It is often assumed that to maintain the Windows registry in good shape requires expert skills. Whilst this is essentially true, life is made easy by the introduction of registry optimizing software that filter and delete any obsolete and unnecessary registry values that cause our systems to slow down. Below are five reasons why our registry should be kept in top condition: Read the rest of this entry »

If your computer loads a lot of programs at the time of booting up, then it will start slow and consequently run slowly as well. If you have a lot of applications installed in your PC, a number of which get loaded at startup, then you should keep your startup process as streamlined as possible. This would make sure that your PC starts up fast, allowing you to load the applications as and when you need those. Read the rest of this entry »

Thompson, one of the largest audio companies around, recently announced the release of a new lossless mp3 audio codec. The company claims that the new codec, named mp3HD, will create bit-exact replicas of audio tracks from CDs, with 100% accuracy. Some of the important features of this new file format are as follows:

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The BUP suffix is used to identify a DVD information backup file normally stored on video DVDs. It is a backup file for IFO files on DVDs that holds information concerning the organization of menus, tracks, subtitles and chapters on the DVD disc.

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C-Media CMI8738 is the name of a highly integrated audio chip that is designed for use with computer add-in sound cards and motherboard audio. This series of chips have been adopted worldwide because they are the most cost-effective PCI audio chips. This chip offers support for legacy audio such as MIDI MPU-401 port, SBPRO and FM emulator. It also supports 4-channel 16-bit DACs to offer surround sound.

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Dwwin.exe is the executable name of the Microsoft Dr. Watson application debugger (also called drwtsn32.exe, and drwatson.exe), which is an error-reporting tool that comes bundled with a number of Microsoft products. It is reported by the manufacturer as an important process for the secure and stable running of any computer and therefore should not be deleted or disabled. Registry scans usually identify related errors that are common to the process.

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The DAT file format has three common applications: firstly as a general data file, secondly as the Winmail.DAT file used in email, and finally for VCD video files. DAT files are used to reference data files, which are normally comma delimited and contain data in ASCII format.

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