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We have already shown you The Complete Guide to Saving Your Windows System with a Thumb Drive so here is another chance for that thumb drive to save your computer.

If a virus or spyware has crippled your PC to an extent that it won’t boot up normally to Windows (not even in the safe mode), then using a bootable rescue CD could be the last resort before you reinstall the OS.

You could use AVG Rescue CD (now available to AVG free users too) in such situations to repair your infected PC.  It is a portable version of the AVG Antivirus and can be used as a bootable CD or USB flash drive.

There are four other tools are available in the package which you could use to perform some other necessary functions. They are:-

• Midnight Commander
• Windows Registry editor
• Ping
• TestDisk

Here is the step by step guide for creating AVG rescue CD/USB flash drive and removing viruses or malwares with its help.

How to create AVG Rescue CD (for USB stick)

Following steps tell you how to install AVG Rescue CD files onto a USB pen drive. The steps for installing it on a CD would be a bit more complex because you would need to download the iso file and then burn it onto the cd and make it bootable. Doing it on a USB drive is easier though.

1. Download AVG Rescue CD (for USB stick).

2. Plug USB flash drive in the USB port of your PC.

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Guidingtech.com has a great write up on how to solve the common CD&DVD missing drive issue.

Here is a link to their original article.

Sometimes your CD or DVD drive doesn’t show up in the My Computer section. You can’t use your CD/DVD drive in spite of actually having it on your computer. Also, sometimes it may happen that it shows up but is unable to play the files in CD/DVD.

Such problems in Windows aren’t that uncommon. This could arise due to many reasons. Some common reasons are:

• Corrupted registry entry.
• CD/DVD driver problem.
• Installation and un-installation of  DVD recording programs.
• Un-installation of Microsoft Digital Image.

This articles elaborates all the necessary steps you have to perform to solve the missing drive problem in Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows XP.

How to solve missing cd/dvd drive issue

You can solve this problem by using the in-built troubleshooter in Windows 7 or by tweaking your computer’s registry settings in Windows Vista and XP. Note that if you change or delete a wrong registry file then it might result in serious issues with your PC. Therefore it is highly advisable to backup your registry before starting the process.

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Want to breathe new life into your netbook?  Here’s a quick look at Jolicloud, a unique new Linux based OS that lets you use your netbook in a whole new way.

Netbooks have been an interesting category of computers.  When they were first released, most netbooks came with a stripped down Linux based operating system designed to let you easily access the internet first and foremost.  Consumers wanted more from their netbooks, so full OSes such as Windows XP and Ubuntu became the standard on netbooks.  Microsoft worked hard to get Windows 7 working great on netbooks, and today most netbooks run Windows 7 great.  But the Linux community hasn’t stood still either, and Jolicloud is proof of that.  Jolicloud is a unique OS designed to bring the best of both webapps and standard programs to your netbook.   Keep reading to see if this is the perfect netbook OS for you.

Getting Started

Installing Jolicloud on your netbook is easy thanks to a the Jolicloud Express installer for Windows.  Since many netbooks run Windows by default, this makes it easy to install Jolicloud.  Plus, your Windows install is left untouched, so you can still easily access all your Windows files and programs.

Download and run the roughly 700Mb installer (link below) just as a normal installer in Windows.

This will first extract the needed files.

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