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1• How to Add RAM
By Andy Walker. Got questions about adding memory to your computer? We've got the answers.
2• Need a boot disk? Why? How?
By Andy Walker. If you're reinstalling your operating system, you may very well need a boot disk.
3• 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.
4• How to update a driver
By Staff. When you change your operating system, such as upgrade from XP to Vista, some of your peripheral equipment will be upset.
5• Where to find your IP address
By Andy Walker. If you need to know your IP address and you're having trouble finding it, here's a how-to that makes it easy.
6• Reformat your hard drive using Windows 98
By Andy Walker. It makes perfect sense to do so once in a while, if only to keep your box running like a race horse.
7• Wipe adult content from your PC
By Andy Walker. Need to delete your Internet Browser history to keep those nosy people from tracking your web surfing habits? This guide will show your how to do so.
8• Wipe Vista in two steps: Part 1
By Andy Walker. This two-part process shows you how to edit your BIOS and then boot from your Vista install DVD, then wipe the Vista partition and put a fresh copy of the operating system on it.
9• Easy reinstall for Windows Vista
By Andy Walker. If you want to take advantage of Windows Vista's new reinstall option from the desktop, start with this article.
10• How to get rid of programs on the bottom right of Windows
By Andy Walker. Why programs place icons in the system tray and how to remove them.
11• Hard drive grinding?
By Andy Walker. How to optimize your defragmenter and virtual memory settings.
12• How to re-install Windows ME
By Andy Walker. If you want to install Windows ME on a clean system, it's pretty easy.
13• How to downgrade Vista to XP
By Peter Ehm. It's not always nostalgia that drives us back from Vista to XP.
14• Call and see whom you're talking to
By Andy Walker. MSN's Messenger becomes a tool that we used to think of in the context of science-fiction.
15• Stand up against hijackers
By Andy Walker. Finding that your home page has been hijacked is frustrating.
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17• Your BIOS needs facelift, too
By Andy Walker. If you need to update your BIOS and you have a flash BIOS chip, no worries.
18• Good old DOS to the rescue
By Andy Walker. Rebuild your Master Boot Record and keep your computer running.
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• How to fix your monitor's colors after a reinstall
By Andy Walker. You had reason to reinstall Windows and now your monitor's colors look really awful.
21• 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.
22• 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.
23• How to fix Windows disk defragmenter if it stalls
By Andy Walker. Defragmenting your hard drive is recommended maintenance for your computer.
24• What's inside a computer?
By Andy Walker. Not exactly sure what makes your computer work? All those parts seem too complicated to understand? This article will help you understand what makes a computer go.
25• How to change Virtual Memory settings
By Jason Kerluck. Higher Virtual Memory can help your computer tackle complex tasks with ease and speed of lightning.
26• Two monitors on one computer . . . Is that possible?
By Andy Walker. Yes, it is possible, but you need to know Windows 98's limitations concerning the whole idea.
27• 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.
28• 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.
29• 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.
30• Running XP and Vista on the same machine
By Jason Kerluck. For those who are impatient enough not to be willing to wait until Microsoft fixes Vista into an acceptable operating system, here's an ingenious solution: dual-booting.
31• Linus Torvalds' double life
By Andy Walker. Andy Walker catches up with Linux Torvalds in 2000 and talks to him about the operating system that changed his life and the computing world.
32• Clear out autocomplete bug
By Andy Walker. When the autocomplete seems a little too auto, clear it with this how-to.
33• Save power, save the planet - and save your computer, too
By Peter Ehm. New operating systems include a number of applications that keep the computer off while you're away, and yet keep your data and applications ready for your return .
34• The future of chip technology
By Andy Walker. Moore's Law has about a decade before chipmakers start running out of ways to miniaturize silicon wafers, but new non-silicon chips may save the day.
35• How to fix audio phone calls on MSN Messenger 6.1
By Andy Walker. Hello? Hello? Is this thing on? If MSN Messenger 6.
36• 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.
37• Make XP look and work like Vista
By Andy Walker. If you don't have the hardware to upgrade to Windows Vista, you can still make Windows XP look and feel just like it.
38• USB: A handy guide
By Andy Walker. USB is great - you just have to make sure your operating system is ready for it.
39• Keeping home net routers safe
By Andy Walker. Most home network owners never delve inside their routers to use the hidden security settings that can be used to lock down a network nice and tight.
40• Hijacked browser? Fix it!
By Andy Walker. One technique used by spyware is to hijack your internet browser.
41• Uniblue's SpyEraser 2
By Jason Kerluck. There are many anti-spyware applications out there and it's wise to use more than one of them because there are many spyware writers out there.
42• Keeping drivers up-to-date
By Andy Walker. Get the story here about what drivers are, the importance of keeping them up-to-date, and how to go about it.
43• Should I upgrade to the Windows XP operating system?
By Andy Walker. To move up to XP or not to move up to XP -- that is the question.
44• How to troubleshoot Windows crashes
By Andy Walker. If you have the dreaded "Blue Screen of Death," this article will help you determine the cause, and how to alleviate it.
45• How to remove fonts
By Andy Walker. Do you absolutely have to keep every single version of every single font on your computer? Not necessarily.
46• 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.
47• Right-clicking and other rodent secrets
By Andy Walker. If you've wondered what you're supposed to do with that "other button" on your PC's mouse, get ready for a lot of new choices.
48• Fix power management with a BIOS update
By Andy Walker. Fixing power management issues with a BIOS update can be a daunting task, but it doesn't have to be.
49• Same box, different results
By Andy Walker. Computers of similar make and build often perform differently.
50• Optimize Windows XP
By Andy Walker. If your Windows XP seems sluggish, or just want to boost it's performance follow this easy guide.