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1• 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.
2• 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.
3• 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.
4• File system? Which Windows uses what
By Andy Walker. If you need to figure out your filing system on your Windows operating system, this article's for you.
5• How to repair your MBR
By Andy Walker. The boot process is quite mysterious and not always logical.
6• Hard drive grinding?
By Andy Walker. How to optimize your defragmenter and virtual memory settings.
7• How to downgrade Vista to XP
By Peter Ehm. It's not always nostalgia that drives us back from Vista to XP.
8• 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.
9• 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.
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11• Don't add RAM to speed up your box
By Andy Walker. Instead of buying and installing new RAM, you can get software that either cleans up your system, freeing it of unneeded debris, or just makes sure your memory is used for what YOU need, rather than for what other applications seem to think THEY need.
12• How to defragment your hard drive
By Andy Walker. Your computer files become disorganized over time, slowing things down.
13• 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.
14• Compare Vista versions
By Andy Walker. Did you know there are nine versions of Windows Vista? Here's a breakdown.
15• 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.
16• 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.
17• 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.
18• 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.
19• 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.
20• 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.
21• Don't throw anything away: Part 1
By Chris Ricci. New programs and applications eat memory galore.
22• Avoid fake Wi-Fi access points
By Andy Walker. Your computer seems to become an access point for a network, which it isn't.
23• 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.
24• 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.
25• 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.
26• 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.
27• 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.
28• 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.
29• 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.
30• FTP to the rescue
By Andy Walker. Large e-mail attachments tax some e-mail systems' resources.
31• How to reinstall Mac OS X
By Andy Walker. You may find some bad apples even among the vaunted Macintoshes.
32• Screensavers bother you? Get rid of them!
By Andy Walker. If you want to delete a screensaver from your computer, this article will show you how to delete system screensavers as well as third-party ones.
33• Take control of your documents
By Chris Ricci. A few useful tips to share your files with those you want to share them with, and make sure they're safe.
34• How to print your bookmarks
By Andy Walker. You want to print your bookmarks but there's no obvious way to do it.
35• Windows 95 system resources dangerously low
By Andy Walker. When your Windows 95 system tells you it's low on resources, it could be your RAM or something more.
36• How to solve audio error messages
By Andy Walker. Windows 95 sound driver is out of date.
37• How to scan and print photos
By Andy Walker. With scanner/printers on the market, you can save your old hard copy photos to the computer.
38• Hard drive sound like a dentist's drill
By Andy Walker. Hard drive is constantly working.
39• 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.
40• Bigger is always better when buying hard drives
By Andy Walker. When you shop for a hard drive, shop for more than you need right this minute.
41• How to fix Windows time problems
By Andy Walker. An incorrect clock is a serious annoyance.
42• Use Winfile.exe to change file associations
By Andy Walker. There are many different ways to change file associations in Windows.
43• Help for network hookup
By Andy Walker. One of your Win95 machines has become disconnected from your network.
44• Windows XP Service Pack 2
By Andy Walker. The latest update to Windows XP comes in the form of Service Pack 2.
45• Uniblue's WinTasks 5 Professional
By Ted Gallardo. Get back control of your PC processes with Uniblue's WinTasks 5 Professional.
46• 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.
47• Pentium III and a brief history of PC processors
By Andy Walker. Processors have evolved rapidly these past few years.
48• Be the master of your e-mail
By Andy Walker. Pick the e-mail you want, not the one your browser wants.
49• Trialware anti-virus program misses virus
By Andy Walker. Trial versions of software are great for "try before you buy", but if you want to get the full benefit, it only makes sense to get the full version.
50• General Protection Fault: not a quake
By Andy Walker. Anyone who's ever got the error message, "General Protection Fault" has probably uttered a few expletives.