Garry Thomson
Garry Thomson a student of Mass Communication doing research on data recovery software. He is also a freelancer for http://www.stellarinfo.com
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March 17, 2010
A User32.dll file in Windows XP operating system is an important file that stores information related to graphic elements. The file is used at the time of booting of Windows and if corrupted,
March 10, 2010
Chkdsk (or Checkdisk) is a Windows utility that checks Windows file system for integrity and correct all inconsistency issues. In Windows NT-based versions, this utility can even check the hard disk surface for bad sectors and errors.
February 24, 2010
The booting process of Windows 7 operating system involves few important steps, which requires BIOS (Basic Input/Output System), MBR (Master Boot Record), boot sector, and NTLDR file to work systematically
February 19, 2010
Is your system crashing at startup? Does your system stop responding or reboots without any warning or error message? Do you encounter STOP error message or Blue Screen of Death during Windows startup?
February 16, 2010
Does your computer stops responding upon startup? Do you see an empty black screen after POST (Power-on Self Test) and before Microsoft Windows logo appears screen?
February 06, 2010
Are you unable to boot your Windows XP computer in dual-boot configuration? Are you facing error messages on startup related to missing or damaged system files? If your answer is 'Yes' for any of these questions, you can not access your business-critical data from your Windows hard drive.
February 04, 2010
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 is an incorporated server suite, developed and marketed by Microsoft Corporation. It is designed for running the network infrastructure of medium and small business enterprises having around 75 users or workstations.
January 19, 2010
Microsoft Windows XP is considered to be a reliable and stable version of Windows operating system. However, it is still possible that it unexpectedly crashes and dies.
January 14, 2010
The structure, which gives FAT (File Allocation Table) file system its name is File Allocation Table. For understanding what this significant table does, you need to first understand how much space on hard drive allocated in the system that uses FAT file system.
January 08, 2010
The MFT or Master File Table is the most significant data structure of NTFS (New Technology File System). The MFT stores metadata about each file, folder, and metafile on the NTFS file system partition.
January 05, 2010
You may come across a number of errors on one or more of the hard drive partitions in Microsoft Windows-based computer, while performing routine checkup of the file system.
December 29, 2009
The MS Windows Catalog (also called HCL or Hardware compatibility list) is the compilation of computer hardware, which are widely tested with Microsoft Windows operating system for compatibility and stability.
December 23, 2009
Microsoft Windows XP is perhaps the most widely used version of Microsoft Windows. It has set various technology benchmarks in terms of data storage and data security.
December 19, 2009
In Microsoft Windows XP and 2000 operating systems, a backup of boot sector is created and stored in the last sector of partition. You can use the backup copy of boot sector for replacing damaged boot sector of the partition.
December 16, 2009
In Microsoft Windows, the 'Physical Memory Dump' is a common blue screen error, which could stop your system from functioning properly and may cause it to reboot.
December 11, 2009
Startup issues are quite common in Microsoft Windows operating system. They prevent you from logging into the system and access data from hard drive or write data to it.
December 08, 2009
Microsoft Windows XP is a benchmark in terms of excellent performance, reliability and data safety and thus Windows users who use earlier versions might want to upgrade their operating system to Windows XP and take benefit of its extraordinary features.
December 05, 2009
Microsoft Windows 7, the much awaited version of Windows is now in the market. Windows 7 is the latest launch of a series of Graphical User Interface-based operating systems, developed and marketed by Microsoft Corporation.
December 03, 2009
In Microsoft Windows Vista, hard drive partitions have a number of different attributes to perform specific operations. On such attribute is TXF_DATA. It attribute uses $LOGGED_UTILITY_STREAM attribute type for storing additional data for the files and directories, which have been or are part of the transaction.
November 26, 2009
In Microsoft Windows NT-based operating system, you can easily create software RAID 5 (Redundant Array or Independent Disks) stripe sets with the parity partitions.
November 19, 2009
This is quite frustrating situation when you come across error message, boot failure and other quirky behavior of Microsoft Windows operating system while using your computer normally.
November 18, 2009
You might lose all of your valuable data, which is stored in All Users folder and settings and default program template that are stored in Default User folder after reinstalling, upgrading or repairing Microsoft Windows XP.
