8 Most Serious Problems Of Windows Vista 2008-03-16 09:10:00 By Kok Choon Kow Microsoft launches its most advanced operating system - WindowsVista
since 2007, unfortunately it also introduced many problems for the users, expected to rectify most of them in SP1.Here are the 8 most serious problems encountered:Problem #1 - Slowed file transfer and download.Vista will take advantage of Gigabit network and able to transfer files between them very fast. However, it failed to optimize speed on a slower network and local hard disks.Problem #2 - Slow Internet connection.Vista will be automatic optimize any network connection using TCP protocol. But for some reasons it just slows down.Problem #3 - Slow Boot Up.Too many drivers and background services slow down Vista boot up time.Problem #4 - Slow Logon.Not only boot time, even when logon screen appear, it m Read more:Windows Vista
Anti-Spyware - Slow Computer, What Spyware Will Do To Your Computer 2008-03-16 04:10:00 By Linda Holstrom Is your computer protected from spyware and trojans?In the world today every household has computers. The computer market is a big world these days and so being able to spy on your families habits while on the computer are very important to get a jump on the most important areas. Also it is now being used by criminals to gain access to your personal information to steal your information for identity fraud. Any average computer user will not have any clue that spyware has been loaded onto the computers they use everyday. Downloading music is one of the biggest areas where they put spyware onto your computers.With a large business knowing what people are listening to and where they go to get the music, helps the companies compete for your business. Ninety percent of spyware Read more:Spyware
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6 Tips To Convert DVD To iPod, PSP, ZUNE, AVI and More! 2008-03-15 09:09:00 By R.k. Jain Life is turning Digital. In the last few years, the world of portable devices has changed to a great degree. Walkman used to be the most popular portable music player, but now It has been replaced by iPod
, Zune, PSP, iPhone and other similar portable devices.On the other hand, CDs are now being replaced by DVDs and so many people are looking to convert their DVDs in a format which suites their portable devices. Regardless to whether you want to convert DVD to iPOD or DVD to AVI or any other format, the conversion is very easy provided you have the correct software.Different Portable Devices support different formats and there are so many converting software in the market that you will almost get lost. Purchasing a different software for a different device is just waste of tim Read more:Convert
Antivirus Programs and Why You Need Them 2008-03-15 04:15:00 By Gary Riddle Worms, Trojans, and viruses are programs created by hackers and are used to infect at risk computers via the Internet. Worms and viruses can replicate themselves from computer to computer, while Trojans hide in seemingly legitimate programs that you download from the Internet. The list of things that can go wrong with your computer is endless once your computer is infected with a virus, worm, or Trojan. One of the first signs that you are indeed infected is pop up advertisements and a big drop in the performance or speed of your computer.Antivirus software scans your computer constantly looking for these bad guys, and if found either quarantines the malicious code or deletes it before it can do harm to your computer and data. Windows XP does not have a built in antivir Read more:Programs
10 Malware Prevention Tips 2008-03-14 09:09:00 By Dee Money Anti-spyware - Antispyware prevent your system from being spied on, so make sure that you have a reliable anti-spyware installed if you want to protect your privacy, data and your expensive computer system.Antivirus - Virus is the most dangerous and without a reliable anti-virus running on your system, it is not advisable to connect your computer to the internet.Beware of Unknown Email - whenever you receive emails with attachments from an address you do not know, it is better not to open it because the email could contain malwares such as a virus, worms or a Trojan horse.Software Download - Peer-to-peer file sharing sites have a high number of viruses. This is the means by which virus spread across the internet. Beware of what you download on the internet. If it is suspicious Read more:Malware
Understand Computer Virus - Prevent Against Virus Attack 2008-03-14 04:09:00 By Dee Money Virus is the worst of malwares (rogue programs) that causes serious havoc to your computer system. A virus is self-replicating and affects computer hardware, software, and even the Operating System. Viruses are designed to replicate themselves and to elude detection from anti-virus software, so without a good antivirus software it might be impossible to dig them out of your computer system.Computer
virus is an executable program written with the intention of causing a wreck to your computer or network, and because viruses are programs, they are loaded into computer memory, executed and instruct the computer to perform the actions dictated by the virus.A virus can instruct infected computer to re-write the virus onto other computers in the network thereby spreading the virus fr Read more:Understand
