Maintaining Windows
A stitch in time saves nine, so why not prevent trouble before it occurs with these tips? 1. Microsoft Update Select Start > All Programs and Windows Update. This opens Internet Explorer pointed at the Microsoft Update site. You may be prompted to download and install the latest version of update software. Click Scan for updates. The software examines your Windows installation to find out which updates you already have. 2. Selecting Updates In the left hand pane, you’ll see a list of updates found under different categories. All critical updates and service packs are already selected for you. To select updates under other categories, click the relevant link and select add. 3. Review your Updates Choose Review and install updates. Here you can press remove to get rid of any unwanted items. Click Install Now and accept the Licence Agreement. Your updates will now download. Once downloaded, the updates install automatically. Restart your computer. 4. Update CD Go to the Windows Update catalogue and download the most recent updates to your hard drive. Burn these to CD. If you need to reinstall Windows, you won’t need to download the updates [...] Continue Reading…
Windows XP Interface
Think you know all there is to know about navigating windows? Think again… 1. Screensaver Slideshow Right-click the desktop, select properties> screen saver tab and pick my pictures slideshow in the drop down box. Click the settings button for the controlling options. 2. Stop Grouping similar Windows Windows XP automatically groups similar entries on the task bar to aid readability. To turn this feature on or off, right-click the taskbar, select properties and then clear or tick Group Similar Taskbar Buttons. 3. Stop Auto- Arrange By default all icons that appear on the desktop are automatically arranged and aligned to an invisible grid. For more control over the placement of your shortcuts, right-click the desktop, select Arrange icons By and then clear the Auto Arrange and Align to Grid settings. 4. Universal Folder View If you prefer to view all folders in the same way, set up one the way you like it, then select Tools> Folder Options. Switch to the View tab and click the Apply to All Folders button followed by OK to make the change universal. 5. Quick Launch Right-click the taskbar and select Toolbars> Quick Launch to use the Quick…
Computer Acronyms Explained
ADSL – Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line AGP – Accelerated Graphics Port ALI – Acer Labs, Incorporated ALU – Arithmetic Logic Unit AMD – Advanced Micro Devices APC – American Power Conversion ASCII – American Standard Code for Information Interchange ASIC – Application Specific Integrated Circuit ASPI – Advanced SCSI Programming Interface AT – Advanced Technology ATI – ATI Technologies Inc. ATX – Advanced Technology Extended B BFG – BFG Technologies BIOS – Basic Input Output System BNC – Barrel Nut Connector C CAS – Column Address Signal CD – Compact Disk CDR – Compact Disk Recorder CDRW – Compact Disk Re-Writer CD-ROM – Compact Disk – Read Only Memory CFM – Cubic Feet per Minute (ft�/min) CMOS – Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor CPU – Central Processing Unit CTX – CTX Technology Corporation (Committed to Excellence) D DDR – Double Data Rate DDR-SDRAM – Double Data Rate – Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory DFI – DFI Inc. (Design for Innovation) DIMM – Dual Inline Memory Module DRAM – Dynamic Random Access Memory DPI –…
Restoring Windows XP to a Previous State
This post will describe how you can use the system restore tool, to restore your computer to a previous state. system restore takes a snapshot of critical system files, program files as well as the registry settings and stores this information as restore points for the operating system. Lets say you downloaded a piece of software from the Internet and you installed the software, only to discover the software has spy-ware or a virus, now your computer is running slow and you have pop ups appearing constantly. You can use the system restore points to recover your computer to a state before you installed the offending software. System restore can also change scripts, batch files and executable (exe) files on your computer. Note: System restore will not delete any of your personal files, also system restore will not restore these files if they have been deleted. You must be logged on as an administrator to be able to use system restore. How to use System Restore Log onto Windows as an Administrator. Click start/all programs/accessories/system tools then select system restore. On the welcome to system restore page, select [...] Continue Reading…
How to Repair Windows
If your computer can’t boot into windows XP or 2000 or even into safe mode, if you only get a blue screen or your computer just hangs, then performing a system repair may fix the problem. This will allow you to repair your operating system without you losing all your saved data or settings. Note: Performing a system repair will remove any updates you have previously installed which are not on your CD. All drivers will be reverted to their original versions and also some settings, like network and performance settings. It may also be necessary to reactivate windows as well. step 1: What caused the problem You should first try to find out what caused the problem. Most of the time when windows becomes unable to boot, there is usually a good reason. Often this can be due to hardware failure (bad hard drive, memory or CPU). If this is the case, using system repair will not fix the problem. System repair will only repair your operating system software. Step 2: Starting the repair process You must boot from XP/2000 CD. Make sure you have the same version of windows which is installed on your computer (…
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