November 12, 2009
Microsoft Windows 7 is the most recently released version of Microsoft Windows, series of graphical user operating systems, developed and marketed by Microsoft Corporation. This is usable with personal computers, including business and home desktops, notebooks and laptops.
November 09, 2009
In Microsoft Windows computer, all of the system files are stored on a hard drive partition known as Active Partition. This is the partition from which your Windows computer starts up.
November 06, 2009
All of the computer hard drives come with limited storage capacity and at some point of time they fill with data and programs. In such cases, you need to upgrade to a faster and larger capacity drive. In this process, you will have to reinstall the operating system and all the programs on new drive.
November 04, 2009
In Microsoft Windows operating system-based computer, RAM is divided into two parts: Page Pool or Non Page Pool. Page Pool area is used to hold program code, data pages and disk cache space for read/write operations.
October 30, 2009
Startup issues are very common in computer operating system, including Microsoft Windows XP. When startup problems take place, system does not boot up and thus you can not log into it to access data.
October 27, 2009
When you Windows computer hardware seems to power up and run properly, but the operating system does not boot up, you can not get into your system and access data from it. The problem could be due to damaged Boot.ini file.
October 24, 2009
In Microsoft Windows operating system, Program Files is a folder in which all of the applications that aren't part of operating system are installed. Every application is installed in its own sub folder where all the related binary and other system files are stored.
October 22, 2009
At the time of starting the Microsoft Windows XP based computer, there may be several several error messages related to the hardware configuration, missing system files, damaged operating system kernel and corrupted boot sector.
October 20, 2009
STOP error messages in Windows occurs due to many reasons, like improper system shutdown, virus infection, file system crash, etc. But, sometimes, a STOP error message occurs due to the mismatched Abstraction Layer (HAL) in the system.
October 14, 2009
Windows registry is an integral part of the system that stores settings and options for Windows. It holds the information and settings for hardware, operating system software, and per-user settings. The system software accesses the Windows registry to determine the file location and version like information.
October 08, 2009
A new software and hardware is installed in the system to enhance its functionalities and features. Sometimes, there is a need to restart the system after the installation of these peripherals. In some cases, the blue screen or STOP error message occurs after system restart, which interferes in the booting process of the system.
October 06, 2009
The reason why the STOP error message occur in the computer system is because of the corruption in the operating system. The STOP error message literally stops the operations of Windows Vista and does not let you perform any further operations on the system. This makes the data inaccessible, stored ...
September 22, 2009
We divide the storage capacity of the hard disk in different partitions to manage our data effectively. This enables us to maximize the storage space and prevent data loss in case of a operating system crash.
September 16, 2009
Its very clear from the name, STOP error messages literally stops the Windows operating system. These errors occur due to software or hardware malfunctioning in Windows. This message stops the booting process of the operating system and make the data in the hard drive inaccessible.
September 10, 2009
Garry Thomson a student of Mass Communication doing research on how to recover windows files with the help of data recovery software .
September 08, 2009
In dual-boot configuration the Windows Vista provides realistic set of features. This allows us to boot from either of the operating systems. Please remember that when we install Windows Vista on a system which as already running some other Windows operating system you would have been assked to select the target partition as:
September 05, 2009
Its an easy task for a powerful windows data recovery software to recover all the files emptied from Recycle Bin. It also allows to recover files, once lost by mistake such as accidental formatting or re-partitioning of hard drive. The file recovery software will even restore files damaged by viruses, and unexpected system failures.
August 26, 2009
Although, formatting corrects all of the hard drive errors but there is a chance of data loss. In case you have windows operating system and you lost your business critical files, you need to go for windows recovery solutions using appropriate tools.
August 20, 2009
Corruption in Windows Registry can occur due to operating system malfunctioning, improper system shutdown, software bugs, power failure, etc.You can restore your inaccessible using windows data recovery tools to restore your data effectively.
August 18, 2009
Taking proper and timely back up can increase the chances of windows data recovery . This ensures the proper functioning of windows data recovery software. So make backing up data as your habit.
