Home
Site Search
Articles
Displaying 50 Articles/s matching your search query out of 762 Articles,
1• Reformat and Reinstall Windows XP FAQ
By Andy Walker. This FAQ (frequently asked questions page) is for people who own a Windows XP computer and want to reinstall and reformat their hard drives.
2• How to Add RAM
By Andy Walker. Got questions about adding memory to your computer? We've got the answers.
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• One Window too many?
By Andy Walker. You reinstalled Windows XP on your computer thinking it would overwrite the existing version of Windows XP and now there are two copies when you boot up.
5• 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.
6• How to re-install Windows ME
By Andy Walker. If you want to install Windows ME on a clean system, it's pretty easy.
7• 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.
8• Your BIOS needs facelift, too
By Andy Walker. If you need to update your BIOS and you have a flash BIOS chip, no worries.
9• How to update the BIOS from a floppy
By Andy Walker. Use a floppy disk to update your BIOS on an older computer.
10• 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.
11• How to downgrade Vista to XP
By Peter Ehm. It's not always nostalgia that drives us back from Vista to XP.
12• How to add USB ports to your PC
By Andy Walker. If you find yourself having to unplug one USB device in order to use another, Cyberwalker can show you how to add more USB ports to your computer.
13• 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.
14• 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.
15• 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.
16• Introduction to Windows Vista
By By Andy Walker. A tour of the new Windows Vista operating system, released by Microsoft at the end of January 2007.
17• Slip-stream into the fast lane
By Chris Ricci. Avoid waiting for Windows XP updates and patches, make them all part of Service Pack 2, and live happily ever after.
18• Emergency Tech Support
By Andy Walker. Having trouble with your computer? No fear! Tech support is available from Cyberwalker.
19• To fix a PC clock problem, get a new system battery
By Andy Walker. Does your computer keep forgetting what time it is? Depending on your luck, you could be looking at a minor repair or a major one.
20• Minimize wireless interference
By Andy Walker. An article about the effects of home electronics on your Wi-Fi connection.
21• Two monitors on one computer . . . Is that possible?
By Andy Walker. Yes, it is possible, but you need to know Windows 98's limitations concerning the whole idea.
22• USB: A handy guide
By Andy Walker. USB is great - you just have to make sure your operating system is ready for it.
23• Fine-tuning the reformat-reinstall process for Windows 95
By Andy Walker. Follow-up to an earlier article with additional hints about formatting a hard drive to install Windows 95.
24• Give your browser an amnesia
By Andy Walker. Internet Explorer means well, but sometimes it keeps track of information you want to delete.
25• 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.
26• 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.
27• How to buy a laptop in 2004
By Andy Walker. Here are a few buying tips to think about before you spend your well-earned money on one.
28• 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.
29• 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.
30• Lavasoft's Ad-Aware 2007
By Ted Gallardo. One of the first applications out of the anti-spyware wars gates, Lavasoft is still going strong.
31• To move to Windows XP, you'll need to upgrade your RAM
By Andy Walker. If you are looking at using Windows XP, you may need to upgrade your RAM.
32• 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.
33• If Windows 98 won't install over 95, get the right CD.
By Andy Walker. If you're having trouble installing a recently purchased copy of a operating system on to your computer, you might be surprised to find out one possible reason, and how common the problem really is.
34• RAM chips don't mix.
By Andy Walker. RAM Chips are the oil and water of technology.
35• RAM chips don't mix.
By Andy Walker. Computer motherboards are finicky things.
36• Upgrading to Windows 98
By Andy Walker. Upgrading your OS almost always leads to a headache or two.
37• Windows XP Service Pack 2
By Andy Walker. The latest update to Windows XP comes in the form of Service Pack 2.
38• Upgrade from Vista to XP?
By Jason Kerluck. Vista is a resource hog, and it's slow, and it's unstable, so why not replace it with good, old and reliable XP? Not so fast: this switch could pose a host of challenges, some of them almost impossible to overcome.
39• Hard drive sound like a dentist's drill
By Andy Walker. Hard drive is constantly working.
40• Motherboard search is like a blue plate special.
By Andy Walker. How do I get the best computer component around? What do I buy, and from whom? Cyberwalker shares a little down-home wisdom he learned about shopping.
41• TMP files: A necessary evil?
By Chris Ricci. They slow you down, but deciding which ones have to go and where to find them isn't an easy proposition.
42• 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.
43• How to buy a laptop in 2005
By Andy Walker. Laptops have come a long way since they orginally came out.
44• 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.
45• Computer Basics: What is inside a computer?
By Andy Walker. If you are new to computing, all those parts inside a computer may be really intimidating.
46• A beautiful Vista with a word of caution
By Andy Walker. New OS certainly an improvement over the older ones, including XP, and it does wow most of the time, but it still has a ways to go before becoming an ideal.
47• 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.
48• Upgraded 486 will never perform like a Pentium
By Andy Walker. No one wants to hear these words, but sometimes it's the plain truth.
49• Be a master of your domain
By Chris Ricci. Build you own web site and communicate with the rest of the world.
50• How to buy a small business computer in 2003
By Andy Walker. Purchasing a computer for a small business poses its own set of unique problems.