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Category Archives: Windows questions
New Java based Trojan attacks Mac, Windows and Linux
Updated August 27 2012 Computerworld has published an article about new Java based malware which can infect Mac, Windows and Linux machines through a vulnerability in Oracle’s Java 7. OSX 10.7 and OSX 10.8 come with Java disabled by default, … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Questions and Answers, Mac questions, Security, Viruses and malware, Windows questions
Tagged Apple, Back Door, Browser, Java, Macintosh, Malware, Security, Trojan horse, Virus, Windows
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Q. On July 9th, my machine stopped finding websites. What’s wrong?
There was a nasty piece of malware a couple of years ago called DNSChanger, which redirected your web browser to advertising sites instead of where you wanted to go. It did this by changing the DNS Server defaults of your … Continue reading
Q. What does it mean when a video card is bottlenecked by a CPU?
Short answer – it doesn’t mean anything. Read on for the longer answer: What is bottlenecking? The concept of bottlenecking is that a program will only run as fast as the slowest component that it uses in the computer. When … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Questions and Answers, How-To, Performance, Windows questions
Tagged FPS, frame rate, Gaming, Hardware, Install, Performance, RPG, Upgrade, Video, Windows
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Q. How do I upgrade the hard drive in a Windows laptop?
Most modern notebook machines have hard drives that can be replaced with a larger, faster 2.5″ SATA hard drive or upgraded to a 2.5″ SATA Solid State (SSD) flash drive. Older notebooks may have 2.5″ IDE (Parallel ATA) hard drives, they can still … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Questions and Answers, Hard Drives and SSD, Windows questions
Tagged Clone, Computer, Hard Drive, IDE, Install, Laptop, Notebook, Repair, SATA, Solid State Drive, SSD, Troubleshoot, Upgrade, Windows
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Q. My Win XP PC comes up with “Couldn’t find NTLDR” and won’t boot?
Your Windows XP or XP Pro machine cannot find a bootable drive to start from, or the NTLoader (NTLDR) software on your bootable drive is damaged. (for Windows Vista/7 go here) The first step is to make sure you are booting … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Questions and Answers, Windows questions
Tagged Boot.ini, MBR, NTLDR, Recover, Recovery, Repair, Troubleshoot, Windows, Windows XP
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Q. I have a problem with my iTunes purchase, who do I contact?
If you have a problem with a download you purchased within the Apple iTunes store, such as the download didn’t work, or you were charged for multiple copies of the same item, you can address it directly in iTunes, First … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Questions and Answers, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Mac questions, Software, Windows questions
Tagged Apple, Credit, Download, Faulty, iTunes, Overcharge, Problem, Purchase, Report Problem, Store
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Q. I have a file on my Windows machine and it won’t open the correct program?
What type of file is it? Most files have a file name with a three or four letter extension which tells the machine what program it belongs to. For example, a .XLSX file is a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet file. This … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Questions and Answers, Windows questions
Tagged Association, Extension, File Type, Open, Registry, Software, Troubleshoot, Windows
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Q. I am being offered some used software for sale. Is this legitimate?
In most cases, used software can be sold if it is no longer needed – but there are some strict requirements for it to be legal. The reason for this is that you don’t purchase software outright, you purchase a … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Questions and Answers, Mac questions, Software, Windows questions
Tagged Copyright, License, multiuser, Sale, Software, Used software
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Q. My USB memory stick won’t let me save a 4.2 GB file?
You are finding that individual files larger than 3.99 GB are failing when you copy them to a USB memory stick (or a camera memory card, or an external hard drive). The simple answer is that the memory stick is … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Questions and Answers, General Computer, How-To, Mac questions, Windows questions
Tagged 4 GB, exFAT, FAT32, Flash cards, Format, Macintosh, Memory keychain, NTFS, Storage, USB, Windows
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Q. Someone knows my IP address and email. Can they hack my computer?
You don’t get hacked just because someone knows your IP address – you get hacked if your machine has malware on it or if you have left services open to the public or if someone has obtained the username and … Continue reading
Q. How do I install a 3TB or larger hard drive?
The largest new desktop SATA hard drives on the market have capacities of 3 TB and 4 TB. This is great for storage, not so great for older machines because it goes beyond what SATA interfaces on older (mid 2011 … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Questions and Answers, Hard Drives and SSD, Mac questions, Windows questions
Tagged Apple, BIOS, Compatibility, Hard Drive, Hardware, SATA, Troubleshoot, UEFI, Upgrade, Windows
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Q. How do I install RAM in a PC Notebook?
The RAM memory in most notebook computers is user-upgradeable. Almost all notebook machines use SODIMMs (Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Modules). Part of the trick is to discover where the memory modules are located in a notebook machine. The best … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Questions and Answers, General Computer, How-To, Memory, Windows questions
Tagged Install, Laptop, Memory, Notebook, SODIMM, Upgrade, Windows
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Q. How do I clone my Windows 7 drive to a new hard drive?
For this solution, we are assuming that you have a bootable Windows 7 installation on your working C: drive, and that you want to put a newer/faster/larger drive in as a new C: drive with the same Windows and programs. … Continue reading
Q. What does it mean to clean a cache?
Your web browser caches (keeps local copies on your hard drive of) many of the pages and graphics it downloads as you are browsing the Web. This makes it faster to reload the same page when you return to it … Continue reading