Computer Troubleshooting

Many users will turn to the Internet to get online help for their computer when it's not meeting their expectations. There are a few websites that allow their members to use their system checks...

Computers offer a world of tools that make you more productive, keep you entertained and help you to stay in touch with your friends and family. You can store vast amounts of personal information...

Computer cleaning is something that should take place both physically and digitally if you want your computer to stay in operation for a long period of time. While daily cleaning is not a...

Upgrade your laptop by doing your own CPU installation. Doing your own upgrade will save you money and time. Doing it yourself is not all that easy. On the other hand, it is not extremely...

The Conficker computer worm, which is also known as the Downadup worm, hit many computers in 2008. This computer worm exploits a vulnerability in the operating system software of computers running...

Run-time errors can be very frustrating. Just like rush-hour traffic can bring out the worst in the best drivers, run-time errors can bring out the worst in users and programmers alike. The...

Think-Adz is a malicious parasite related to the Zeno parasite. It secretly installs on your computer mainly through browser exploits and software downloaded from the Internet. Once it has been...

Computers are excellent sources for productivity and fun. Computers power almost any electronic device you can find, and they come in all different sizes and price tags. However, they are also a...

WebHancer (Trackware.Webhancer) is a malicious program that secretly installs on your computer and monitors your web browsing tendencies and websites visited. The information collected is sent to...

Windows Defender is a Microsoft-produced program used to protect computers from malicious programs such as spyware. It is only available for Windows operating system, as the name suggests. Windows...

In early October, the General Directorate of Public Finance warns users that fraudulent emails asking for personal information and credit card number by claiming tax refunds were received by many...

If there is a problem with your hard drive or with the boot sector on it, Windows may fail to load, displaying a blue screen with the message "Unmountable Boot Volume." Typically, when this...

Losing photos stored on your memory stick can be frustrating. If you regularly use your digital camera to take photos, your memory stick can fill up quickly. To make room, you need to delete...

Although many computer problems can be fixed without reinstalling the operating system, some cannot. If a severe error, file system corruption or a virus has rendered your system completely...

Photos capture a moment in time in a special way. The convenience and accessibility of digital photographs makes it easy to store treasured family memories and unforgettable moments. When sorting...

The Security Center is a feature found in Windows operating systems. It allows you to install updates, configure firewall settings and check the status of antivirus programs. It has been known to...

QRT files are most often associated with graphics, but QRT has other meanings that should be considered as well, especially if you are not sure where the file came from.

Unidentified .ACT files on your computer may be Microsoft Office help files, Adobe Photoshop system components, or pieces of an obscure proprietary software package.

If you see files on your computer with the extension .EXE1, .EXE(1) or .EXE[1], they are generally copies or backups of an executable program file.

Got some questionable internet history you don't want anyone else knowing. Well there is a very simple process to take care of it so that your internet history on Internet Explorer is erased. Just...

Hi! Once your scanner is hooked up to your PC, scanning documents on your computer is pretty easy. Read on to learn How to scan documents using scanner with Adobe Acrobat Professional

Clean your desktop computer in a just a few simple steps.

Microsoft Outlook is one of the best known email clients available today. However incidents of data corruption and other Outlook errors can make you lose all your valuable emails and one needs to...

Computer files, and the file extensions that categorize them, can be a bit hard to keep track of for non-techies. One file extension not seen too often is .itc, which denotes a type of file used...

Microprocessors function as the "brain" of a computer system. As technology has progressed, microprocessors have become faster, smaller and capable of doing more work per clock cycle. However,...

The Conflicker, or Conficker, virus, a common virus infecting computers worldwide, has had several variations and has caught national attention. To determine if your computer is affected, look for...

A cyclic redundancy check (or CRC) is an automatic file comparison operation performed by the operating system whenever a file is copied from one location to another. This operation is done to...

Adjusting your Windows screen involves changing the resolution of the monitor. Higher resolutions allow more visual area on the screen, but with higher resolution the text and dialog windows are...

Backing up doesn't have to be piecemeal. It's perfectly possible to back up an entire hard drive, operating system and all, in a form that's easily recoverable should something go wrong with your...

Computer equipment attracts a lot of dust; hence, it also requires a lot of cleaning. Usually, this cleaning involves the removal of dust and other buildups in the computer room so that the...

The Compaq Presario 900 notebook computer boot process begins when the computer is powered on. The BIOS queries hardware components, loads basic devices (keyboard, mouse, monitor and drives) into...

Spyware refers to malicious programs that install on your computer and cause a world of problems. The include tracking cookies, malicious toolbars, rogue programs and more. Most spyware secretly...

In a computer, drivers are software programs that tell the operating system how to control the hardware attached to, or installed in, the computer. If there is a problem with a video card driver...

Virus' and spyware come in all shapes and sizes. This irritating little bugger somehow lands on your computer and pops up annoying messages telling you that "your computer is infected"...

You can remove viruses and spyware from your computer without spending a dime. This tutorial will get rid of viruses and spyware for free without losing any of your information.

Many hardware devices such as Network Cards, web cameras, Wireless cards etc are not plug and play devices. This means that the Operating System will not automatically install the required...

One day your minding your own business, just browsing away and all of a sudden your laptop freezes. Occasionally this happens and it looks like there is nothing you can do about it. Clicking on...

Whether you are a newbie or a tech geek you will pick up some tips on these high tech websites. You will be able to find common questions others are seeking answers, plus tricks and tips to...

If you are planning modifying the Master Boot Record (MBR) on your computer, then you should know how to repair the MBR incase something goes wrong. This article will give you a couple techniques...

If you right click on a printer and delete it, this doesn’t remove the printer driver from the machine. Sometimes when working with print servers and testing multiple drivers there will be times...

If you right click on a printer and delete it, this doesn’t remove the printer driver from the machine. Sometimes when working with print servers and testing multiple drivers there will be times...

System Security pop-ups show up when your computer is infected with a rogue antispyware program going by the same name. System Security is another rogue antispyware program defrauding people and...

One of the most frustrating problems with a Dell Inspiron is a power problem. You may have been working on a large project only to have the screen go black in front of you or be annoyed by a...

The first thing to do, if your Windows 95-based computer fails to start up properly is to update your anti-virus software and then scan your computer for viruses. Computer viruses are the most...

A bootable disk is often a floppy diskette that allows you start your computer in case the operating system cannot be booted from your hard drive because of corrupted system files or a physical...

In the simplest terms, one of the techniques some modern operating systems use (notably Windows) is a sort of temporary holding area, a "cache" in computer terminology. This VAS or Virtual...

A file extension tells a computer what program is needed to open the file. File extensions are at the end of the file name. These extensions range from one to five characters in length.

File extensions are the suffixes that appear at the end of a computer file name, indicating the type of file it is. Extensions are normally three characters long but can range anywhere from one to...

Installing a hard drive in a computer is inconvenient if that computer will not be the drive's permanent home. If you are building computers for friends, family or clients, use an external hard...

The Java programming language has played an integral role in using the Internet since the mid-1990s. Maintaining a current version of Java on your computer is key to maintaining usability and...