You'll need to use a startup CD to boot up your computer and run diagnostics if you have a problem booting from your installed Windows XP operating system – for ...

Apple only sells OS X Mountain Lion as a digital download in the Mac App Store. The installer weighs in at a hefty 4.05GB, but the good news is that you can install your copy of Mountain Lion on all ...

It's easy to make boot disks on old Macs for older hardware, but as the years have gone on, it's gotten a little more difficult. Here's how to make classic Mac OS 9 and early Mac OS X boot media on ...

Apple has released Mac OS X Lion in the Mac App Store for $30. Separately, Apple will also begin offering Lion on a USB thumb drive in Apple stores come August. Right now, you can grab Lion from the ...

Happy Mountain Lion Day! Now that you have downloaded the 4.34GB installer, you may want to install Mountain Lion on more than one of your personal machines. Do you really need to wait 45 minutes or ...

Knowing how to boot from your laptop's disc drive is essential. Hard drive crashes and viruses can put your company's data at risk, and various programs designed to rescue files or remove malware are ...

Following up on our recent item(Apple! Are you listening?) requesting a utility to make customized bootable CDs that launch applications the user selects: Use BootCD ...

Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...

This post will show you how to create or make a bootable USB Drive using CMD on Windows 11/10. There are times when your Windows 11/10 PC is not working properly. Or there might be moments when you ...

If you don't have a macOS Server installation and have multiple macs to upgrade, it can be a bandwidth-sucking chore. Instead, there's a way to download a full install of the latest version of High ...

We all need to start from scratch sometimes and if you're building a new PC, chances are you'll need to learn how to make a bootable USB drive. This will enable you to boot your PC directly from a USB ...