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Disable Programs from Starting with Msconfig

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When you install a program the default settings usually are to start the program when you login to your computer. For example if you install Nero at least three items start-up when you login. Nero secure disc, Nero check, and Nero Incd.  But seriously we do not need all these programs starting up and can [...]

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Add a Network Printer to Windows Vista or Windows XP

June 4, 2010

Now days the average household has more than one computer and share available resources over a home network. No-ones wants their house cluttered up with unnecessary office equipment, and this is exactly the reason why we need to use a network printer. For example if you have three computers on your home network you would [...]

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How to change what program opens a certain file in Windows Vista

June 2, 2010

Sometimes you need to manually tell Windows Vista to open a specific file with a certain program. Here’s how: Go to the start button on the bottom left corner. Then choose Control Panel Double click on Associate a file or protocol with a program as in the screenshot below. Then you highlight or make blue [...]

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Disabling Automatic Startup Programs with Msconfig in Windows Vista

June 2, 2010

Windows Vista Tips If you don’t want certain programs or applications to run automatically on startup, there’s an easy way to disable them. You simply use the command msconfig to get to the system configuration box to change settings. Click Start Type msconfig in the search box Click Continue in the User Account Control (annoying [...]

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Disable Windows Vista Welcome Center. Delete it from the startup menu

June 2, 2010

I had been using Windows Vista Ultimate for about an hour at the most when I  decided to get rid of some the annoying and unnecessary features that it imposed on me. The first and most obvious one was the Windows Vista Welcome Center. It opened every time the computer started. I could understand it [...]

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Write A Batch File To Start a Program when you Start your computer

June 2, 2010

Every time I startup my computer it is usually so I can start the same program, which in my case is FrontPage. I update my webpage everyday so I decided to create a batch file to start this program automatically at startup so it is always ready for me to use. Here’s how to write  [...]

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What is safe mode?

May 26, 2010

Starting a PC in Safe Mode means stripping Windows down to its bare bones and preventing all non-Windows applications from starting up. This helps in two ways: the processor has to run at only a tiny fraction of its capacity; and it enables users to test installed software for faults one by one. Under normal [...]

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How to get into your BIOS and change settings

May 26, 2010

Sooner or later you will have to go into your computers bios and change certain settings and especially if you want to format your computer. The bios is the first piece of software on your computer before the operating system is installed. Without the BIOS you would not have a working computer.  The BIOS (basic [...]

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Add a Network printer to Windows Video Tutorial

May 26, 2010

This video shows you how to add a network printer to your computer. This presumes that you have a home network of at least two computers and one printer installed on one of those computers. If you have never installed a network printer before you should read the following articles before watching the video.

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Upgrade your Computer memory: Install extra RAM for a Faster PC

May 25, 2010

DIY Computer Memory Upgrade Now days the programs we run on our computers are becoming larger and larger every day. Some games are as big as 500MB or sometimes more. For example, Microsoft recommends at least 128MB of memory for Windows XP; 256MB is better, however, I think you need 512MB at the minimum.. One [...]

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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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