File
Systems Unraveled
Learn all about Windows file systems FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS - how they
work, and their advantages and shortcomings
Clean install
Windows
How to start with a clean slate and install Windows fresh
Repairing
Windows
How to check for missing or damaged Windows system files and repair them
Back up
System Files
How to back up important system configuration files
Windows 98
Registry Backup Guide
How to back up your Windows 98 registry and restore it easily in case of
emergency
Device Drivers
What they do and how to keep them updated
Windows 9x
Resources
What are Windows system resources, how do they get depleted, how to
monitor them, and how to recover them
Shut Down
Background Applications
How to track down a program causing problems and stop it from loading
File Types
What types of files are on your hard drive, how file extensions work, how
to identify them, and some tips
Managing the
Swap File
What is the Windows Swap File and how to optimize it
No more Windows
Login
How to eliminate the Windows Login dialog box on startup
Windows
AutoRun
What is AutoRun, how does it work, how to disable or enable it and some
tricks
Windows
Send-To
Send-To is a often overlooked but very useful Windows feature. Find out
what it is, how to customize it to make it work for you
Tweaking
Windows
Cool tips to tweak Windows, customize Windows the way YOU want it, and
links to great Windows tweak utilities
Choosing the
right ISP
How to find the best Internet Service Provider, a list of questions you
need to ask, links to sites to find the best ISP
Set up Dial-Up
Networking
Set up Dial-Up Networking yourself to avoid having to use your ISP's
software
Set up E-Mail
Choose an e-mail program and configure it
Choose a
browser
Choose a browser and configure it
Securing your
browser
Make your browser more secure to protect your privacy and your PC
Secure E-Mail
Encrypt your e-mail to to protect sensitive content from prying eyes
Internet
Security Solutions for Home and SOHO
A great collection of links, tips, and advice about protecting your PC
with a firewall. Mandatory reading if you have a cable modem or DSL.
Search the
Web
Find information on the World Wide Web quickly and efficiently, using
search engines and advanced search techniques
The Basics Of FTP
Learn about what FTP is, why you want to use it, where to get free FTP
software, and how to use it
Downloading
from the Internet
Great tips for successful, safe and organized downloading from the
Internet plus links to great freeware sites
Internet
Connection Sharing
Share one Internet connection between multiple PCs for simultaneous web
surfing etc.
Multi-Player
Gaming
Play computer games against others over a local network or the Internet
NetMeeting
Call people over the Internet for free, talk to them and even see them if
you have a video camera
Internet Chat
Chatting over the Internet can be fun. Find out how.
Im-/Exporting
Internet Settings
Exchanging bookmarks, favorites, address books, messages and e-mail
account settings between browsers and e-mail clients
Removing AOL
Instant Messenger
How to eliminate AOL's Instant Messenger from your Netscape Communicator
Installation
Reset IE
Content Advisor
Forgot your IE Content Advisor Password? This trick will show you to
remove the password.
Custom HTML
signatures
Learn how to create your own HTML signature to use in the forum
Backing up
your data
Why you should back up your data and how
Virus
Protection
Protect yourself against viruses with these simple but important
guidelines
PC & Data
Safety
How to protect your PC and your data against damage and data loss
Avoiding Spam
How you can prevent from receiving too much unsolicited e-mail
Say
"No" To Hoaxes
What hoaxes are, how to identify them, and what to do about them
Replacing
a Bad Power Supply
We show you how to successfully replace a bad power supply - it's easier
than you think.
Troubleshooting
CD-ROM problems
Because of its versatility, it can be tricky to troubleshoot CD-ROM
problems, so we made a list of common problems and their solutions for
you.
Installing a
new video card
We show you step-by-step how easy it is to replace your old video card
Installing IDE
Drives
Learn how to install an IDE hard drive in your PC to replace an existing
drive or add a second drive
Master Thy
Modem
All about modems, what they are, how they work, and how to make them work
best
Electricity
And Your Computer
Electricity 101 - a basic explanation of the considerations involved in
powering and protecting your personal computer.
Cleaning Your
Mouse
Turn that filthy rodent into a shiny and smooth performer inside and out
with a simple cleaning
Partitioning
101
Learn about the basics of partitioning using FDisk and Partition Magic
Troubleshooting
Basics
While experience helps when troubleshooting computer problems, everybody
can resolve PC issues as long as one keeps a few simple, but important
things in mind.
Clean Up Your
Hard Drive
Recover a significant amount of hard drive space within a few well-spent
minutes, and perform some basic maintenance to whip that drive back into
shape.
Troubleshooting
Boot Problems
If your computer suddenly does not boot properly anymore, this article
will help you identify and resolve the issue, period.
Disk Imaging
Making an image of your hard drive is a painless way to recover from an
installation gone bad or a total system meltdown
What is FAT/FAT
32?
The advantages of FAT 32, how to create a FAT 32 drive and how to convert
an existing drive from FAT 16 to FAT 32
Zip Files
What are zip files, how to use zip files to compress data, make
self-extracting zip files, the best zip utilities
CD-ROM Boot
Disk
How to make a floppy disk to boot your PC with CD-ROM support
Boot Disk with
Zip access
How to make a floppy disk to boot your PC with ZIP drive support
Correcting a
slow PC clock
What to do when your computer clock is slow
Making Cat5
Network Cables Learn how to save money by making your own Cat 5
network cables with just a few simple tools.
Bandwidth
Understand bandwidth, how it is measured, and the difference between
theoretical and effective bandwidth.
Data
Transfer Over A Network
Understand how data flows across a network - any network, including the
Internet.
Switching
101
Learn the difference between a hub and a switch
Any port in a
packet storm
What network ports are, how they work, and why they are so important
IP Addresses
What IP Addresses are, how they work, why they are so important, who
assigns them, and more
Home
Networking
How to connect your PCs at home to share files, printers and play local
network multi-player games
X-fer Files
between PCs
An easy way to transfer files between PCs and/or Laptops
Changing Your GUI
Cleaning
Your Hard Drive - Thorougly!
(This is done tongue in cheek. This is not
real. Do not do this with a good hard drive.)
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