I have installed Registry Mechanic 8.0 and Roxio Media Creator 9 on my computer. Both programs worked fine for quite a while, but recently whenever opening Registry Mechanic the installer for Roxio My DVD DE starts. This can be cancelled and Registry Mechanic continues to open and appears to function normally. However, this is interrupting the starting process for Registry Mechanic and is quite frustrating. Reinstalling Registry Mechanic does not solve the issue. How can I stop this from occurring? The computer is running Windows Vista Home Premium. (more…)

Could you comment on the use of computer tune-up utilities, such as those suggested when doing internet searches in Google? Do these utilities serve a useful purpose to improve and maintain the performance of my computer? I am using Windows XP. (more…)

Upon opening Internet Explorer to use the internet a message appears saying F@#$% various countries and displays advertisements. I have no idea why this message is appearing and do not know how it can be removed. A second (unrelated) question I have relates to iTunes. I currently have iTunes installed on an old computer and this also contains my iTunes Library with all my music. Recently I purchased a new computer and wanted to check whether I can transfer my iTunes Library to my new computer? (more…)

Having downloaded Windows XP Service Pack 3 I find my computer is now very slow and generally not functioning as well as previously. I was perfectly happy with Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2 and would like to uninstall Service Pack 3. Is it alright to uninstall Service Pack 3 and revert to Service Pack 2? (more…)

Is there any software that is better than Windows Task Manager? (more…)