Anyone who wants to run multiple versions of Windows (and other operating systems) on a single PC needs to learn about the changes in Windows Vista's boot process. Carl Siechert, Craig Stinson, and I ...

Does Vista boot slower than a turtle slogging through molasses after you press the power button? If you have a multi-core processor (and you probably do), you can make it scoot at least a little bit ...

I don't come on here very often for help (thanks, Google!) but, after 4 hours of work last night, and literally getting nowhere, I need to call to the pros for some assistance. The HTPC (Asus Nova P20 ...

Ed Bott has done some really good work getting to the bottom of Windows Vista startup times on a number of different systems. The conclusions are pretty much as I expected - bootup times depend on the ...

I installed a new hard drive in my computer to install Vista on. I completely unplugged my drive that has XP on it, to be absolutely certain that nothing happened to it.<BR><BR>So now, I have a ...

You just got a new PC with Windows Vista pre-installed, and you want to dual-boot Windows XP for old programs - or just nostalgia's sake. You already know how to dual ...

Microsoft last month made Windows Vista Beta 2 publicly available for download or delivery on DVD via its Windows Vista Consumer Preview Program (CPP). The CPP closed to new registrations on June 30, ...

Microsoft fixes the Windows Vista startup sound bug in the Canary branch. The bug caused the startup sound in Windows 11 testing channels to mimic Windows Vista. The new patch also addresses other ...

If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. Learn more. Apple's Boot Camp software, which allows Intel Macs to boot into Windows, has largely stood still since its ...

Apple has released an update to Boot Camp, software which enables Intel-based Macs to reboot into a Windows operating system partition. The new version, 1.2, is available for download from Apple’s Web ...