Understand Trojan Horse - Prevent-Protect Against Trojan Horse Attack 2008-03-13 09:08:00 By Dee Money A Trojan
horse is a computer program that on the outside seems to be harmless to the computer but within it contains harmful programs that can cause a wreck to the computer hard drive. Trojan horses are usually hidden in programs and are disguised as fun programs such as games, so that whenever the game, is launched, the malicious code contained within is executed and could cause serious damage to the computer system.Trojan horses can be sent by email attachment. Whenever an unsuspecting person open the email attachment, it would appear as if nothing has happened to the naked eye but in the background the malicious Trojan horse has installed or executed itself to carry out the havoc.One of the dangers of Trojan horse is that a hacker can use Trojan horse as a remote control to Read more:Understand
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How to Fix Your Windows XP Registry 2008-03-13 04:16:00 By Thomas Lively If you're a Windows
XP user, I'm sure you know the feeling.When you first buy your new computer, it runs like a dream. Sadly, things go downhill from there. Your programs run slower and slower, and sometimes your computer locks up, or "crashes". You start getting ominous sounding error messages from Windows.After a few days, weeks, or months (take your pick), you can't take it anymore. What will you do? If you are indeed using a Windows machine, the most likely source of the problem is your registry. What is the registry, you say?The registry is essentially a thousand-page document with multiple instructions for your computer's operating system. The registry maintains information about your hardware and software. It is a fluid document; it's being changed constantly, whene Read more:Registry
Beware of Free Malware Removal Software 2008-03-12 09:07:00 By Dee Money There are many free malware removal tools available on the market, but beware of "false positives", and this is what I mean...You download free trial copy of malware removal software to perform a scan of your computer system, when you run the first scan it displays lists of spywares that it claims to be present on your system. The list includes viruses, spywares, adwares and so on, that are, in fact, not present on your computer, but are present in the malware software database itself. This is known as false positives and there are numerous malware software vendors that trick unsuspecting consumers in this way.The aim is to create a panic so you can buy their product for protection. Don't be fooled, be careful before you install this type of malware protection. Do a bit of res Read more:Malware
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How to Fix "System32 Corrupt or Missing" Error 2008-03-11 09:07:00 By Mark Tugenlieb Has your Windows Xp stopped booting with a system32 corrupt or missing error? After updating the drivers from my graphics card, I have run into the same problem and the message "System
32 corrupt" was driving me crazy. I have looked up several forums and found the following solutions.What is System32 First of all, you need to understand what "System32 corrupt or missing" actually means. System32 is a vital part of your PC. You can look at it as the heart and brain of the Windows operating system without which, your computer would not be working at all. System32 is usually located in the C: drive under C:WindowsSystem32 or C:Winntsystem32 and is usually hidden in order to prevent any accidental alterations by the user.Fix "System32 Corrupt
" Error Yourself Reboot you Read more:Missing
Free Virus Removal Tool - Find The Best Free Virus Tool On The Net 2008-03-11 04:07:00 By Josh Neumann So where can you find the best free virus removal tool? Does such a thing really exist? Whether you want church virus protection or simply virus repair for your home computer, here is some important information to help enlighten you on this subject as quickly as possible.First of all, a virus is essentially a tiny program that utilizes software and generally goes rapidly from computer to computer harming each one it infects. Generally, they cause damage by eliminating programs and files on the computers they infect. Generally speaking, the only way to stop the damage and get rid of the virus is to make use of a free virus removal tool.Fortunately, you can generally find these online very quickly, as there are quite a few available. So how do you know whether or not you real Read more:Removal
Watch NBA Online - Never Miss NBA Games Again 2008-03-10 15:10:00 By Alexandre Frings As a NBA
fans, who would want to miss NBA games or their favorite team in action?. When you can not watch the matches live at the stadium, you would certainly want to watch the games on TV. Sometimes you have problems or something may come up that stop you from watching your favorite NBA games.You certainly will ask your friend or someone to record it so you can watch the game later or you will watch the highlight. But if you are often busy at your office and you can not sit on your comfortable sofa in front of your plasma TV, you might be wondering how you should do in order not to miss NBA games again. You might be traveling and cannot get access to US channels that allow you to watch NBA games or any other reasons.The solution is the internet. You should have reali Read more:Games
