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10 October 2011
News: Microsoft Preps Big Win Phone 7 Push Heading into Holidays

Brace yourself for the upcoming Windows Phone 7 onslaught. In the coming months Microsoft will make a big holiday push that will extend into early 2012 in an attempt to win over converts to its new mobile operating system. Andrew Lees, president of Microsoft's Windows Phone Division, has been busy recently spreading the gospel of Phone 7 and dishing on Microsoft's mobile plans, according to a number of reports.
How-Tos: Problems dual-booting Windows 7 and XP

You're running Windows 7 and Windows XP on a single PC, but keep getting told that there is no free disk space. Our Helproom Expert advises.
How-Tos: Make your computer read out documents

If you have poor eyesight and need to have documents and web pages read out to you, our Helproom Expert can help.
07 October 2011
How-Tos: How to install Vista on a friend's PC

There's a right way and a wrong way to install Windows on a friend's PC or laptop, as our Helproom Expert explains.
06 October 2011
How-Tos: How to solve memory compatibility or timing issues

If every time you boot your PC you see the dreaded Blue Screen of Death, you need our Helproom Expert's advice.
03 October 2011
How-Tos: How to program software

We introduce you to the secrets of computer programming and show you how to create PC programs from scratch
How-Tos: How to fix a BSoD that happens before you can boot into Safe Mode

After altering Msconfig settings on his Windows PC, a reader began experiencing the Blue Screen of Death. Trouble is, how do you change such settings, when the BSoD happens before the option to boot into Safe Mode.
Opinion: Long live the PC

When you feel the need for a new PC, and have less than £500 to spare, there are now some challenging choices to make.
Opinion: Microsoft reaches maturity with Windows 8

Windows 8 is here, at least in its Developer Preview guise. It’s slick, smooth and primed for use on the tablets many of us would like to be able to use for ‘proper’ computing tasks
26 September 2011
How-Tos: 9 Easy and Powerful Windows 7 Registry Tweaks

What is the Windows Registry? Think of it as the "brains" of your Windows installation. Specifically, it's a giant warehouse, a single, easy-to-access, hierarchical database that stores each of your system's settings (and a ton of additional information). Without it, your Windows computer is little more than a paperweight. Mess it up, and you have a big problem on your hands. However, if you understand what you're doing with the Registry, you can tweak pretty much any Windows parameter you wish.
23 September 2011
News: Microsoft, Red Hat spar over secure boot-loading tech

Is Microsoft using a next-generation computing boot-loading technology to lock out the use of Linux and other OSEs on certain computers? While Microsoft has denied malicious intent, one Red Hat developer maintains that this may be the case.
Feature: PC Advisor's most commented stories of the week – September 23rd 2011

Unsurprisingly, Microsoft's Windows 8 has continued to be one of the most talked about tech issues this week
22 September 2011
Feature: PC Advisor's top five tweets of the week - 22nd September 2011

Windows 8 continues to dominate conversations on micro-blogging site Twitter this week. However, the likes of Google, HTC and Intel are all causing a stir too.
21 September 2011
News: Windows XP to Windows 8: Don't Go There

Both Microsoft and industry analysts discourage businesses using Windows XP from skipping Windows 7. The key reason: XP support is likely to expire before Windows 8 is ready for deployment. Research firm Gartner provides guidance for XP holdouts.
Toshiba Qosmio DX730 all-in-one PC

The Qosmio DX730 is Toshiba's first ever all-in-one PC. Housed in a slimline 23in LCD, the DX730 is a full HD touchscreen model with a Freeview tuner, Blu-ray player and a terabyte of storage. Running Windows 7 Home Premium, it has 6GB of RAM and comes in either Intel Core i3 or Core i5 versions.
20 September 2011
News: Microsoft paid female executive 'more than £1 million'

A female executive at Microsoft was paid "more than £1 million" after being overlooked for a managing director role it has been claimed.
19 September 2011
How-Tos: How to stop your PC's Windows clock losing time

Does your PC keep perfect time? If not, our Helproom Expert's advice is for you.
How-Tos: Help! I can't view PDFs on web pages

A reader wrote to tell us she was having trouble viewing PDFs from web pages. Our Helproom Expert explained how to solve this issue that affects Windows 7 64bit.
16 September 2011
Feature: First look: Windows 8 Metro user interface

A radical new look is in store for Microsoft Windows. Get a first look at Windows 8's smartphone-inspired Metro interface
Feature: PC Advisor's most commented stories of the week – September 16 2011

There's no doubt Microsoft's unveiling of Windows 8 dominated the tech news over the past seven days, and unsurprisingly our readers were very vocal on the next iteration of the operating system

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