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fixing sound issues with vista and windows 7

Posted by shawn white on Wednesday, September 29, 2010, In : sound issues

Fixing sound issues with Microsoft Vista/Windows 7 – and slow YouTube vids

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Fixing sound issues with Vista/Windows 7 For some unlucky users (including us), there’s been recurring problems with the sound vanishing from Windows and Windows 7 machines when they’re woken up from hibernation.

All our computers run 64 bit versions of Windows, but we understand that users on 32-bit Windows have suffered the same annoying glitch.

Rudd...

why firefox crashes

Posted by shawn white on Wednesday, September 29, 2010, In : browser issues

Find Out Why Firefox Crashes 14

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I like using Firefox. I think, for my tastes, it is better than Safari. But there is a few quirks. For example, it does crash quite a lot. This can be a problem. You don’t want a crashing browsers. There is a solution that can help, thats simple and easy to do. It does take a while, but I found it solved the crashing problem.

The solution is to remove plugins. Over time you end up...

internet explorer keeps crashing

Posted by shawn white on Wednesday, September 29, 2010, In : browser issues

How to avoid IE (Internet Explorer) browser from crashing?
(Estimated Time: 15-20 minutes approx, Level= Intermediate User)
This question has been asked several times by a lot of people. Can I stop the Internet Explorer browser from crashing again. Well the answer to it is yes if you know how to safely browse the internet. Internet Explorer browser is really not that bad a browser. Infact I have tried using several other browsers to compare the speeds but finally had to come back to Inter...

sending a remote assistance invitation by email

Posted by shawn white on Wednesday, September 29, 2010, In : programs and ease of use

reinstalling windows 7 or vista properly

Posted by shawn white on Tuesday, September 28, 2010, In : installing and uninstalling programs

How To Properly Reinstall a Program in Windows 7 or Windows Vista

By Tim Fisher, About.com Guide

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creating a iso file from start up program to back up on disk

Posted by shawn white on Tuesday, September 28, 2010, In : burning programs

Standard Work Examples
Error-Proof Manufacturing Process...

signs of a virus

Posted by shawn white on Tuesday, September 28, 2010, In : antivirus and spyware issues

Computer virus symptoms

After you open and run an infected program or attachment on your computer, you might not realize that you've introduced a virus until you notice something isn't quite right.

Here are a few primary indicators that your computer might be infected:

Your computer runs more slowly than normal
Your computer stops responding or locks up often
Your computer crashes and restarts every few minutes
Your computer restarts on its own and then fails to run nor...

scheduling and maintenance

Posted by shawn white on Tuesday, September 28, 2010, In : computer maintenance

Preventive Maintenance Schedule and Summary

In order for preventive maintenance to be useful, you have to remember to do it! This is not always as easy as it sounds. Most of us have equipment around the house that we know we should work on but we always forget if not reminded (I do). Something that can help is to create a preventive maintenance schedule.

As discussed here, some types of maintenance are really better done when they need to be done based on the condition of the system or devi...

linxsys wireless modem issues

Posted by shawn white on Sunday, September 26, 2010, In : wireless and modem issues and steps to fix them

How to Fix a Failed Linksys Wireless Router Set-up

By Richardthe3rd, eHow Member

A Linksys router

User-Submitted Article

Setting up a wireless net...

changing your startup menu in windows 7

Posted by shawn white on Sunday, September 26, 2010, In : slow computer speed issues

How to Change Startup Programs in Windows 7

By Lysis, eHow Contributor

updated: April 30, 2010

With the release of Windows 7, Microsoft has made several changes to the company's operating system. Startup program settings are similar to those of previous operating systems. Startup programs are save...

running error check on vista

Posted by shawn white on Sunday, September 26, 2010, In : computer maintenance

How-to Use Check Disk

Using the Graphical User Interface (GUI)

Open the Start Menu and click Computer.
Right-click the drive you want to perform a check disk on and select Properties.
Click the Tools tab in the drive Properties window.
Click Check Now under error checking.
To perform a complete check of your hard drive for errors check off both options in the check disk window that pops up.
Click the Start button to start the process.
If you are trying to check a hard drive that has open files ...

running error check steps on xp professional

Posted by shawn white on Sunday, September 26, 2010, In : computer maintenance

How to run Chkdsk

Notes

Chkdsk requires exclusive access to a volume when it runs. Therefore, if one or more of the files are open on the disk that you want to check, Chkdsk displays a prompt asking if you want schedule the disk check for the next time that you restart your computer.
Chkdsk might take a long time to run, depending on the number of files and folders, the size of the volume, disk performance, and available system resources, such as processor and memory.
Chkdsk might not accurately...

running error check on windows 7

Posted by shawn white on Sunday, September 26, 2010, In : computer maintenance

Check your hard disk for errors

You can help solve some computer problems and improve the performance of your computer by making sure that your hard disk has no errors.

Open Computer by clicking the Start button , and then clicking Computer.
Right-click the hard disk drive that you want to check, and then click Properties.
Click the Tools tab, and then, under Error-checking, cl...

clearing your cache

Posted by shawn white on Sunday, September 26, 2010, In : computer maintenance

Here are some additional techniques used by specific browsers to help clear the browser's cache so you see the changes when a page is reloaded.

Microsoft Internet Explorer:

Hold down SHIFT and click on the REFRESH button in the toolbar under the menu.
For Complete Cache Clearing: If you are having problems clearing out the cache, then force it by choosing from the menu TOOLS -> INTERNET OPTIONS -> TEMPORARY FILES. Click on Delete Temporary Files. You can choose the check box to delete...

uninstalling a program on windows 7

Posted by shawn white on Sunday, September 26, 2010, In : installing and uninstalling programs

Uninstall or change a program

You can uninstall a program from your computer if you no longer use it or if you want to free up space on your hard disk. You can use Programs and Features to uninstall programs or to change the program's configuration by adding or removing certain options.

Open Programs and Features by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking Programs, and then clicking Programs a...

troubles with adobe flash player on vista

Posted by shawn white on Saturday, September 25, 2010,

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Browsing Archive: September, 2010

fixing sound issues with vista and windows 7

Fixing sound issues with Microsoft Vista/Windows 7 – and slow YouTube vids

why firefox crashes

Find Out Why Firefox Crashes 14

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internet explorer keeps crashing

sending a remote assistance invitation by email

reinstalling windows 7 or vista properly

How To Properly Reinstall a Program in Windows 7 or Windows Vista

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creating a iso file from start up program to back up on disk

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