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How To Remove Runtime Errors From Your PC 2008-03-10 04:10:00 By Cynthia Blake Runtime
errors have several causes, and there are a few ways to remove runtime errors from your computer.Re-Install SoftwareIf a particular program is giving you problems, then it's a good idea to re-install the software. Run the program's uninstall utility and then remove all remaining files and folders that haven't been removed by the utility.Sometimes un-installation utilities are not thorough. This is one thing that can lead to a bunch of common computer problems, including runtime errors.In order to thoroughly remove all files from your PC, you should consider using a registry cleaner. These programs are great tools to help clear your computer of obsolete and invalid files.Not only can programs leave behind entries when they are uninstalled, but temporary entries c Read more:Errors
The Safer Choice of PDF to Doc Conversion Tools 2008-03-09 15:16:00 By Sam Miller There is no doubt about it that PDF files have certainly become the popular file format being used for so many documents nowadays. The acronym PDF actually stands for Portable Document Format. This is the format that is commonly used when you are transmitting and retrieving documents of larger sizes. You see, the files are written and formatted in a certain way that the files are given to you as a whole, rather than the usual way of being in various parts that can be edited. However, there would come a time when you would need to convert PDF to doc files. You see, you should think of the PDF file as a snapshot, rather than as text that can be edited. Thus, when you see the PDF file as a snapshot, you cannot really cut and paste a portion of the snapshot file because you would Read more:Choice
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The Wonders Convert PDF to Text Brings 2008-03-09 09:13:00 By Sam Miller The PDF file format has definitely become quite the popular format to be used by so many people in the professional world. This is why there are so many computers in the circuit right now that are equipped with what is known as the Adobe Acrobat software program. Yes, using this software application does have its benefits, especially when you are using PDF files. However, there are inevitable times when your computer would freeze when you access this application. This is because Adobe Acrobat actually puts a lot of pressure on your system, thus, causing your system to freeze or hang, and you are left with no other option except to reboot the whole system. Fortunately, there is an effective way to avoid this mishap, and this is via convert PDF to text tools.When you convert PD Read more:Convert
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Top 4 Advantages of Satellite TV Software 2008-03-09 04:15:00 By Ashley Mcallister Have you been wondering about whether or not you should purchase satellite TV software? If you are not sure if you should or not yet, then this article should do the trick in helping you decide if it is for you or not. For those of you that have never heard of satellite TV software, it is software you can download to watch satellite TV directly from your computer.Here are the advantages of getting the software:1. Picture QualityBack in the day, most computers hardly had any good picture quality that came with them at all. Now days, computers are coming pre upgraded with good graphic card with them. This software is also only able to run if you have internet and back in the day the internet use to be extremely slow as well. Now, everything is all upgraded and the satell Read more:Software
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Time Management Software - Build vs Buy 2008-03-08 23:13:00 By Chris Murphy Time management and project expense tracking requirements vary from company to company, but to streamline efforts and maximize productivity, nearly every organization will at some point need help. The million dollar question most companies ponder is whether to build a software solution in-house or choose a packaged solution.In the past, many companies didn't hesitate in designing and building their own internal program to track project costs, employee time sheets and expenses. However, with software specialization getting to the point where the cost-benefit between developing, building and implementing an in-house solution versus buying a functionality rich, commercial, off-the-shelf application is becoming increasingly skewed toward the purchasing of off-the-shelf applic Read more:Software
