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Operating System not found error in Windows

Sometimes one gets a weird error while starting Windows based computer. Error says ‘Operating System not found’. Eruption of this error message stops you from accessing the system anymore.
As we know, partitions in a computer system are logical spaces in a hard disk. These are created to keep the system files and data files separated [...]

Is Outlook PST error 0×80040116 giving headaches?

When do you get MS Outlook ‘0×80040116’ error? Well, many might get this onerous error on starting up of Outlook or midway of running Outlook PST file, or while opening Personal Folder (PST) file. Whenever this error occurs you are left with hanging up of Outlook PST file and hence you can’t access your emails [...]

Performing NTFS recovery when Hal.dll is missing

HAL is an important part of Windows OS. HAL stands for Hardware Abstraction Layer and HAL.dll is a file of Windows NT (Server 2003, XP, and 2000) systems, having repository of certain technology and drivers that communicate with the system hardware.
HAL file acts as a protection layer preventing applications to directly access the system’s resources. [...]

Working with Offline folders OST files

Offline folders files aka OST files are just like Outlook’s PST files except that they are used to work in offline mode. OST file is stored on your computer and are available even when the network is down. The default location for the .OST is your current Windows folder. Like personal folders .PST files, .OST [...]