You can create a portable PC on a USB stick and run it from anywhere. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to do it with Linux.

Users running Professional, Ultimate or Enterprise have to download both XP Mode and Virtual PC, on which it runs. Those with Home Premium or Starter are stuck; Virtual PC not only doesn’t come ...

If your PC is operating perfectly right now, great! But getting ahead of any future PC fiascos with a recovery drive may save you from a major tech-induced headache later.