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Creating an extended partition in Windows Xp

Process is the same as when creating primary partition but the only difference here is that you can’t choose a drive letter and there are no formatting options. This is because extended partition is only a container for the logical drives. It can not be formatted in any file system which means that it can [...]

Creating a primary partition in Windows XP

This is a continuation of my previous post where we discussed some of the basic principles of partitioning a hard drive and therefore in the next example we will try to perform this process on a real drive under Windows XP. What we need is a computer with installed and running Windows XP and of [...]

How to partition a hard drive – part 1

Hard drive partitioning is a process in which a physical drive is divided into two or more sections called partitions. For example, you can divide a 500GB hard drive into two partitions of 250GB. This is most often required in case of upgrading you old hard drive or adding an additional drive to your system [...]

How to find out what storage device has been plugged in your computer

As can be seen from the title, the following guide will help you find out what storage device has been connected to your computer as well as the date and time when it was connected. Thus knowing the last date of connection of a certain USB device you will be able to detect an eventual [...]

How to customize your desktop right-click menu

Today I’ll show you an easy trick, allowing you to add application shortcuts to your desktop right-click menu. Thus you can facilitate access to some of the programs installed on your computer or even to free additional space on your desktop by moving some of the icons in the menu, saving valuable space on the desktop, but [...]