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Climb the steps all the way to Windows guru status with our invaluable selection of tips and shortcuts for XP and Vista.

External hard disks are a great way to add storage. We test 13, from sub-$130 portable drives to mighty terabyte desktop units.

High-capacity desktop drives have never been so affordable. Darien Graham-Smith puts 23 to the test to find the best

Stuart Andrews shows you how to set up and maintain the perfect backup routine.

Want to perform an extreme makeover of your system's motherboard, processor, memory or hard disk? We'll show you how.

Leigh Dyer looks at how to get failover redundancy on a shoestring budget

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We gaze into a crystal ball and and ponder the future, or possible demise, of some well-known technologies.

After the disappointment - perceived or otherwise - of Windows Vista, many are pinning their hopes on a revival with Windows 7. And from our first impressions of the pre-beta code, that's exactly what they can expect.

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Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

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David Fearon explains how to save energy and hassle by converting your old Windows XP PC to a virtual one that you can run on your Vista machine