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1• How to reformat and reinstall Windows XP - Method #2
By Andy Walker. Our Windows XP Reinstall and Reformat FAQ has two methods.
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• 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.
4• 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.
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• How to update the BIOS from a floppy
By Andy Walker. Use a floppy disk to update your BIOS on an older computer.
7• Windows XP goes kaboom?
By Chris Ricci. An XP crash sounds ominous but it doesn't have to be: you can save your PC without losing your data.
8• 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.
9• How to fix Windows disk defragmenter if it stalls
By Andy Walker. Defragmenting your hard drive is recommended maintenance for your computer.
10• Rename your router or be hacked
By Andy Walker. Change the factory settings on your home network router when you set it up.
11• 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.
12• 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.
13• Clean your Windows registry
By Don Reisinger. Sometimes the best way to fix a problem is to clean the Windows registry.
14• 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.
15• 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.
16• 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.
17• Hijacked browser? Fix it!
By Andy Walker. One technique used by spyware is to hijack your internet browser.
18• Ready, aim, snap - and edit
By Chris Ricci. A host of photo editing suites is available via the web.
19• 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.
20• 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.
21• Lost your Windows XP password?
By Chris Ricci. New developments help ease the pain of the loss that used to be almost irreparable.
22• 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.
23• Not simple to erase Netscape Navigator's trail
By . If you can edit a plain text file, you can delete the contents of Netscape's pull-down URL menus.
24• CA Internet Security Suite 2007: go for it
By Ted Gallardo. Fighting viruses, spyware and spam behind one firewall is rather attractive but ability to concentrate its controls into one spot would be even more helpful.
25• Get hackers out of your home
By Andy Walker. The arrival of broadband Internet access has opened up a new playground for hackers: home computers.
26• How to remove the boot-up password in Windows
By Andy Walker. Find out about one man's dilemma with regards to the Windows password, and how to resolve it.
27• Use Winfile.exe to change file associations
By Andy Walker. There are many different ways to change file associations in Windows.
28• How to buy a notebook computer
By Andy Walker. Laptops have come a long way since their inception.
29• CMOS changes necessary to fix game card
By Andy Walker. If you're having problems installing new sound or video cards, this article may help you.
30• Be the master of your e-mail
By Andy Walker. Pick the e-mail you want, not the one your browser wants.
31• How to grab text in PDF files
By Andy Walker. This popular online file format is everywhere.
32• Getting the static out
By Andy Walker. In the age of electronics, static interference comes from many sources.
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34• Return to XP an involved operation
By Jason Kerluck. Restoring your hard drive so XP installer can see what it's doing is not easy, but it's worth the effort to the many who prefer the older operating system to Vista.
35• Blu-ray vs. HD DVD: new format war's on
By Jason Kerluck. Just like in the Betamax vs.
36• Tired of seeing those same error messages on startup?
By Andy Walker. Sometimes Windows means well by showing you what it thinks are startup errors, but they're just annoying you.
37• Computer basics: Devices that can connect to a computer
By Andy Walker. There are all sorts of nifty devices you can connect to a computer.
38• Can you link a Vista box to an XP machine? Yes, you can
By Jason Kerluck. Short of upgrading your more mature computer from XP to Vista (and who would want to do that, right?), rere's relatively simple - but somewhat involved - recipe how to create a network (computers linked together) so that your XP computer and your Vista computer can communicate with each other, keeping you AND both of your computers happy.
39• Portable player gone wild
By Chris Ricci. An FM tuner, a memory card AND a television screen? That's future that's happening today.
40• No need for a firewall when you use a dial-up modem.
By Andy Walker. Dial-up users aren't very susceptible to hacker attacks, so don't generally need firewall software.
41• Have gadgets, will travel
By Andy Walker. It used to be we'd travel out of eagerness to see new places and meet new people.
42• W32.Kriz is not a virus hoax
By Andy Walker. The W32.
43• Baud rate and bits per second
By Andy Walker. There's only a little you need to know about the difference between baud and bits per second, and it's all right here.
44• Keeping up with the Vistas of this world
By Peter Ehm. For whatever reason, Windows Vista way too often isn't familiar with some rather common (but older) applications.
45• Sound and pictures: all the rage: 1
By Chris Ricci. Some audio and video formats are better than others, and it's good to know which are which, and which will work for you .
46• So you want a web site of your own?
By Chris Ricci. If you think you've got something to say to the world, or something to sell to the world, doing it online might be your best bet.
47• Fix for Word 97 crashes
By Andy Walker. If you're having continuous crashes with Word 97 this article provides some helpful tips.
48• Invest into proper power protection
By Jason Kerluck. A power strip doesn't protect your computer, but a Surge Protector will - and if you want to keep your work really safe and keep your computer humming securely, get yourself an Uninterruptible Power Supply.
49• Net sites house Windows 95 tips
By Andy Walker. The Internet houses a lot of websites with some tricks for Windows 95.
50• Erase Netscape Navigator's trail
By Andy Walker. The trick to covering your electronic tracks in Netscape Navigator.