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1• How to get into your computer's BIOS

By Andy Walker. If you need to access the BIOS in your system, this will guide you through the process.

2• Reformat and Reinstall: FAQs

By Andy Walker. Reformatting and reinstalling: What? When? Why? Where? How? You're in the right place for the answers to those questions and more.

3• Record your LP records as MP3 files

By Jonathan Walker. There's no reason why you can't listen to your vinyl import of the Beatles' White Album on your iPod.

4• Survivor tools

By Staff. More and more websites are available now that can ferret out viruses and spyware on your computer.

5• One Window too many?

By Andy Walker. You reinstalled Windows XP on your computer thinking it would overwrite the existing version of Windows XP and now there are two copies when you boot up.

6• Meet the Cyberwalker Team

By Staff. Click here to meet the remarkable team that brought Cyberwalker.

7• How to detect and remove spyware

By Andy Walker. Arm yourself with the knowledge and the tools to protect yourself from spyware's malicious work.

8• Cyberwalker.com Frequently Asked Questions

By . Are you having difficulties finding your way around our site? We have the answers to your questions right here.

9• How to create an autoresponder in Outlook Express

By Andy Walker. Outlook Express has an automated function to answer incoming email with a "out of office" message.

10• Reformat and reinstall Windows 98 on your laptop

By Andy Walker. If you need to reinstall Windows 98 on your laptop computer, there are different ways to do it depending on how your particular system is set up.

11• How to update the BIOS from a floppy

By Andy Walker. Use a floppy disk to update your BIOS on an older computer.

12• Stand up against hijackers

By Andy Walker. Finding that your home page has been hijacked is frustrating.

13• All about MP3 and WMA files: A digital audio primer

By Andy Walker / Jonathan Walker. Using your digital music files is easier and more fun when you understand the big picture, which Cyberwalker explains here.

14• How to downgrade Vista to XP

By Peter Ehm. It's not always nostalgia that drives us back from Vista to XP.

15• How to defragment your hard drive

By Andy Walker. Your computer files become disorganized over time, slowing things down.

16• Outlook's archived e-mail only a click away

By Andy Walker. It makes perfect sense to archive mail as it saves space in your e-mail application.

17• The difference between PC100, PC133, and DDR memory

By Andy Walker. If you're looking at upgrading your system with some new RAM, be advised not all forms of RAM are compatible with one another.

18• How to defragment your computer's hard drive

By Andy Walker. Part of your computer housekeeping should be to run Disk Defragmenter regularly.

19• Video: Clean your memory and turbocharge your PC

By Andy Walker. If you computer runs really slowly -- but it never used to -- then it may be time to clean out your system memory.

20• Bringing Windows 95 back to life

By Andy Walker. How to reformat your hard drive and reinstall Windows 95? It sounds scary, but it doesn't have to be.

21• Minimize wireless interference

By Andy Walker. An article about the effects of home electronics on your Wi-Fi connection.

22• Compare Vista versions

By Andy Walker. Did you know there are nine versions of Windows Vista? Here's a breakdown.

23• Video Newsletter: All Sound Recorder XP Demo

By Andy Walker. How to use All Sound Recorder XP to record music from your LPs onto your computer.

24• Back Orifice Trojan horse explained

By Andy Walker. True to the historical version, a Trojan horse can attack your computer without your realizing anything's going wrong.

25• How to set-up a home network

By AndyWalker. If you have more than one computer in your home, it's easy to set up a home network.

26• Serial Port

By Andy Walker. Serial Ports explained, with an image to help you identify them.

27• To fix a PC clock problem, get a new system battery

By Andy Walker. Does your computer keep forgetting what time it is? Depending on your luck, you could be looking at a minor repair or a major one.

28• How to create an autoresponder in Outlook 2002

By Andy Walker. Set Outlook 2002's auto-responder to make sure people who correspond with you know you're away, not ignoring their messages.

29• Introduction to Windows Vista

By By Andy Walker. A tour of the new Windows Vista operating system, released by Microsoft at the end of January 2007.

30•  How to remove unwanted pop-up ads

By Andy Walker. Stop spying software from installing without permission.

31• Rid your browser of naughty stuff

By Andy Walker. What to do if you don't want others to see that you've visited certain sites.

32• Uniblue's SpeedUpMyPC 3

By Ted Gallardo. Put some zip back into your PC with Uniblue's SpeedUpMyPC 3.

33• Uniblue's RegistryBooster 2

By Ted Gallardo. Clean up your Windows registry with Uniblue RegistryBooster 2.

34• Unwanted e-mail? Filter it out!

By Andy Walker. If your e-mail in-box is overrun with unwanted messages, there are a few steps that will help you filter them out.

35• IEEE 1394

By Andy Walker. Find out just what IEEE 1394 is.

36• Don't throw anything away: Part 1

By Chris Ricci. New programs and applications eat memory galore.

37• How to find an e-mail address

By Andy Walker. Trying to locate a long-lost friend by looking for an e-mail address? Elementary, my dear Watson.

38• Opening photos that come in your e-mail is easy

By Andy Walker. If Auntie Jennie e-mailed you that old photograph of you naked in the bathtub, could you open it? Would you want to? Learn how, as the CyberWalker shows you the ropes.

39• CD-RW? CD-R? What's the difference?

By Andy Walker. Here are some pointers on recording CDs with your computer.

40• Free up space on your hard drive: FAQ

By Andy Walker. You can recoup large amount of space if you know exactly what you can delete from your hard drive.

41• Clear out autocomplete bug

By Andy Walker. When the autocomplete seems a little too auto, clear it with this how-to.

42• USB: A handy guide

By Andy Walker. USB is great - you just have to make sure your operating system is ready for it.

43• Here's what you need for your personal home office

By Andy Walker. If you need to buy equipment for your home office, here are some Cyberwalker recommendations.

44• Get help without leaving your home

By Chris Ricci. Not everything can be fixed by a far-away technician, but with a little preparation, you get an expert at least figure out what needs to be fixed.

45• What's connected to a computer? All about peripherals

By Andy Walker. Wondering what is connected to your PC through all those cables? Here is the skinny on computer peripherals.

46• CleanMyPC Registry Cleaner 3

By Ted Gallardo. A computer's registry gets disorganized quickly, but there are applications that help you keep it in clean, working order.

47• Find the memory you need

By Andy Walker. Find the memory you need to upgrade your computer so it performs better.

48• How to choose a backup technology

By Andy Walker. There are plenty of ways to back up your irreplaceable data.

49• Evidence Eliminator

By Ted Gallardo. There are many reasons why you want to make sure nobody knows what you've been up to on your computer, some of them noble, even.

50• Same box, different results

By Andy Walker. Computers of similar make and build often perform differently.