right at your ...

Recently, my son lost all his personal documents (photos, video, Office files, etc) on re-installing Windows XP. Have any of you had experience with (or could you recommend) an off-the-shelf data ...

I'm reinstalling Windows XP on a Dell desktop. I get to the point where it says it's installing devices; then, it hangs at 37 minutes. The blurbs to the right rotates through its usual pages.

I need to reinstall an Acer Aspire 5050 which came with XP MCE 2005. The recovery partition didn't work and I have no recovery CDs to speak of (an Acer does not seem to provide them in their Spanish ...

Sometimes, the best way to fix deep-seated Windows issues is to burn everything to the ground and start from scratch. Reinstalling Windows refreshes the operating system, which gets rid of most ...

Bootmgr, commonly known as boot manager, is the code that provides your computer with instructions on how to boot into the operating system. If bootmgr is missing from your hard drive, or is otherwise ...

Deleting system files, modifying the registry and installing incompatible drivers to Windows XP can damage the integrity of the operating system, rendering it inoperable. Virus infections are often ...

If you're one of those who've bought a Windows 7 PC or a copy of the new operating system as a gift, Microsoft's new Web site dedicated to how to install, reinstall and/or uninstall Windows might be a ...