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Windows 7, Day 1

If you have been paying attention to my blog then you know I don’t recommend Windows 7. I am sure it is an improvement over Vista, but I also suspect it still won’t perform as well as Windows XP. If you know me at all you also know that I had to try it. So...

Brian Haines recommends Windows XP

I have always been an early adopter of new Microsoft Operating Systems (OS) including Windows Vista. With Windows Millennium (Me) being the obvious exception each OS prior to Vista has been an improvement over the last. I was an early Windows 2000 convert, so I never...

Outlook file location

“Where on the disk is my Outlook data?” I like when I hear this question because it is often only asked when people are looking to add it to their backup routine. The most important thing to backup is the Outlook.pst file (and any other .pst files in the...

config/system and then lsass.exe error

It happens from time to time that I get a call about a computer that won’t start because of the file windows/system32/config/system is missing or corrupt. Although there are not just a few clicks of the mouse I rattle off the top of my head and BAMB your system...

I’m home!

I returned this afternoon from a much needed vacation. I went to the Jersey shore to meet up with my brothers, an uncle and some cousins. We had a really nice extended weekend of eating, playing cards, eating, crabbing, and eating. Interestingly enough we had Internet...