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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• 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.
3• 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.
4• How to repair your MBR
By Andy Walker. The boot process is quite mysterious and not always logical.
5• How to downgrade Vista to XP
By Peter Ehm. It's not always nostalgia that drives us back from Vista to XP.
6• 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.
7• 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.
8• Clean your Windows registry
By Don Reisinger. Sometimes the best way to fix a problem is to clean the Windows registry.
9• Brand-name? A clone? A tough call
By Andy Walker. What is the difference between a brand name and a clone computer? Is there a difference?.
10• How to start in Safe Mode
By Andy Walker. You can choose your favorite way to start your computer in Safe mode.
11• 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.
12• 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.
13• 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.
14• Windows caught in the cookie jar
By Andy Walker. Cookies.
15• 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.
16• Avoid fake Wi-Fi access points
By Andy Walker. Your computer seems to become an access point for a network, which it isn't.
17• RAM chips don't mix.
By Andy Walker. RAM Chips are the oil and water of technology.
18• RAM chips don't mix.
By Andy Walker. Computer motherboards are finicky things.
19• Yep, it's a virus.
By Andy Walker. Just when you thought it was safe to relax your computer security, you find out you were wrong about that.
20• 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.
21• Help for network hookup
By Andy Walker. One of your Win95 machines has become disconnected from your network.
22• 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.
23• What's behind the file extensions?
By Andy Walker. They come in all sorts.
24• 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.
25• Plug-n-Play efforts
By Andy Walker. Upgrading your computer can be a serious undertaking.
26• How to repair your master boot record if it's infected with a virus
By Andy Walker. Learn how to fix, recover and repair the master boot record if it is infected with a virus.
27• Forcing Windows to obey
By Andy Walker. What to do when your Windows 95 or 98 system won't completely shut down when you tell it to.
28• Windows on Windows is messy
By Andy Walker. If you have two operating systems on your computer, you may be in for a hard time if you remove one of them.
29• Swap your hard drives to install IE 4
By Andy Walker. Save yourself some time by making sure you have enough space before you start an installation.
30• 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.
31• Reinstall Windows after swapping your motherboard
By Andy Walker. Did you know Windows files keeps an inventory of your component? Cool.
32• Blame video card for computer's strange behavior.
By Andy Walker. If your computer screen freezes often, or you have other video-related issues, this guide will help you update your video card drivers.
33• Pentium III will boost multimedia functionality.
By Andy Walker. Upgrades in computer components are coming at an alarming rate.
34• Gamers need to understand batch files
By Andy Walker. If you like computer games, perhaps you might pursue a degree in computer science.
35• Erase Netscape Navigator's trail
By Andy Walker. The trick to covering your electronic tracks in Netscape Navigator.
36• LabRats #094: Accounts, and why they matter
By Cyberwalker staff. Not everybody in your household should have the same access to everything a computer offers: kids should not be able to download violent or X-rated games, never mind attending porn Web sites and engage in conversations with total unknowns in chat rooms.
37• Higher-speed data communication comes with a price
By Andy Walker. Newer technologies always come with a hefty price tag, and high speed Internet connections are no exception.
38• Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac
By Randy Walker. Many computer users like Windows applications so much, they want to be able to run them even on Mac computers.
39• TweakUI: What It Is and Where to Get It
By Andy Walker. Would TweakUI enhance your operating system? Find out more here.
40• Vista: a greedy little devil
By Jason Kerluck. Microsoft's (relatively) new operating system can be as it beautiful as a program can get, but - just like princesses in fairy tales - it requires considerable help from your computer before it even begins thinking of operating smoothly.
41• Critical files in multi-boot configurations in DOS 6.x
By Andy Walker. The difference between having multiple configurations in CONFIG.
42• Running a Mac not that difficult, after all
By Jason Kerluck. Mac has picked quite a few trick from the Windows environment, just as Windows some time ago used the Mac to improve itself.
43• Use the same View settings for all folders
By Andy Walker. If you want all your folders to look the same, configure them in the View settings window.
44• Get your Windows back to health
By Peter Ehm. You can restore your system to happier times when your computer was humming along to your pleasure in a few easy-to-follow steps.
45• LabRats #004: How to make your computer start up faster
By Cyberwalker staff. Saving time on start-up helps save you more than time: it saves your nerves and other parts of mental health, also.
46• Mac desktop differs from a PC
By Jason Kerluck. Both Windows and Mac OS X try to accommodate their users, but they go about it differently.
47• Get the fear out of Internet browsing
By Jason Kerluck. Security packages help us defend our computers against spyware and viral attacks.