Red Hat released its "Core"-less Community Linux distribution, Fedora, now on version 7. You can get the distribution via Bit Torrent, direct download or doing a network install. This is also the first release that comes in different sub-versions or spins, GNOME and KDE desktop environment based bootable live images that can be installed to a h

In general, the occurrence of errors in a system's Registry increases over time and with the Registry's continued growth. This is because the most common and abundant errors are orphaned Registry entries created during the installation or incomplete removal of registered applications and hardware drivers, making them largely responsible for th

Nine times out of ten computer problems can be resolved quickly and painlessly if you know what steps to take. As a computer repair technician the most common question I get asked is 'Why is my computer is so slow'. In this article I will talk about how to fix a sluggish computer. Every computer connected to the internet will at one time or anot

Over time it is inevitable that your computer begins to show a decrease in performance due to internet surfing, program downloads, etc. There are some simple steps you can take to bring your computer back up to speed. Clean Out Your Temporary Internet Files and Cookies As you surf the internet your computer is constantly saving images and web

The configuration and default parameter data stored in the Windows Registry controls the behavior of Windows and all hosted applications and services. Applications are able to interact directly with the Registry to add, change, or remove this data, and the Registry in turn saves altered application data to the permanent hive files from which i

The Linux Kernel is the center of what makes the Linux and Unix operating systems. The kernel is the foreman or mediator over all your programs and hardware components. As the core of the operating system, the kernel has access to certain services that interact with the systems hardware which no other program has direct access to. If a program

We have had some time now to get accustomed to Microsoft's latest incarnation of Windows with its release of Vista. And it seems the general consensus is....PASS! If you are considering a new computer, understand the hardware has not caught up to the physical demands set forth by Microsoft and it's newly born cash cow. The most important upgr

Using a computer can be either a blessing or a curse. It's a blessing to be able to do so many things so easily. When Windows XP boots up, especially if you've owned your computer a while (but even on new machines sometimes) tons of programs start popping up. This can be a major annoyance, especially if they are programs you don't even use!

All Windows Operating systems are made up of registry files. These files are stored in directories in a way commonly know to Windows users as a tree structure. In other words, your operating system's contents are saved to your hard drive the way as your word documents are, with one main directory having other directories and files stored in it.

The windows system registry is at the heart of how your windows computer operates. The registry brings together in one place all of the rules for how your hardware and software operates, and information relating to the individual users of the computer. Without a central registry, all of this information would be stored all over the place on you