When you’re troubleshooting your computer or installing a new operating system, you may need to “boot from a disc” or USB device (like an external hard drive or flash drive). Here’s what that ...

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 ...

Windows XP and its successors have the ability to be rebooted by using a partition within the computer itself as opposed to using a separate CD. However, if you are having trouble starting up, are ...

Recently I became the mostly happy owner of an HP Pavilion dm1z. I say “mostly happy” because I wasn’t thrilled with its performance. To give the system a boost, I decided to swap the pokey 5,200-rpm ...

At one time, Floppy drives, CDs, and DVDs used to be a primary source of external storage for many before USB storage devices took over. Nowadays, many devices do not even come with a built-in CD, DVD ...

There's one immutable law of PCs: sh*t happens. And when it does, there's usually a way to fix things, if you had the foresight to create one essential recovery tool first. Booting from a USB recovery ...