Category Archives: Windows
Windows 7 Service Pack 1
Questions about Service Pack 1 Microsoft released the first service pack for Windows 7 earlier this week on “Patch Tuesday” and I’d like to help answer some questions about this update. What is a service pack? A service pack is a massive collection of updates (or “hotfixes” as Microsoft calls […]
Posted in: Windows
Tagged: automatic, bandwidth, download, firewall, flash drive, hotfix, operating system, quicker, reboot, restart, service pack, speed, System Restore, update, wallpaper, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Quick Q & A: 2
Here are some quick answers to questions I’ve received from comments, emails, and search queries. You can find Part 1 of this segment in the Quick Q & A category. How much physical RAM can I add to my Windows 7 computer? The amount of RAM (and type of RAM […]
Posted in: Malware Protection, Quick Q & A, Web Browsers, Windows
Tagged: Chrome, download, email, Feeling Lucky, Firefox, Google, malware, motherboard, operating system, Quick Q & A, RAM, Task Manager, web, web browser, Windows 7
Quick Q & A: 1
In this new segment, I’ll offer quick answers to questions I’ve received from comments, emails, or search queries. Can I install AVG Free 2011 over 9.0? You do not need to uninstall AVG 9.0 before beginning to install AVG 2011. During the installation, version 9.0 will be removed automatically before […]
Posted in: General Apps, Malware Protection, Office, Quick Q & A, Web Browsers, Windows
Tagged: Adobe, anti-virus, application, AVG, ipconfig, MAC address, networking, operating system, PDF, PrimoPDF, print, Quick Q & A, services.msc, web, web browser, Windows 7, Windows XP
Backing Up The Windows Registry
The Windows Registry is a massive database of your system’s configuration files. It keeps track of all the software changes you make and it is imperative that care be taken when modifying the registry. Adjusting a registry key improperly can cause programs or the whole operating system to become inoperable. […]
Temporarily Disable Start-up Applications
Tweaking the start-up process is something that every computer “power user” does, and for good reason too. We all want our computers blazing fast and booting up in only a few seconds just like the first day they were setup. Unfortunately, many of the applications we use try to start-up […]
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Tagged: application, disable, login, msconfig, operating system, startup, Windows XP
Send To Any Folder Or Program
You know that Send To list you see when right-clicking a file or folder? You can add/remove any folder or program to the list you’d like. Open a Windows Explorer window and direct yourself to C:\Documents and Settings\{USER ACCOUNT}\SendTo where “{USER ACCOUNT}” is the name of, well, the user account […]
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Tagged: application, folder, Open With, operating system, Send To, Windows 7, Windows XP
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