compatibility
Fix: Windows Vista 64-bit Gets Blue Screen After Windows Updates
by Evan Wondrasek on August 26, 2009
A recent Windows Update (KB973879) has been causing a “blue screen of death” (stop error) in many computers running Windows Vista 64-bit edition. Many of the affected computers are HP Pavillion dv Series laptops (such as dv4 and dv6 models), but we have had reports of other manufactures having the same issues. The problem occurs shortly after starting the computer. The specific error... [Read More]
How To: Find Out if Your PC is Windows 7 Ready
by Evan Wondrasek on May 11, 2009
With the final release of Windows 7 approaching, many people are wondering if their current PC will be able to run the new operating system. As we mentioned in our previous coverage of the Windows 7 RC release, the system requirements for Microsoft’s forthcoming operating system are surprisingly light: 1GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor 1 GB of RAM (32-bit)/2 GB of RAM (64-bit) 16... [Read More]
