PC Troubleshooting

Some browsers may allow you to see a notice when a particular website tries to place a cookie file on your hard drive, and may even give you some information about the cookie and who is sending...

Do you worry that your computer is going to run out of memory? Well with these steps this will optimise your computer to get the most of your hard drive.

The registry on a Windows computer is a database filled with important information that allows software and hardware to work in conjunction with your operating system. Inside the registry are...

Symantec is a quality antivirus program that scans your computer and protects you from potential viruses and spyware. Some people have an email scanner as part of their antivirus package, and...

Forgetting your laptop password can be a pain and many of us have gone through it. If you've set a power-on password, you'll have to contact HP or reinstall your operating system. However, if...

More and more computers include a web camera pre-installed. These cameras are capable of recording video and taking still photographs, at which point the files are stored directly to your...

Babylon is a website that allows its users to type in foreign words and receive the translations almost instantly. You can also add a toolbar to the top of your Internet browser window, which will...

The "Start" menu on your computer is a great resource for allowing quick and easy access to all of your favorite programs. When you install a new program on your computer, a Start menu icon will...

If your personal computer does not register the correct date and time, then you will wind up very frustrated. An incorrect date or time can certainly make life more difficult because all of the...

Compaq monitors are high-quality computer monitors designed to display video information being received from your computer. Compaq has been making monitors for close to two decades, so newer...

Rogue anti-spyware programs have become more pervasive on the Internet. These programs are designed to look like a legitimate anti-spyware or antivirus program and attempt to convince you to buy...

Your Dell Dimension 3100 desktop computer includes a restore feature that lets you revert the computer system to its original factory setup. If your Dimension computer has been running slowly or...

Has you PC gotten slower and slower? Does it take a long time to go from 'ON' to 'READY TO USE'? This may be because, as time has gone by, many applications have been installed on your PC. Some...

After you've used your laptop for an extended period of time its hard drive may become filled with files you don't want or even infected with malicious virus programs downloaded from the Internet....

Computer viruses and malware have continued to spread at exponential rates as usage of the Internet continues to significantly expand. Many of the latest computer malware threats have been...

When you use Google search on a computer, it will automatically attempt to complete search phrases entered by other users when they are logged onto the computer. In order to prevent others from...

Norton Antivirus is one of the most popular antivirus programs on the market and is often part of the software package included with a new computer. A common task for computer users is turning...

The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is a set of instructions that run every time you power on your Dell laptop. The BIOS performs several checks to ensure that all of your laptop's hardware...

When surfing the Internet on a Dell computer, you may want to keep the screen display at maximum brightness. By default, some computer screens are set to dim, and eventually go into sleep mode...

In this short article your are going to learn how top optimize startup for your computer. It is relatively easy and there is step by step details.

While surfing the Internet using Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 as your web browser, if you experience issues which prevent web sites from displaying properly or at all, a failure to login, or a...

The threat of computer spyware has continued to grow at exponential levels over the past several years. The majority of spyware is designed to infect your computer without permission, although...

A computer has several areas from which historical information may be collected. These areas include browsing history, software installation history and general hardware and device history. ...

Stopping annoying pop ups when you are surfing the net is a simple task and will make your Internet experience far more enjoyable. There are several ways to prevent pop ups, you can download a...

If you are tired of your computer taking forever to load and process, this article will help you to get rid of unnecessary files and processes that are running on your computer that keep it from...

RegCure is a popular Windows registry cleaner program available for purchase online. Similar to other registry cleaning programs, it is designed to scan your computer's registry and identify...

Symantec has produced Norton Internet Security products since 1990. Norton Internet Security products are updated on an annual basis unless the capability provided by the product is incorporated...

Norton LiveUpdate is the Symantec produced program that automatically updates Norton security software. LiveUpdate is designed to provide near real-time updates for any Norton security product on...

Enhanced Ads Online is another term for the Clip Genie adware program. Clip Genie will infect your computer through an ActiveX auto-installer found on the Internet. Once your computer is infected...

Ghost Imaging Software creates a usable backup of your computer's programs and files in the event of crash or major computer virus infection. Ghost Imaging Software is also used to create...

The AdJuggler adware application will display a significant number of advertisements on your computer. Depending on the version of AdJuggler deployed, the adjuggler cookie left on your computer...

Recent versions of Norton Ghost can be restored without a Ghost CD. The Ghost recovery environment makes it possible to restore Norton Ghost, as well as your computer's programs and other files,...

The Disk Defragmenter program has been included with the Microsoft Windows operating system for more than a decade to allow users to solve operating problems caused by fragmented files and...

Norton Antivirus is produced by the Symantec Corporation. Norton AntiVirus is distributed both online as well as through box distribution that can be bought at consumer electronics stores. Norton...

Checking the video card in a computer allows you to not only check to make sure the video card is fully functional, but also allows you to determine what kind of video card you have. Determining...

W32.Virut.U is a highly infectious virus that attacks the computers running the Windows operating system. It infects executable and ".scr" files on your computer. After spreading to as many files...

The first sector of a hard drive or disk is the Master Boot Record (MBR). The MBR has the data your computer requires regarding the partition sizes of the hard drive as well as the operating...

IEPlugin Spyware was deployed as an Internet Explorer plug-in that would help the user with searching the Internet. You or another user of your computer choose to download IEplugin Spyware, during...

If you are attempting to access a PC computer using the Remote Desktop feature of the Windows operating system but are receiving an error message about being unable to communicate with the remote...

The Internet Optimizer virus is one of the variants of spyware and adware that will change the default Internet browser home page on your computer to a preplanned one filled with advertisements of...

The W97M Virus is also known as the MS Word 97 Macro Virus and first hit the Internet in 1999. When it was first propagated, the W97M virus significantly spread throughout the Internet by hiding...

Trojan.Pandex is a virus that generates spam from a remote computer server by collecting email addresses from the computer that the virus has infected. The first indication that your computer is...

Every person who owns a computer at some time or another will need to know what version of internet explorer they are using. Whether you are upgrading or running a new application. Here's how to...

The MSIMN file is a malware file created by the fake anti-virus software eKerberos. eKerberos acts as if it is a legitimate anti-spyware tool that will display warnings indicating that your...

You can remove remote desktop sharing to reduce the risk of others seeing what is on your computer. Also prevent any unauthorized transfer of files from or to your computer. You can block screen...

Browsers keep a record of your Internet activity. They store passwords, Web addresses, user names, search information and data form links. This makes navigating the Internet easier and faster for...

Checkdisk, usually written as "Chkdsk," is a program within Windows that was designed by Microsoft to check your hard disk and verify its operating potential. Running Checkdisk is very simple to...

Msmsg is the Windows Instant Messenger executable file. Although it is not a computer virus, it can become a nuisance to computer users who do not use the service when it automatically loads in...

The Trojan virus PWSteal targets AOL users. It enables hackers to hijack computers to steal passwords, launch mass attacks on websites and infect other AOL users. Infected computers run...

WinPro Antivirus 2007 Spyware is a common, fake anti-spyware programs produced by hackers. It is installed on your computer through other Trojan viruses. The WinPro Antivirus will significantly...