At last some decent software for Vista is starting to appear. ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite and ZoneAlarm antivirus are now available for Vista users. If you are already a user you should receive an update e-mail. For those others wishing to take the plunge I highly recommend ZoneAlarm Security Suite, I've been using it a while and find it excellent: LINK (ZoneAlarm website)

mst have just released a Vista compatible version of their popular defrag program. mst Defrag works in the background, defragging your hard-drives while they are not in use. In all the time I've used it I've never had to defrag a drive - and I have 1.5Tbs of HDs... LINK (mst website)  

One of my cpu's sometimes runs at 100%. Don't know why   Process explorer show the following: The only way I've found out of this is to re-boot. Any other solutions are welcome    

Everyone, at one time or another, has to deal with spyware. Well, three Dutch companies, along with their two directors, have been fined €1,000,000 by Dutch telecom regulator OPTA for illegal distribution of spyware. Some 450 million files were distributed to 22 million computers in both the Netherlands and worldwide. The infection led to over 7700 computers being hacked in less than 24 hours. For the full story from OPTA, follow the link below

I have an Asus A8n SLi, with two 7600GTs attached. I've been aware from the start that some older games just don't like SLi. Performance is reasonable on newer games like Unreal Tournament 3, but could be a lot better. I run it at 1024x768 and framerates are a bit on the low side. Its playable... So I was thinking of removing the two 7600s and replacing with a single 8800GTS. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Are there better options (not too costly)? Currently running nVidia ...

For the last couple of days, Firefox 3.0.7 (on XP) has not been remembering any of my login details for any site. It was working ok before. Before I try an uninstall/reinstall does anyone have any ideas? Was it the last Windows update? Hmmm...

Current system: Asus A8nSLi Athlon 4400+ dual core 2Gb PC2100 8800GT 1.5Tb S3 drives Coolermaster case with 750W PSU XP and Vista Ultimate 64 dual boot   I need more memory! I play a lot of Sins of a Solar Empire and modded the game file to have larger fleet sizes. The problem with that is when I have hundreds of ships roaming around, along with who knows how many trade ships, the whole thing starts to stutter. So, about 12Gb of memory would sort it... Forget XP, t...

Some time ago I decided I'd had enough of Vista and would go back to XP. After 2 BSODS and explorer crashing when I tried to rename a file, I decided now was the time. Sounds easy... I disconected 3 of my four drives, partitioned and formatted my O/S drive, and started the XP install procedure. Hmmm, evertime I got to the part where I expected it to say 'Press any key to boot from disk...' it just went straight into setup again. Nothing I did to the drive with either formatting or partitionin...

I've just had a brush with numerous viruses, the first I've had in years. I was browsing some free software sites (can't remember which, I was just following links), when I got a warning about a dodgy web page. Next thing I know AVG is popping up with all sorts of messages about trojans and viruses. At this point my pc is locked solid, so, rather than repair the damage, I decide to restore from backup... Shutdown Windows: seconds - I pressed the off button! Search for Drive Image 7 disc: 2...

As everyone seems to be flexing their 3p33n, I thought I'd give you a sneak preview of a build which will start next week sometime.   Case: Antec 900 with all the fans PSU: Coolermaster 1000W (modular) Mobo: Asus P6T Deluxe X58 CPU: i7 920 @ 2.66, but eventually getting OC'd to 3.4 Fan: Coolermaster V8 Memory: 6Gb DDR3 1333 HD (System + games): Crucial 128Gb SSD HD (Data): 500Gb HD (Backups): 2 x 1.5Tb Video: 2 x ATI Radeon 1Gb DDR5 in Crossfire OS: Vista...

Here's hoping my Windows 7 disc arrives soon, because I've had enough of Vista. Explorer window: Suddenly, for no reason, this will forget what size it was. It will open up about 640x480 and I will have to resize it. Start Menu: I've all sorts of problems with this, mainly due to permissions. It wouldn't allow programs to create shortcuts on installation, I couldn't move items to where I wanted etc. Worst, a few moments ago, the Games folder vanished. Poof! Just gone. After half an hour...

A few years ago when I updated from XP to Vista, I learned to my dismay that my Nikon software wouldn't work on Vista with no plans for it to be updated. So, I spent £90 on Nikon's CaptureNX. A brilliant piece of software for editing NEF files. Guess what... Nikon has no plans to update CaptureNX for use on Windows7 This means I have to either buy new software, or use one of my old PCs. Dual boot isn't an option uless I want to reinstall everything. At the moment I can't access...

Somehow, don't know how, my PSP x2 disc managed to get seperated from its sleeve. You know, that flimsy little thing with the serial key on... However, It's now installed and working thanks to assistance from Corel support. After sending them proof of my purchase, and a photo of the box and disc, the sent me a new serial   So, all's well that ends well. But it would be nice if serial keys were put on something more substantial. Some do, but far too many go somewhere I can lose ...

I'm looking for some recommendations for a new monitor. As a photographer, it's important for me to have plenty of height for portrait. With that in mind I've had my hands on a couple of 24" 1920x1200 monitors. 1920x1080 isn't big enough. The first one was a Samsung, a 450 I think. After a few months it developed a large bright spot and had to go back. I got a refund as they said that particular monitor had been discontinued. Shame - up to it failing it was quite good. The ...

Saturday morning my pc suddenly shutdown. It went off like the power cord had been pulled. In a fraction of a second, as it was going, I though I saw a pop-up bottom right of the screen. It took me four attempts to get the pc started. A few minutes later it went again. The shutdown was so dramatic I started thinking of hardware issues such as the graphics card failing - especially as a few reboots suggested Windows was running but with a blank screen. This happened a number of times the sa...