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Fred Langa at Information Week

Langa Letter: XP's No-Reformat, Nondestructive Total-Rebuild Option
Fred Langa shows you how to completely rebuild, repair, or refresh an existing XP installation without losing data, and without having to reinstall user software, reformat, or otherwise destructively alter the setup.

Langa Letter: The OS Inside The OS
Fred Langa shows how a simple tweak turns XP's low-level Recovery Console into a complete, standalone mini-operating system--in effect, an XP DOS!

Langa Letter: XP's Little-Known 'Rebuild' Command
There's an easy fix for "Missing HAL.DLL," "Invalid Boot.Ini," and several other fatal startup errors, Fred Langa says.

Langa Letter: A Complete Terabyte File Server For About $500
Fred Langa shows you how to get amazing file server capacity at an amazing price.

Langa Letter: How To Safely Add Or Replace A Hard Drive
Want to expand your PC without having to rebuild your operating system? Fred Langa shows you how to do that--and more.

Langa Letter: Another Hidden Gem: The Windows Disk Management Tool
Create, delete, and format partitions; change drive letter assignments and paths; help set up disk mirroring and RAID; and more--all with this free Windows tool.

Langa Letter: Deep-Geek File And Disk Tools
A major brain-fade forces Fred Langa to search for the most powerful recovery tools he could find.

Langa Letter: XP On Your Thumb Drive
Fred Langa offers a step-by-step and illustrated guide on how to boot XP from an ordinary USB drive.

Langa Letter: 5 Essential Steps To PC Security
As the new year begins, Fred Langa says keep these items in mind to help prevent data theft, identity theft, and private information falling into the wrong hands. These steps will give you 365 days of safe computing.

Langa Letter: 10 Critical Factors When Buying A New PC
Fred Langa outlines and explains his top decision points when purchasing new desktop hardware.

Langa Letter: Free Tools For Road Warriors
Not everyone has (or wants) a GPS. These Web-based alternatives Fred Langa searched out make even complex route planning a snap!

Langa Letter: A Complete PC Maintenance Checklist
Fred Langa offers a comprehensive plan for keeping your PC in absolute top-notch condition.

Langa Letter: Readers Rate Desktop Firewalls
Fred asked; you answered. Here are readers' top recommendations for the best desktop firewalls.

Langa Letter: Testing 10 Windows 'Registry Cleaning' Software Packs
Fred Langa tries to make sense of wildly disparate claims, and rates the best free and commercial products.

Langa Letter: Analyzing New Kinds Of Image-Sharing Services
If videos or photos are part of your work, these new services can help, Fred Langa says.

Langa Letter: GPS Update
Remember when cell phones went from fat, bulky, exotic devices to slim, must-have, everyday tools? That's what's happening to GPS technology right now, Fred Langa says.

Langa Letter: Software Suites Versus Standalone Tools
The new version of ZoneAlarm illustrates both sides of the debate, Fred Langa says.

Langa Letter: A Must-Have Repair And Recovery Tool
If you ever have to recover files from an unbootable drive or try to bring a dead PC back to life, here's a free, zero-footprint tool you shouldn't be without, Fred Langa says.


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