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How To Roll Back The Clock on your Windows Vista Machine With System Restore

Thumbnail image for How To Roll Back The Clock on your Windows Vista Machine With System Restore June 30, 2010

Installing a new piece of software on your computer can sometimes feel like Russian Roulette. Most of the times, everything goes exactly as planned.  But every once in awhile…  poof! The most obvious solution would normally be to run the Uninstall Wizard that came with your program.  But unfortunately, these are not perfect… and they [...]

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All about the Windows XP Control panel

June 4, 2010

The Windows control panel is the main area where you can access most of the main settings for your computer. To get to the control panel, go to the start menu and it will be listed there. Click on the screenshot to see the Windows control panel in classic view. Here is a brief summary [...]

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To buy or build a computer? That is the question

May 30, 2010

By Mitz Even though a new computer is really cheap now, building you own computer is still a cheaper option. The new parts are available at rock bottom prices for everyone. The only thing that beats these prices is to buy an up to date, second hand system. About buying a complete new package Just [...]

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Viewing Your IP Address Information

May 30, 2010

Free Computer Help By Mitz Here are two ways you can determine your IP address information: Try this: Go to the Start menu / Choose Run / Then type cmd (Which would give you a command prompt) Type this: IPCONFIG /ALL This will give you your information. If you want to save the info to [...]

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How to Find Your Computer Name and Change it

May 29, 2010

There will be times when you need to know your computers name. This is not the same as your computer username. You might use your computer name to share files and printers on your home network and sometimes the default computer name is just too difficult to remember. This is the number one reason for [...]

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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 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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What are Device Drivers and why do I need them for my computer?

May 24, 2010

Many people are unaware that you actually need device drivers to run your computer smoothly. This could include display drivers, network, audio, and chipset drivers. Every device that is on your computer has a driver for it. Even a mouse, keyboard, and a monitor have drivers, however windows usually installs those ones for us. Often [...]

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