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Basic Diagnosis Guidelines for Your PC
Simone is exasperated. She has to work on her university assignment but her PC is not working properly. For example: She would like to open a single Internet Explorer window but a whole series of windows are opening up. Simone is not alone when it...
Computers and the Internet are Inspiring Us to Create
Computers and Internet are not deadening our heads; they are inspiring us to create!
The Internet is sometimes criticized (usually by parents who think their kids need to be outdoors more often) as leading people to be sitting in front of their...
How the Mini-ITX Form Factor Is Changing How Your Computer Looks
Until just recently, consumers have been forced into buying
desktop computers that have very little variation from model to
model. I'll be the first to admit that some of the better
manufacturers are doing a great job of making the boring...
Microsoft Great Plains in Aerospace & Defense industries – implementation & customization highlights
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Quick Guide To Computer Training
Computers and the Internet have come a long way since their inception. Living in the computer age means adapting to new technologies as they evolve. The ease and speed of communication that computer technology provides allows us to be more...
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The Cycle of Windows Life.
As with all creatures, Windows GUI’s (Graphic User Interface) running the Windows 9x operating system, including Windows ME, has a life cycle.
If your computer is setup correctly and you don’t regularly add and remove components or programs,the Windows life cycle usually will last about three years. You will know when Windows is fading by the signs it gives you. The most common is the GPF (General Protection Fault), you will see this from time to time while using programs in Windows, you know, the errors that come up telling you that something has
caused an illegal operation and although you have a couple of options, you still wind up using the infamous Ctr-Alt-Del soft boot to rectify the problem.
This is what’s happening: Time and usage takes its toll on your computers hardware and software. Windows9x/Me is no exception. Each time you add and remove components and/or software Windows has to make massive changes to itself. This includes rearranging files, adding and deleting dynamic linking files and hundreds of other changes. Over time even Windows starts getting Alzheimer’s disease.
Fortunately there is a cure.
Windows has a number of programs built-in that can increase the longevity of your system. The most important of these is SCANDISK, you can run scandisk by clicking on START, PROGRAMS,
ACCESSORIES, and then SYSTEM
TOOLS. Scandisk will check your hard drive for problems and can automatically fix most that it finds. You should run Scandisk at least once a month. Another program is DISK DEFRAGMENTER located in the same System Tools folder. Disk Defragmenter actually rearranges blocks of information on your hard drive. Each time you add, remove or make changes to programs Windows will save this information to the hard drive. Windows will not but these changes in any kind of logical order on the drive and can/will place portions of files in different areas of the drive. Disk Defragmenter checks the drives and buts the files in a logical order. This makes it easier for Windows to find and use the files a programs needs which inturn speeds up your computer. There are also third party programs that claim to do a better job cleaning up Windows such as Norton Utilities. Be
careful with third party programs, remember you are adding another program that can cause problems. If you really want to make Windows as fresh as the day you installed it, start all over again. Once you start getting errors in Windows and specifically more than one application its time to start over. The best way to do this is run the FDISK command from your boot disk and delete everything on your hard drive
and then reinstall all. Michael List, www.mpl1.com
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