Computer maintenance

Stop Programs from making your startup slow

May 25, 2010

Every time you startup your computer there are always a few unnecessary programs starting up in the background. This slows the boot process down. There are two ways to control which application launches at startup. One way is to use a program like Tweak UI, or you can change it manually yourself. Here’s how… Click [...]

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Safely Remove or delete programs from your computer

May 25, 2010

New computer users commonly seem to think that to uninstall a program, you simply dump it in the recycle bin. Well this only gets rid of the desktop shortcut, not the actual program. Even if you go into Program files to the  folder where the program is and delete that, there will always be more [...]

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Perform a disk cleanup to delete unwanted or unused files

May 25, 2010

Performing a disk cleanup on a computer that has Windows is easy and hassle free. It is great for the inexperienced computer user as it deletes the files for you and is therefore safer than doing it yourself. The disk cleanup can delete unused and temporary files from your hard drive. Files such as the [...]

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How To Properly Clean Your LCD Screen

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Despite the many benefits of LCD screens, from lower power consumption to crisper image quality, they must still be cleaned and they cannot be cleaned as easily as traditional CRT monitors. Before the days of LCD screens, all you needed to clean a monitor was window cleaner and a paper towel, but now you need [...]

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How to organize your computer files

May 24, 2010

Learning how to organize your files on your computer is an important task that every computer user should be doing. When you first get your computer it is beautifully clean and tidy and runs like a well oiled machine. After a while, however, it becomes a bit more sluggish each and every day. Then you [...]

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How To Open Computer Cases Safely

May 24, 2010

It used to be considered dangerous to attempt to open computer cases in your own home. However now days people ignore this idea and take the risk by repairing their own computers. If you must open your computer case, then there are some common precautions to adhere to. Different computer cases open in different ways. [...]

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How to make Windows 2000 and XP shutdown faster

May 24, 2010

You can cut down the time it takes for Windows to shutdown all of your running program by making a couple of changes to your registry. This can make the shutdown process a little bit quicker, which is great for the impatient users of today. However, before doing so I recommend you backup your registry [...]

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How to Format an External Hard Drive or a Spare Hard Drive

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If you need to format an external hard drive it is a lot easier than formatting a hard drive that is being used to house your main Windows operating system. Your external hard drive might be an old hard drive that you have placed into an external hard drive case for storage purposes, and you [...]

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How to clean inside your computer case safely

May 24, 2010

How often do you clean your computer case, inside and out? Did you realize that having a clean computer is a necessity for the system to run at its optimal levels? Having dust and dirt build up inside your computer case can restrict the airflow and cause serious damage to your components. One common example [...]

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How to change the default directory where Programs files get installed

May 24, 2010

I like to control everything about my computer, including where my program files get installed. Sometimes I make the default directory on another drive, instead of the default, which is c: Here’s how. First you have to get into the registry. Go to the Start menu at the bottom left corner. Choose run from the [...]

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What to use to Backup your computer files and data

May 24, 2010

Now days there are a few different ways that you can backup your computer files and data. You can backup your data to a CD or DVD, external hard drive, USB flash drive, print it out, store it on a web server, or even on the internet. Backing up your computer files is a very [...]

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How to Defrag Your Computer Hard Drive

May 24, 2010

Learning how to defrag your computer is a very important lesson when using a computer. When you install programs onto your computer the files are scattered all over the place in the closest available space. Therefore it is important that we organize the files that were installed into a logical order. When you defrag your [...]

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