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Monitor Display Problems and Graphic Cards

Most of the time you can tell if your computer's graphic card is deteriorating by seeing little tell-tale signs, such as a black screen with horizontal lines that may be flashing off and on. Sometimes though you get no warning at all. However, screen display problems are not always the result of of a non-working […]

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Fix and Prevent Registry Problems

To keep your PC in tip top condition it's essential that you clean your Windows Registry on a regular basis to remove all unwanted and malicious entries from your computer. Registry cleaning tools use complex algorithms to perform a thorough scan of your Registry and weed out all junk entries residing there. A good Registry […]

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Control your PC with a Remote Control App

If you need to access your files on your home based computer while you are at work or while you are out and about, then a remote control application may be of some use to you. There a hundreds of different apps available but the best for personal access to your home PC are probably: […]

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Speed up a computer with hardware upgrades

After software the most important factors in the speed of a PC are RAM Memory, the Processor, Hard Drive Storage options and the speed of the installed Graphics Card. For example older PC's may have only shipped with 1GB or 2GB of RAM so the option to upgrade is compelling. And you can never really […]

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Fix and Prevent Registry Problems

To keep your computer working well, it is essential for you to clean your Windows Registry on a regular basis to remove all unwanted and malicious entries from your computer system. A useful registry tool will have a simple and user-friendly interface that makes it quite simple, even for novice users, to perform Registry maintenance. […]

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Keeping your Windows PC running well

To keep a computer in good shape you must keep it free of malicious software, viruses and dust. You should also ensure that your PC's hard drive is well maintained to reduce any problems that might well arise in the future. A lot of freely available software can keep your PC perfectly well tuned. It's […]

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Using System File Checker to repair damaged system files

The Windows System File Checker utility can be used to scan and then automatically replace any corrupt or missing system files. In fact, this tool should be part of the essential tool kit for every computer user. When Windows programs are not running or operating as they should do e.g. perhaps double clicking a file […]

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Customizing the Windows Security Window

When you press Ctrl+Alt+Delete while logged on to Windows 7, you see the Windows Security window, which contains the following buttons: Lock This Computer, Switch User, Log Off, Change A Password, and Start Task Manager. Of these five commands, all but Switch User are customizable  using Windows 7's group policies. So if you find that […]

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Changing the BIOS Boot Order

Configuring the boot order to boot to a disc like a CD or DVD is the most common reason for making boot order changes. To change the order of the boot up devices in your PC's BIOS you will need to enter this motherboard component and make a few adjustments. So the first thing to […]

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Microsoft Word 2010 crashes when handling large documents

While preparing an eBook containing 190 plus pages I found that Word 2010 randomly crashed as soon as text or pictures were added. I therefore ran Word in safe mode (hold the ctrl key while Word starts up) and the program was then stable and did not crash anymore. This showed that Add-ins must be […]

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