We all know how important it is to safeguard our valuable data against various threats of data loss. For this purpose, the Windows NT (Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003) users have the option to backup their data using the NTBackup utility. This utility, which creates the backup in a .bkf file, is archived and [...]

With the technical advancements, we are opting for better computer systems and operating systems. That is precisely why, we switch to technologies that are sophisticated yet simple to understand and use. Following similar pattern is Windows 7, which is graphically advanced and very robust as compared to its predecessors. Because of this, the users of [...]

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 [...]

Data pages in metadata structure of MS SQL Server database can either be structured in a B-tree or Heap tree format. In a B-tree structure, the pages are connected to each other at a single level point, in a doubly-linked list. Each parent page in a B-tree contains the records of all its children, including [...]

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. This problem may occur every time when you reboot your affected system and may prevent you to access data from hard drive. This behavior sometimes lead to critical [...]

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. This behavior [...]

File system is the main component of any operating system like Microsoft Windows. It is responsible for managing files and directories on your hard drive. File system is very prone to failure and it may render all of your hard drive partitions invisible and inaccessible.
At the same time, your computer may become unbootable and all [...]

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. For upgrading your system, you need to have a Windows XP boot CD that gives [...]

Sometimes when you attempt to start your Windows XP Professional computer, it may not start successfully due to certain bootup process related issues. When you use fixboot command to solve the boot issues, it might change your file system from NTFS to FAT and may make all of your hard drive partitions plus data inaccessible. [...]

Whenever an iPod user encounters a problem, the first thing he attempts, in order to resolve the problem, is to restore the iPod. Sometimes during the restoration process, one encounters errors that create obstruction and do not allow successful restoration of the iPod. If a user already has a back-up of the iPod data, compensating [...]