Microsoft Windows XP operating system uses a number of system files and data structures to work effectively. All the files and data structures work together to keep your operating system functional. However, in some situations, the critical system files of Windows operating system may get damaged or deleted. In such cases, the computer system cannot [...]

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. But, if the FAT32 partition become inaccessible or damaged and you try to repair it [...]

If you try to decrease or increase the size of any of primary and secondary partitions of your hard drive in Microsoft Windows, you might find out some unformatted and unallocated disk space. This hard drive space is not usable until you format it. When you format this disk space and then reboot your system, [...]

Outlook PST file corruption can occur for several number of reasons. A typical instance is when you upgrade your Windows version. Others can be oversized PST file, network sharing, unexpected shutdown and other factors. When this occurs, Outlook Inbox Repair Tool and the Oversized PST Crop Tool can help, but can cause data loss also. [...]

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. Active Partition must be the primary partition on basic disk. In exclusive installation of Microsoft Windows, active partition is same as system partition. In [...]

File system and hard disk issues can root from a variety of problems, including power outages, improper system maintenance, virus infection, human errors, and hardware problems. When these problem occurs, the consequences are directly reflected in operations like, installing a new application, accessing an existing file or folder, repairing the existing installation, and more. Thus, [...]

Microsoft periodically launches updates and new service packs of its products to improve them. The updates can directly be installed on your existing operating system. After installing updates, you can take advantages of the enhanced features of Windows operating system. However, in some situations, the installation process cannot complete successfully and the system remains in [...]

Microsoft Windows operating system enables you to use its various versions in dual-boot configuration. You can run different versions of Windows operating system on a single machine. A combination of Microsoft Windows 2003 Server and Microsoft Windows XP in dual-boot configuration, is very popular and quite common, which is used. However, in some situations, you [...]

Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet application, packed with various features that simplify a lot of work, like pivot tables, macros, calculation, graphing tools, and many more. For this reason, Excel is a widespread application and is generally used to create and manage business critical information. But sometimes due to ad-hoc usage, external factors or system [...]

Since the release of Windows 7, Microsoft has received many reports on data loss problems. Though the operating system has been designed with the fixes of most of the earlier existing problems, there are still some issues, which are unfixed and unresolved and can corrupt or delete your partition(s). Thus, a Windows 7 user needs [...]