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Tons of great computer troubleshooting advice is available courtesy of eHow’s tech geniuses. From diagnosing and repairing problems in a faulty CD-R drive to cleaning and fixing a mouse, eHow’s useful computer How Tos can help troubleshoot any number of pesky PC and Mac problems. Bummed out after discovering bad sectors on a hard drive? Visit eHow before calling a support line and save yourself the headache of staying on hold for hours on end.

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  • How to Get Rid of Cookies in Your Explorer Browser

    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...

  • How to Change the Folder Name on My Documents

    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...

  • How to Increase The Amount of Available Memory in Your Computer

    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.

  • How to Access a Computer Registry

    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...

  • How to Check your computer memory

    It is good to know how much memory your computer has if you want to expand it, but it doesn't mean that replacing your computer memory or RAM will make your computer runs faster. It will depend on...

  • How to Remove Symantec Email Proxy Popups

    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...

  • How to Reset the Password on HP Laptop

    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...

  • How to Record From My Computer Camera

    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...

  • How Do I Eliminate Babylon From My Toolbar?

    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...

  • How to Create a Menu Icon

    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...

  • How to Fix Time and Date on Computer

    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...

  • How to Configure a Compaq Monitor

    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...

  • How to Put Your Computer Into Sleep Mode Using Windows Vista

    Sleep mode saves power without turning your computer off and without losing any work. It will turn your computer monitors dark and all functions will be paused until you awaken them. Whether you...

  • How to Create a Drop-Down Menu Box in a Word Document

    Adding a drop-down menu box to a Microsoft Word document or form is beneficial if you need to select an item from many within a list. Menu items are usually stagnant and are not usually modified....

  • How to Make Your Computer Start Faster

    Do you hate restarting your computer because it takes so long. There could be a variety of issues from viruses to too many programs loading on your computer. You may start by uncluttering your...

  • How to Get Windows XP Antivirus Off of Your Computer

    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...

  • How to Restore a Dell Dimension 3100

    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...

  • How to Stop Programs from Automatically Running when you Start your PC

    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...

  • How to Activate Norton

    Norton products are some of the most popular computer security software programs on the market. Symantec produces the Norton product line and uses a product activation process to protect you from...

  • How to Get Rid of Viruses Without Software

    The threat of computer viruses and spyware continues to increase as Internet use increases. Although the best security practice is to maintain an active antivirus program, at some point you may...

  • How to Make Your Windows Computer Start Faster

    Everyone hates waiting for their computer to start up. Most people don't realize that their computer doesn't have to take 10 minutes to boot, in fact it should be able to do some things in less...

  • How to Increase Laptop Performance

    Modern laptop computers are now just as fast as their desktop counterparts as they can be used more often because they can be carried around places. However, laptops are not exempted from system...

  • How to Get Rid of Pop Up Blockers

    The pop-up windows that appear when browsing the Internet attempt to redirect you to sites that may contain harmful viruses or steal the personal information contained on the user's system....

  • How to Bring Up the Boot Option for an HP Desktop

    Your HP desktop computer goes through a routine called the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) each time you power the system on. The BIOS boots up your HP computer and checks each of the attached...

  • How to Restore a Laptop to Original Settings

    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....

  • How to Get Rid of Viruses Manuallly

    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...

  • How to Restore a Dell Computer to its Original Settings

    If your Dell computer has become infected with a virus, or its hard drive is filled with software you don't need anymore, you may want to restore it to its original factory settings. Deleting all...

  • How to Erase Memory in Google Search

    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...

  • How to Turn on Norton Antivirus

    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...

  • How to Get to Dell Laptop BIOS - Audio

    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...

  • How to Get to the Boot Menu of a Dell Computer

    The Windows Advanced Options screen is a boot menu on Windows computers . It is an important function that allows you to log into your operating system in many different ways, depending on whether...

  • Backup Recovery Strategies

    Backup recovery strategies may vary, but one strategic action remains the same: When it comes to backing up data, it is always better to be proactive than reactive. As a vital component of...

  • How can I Make my Dell Computer Desktop Screen Stay on Maximum While Surfing?

    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...

  • How to Optimize Your Computer Startup

    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.

  • How to Resolve Performance Issues with Internet Explorer 8

    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...

  • Spyware Removal Instructions

    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...

  • How Do I View Computer History?

    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. ...

  • How to Change Your Desktop Display Theme with Windows XP

    Changing your computer to fit your style starts with the windows theme that you choose. Although it does not have to be changed it helps to customize your settings and give your computer the feel...

  • How to Clear Recent Documents in Windows

    Microsoft Windows has a feature that will store a list of all recently opened files (such as text documents, videos, songs, etc.) in the Start Menu. Here's how to clear the recent documents in...

  • How to Stop Browser Pop Ups

    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...

  • Troubleshooting a Laptop Display

    Laptop display stability issues include those that can occur when playing video or animation. Other typical display problems include monitor flickering, error messages, and horizontal lines. Each...

  • How to Clear The Junk Off Your Computer to Make It Faster

    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...

  • How to Clean Up a Computer After RegCure

    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...

  • How to Run Disk Cleanup (in Windows XP)

    Running disk cleanup can be essential to freeing up space on your hard drive. It deletes things such as your cookies, cache memory, temporary internet files, and other things that may slow your...

  • How to Change the System Font in a Search Bar

    A fun way to customize your Internet browsing experience is to change the system font from within the browser's search bar. Text styles, colors and font sizes can all be modified so that web pages...

  • How to Build Database Tables

    From tracking marketing campaign efforts to logging inventory and more, database tables are consistently relied upon to store, document and measure important information. One of the benefits of...

  • How to Change the Internet Key in Norton Product Security

    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...

  • How to Properly Shutdown a Computer

    ***Not properly shutting down you computer can really MESS it upp!!!Look at these steps to SAVE your computer today.....

  • How to Troubleshoot Norton Internet Security LiveUpdate

    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...

  • How to do a system restore on a computer w/ Vista

    Was your computer working just fine last week and then today it acts like it has a mind all it's own? Did you download a program now you are having a ton of pop-ups? Did someone else get on your...

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