: About Me

An IT professional of over 15 years including IBM Canada, Chris has seen the IT industry evolve; from the very first text based web browsers to present day WiFi and Cellular based web browsers. In addition to keeping pace with the latest technology trends, you can also follow his musical endeavors - of which span 20+ years playing bass guitar, touring, and performing across Canada in several rock bands.
With several TV, radio appearances to his credit, Chris truly enjoys music. With these skills and interests and experience, Chris has found a new passion - sharing his experiences and musical advice on his blog http://www.rockstarist.com, and helping those with PC's help themselves; http://tips-reviews-how-to.blogspot.com/

A seasoned customer support professional; team leader, customer support manager, and help desk consultant, Chris also contributes on a regular basis for http://www.cyberwalker.com.

My passion is ...

music and performing

I know too much about ...

music and nothing else

My parents always told me ...

follow your dreams

My childhood ambition ...

rock star, space cadet? - or both!

My favorite memory ...

1st concert - it was KISS

Why I write ...

I enjoy helping others and explaining technical matters

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

technology, interesting blogs, youtube

My first job ...

warehouse worker

My best moment ...

on the road in my 1st touring rock band

My inspiration ...

money for nothing and checks for free!

Computers & Technology > Operating Systems How to perform a Windows XP crash recovery

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If you have ever experienced the famous error message "windows cannot start because" There is not much of a worse feeling. You immediately go into panic mode and start to think about the files you have lost. Do not despair! All is not lost. There are different types and different definitions of windows crashes. These are typically boot or startup problems. "Boot" in this context refers to hard drive partition or physical mechanism, and "startup" being software, or file related. A crash is typically experienced from a working windows session. For example, when you are in the middle of somet...

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