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There are Two Kinds of People in the World...
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:00:00 +0100
... those who edit their registry and those who avoid it like the plague.
Sorry for the tired cliche but I rarely find a person who's in between. Many are comfortable...Permalink : http://pcsupport.about.com/b/a/000174.htm
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Do You "Patch When Broke" or "Patch When Told"?
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:35:00 +0100
Nearly every software developer releases regular updates to their programs to help fix errors that we the guinea pigs users find after installing and using the program. Hardware developers release...Permalink : http://pcsupport.about.com/b/a/000173.htm
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Are You a Regular "Reformatter"?
Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:00:00 +0100
I don't know about any of you, but I'm definitely a regular reformatter. I'd say every 6 to 12 months.
I'm referring of course to reformatting your PC and reinstalling the...Permalink : http://pcsupport.about.com/b/a/000172.htm
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Fact or Fiction: PCs Fail and Macs Prevail?
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:15:00 +0100
Come on - I run About.com's PC Support site. I know PCs fail. They fail a lot - but why?
I've argued on several occasions that Windows-based PCs are more error...Permalink : http://pcsupport.about.com/b/a/000171.htm
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What's the Single Biggest Issue in Windows?
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:26:00 +0100
With Windows 7, Microsoft's next operating system, on its way, what do you think is the single biggest problem it needs to address?
People are always complaining about one thing or...Permalink : http://pcsupport.about.com/b/a/000170.htm
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How Do You Clean Your PC?
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:45:00 +0100
Do you use a can of compressed air or do you use an air compressor? I was "raised" to believe that blowing the dust out of the inside of a...Permalink : http://pcsupport.about.com/b/a/000169.htm
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RIP Windows 3.x
Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:59:00 +0100
According to this BBC News article, Microsoft has stopped issuing licenses for Windows 3.x. Consider it dead.
"Windows 3.x was still being sold?!" Yes, but not on consumer PCs - of...Permalink : http://pcsupport.about.com/b/a/000168.htm
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BSOD's in Windows Vista and Windows XP
Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:08:00 +0100
I don't regularly see Blue Screens of Death in Windows Vista... in fact, I don't see them much in Windows XP either. It was much more of a problem in...Permalink : http://pcsupport.about.com/b/a/000167.htm
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Yellow Exclamation Marks in Device Manger
Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100
A common question I receive is "why is there a yellow exclamation mark in device manager?" I'd say I get one of these every few days. Unfortunately, the answer isn't...Permalink : http://pcsupport.about.com/b/a/000166.htm
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Solve Many Webpage Issues by Clearing the Cache
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100
Depending on the browser you're using, it might be called the "Internet cache" or "temporary Internet files" but either way, periodically removing them is a healthy maintenance task.
Webpages are "cached"...Permalink : http://pcsupport.about.com/b/a/000165.htm
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