It is possible that if you format an NTFS drive that the data still exists and can be recovered. While nothing is guaranteed here, it is a way to possibly get back what you think you have lost for eternity.

"Insufficient disk space" is reported when using CONVERT.EXE to convert a file system from FATx to NTFS.

XP hides many different devices from you even when the 'show hidden devices' is clicked in the device manager. It will such as a USB stick or a ghosted drive.

There are several commands that you can use to gather information in the dump file, one of them being the command "ANALYZE".

There are two ways to get to a mini-dump that was previously created. One of them is to use debuging tools like windb.exe or kd.exe.

There are two ways to get to a mini-dump that was previously created. One of them is to use a tool named Dumpchk.exe.

To get to the debugging information a mini-dump gives you, you need to make some small menu changes so that a mini-dump will be created the next time there is a system fault.

A small memory dump file is a debugging tool for when your computer crashes. It records the smallest set of useful information that may help. But you need to make some configuration settings to create the minidump.

Windows has a built in encryption scheme known as EFS. You can put the "encrypt" and "decrypt" entries in the context menu and then encrypting a file is only two clicks away.

When you start Windows, the numberlock (sometimes called NUMLOCK or NMBLOCK) is not activated on your keyboard. So the number pad on the right is being used for scroll keys and cannot be used as a calculator.