Computer Troubleshooting

You sit down at your computer, ready to check you email. You double click on the Outlook Express icon and as it finishes loading you notice a message in your preview pane. "This message...

Antivirus programs are security tools that protect your computer from dangerous threats such as viruses, Trojans, spyware, worms and more. They vary in protection strength and monitor your...

Norton Antivirus is a security program that protects your computer from dangerous programs such as viruses, Trojans and spyware. It monitors your computer in real time and alerts you of potential...

In Microsoft Windows, you can protect files and folders using various methods, including robust encryption governed by the Encrypting File System (EFS). Although you undoubtedly respect other...

The "My Documents" folder is one of the earliest special folders that made its debut on Windows 95 and has been primarily used for storing all kinds of personal files. However, the name can be...

This article describes how to clear the proxy cache on a Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0 server. Often referred to as the cache, the Temporary Internet Files folder contains a kind of travel record of...

Distribution lists are very important in keeping your email contacts organized into groups with meaningful names and descriptors. These lists can be used to organize contacts for sales...

Microsoft has included a magnifier program to make computer use easier for those who have visual impairments. Normally, the magnifier will only load when it is selected from the Accessibility...

Windows XP includes a magnifier tool to help those with visual impairments to use their computers. This magnifier, under its default settings, follows the mouse cursor around the screen. It can...

Is your computer freezing up on you? Or not as fast as it was when you first bought it. Well chances are you have a lot of bad temp file backing it up. So here I'll show you how to delete those...

Purchasing a new computer can be exciting. There are usually plenty of new applications to explore. However, there can also be hassles involved in setting up your new computer. The time it takes...

Computers are excellent for storing multimedia files such as pictures. With the capability of storing thousands, even millions of pictures on the hard drive (depending on the size of the drive), a...

If you've accidentally deleted the recycle bin on your computer, you can restore it in just a few minutes. Restoring the recycle bin in Windows Vista is much simpler than doing so in XP; however,...

Internet Speed Monitor is a dangerously annoying toolbar that secretly installs on your computer and bombards your web browser with pop-up advertisements. It monitors web browsing activity and...

Even the novice computer user knows how to transfer digital photos from a camera to a computer. Doing so allows you to send photos to friends, post them on the Internet and use software to...

Wallpapers are background images that enhance the look of your computer desktop. Decorative and colorful, they give your desktop a customized look. By default, many of them come installed with...

If you have not activated your copy of Windows operating system, you receive frequent Windows Genuine Advantage notices. It is a notification that warns you that your copy of Windows is not...

Wallpapers are large, high-resolution background images that make the desktop more exciting. They can be downloaded from the Internet and come in a variety of colors, styles and designs. While...

PC Spy is a computer-monitoring program that logs keystrokes, tracks user activity such as browsing tendencies and captures screen shots. The gathered information is saved to a hard disk. PC Spy...

The AOL filing cabinet (technically called a Personal Filing Cabinet, or PFC) is a unique America Online email feature that saves your email messages and contacts to your computer. If you...

The file extension LVL (.lvl) is used by video game developers to hold data for levels in a game. This file is common and is used by many different companies to create their games.

A PDF (portable document format) is a file created by Adobe Systems. It is a popular and useful format because it allows you to exchange documents quickly and easily. To view the PDF file, you...

The Windows System32 file is an important system directory necessary for the stability of Windows operating system. System32 can be found in the hard drive under the Windows folder or WinNT...

Blubster is a peer-to-peer file-sharing program that allows you to download files such as music, videos and pictures from other users all over the world. It is also a breeding ground for spyware,...

BearShear is a file-sharing program that users use to download different types of content such as music, videos, pictures, and applications over a shared network. It allows users to download files...

If you own a computer, chances are that you have important files and documents stored on it. If your hard drive crashes or your operating system fails to load, you could experience the loss of all...

The System Security virus is a rogue anti-virus program derived from the Winweb malware program. The virus infects your computer primarily through the use of a fake online computer virus scanner...

If you only have the Windows XP Professional 64-bit version installed on your computer, you will have to format the drive in which it is installed to remove it. However, if you have both the...

While trying to install any Windows Installer-based program from a CD on a Windows XP-based workstation, you may get the error message "Error 1311. Source file not found(cabinet): D:\filename.cab....

Windows wallpapers are background images that make the desktop more colorful. They have a .bmp file extension. Wallpapers are stored in the Windows folder where they can be deleted if you no...

Adobe PhotoShop Album 2.0 SE is a photo-editing software installed by default on Windows XP systems. It is a starter program used to fix photo flaws, create slide shows and share memories with...

We all love digital cameras. They are probably the best modern thing that has happened to photography. The photos and pictures are incredibly clear and easy to have developed. We can also...

You probably know what it's like attaching multiple files to your email, but why not send an entire folder to your recipient and save yourself a lot of time?

Every web page you visit while using the Internet Explorer web browser is logged by your computer so that you can quickly find them again later. However, this also leaves a trail that can...

One of the easiest ways to manage computer hard drive space more effectively is to habitually compress old files. Through a process called computer data compression, a document is temporarily...

Sharing information from one Windows Vista machine is easy to do using Windows built-in sharing options. Once you have shared a resource to another Windows Vista machine, that machine should be...

QuickTime is one of the most popular media players supported and used by many professionals and consumers alike. There are many reasons such as corruption, freezing or frequent errors that would...

LimeWire is a peer-to-peer file sharing program you can use to search for and download content from other users over the Gnutella network. There are many updated versions that come out from time...

Cookies are small text files that websites download on your hard drive to allow you to access and run the websites better. They also come in the form of tracking cookies which, unlike regular...

The Windows XP error "Cannot Move File or Folder - The Directory or File Cannot be Created" is an annoying one because the windows system doesn't give you much information to help you...

A file deletion is a component of computer system maintenance. File deletions free up disk space, remove duplicate files and organize folder contents. However, a common problem is the accidental...

Windows Genuine Advantage is a anti-piracy program designed to ensure the online validation of some Microsoft products. It is automatically installed when you run the Automatic Updates tool. Once...

Sometimes you need to download big files and they are in zip format, but you don't know how to open it. Mostly seen as a folder with a zipper on it. It is an easy way to compress files and send...

Most computers require a re-installation of the operating system (OS) from time to time, as it results in a smoother running PC that is not bogged down with all the things that can accumulate with...

If Images are no longer showing in Microsoft Outlook or you are unable to download attachments, you have to clear the Hidden OLK folder

Dpupdchk.exe is a file process used by Microsoft IntelliPoint. Its main function is to scan the Microsoft server for updates and download them automatically. It automatically launches at computer...

A browser's history is the index of websites that it has recently accessed. History is deleted for a variety of reasons, but there are many ways to recover the lost data. However, due to the...

Most people like the idea of having all their files organized on their portable device. This is especially the case when it comes to keeping movies and music files separate and organized. The...

After owning a computer for a while we all notice that it seems to be running slower than it did when we first purchased it. This is often because we fail to do easy housekeeping tasks that every...

Sometimes, Firefox just stops working, without even a crash. Reinstalling does not fix it. The repair is to remove Firefox completely. For some reason, the regular uninstall procedure doesn't...