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1•  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.

2• Hard drive grinding?

By Andy Walker. How to optimize your defragmenter and virtual memory settings.

3• How to re-install Windows ME

By Andy Walker. If you want to install Windows ME on a clean system, it's pretty easy.

4• How to downgrade Vista to XP

By Peter Ehm. It's not always nostalgia that drives us back from Vista to XP.

5• Reformat and reinstall Windows 98 on your laptop

By Andy Walker. If you need to reinstall Windows 98 on your laptop computer, there are different ways to do it depending on how your particular system is set up.

6• 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.

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

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

8• How to find lost files in Windows XP

By Andy Walker. It can be frustrating trying to find files on your computer.

9• How to fix your printer

By Andy Walker. Printers seem to be the source of a lot of the problems faced by computer users today.

10• How to defragment your hard drive

By Andy Walker. Your computer files become disorganized over time, slowing things down.

11• 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.

12• How to fix Windows disk defragmenter if it stalls

By Andy Walker. Defragmenting your hard drive is recommended maintenance for your computer.

13• 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.

14• A radical approach to tinkering with a hard drive

By Andy Walker. If you're going to format your C: drive, be sure to do it right.

15• How to 'find' downloaded files

By Andy Walker. Once in a while those files you downloaded from the Internet seem to go into self-induced exile.

16• 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 .

17• Get rid of content advisor password

By Andy Walker. If your browser has banned you from certain web sites, and you can't override it, do a little Jedi mind-trick on your computer.

18• How to reinstall Mac OS X

By Andy Walker. You may find some bad apples even among the vaunted Macintoshes.

19• Upgrading to Windows 98

By Andy Walker. Upgrading your OS almost always leads to a headache or two.

20• How to print your bookmarks

By Andy Walker. You want to print your bookmarks but there's no obvious way to do it.

21• How to fix Windows time problems

By Andy Walker. An incorrect clock is a serious annoyance.

22• Move the Windows taskbar.

By Andy Walker. So you don't like where Windows positions the taskbar on your screen? Cyberwalker shows you how to move it.

23• 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.

24• PowerQuest Partition Magic 5.0

By Andy Walker. PowerQuest Partition Magic 5.

25• Fry, baby, fry -- MMX inferno

By Andy Walker. If you're upgrading your computer, make sure all the components are compatible.

26• 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.

27• Chip overclocking makes PC faster, but be careful.

By Andy Walker. Overclocking a PC doesn't make time go faster -- it makes your processor run faster than it was meant to.

28• Reinstall Windows after swapping your motherboard

By Andy Walker. Did you know Windows files keeps an inventory of your component? Cool.

29• Keeping your registry clean

By Chris Thorp. Corrupt registry drives your computer to a standstill.

30• How to find files you've downloaded to your computer

By Andy Walker. If you're looking for files you've downloaded from the internet, here is how you can find them.

31• Format a Floppy Disk

By Andy Walker. Instructions on how to format a floppy disk using different operating systems.

32• Cool computer can stay turned on

By Andy Walker. You need to keep your computer clean and cool if you want a 24-hour always-on system.

33• Need help? Is help desk your best bet?

By Chris Ricci. Computer users often whine about the uselessness of technical support they would have expected to be swift, qualified and courteous.

34• Zipping to your heart's delight

By Cyberwalker staff. Compressing files and complete folders now an easier proposition as Windows offers its own zipper in both XP and Vista.

35• Firefox at the speed of lightning

By Andy Walker. Faster, quicker, and greedier seems to be the motto of our times.



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