August 14, 2009
“Stop: c0000221 Unknown Hard Error” in windows – Its causes and role of windows data recovery software to resolve it.
August 12, 2009
As a matter of fact convert.exe is a windows XP utility that allows you to convert a FAT formatted hard disk to NTFS. This is a non-destructive process, but sometimes you find that after using this command, system may prompt errors and fails to boot.
August 06, 2009
Hard disk drive is the primary storage media that comes available with different interfaces. One of the primarily used interface is SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) that is known for its quick data transfer rate because of serial signaling technology it uses.
July 23, 2009
You might lose your critical files, which are stored in All Users folder, My Documents, settings, default program template, which are stored in Default User folder after repairing, reinstalling or upgrading to Microsoft Windows XP.
July 24, 2009
In computing terminology, hard drive is a computer hardware that holds and spins magnetically coated or optical disks in order to read or write information on it. The data thus stored is persisted by system even when it is turned off. The hard drive is composed of several mechanical and electronic components.
July 22, 2009
In Microsoft Windows operating system, a hard drive volume that has basic disk signature, a shutdown event is send to SCSI miniport. It allows the SCSI miniport to initialize the shutdown process.
July 13, 2009
The hard disk drive on your computer system is the place where all your important data are stored. A hard drive is one of the most important part of a computer and it's very important to take proper care of it and save it from getting corrupted - thus saving your data.
July 08, 2009
In order to resolve earlier bugs and provide new set of features, Microsoft provides its latest updates of Windows version as service packs. Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 are two service packs that come available with major hardware and software support updates.
July 04, 2009
NTFS uses as special file called $Extend$Objld to store file system metadata. It is the hidden file, located at 24 or 25 position of boot hard drive MFT (Master File Table). NTFS allocates a unique object identifier to each file on the hard drive, to which $Extend$Objld holds an index. If the file becomes corrupt or unreadable, it forces Windows to run chkdsk and output some error messages.
June 24, 2009
Hard drive stores the entire data, once failure occurs, system cannot start up. In Windows, the boot partition is the hard disk partition that holds the Windows operating system and support files.
June 20, 2009
Hard disk crash can occur for various reasons including disk motor failure, broken read/write head, firmware corruption, burnt circuit board (PCB) and spindle failure. System BIOS cannot recognize such failed hard drives and fails to boot from them. Besides physical reasons, a hard disk might crash due to logical reasons too, which include file system corruption or operating system failure.
June 11, 2009
You might come across a number of issues while starting up your Windows Vista computer. These issues could be related to MBR (Master Boot Record), BCD (Boot Configuration Data) store and boot sector. Startup issues might prevent your system to boot up and thus you can not access files from your hard drive.
June 09, 2009
One of the most critical things that several computer users (professional as well as normal home users) do not know is when their systems are going to crash? When the system crashes, your data may go missing and you have to go for Hard Drive Recovery.
June 08, 2009
When you start your Microsoft Windows XP based computer, the boot process may get terminated with MFT (Master File Table) errors. At this point, MBR (Master Boot Record) Boot Loader can´t read boot information stored on the hard drive and thus the system does not boot up.
June 05, 2009
To provide enhanced data writing and reading speed, hard drive use caching techniques and write caching is one among them. The write caching is the method for hard drive to improve system performance by foreseeing what the system would do next.
May 27, 2009
Open SUSE is an operating system that is built on the top of Linux Kernel. It is available as OpenSUSE 10.x and 11.x series. This operating system includes an installation and administration utility called YaST2, which is a powerful installation and system management tool.
May 25, 2009
There are some situations where Windows users need to downgrade their operating system from later version to earlier one. The downgrading may be performed due to incompatibility with some applications or the sluggish operation.
May 22, 2009
Linux supports file systems like Ext2, Ext3, ReiserFS etc. They follow hierarchical directory structure, where everything starts from a root directory that is represented by ´/´. The root directory then expands into sub-directories. As compared to Ext2 file system, Ext3 and ReiserFS are less prone to corruption. It is because they both support file system journaling and can replay journal to recover from unexpected crashes.
