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1• Need a boot disk? Why? How?

By Andy Walker. If you're reinstalling your operating system, you may very well need a boot disk.

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• Do I really have to reformat and reinstall?

By Andy Walker. Maybe you don't have to reformat your hard drive reinstall Windows.

4• 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.

5• Survivor tools

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

6• Computer Ports and Connectors: A Quick Reference

By Andy Walker. With this guide, you can easily identify all those mysterious looking holes on the back of your computer.

7•  How to add a second hard drive

By Andy Walker. Need more hard drive space? Cyberwalker will tell you how to add more!.

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• 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.

11• L2 cache ... HUH?

By Andy Walker. Computer terms can be vague.

12• 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.

13•  How to add USB 2.0 to your PC

By Andy Walker. Can you use a newer USB device on an older USB port? Read this article to find out.

14• Create audio CDs with MP3 files

By Jonathan Walker. When you want to play your MP3s on a standard CD player, you need an audio CD of them.

15• Get rid of trash on your hard drive

By Andy Walker. Use these methods to find/delete hidden and unwanted files to maximize your hard drive space.

16• Minimize wireless interference

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

17• How to Clean out Unwanted Files Hidden on Your Hard Drive

By Andy Walker. There are many hidden files on a Windows computer.

18• 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.

19• 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.

20• Good old DOS to the rescue

By Andy Walker. Rebuild your Master Boot Record and keep your computer running.

21• 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.

22• Your family needs a computer?

By Andy Walker. Games, finances, digital photography, writing e-mails to Aunt Jennie: decide what you want to do first, then start looking around.

23• 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.

24• How to choose a microprocessor

By Andy Walker. Not all microprocessors are the same.

25• Reset file associations in XP

By Andy Walker. Wrong programs opening your files is a frustrating experience.

26• How to shop for a sound card for your computer

By Andy Walker. There are all types of sound cards available on the market today.

27• Ethernet (or Network) Port

By Andy Walker. What is a an Ethernet port, and what exactly does it look like?.

28• 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.

29• How to fix CRC errors

By Andy Walker. Don't fret if you are getting CRC file errors.

30• A guide to those weird ports on the back of your computer

By Andy Walker. Don't be intimidated by all the different connections on the back of your computer.

31• 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.

32• 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.

33• Learn Vista the easy way

By Cyberwalker staff. New DVD introduces computer enthusiasts to Windows Vista, Microsoft's new operating system.

34• 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.

35• 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.

36• 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 .

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

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

38• Vista lets you capture selected parts of your screen

By Jason Kerluck. If you don't like editing images of your screen captured by the Print Screen command, with Vista, you can get directly to the close-up of your dreams.

39• 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.

40•  How to fix audio phone calls on MSN Messenger 6.1

By Andy Walker. Hello? Hello? Is this thing on? If MSN Messenger 6.

41• 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.

42• Grisoft's AVG Anti-Virus (Free Edition)

By Ted Gallardo. You get more than you've paid for: yes, Grisoft's AVG Anti-Virus free edition lacks dedicated technical support, but it does keep your computer clean, and that's what matters most.

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• How to buy a small business PC

By Andy Walker. A business's computer needs are different from a home's.

45• How to choose a backup technology

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

46•  MP3 music on the Internet: A user's guide

By Andy Walker. There are tons of places online to download MP3 music files.

47• Internet by satellite dish is an option for Canada and U.S.

By Andy Walker. If you can't get broadband via DSL or cable modem, maybe you can have a connection beamed to you from space.

48• 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.

49• Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic AntiVirus

By Ted Gallardo. It is straightforward and easy-to-use and navigate, but it does tend to get lost from time to time.

50• How to create an autoresponder in Outlook 2000

By Andy Walker. Outlook 2000 has an automatic email "answering machine".



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