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Mods Vs Plugins 2008-03-08 23:12:00 By Paul D Martin The terms `Mod` and `Plugin` come up often in software engineering. They're both accomplishing the same goal by slightly different means: they add functionality or modify the current functionality of already existing programs or scripts. The way they do that is what makes the difference between them.Mods are more like a brute-force approach. You force the new behavior by modifying (hence the name) the program code or the files it uses. This is most likely not something the program author intended (or perhaps he decided that to work needed to make it easier for 3rd party programmers to add their code is not worth the time) but it can be done anyway and it works. Mods exists mostly for programs where the source code is available (open-source) or for scripts where the program Read more:Plugins
Vista Problems 2 - 5 Steps To Fix Slow Internet Connection 2008-03-18 09:16:00 By Kok Choon Kow Vista
added support for IPv6, improved network protocols for faster detection and transfer. In theory these nice features should take your Internet
connection to the next level! Just like before, Vista slows down everything with lots of extra overheads. In this article, I will show you how to speed up your connection by turning off those features.Step #1 - Turn Off Unneeded Network Protocol.Try to turn off unneeded protocol such as IPv6, Qos Packet Scheduler, File and Printer Sharing, Link-Layer Topology.Step #2 - Use Static IP.Try to use static IP, assign an IP to your computer, don't rely on DHCP server to assign IP for you.Step #3 - Use OpenDNS.Replace your ISP DNS server with OpenDNS, or any faster DNS server (You need to try them before you know).Go to Control Panel - Read more:Internet Connection
Vista Problems 1 - How To Fix Slow File Transfer And Download? 2008-03-18 04:14:00 By Kok Choon Kow Vista
takes advantage of more advanced hardware, such as the hybrid hard disk, Gigabit network... Welcome to the future! However, if you are just like me, and other majority people out there, you need to disable some advanced features to optimize the speed for your current hardware.Disable 2 features below to restore your file transfer and download speed. You can expect 20% to 40% increase in speed, but I doubt that Vista can run faster than XP in normal condition.Feature #1 - Remote Differential Compression (RDC).RDC will compare, compress and transfer multiple files across low bandwidth connection, such as the Internet. However, this feature needs to be supported by remote computer, and it will compare the files and update only the newest version. It creates overhead bet Read more:Download
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Vista Problems 1 - How To Fix Slow File Transfer And Download? 2008-03-17 09:07:00 By Kok Choon Kow Vista
takes advantage of more advanced hardware, such as the hybrid hard disk, Gigabit network... Welcome to the future! However, if you are just like me, and other majority people out there, you need to disable some advanced features to optimize the speed for your current hardware.Disable 2 features below to restore your file transfer and download speed. You can expect 20% to 40% increase in speed, but I doubt that Vista can run faster than XP in normal condition.Feature #1 - Remote Differential Compression (RDC).RDC will compare, compress and transfer multiple files across low bandwidth connection, such as the Internet. However, this feature needs to be supported by remote computer, and it will compare the files and update only the newest version. It creates overhead bet Read more:Download
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Vista Problems 6 - 3 Steps to Maximize P2P Connections 2008-03-20 09:14:00 By Kok Choon Kow Vista
has limited the half-open (incomplete/sync packets) connection attempts per second, in other words, you can't use P2P software at its' full potential in Vista. You can either wait until P2P software vendors find a way to overcome this problem, or You may want to "Hack" your Vista to support full potential of P2P connection.Step #1 - Turn Off TCP Auto TuningTCP Auto Tuning will delay most P2P software, until the vendors updated their program, you need to turn it off. You can do that by typing " netsh interface tcp set global autotuning=disable". Next step you will need to optimize the TCP settings yourself.Step #2 - Download SG TCP OptimizerGo to Google and type "SG TCP Optimizer", download and install it. After that, launch the program and select "Optimal settings" a Read more:Maximize
Vista Problems 5 - How to Cure Windows Mail Stuck and Failed to Send 2008-03-20 04:14:00 By Kok Choon Kow Vista
replaced Outlook Express in previous Windows
with Windows Mail. If you have not started using it, I strongly recommend Mozilla Thunderbird as a better replacement. But if you still insist on using it, I will show you how to cure the mail stuck problem in this article.Before you do anything, go to Windows Update and perform an update manually, NOW!If you do not know HOW, press Windows key and type "Windows Update" without quote then enter, start updating now... Restart your computer after update, then open Windows Mail.Delete the stuck mail in outbox, try to resend again. If the problem still persists, turn off anti virus mail scanning feature, try again. If still cannot send out, restart and turn off the anti virus and try again. You should be able to send by now, if Read more:Stuck
