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 ...

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 ...

I've set the BIOS to use only SATA ata devices, but enabled the IDE cdrom on the PATA channels. <BR><BR>I can succefully Fdisk and format the drive with a 98 Boot disk and I'm wondering if there is a ...

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 ...

So you've decided to give Linux a shot, and you've found a distribution that suits you. But how do you actually get it installed? Here, we'll show you how to create a live CD or USB drive, boot into ...

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 ...

If you don't have an Ubuntu 8.04 Live CD then you'll need to download the .ISO file and burn one. Full installation gallery here Before we go any further I think that it's important that I point out ...

Using a Windows XP upgrade CD The Boot Camp installation instructions claim that a valid full Windows XP SP2 disc is required and that upgrade discs cannot be used ...

Any idea how I could reformat C drive and reinstall Windows95 from scratch without a CD drive?<P>My husband brought home his old computer from the office when he upgraded. It was running Windows 95 on ...