Windows only: Freeware utility Windows Installer CleanUp Utility can remove Windows Installer configuration information from applications that refuse to install. Microsoft created the Windows ...

Microsoft's Program Install and Uninstall Troubleshooter is a Web-based utility that fixes problems associated with the installation or uninstallation process. Specifically, it repairs the corrupted ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

Q: Last week I got a Java update notice. When I tried to install the update, I got a message saying that the wizard had been interrupted before installation could be completed, and I should run the ...

Keep these tools handy for ironing out install issues, diagnosing application crashes, probing process activity, slaying resource hogs, and curing other Windows ills. Last month I compiled a list of ...