Over the years, one of my biggest complaints about Microsoft operating systems since Windows 3.1 is that every time I install a new piece of software, I'm putting my entire system in jeopardy. Most of the times things work fine, but every so often, I install something and from that point on, the computer just starts doing something weird. It might be something minor like increasing startup times (although after a while this becomes a major problem as the system becomes slower and slower), or it might completely render the system inoperable. The truth of the matter is that every time you run a new installer for some software that looks promising, you run the risk of doing some damage to your computer - at least on a software level. You're not going to physically damage the computer but it's a problem nonetheless. How can you avoid these hassles?
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Oct 05
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