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Entries from January 20th, 2011

Avoiding Computer Viruses

January 20th, 2011 · No Comments · How To Maintain, Security

Common sense and vigilance are all it takes to have a safe internet experience. We all have heard about the thousands viruses affecting computers. This is no new news for everyone. Viruses have existed since the start of the computer era. Here are some effective tips that may be of help when it comes to [...]

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Learn How To Fix Computer Crashes

January 19th, 2011 · No Comments · How To Maintain, How To Repair

Computer crash is one of the most frustrating problems. I had read this question many times on the internet- “Why does my computer crash?” The users complained that their operating system or active application stopped responding in middle, showed an error and terminated accidentally. Any unsaved data was lost. Why does my computer crash? 1. [...]

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Beginner’s Guide on Computer Formatting and OS Installation

January 18th, 2011 · No Comments · How To Setup, Maintain Windows

Whenever a new user or beginner thinks of computer format, or wants to format their pc manually, they might have many questions arising in their mind during the process of formatting and installation of new operating system in their PC. Here I would like to explain some highly important things about computer format and OS [...]

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Hard Drive Has Died

January 14th, 2011 · No Comments · How To Troubleshoot

Hard drives are destined to fail. It’s just a matter of when. As terrifying as its sounds, it’s true. It’s scary because your entire life can be on that drive in the form of valuable documents, pictures or other data. It’s important to backup and be prepared for this fact before you boot up the [...]

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Slow Computer? 5 Most Common Causes or Reasons Why

January 13th, 2011 · No Comments · How To Maintain

Computers are always in their tip-top conditions when we have just bought them. We appreciate how convenient and useful they are but after some time working with a computer, we suddenly notice ourselves getting impatient and irritable in front of them. It’s not because you got some serious problem with yourself and you need to [...]

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Computer Troubleshooting Tips

January 12th, 2011 · No Comments · How To Troubleshoot, Tips & Techniques

Computer problems are frustrating. Becoming frustrated during the troubleshooting process will only lead to more problems. So the important thing to do first is take a deep breath, think happy thoughts, and plan out your course of action. Have tools ready, restore disks and drivers. This will save you time and patience. Before you begin, [...]

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Help My Computer Is Infected With Spyware and Rogue Software

January 10th, 2011 · No Comments · How To Maintain, Security

There is a growing trend on the internet for rogue anti-spyware. What is this? It is a program that masquerades as a computer privacy protection program. Also called scareware. These programs uses false scan results and misleading advertising to scare you into buying it to get rid of malware that is not there and you [...]

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