May 20, 2009
A .nrg file is a CD image file format used by Nero Burning ROM, a utility suite made by Nero AG.s. It is an optical disk authoring application for Windows. It uses .NRG CD image file format to create and burn CD/DVD images. .NRG files can also be stored on hard drive or any other storage media/device. In some situations where .NRG files may become inaccessible if you copy a large sized file (more than 4 GB) to a FAT hard drive.
May 18, 2009
The user profile in MS Windows explains the Windows configuration for a specific user which includes environment and preferences settings of the user. If this profile gets corrupted, the user is not able to log into your account and can not access files and data from it. This situation may result in loss of critical files.
May 15, 2009
Nero is an optical disk authoring application for Windows. It uses .NRG CD image file format to create and burn CD/DVD images. Other than Nero, a number of applications can mount this file on virtual drives for reading. .NRG files can also be stored on hard drive or any other storage media/device.
May 14, 2009
In today´s scenario viruses could infect your computer to a very large extent and can cause the computer operating system to corrupt. These are getting powerful every day and they are merely going to get inferior.
April 29, 2009
Sometimes when you merge partitions or change partition size in Windows, you may come across partition corruption or data inaccessibility like situations. These situations may make your system unbootable and cause critical file loss situations. To gain access your files in such situations, you are required to opt for File Recovery solutions.
April 22, 2009
After upgrading from a basic hard drive having EISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture) partitions to dynamic disk, partitions may become invisible and may not displayed in proper location. In such cases, you may not access your significant files stored on them and face critical file loss situations. File Recovery is required to sort out such problems.
April 20, 2009
Hard disk serves as the primary storage media for computers. It is the combined package of several mechanical and electronic components, which all function together to make stored data accessible. Data is stored magnetically on rotating disc-shaped platters, mounted on a spindle.
April 17, 2009
The ext3 file system is a journaled file system which is commonly used by the Linux kernel. It is the default file system for many Linux distributions. The most important file in ext3 file system is journal., hence it is called a journaled file system.
April 16, 2009
If any system file is missing at the time of booting, it may lead to a very critical condition. Your computer would not start and will cause catastrophic data loss situations. The only solution to fix this problem is to go for File Recovery solutions.
April 14, 2009
It happens sometimes that, when you use Distributed File System Replication service, there can be file loss problems in Windows 2003 server. The most critical condition one can face is inaccessibility of significant data on the system. In these situations one has to go for File Recovery solutions to resolve this problem.
April 08, 2009
DATA LOSS – there was a time when this word used to be the most dispersing one for computer users. But, now a day, the scenario has changed a lot. Even if all your files may take initiative for loss, there´s no need to worry about. There is a wide range of data recovery companies which are providing services in the field of data recovery
March 25, 2009
In Linux the Ext2 and ext3 file systems space is categorized into blocks, which are further organized block groups. There is particular data structure for each group which defines it and contains valuable information, called group block descriptor. The data structure is assigned to each block groups so as to access it and it also includes inode bitmap, inode table and blocks bitmap location information.
March 23, 2009
For all of us who use computers data is important. It is very important and critical to store and manage data in an organized manner. The involved in recovering data after the data loss is known as Data Recovery. Data can be lost due to so many factors and few of them are computer crash, hard disk malfunction, and software problem or virus attack. When we undergo data loss we feel helpless and frustrated. The cost of lost data can be measured both in monetary and intrinsic terms.
March 20, 2009
Very rarely we come across a situation when we try to retrieve our data from our computer hard drive, but instead of data we get some error messages and the drive is displayed as RAW. In those situations, our important files and data can not be accessed from the RAW drive.
March 18, 2009
The reasons behind the corruption of Personal Storage (PST) files in Microsoft Outlook include software malfunction, registry errors, virus infection etc. If the PST files get corrupted, data saved in the PST files becomes inaccessible. Now to recover the lost data, the user needs to use efficient PST Recovery Software.
March 17, 2009
The Windows operating systems have emerged greatly from the generation when hard drives were used to be segmented off using a simple fdisk DOS command. Beginning with FAT16 and FAT32 systems complex partitioning was created so as to allow specialized applications to run. This process improved further with the advent of the NTFS file system. Of course as things evolve they become more sophisticated and this often means that they are more prone to problems.