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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• How to wipe an NTFS formated hard drive with Windows XP
By Andy Walker. Here's how to wipe a hard drive that uses NTFS as a file allocation system.
3• 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.
4• Do I really have to reformat and reinstall?
By Andy Walker. Maybe you don't have to reformat your hard drive reinstall Windows.
5• 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.
6• FAT32 is no obstacle in going back in history
By Andy Walker. How to wipe Windows XP and revert to Windows Me/98/95 if you have FAT32.
7• 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.
8• 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.
9• How to re-install Windows ME
By Andy Walker. If you want to install Windows ME on a clean system, it's pretty easy.
10• 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.
11• More ways to clean up Vista
By Cyberwalker staff. Wiping your system clean and reinstalling Windows Vista is a time-consuming project.
12• Stand up against hijackers
By Andy Walker. Finding that your home page has been hijacked is frustrating.
13• How to downgrade Vista to XP
By Peter Ehm. It's not always nostalgia that drives us back from Vista to XP.
14• 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.
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• 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.
17• Compare Vista versions
By Andy Walker. Did you know there are nine versions of Windows Vista? Here's a breakdown.
18• Dislike NTFS? Go back to FAT32
By Andy Walker. When NTFS is not working for you, this is how to get FAT32 file system on your drive.
19• How to fix Windows disk defragmenter if it stalls
By Andy Walker. Defragmenting your hard drive is recommended maintenance for your computer.
20• Clean your Windows registry
By Don Reisinger. Sometimes the best way to fix a problem is to clean the Windows registry.
21• How to clean up Windows 98 start up
By Andy Walker. Keep your zippy wonder box tidy for continued fast performance.
22• How to start in Safe Mode
By Andy Walker. You can choose your favorite way to start your computer in Safe mode.
23• 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.
24• How to remove AOL from Windows System Tray
By Andy Walker. Removing icons from the system tray can be easy.
25• Hijacked browser? Fix it!
By Andy Walker. One technique used by spyware is to hijack your internet browser.
26• Lost your Windows XP password?
By Chris Ricci. New developments help ease the pain of the loss that used to be almost irreparable.
27• Optimize Windows XP
By Andy Walker. If your Windows XP seems sluggish, or just want to boost it's performance follow this easy guide.
28• CCleaner
By Ted Gallardo. While not as robust as some of its pricier cousins, this application delivers on its promise to keep your computer reasonably clean of unwanted temporary files.
29• How to reinstall Mac OS X
By Andy Walker. You may find some bad apples even among the vaunted Macintoshes.
30• Indexing files can keep your hard drive busy
By Andy Walker. Your screensaver is on but you can still hear your hard drive working on something.
31• Real alarm? Hoax?
By Andy Walker. With so many viruses and hoaxes floating around the internet these days, it's more important than ever to learn about how to know what is coming into your email inbox.
32• Clean unwanted programs
By AndyWalker. Uninstalling programs is simple.
33• Windows and its versions up through Windows 2000
By Andy Walker. Here's an overview of where Windows has been and where it's going.
34• Going wireless with a cell phone and modem in 1997
By Andy Walker. Ready to hit the road and want to stay in touch? You can use your cell phone with your laptop to connect (almost) any time.
35• 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.
36• Old DOS disk works on Windows, but it's risky
By Andy Walker. Many of us have old software lying around from earlier operating systems.
37• Restore Windows registry
By Andy Walker. If you need to restore a corrupted registry you can use a backup copy stored on your hard drive.
38• Disabling automatic startup of CDs
By Andy Walker. It's annoying when a CD starts playing before you want it to.
39• When Windows won't open
By Andy Walker. Sometimes a fresh installation is all you can do.
40• Ten Commandments to keep your computer healthy
By Jason Kerluck. They all make common sense, but not every computer is aware of them: basic rules to help your computer keep running in top form.
41• Widget an integral part of a blog
By Chris Ricci. It's not techno-babble.
42• Old DOS disk works on Windows, but it's risky.
By Andy Walker. Can you use DOS disks on your Win95 machine? Possible - Yes.
43• Ding dong the PDA is dead
By Andy Walker. Is that a computer on your wrist? .
44• Fix for Word 97 crashes
By Andy Walker. If you're having continuous crashes with Word 97 this article provides some helpful tips.
45• What is a hoax and what isn't
By Craig Worden. Why people do it, nobody knows, but many send out warnings about this or that deadly virus, flooding the Web with pseudo-danger announcements.
46• Speed up a slow computer
By Andy Walker. Learn why you system may run slow, what causes it, and - most importantly - how to fix it.
47• Taking your files on the road
By Chris Ricci. You may be moving all over the world, and your files stay put.
48• 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 .
49• Extend your iPod listening pleasure
By Stephen Saylor. Prolonging your battery life is actually not a difficult proposition.
50• 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.