Windows XP does have a built-in CD burner utility. Unfortunately, it does not burn DVDs or any type of high-definition media. Of course, there are several paid burners you could buy, like the popular Nero 8 Ultra for $80.00. However, there are a couple of good alternatives which are free and do not come with [...]

Have you ever booted your computer only to be faced with an error like “Boot Failure: System Halted”? The partition sector is most important component of the boot sequence and a problem there will cause some serious headaches for you. There are several free partition recovery tools, but users are looking for software that will [...]

Ah! Another free software program and what a little gem this one is. Cleanup Assistant searches your hard drive to find duplicate files, unused junk files, and empty folders and removes them to free up space on your hard drive and keeps it from slowing down. The cleaner your hard drive, the better your computer [...]

I started using PC Pitstop about 3 years ago, and I’ve been very pleased with their free testing tools. They helped me fix slow downs several times when I had my desktop running Windows XP, and I found out my graphics card was bad. I haven’t been to there site since I got my new [...]

New for 2008 is the latest version of Iolo System Mechanic Pro 7.5. System mechanic is a full suite of computer system utilities.
A system tool like this is great for all of us non-geeks and those of us who don’t have a geeky friend we can on every time we to do something at the [...]