Madden ’08 DirectX Installation Fix

I am using Windows XP SP3, so perhaps this only happens with SP3 – but I have found mentions of it all over the net. Basically upon the installation of Madden ’08 (just after you enter your code) you will … Continue reading →

Realtek HD Audio Fix for Windows XP (SP3) – KB835221

I recently formatted and decided to try Windows XP SP3. When it came to installing the drivers for my soundcard, everything seemed to go as normal, but when I restarted – no sound. After much searching I found that the … Continue reading →

Why are Microsoft doing this to me?

Here’s my advertisement text tagline for Windows Vista: Windows Vista: Because your time matters.

How to get rid of “COM Surrogate has stopped working” Error

First, this doesn’t solve the problem, it just stops the Error from coming up again. Second, this worked for me, if it doesn’t work for you then there is probably something else you can do – search Google. I’m not … Continue reading →

How to fix the Windows Vista “Calculating Time Remaining” bug…

No, I don’t think you should disable the search indexing, or that you should fiddle with anything at all. Yes, moving a file is a very basic function and it’s amazing that Microsoft have failed to fix the problem, still. … Continue reading →

How to format and reinstall iTunes…

I recently bought a new system after selling my laptop and found myself with a major problem. After searching for quite a long time on the internet, I couldn’t figure out how to move my iTunes songs over to the … Continue reading →

Intel SpeedStep Utility

I was recently very annoyed while in the middle of a race for work my CPU chip decided it didn’t want to be performing at it’s maximum level anymore. I have had this problem quite often when running a high-end … Continue reading →

I just so nearly crapped my pants…

Ok, so I decided to reformat my computer, something I have done regularly over the last few years. I moved everything I want to save to my second internal hard drive partition and most of what won’t fit there onto … Continue reading →

Windows Vista Security Issue

All those who have upgraded to Windows Vista, be very careful what Web sites, audio files, video files etc you use. Why? Because those files could tell your system to do things you don’t want it to. Vista ships with … Continue reading →

Windows Vista: 15 reasons to stay put

You should probably open this article is another window and keep switching between the two. 1. The Interface Am I a child? Am I living in a cartoon? Do I really need things to spin, slide, “dance gracefully” and have … Continue reading →