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First Aid: The Ultimate Windows Repair Kit

When Windows malfunctions, it can often seem like the worst disaster ever to befall the user. This is often due to the fact that PC errors always seem to happen at the most inconvenient times. For this reason, it always pays to be prepared with a range of software tools that can help get your PC up-and-running again. Windows is a very complex piece of software and this level of complexity makes the probability of a system malfunction much greater. Microsoft have included a range of system tools to help users recover from malfunctions and while these do a good job, there are some third party programs available that offer much greater functionality to the potential user. Over the next 14 pages well be taking a look at 10 of these programs, explaining what they do and how they can help you either fix Windows malfunctions or stop them occurring in the first place. Well also take a look at some techniques, tools and tricks that can be used within the Windows environment to make malfunctions easier to deal with.

Category: Troubleshooting
Issue: 2006 Issue 6 September/October
Operating Systems: XP
Article Reference: F23