Vista Problems 4 - How To Speed Up Slow Logon? 2008-03-19 09:13:00 By Kok Choon Kow From time to time, you will notice your Vista
logon became slower and slower until it almost freezes! Because you installed too many start up programs, such as the anti virus, anti spyware, dictionary, memory optimizer, Skype, messenger and other gadgets... You know you should minimize the start up programs, but there are just too many to keep, what should you do?There are 2 ways to solve this problem:Method #1 - You do not activate them until you need it. Go to Windows menu, type "msconfig" then enter to activate System Configuration, select "Startup" tab and uncheck as many programs as possible. However, the fact is you need most of them, and they are there for some reasons!Method #2 - Lower the priority of start up programsUse the command below:C:\Windows\System32\ cmd. Read more:Speed
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Vista Problems 3 - 3 Methods To Accelerate Boot Time 2008-03-19 04:13:00 By Kok Choon Kow Background services have increased 30% or more in Vista
, despite the introduction of Superfetch to speed up the boot time. Vista needs lots of RAM to take advantage of Superfetch and its' own features. In this article, I will show you 3 simple ways to speed up boot time.Method #1 - Add more RAMThis is my favorite way to increase Vista overall performance! You will notice dramatic decrease in boot time when 2 GB RAM or more installed. If you have limited budget, then try the next method.Method #2 - Use ReadyBoostYou can use your normal memory stick (some called it flash drive) to accelerate the speed. Not all memory stick are Vista compatible, however there are some tricks to force ReadyBoost on none-compatible memory stick.Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->SOFTWARE->Microsoft->Win Read more:Methods
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10 Good Tips About How To Use The Internet Safely Part 1 2008-03-22 09:19:00 By Worth Godwin In this article I want to go over the first of 10 good tips for how to use the Internet
safely -- there's a lot to cover, so I'm going to break it up into multiple articles.Before I go on, let me just clarify that the Internet includes *both* web pages, and email, as well as other things such as instant messaging (chat programs like iChat, MSN Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, etc.) and so on.I'm mentioning this because I've found that many people think the Internet just means web pages, so I just wanted to make sure we were all on the same page (excuse the pun) before I went on and gave you these 10 good tips about how to use the Internet safely.These tips should be considered computer basics, and are not meant to cover every possible Internet safety & security tip, but th Read more:Safely
The #1 Reason Your Computer Slows Down -- And How to Fix It 2008-03-22 04:18:00 By Dennis Savoy Surprisingly most people think that slow computer performance is due either to a hardware problem or a virus. Actually, this is rarely the case. 95% of the time when your computer starts to operate poorly by taking longer to load things and crashing in freezing more often, it is because of one easily correctable situation -- a corrupted Windows registry.Your Windows registry is the key component that makes your operating system work. Without it, you could do nothing on your computer. It gives all the commands to the different programs in your computer to run smoothly and effectively. The problem is most people do not even know it exists, much less realize that it needs to be maintained and cleaned regularly.Left on its own, your Windows registry will quickly fill up wit Read more:Reason
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Vista Problems 8 - How to Counter Vista Hybrid Sleep Problem? 2008-03-21 09:18:00 By Kok Choon Kow HybridSleep
is the best thing in Vista
that I love most! The Hybrid sleep mode might not work well on an older computer, you should check the support level of hybrid sleep mode on your computer with "powercfg -a" command. I will outline some of the common sleep problems in this article, and show you the proper way to diagnose and solve it.Problem
#1 - Sleep mode not supported.Some older hardware will not support the sleep mode properly, the level of sleep mode supported varies between different hardware. Open command Windows and type "powercfg -a" to list the support level of each hardware.There are 4 levels of sleep mode:S1 - Light SleepS2 - Deeper SleepS3 - Deepest SleepS4 - HibernationProblem #2 - Unwanted wakes up call.Many unwanted and unexpected wakes up reported by Read more:Counter
Vista Problems 7 - 3 Principles to Get Vista Compatible Hardware 2008-03-21 04:17:00 By Kok Choon Kow If you already own a printer since Windows XP, there are chances they won't work on Vista
. To find a Vista compatible hardware, you need to be aware of 3 things. In this article I will show you the 3 principles to get Vista compatible hardware.Principle #1 - Find the "Certified for Windows Vista" logo.You need to find the logo on your hardware's packing box, this logo indicates the hardware is design for Vista, and you can expect the best out of it when working with Vista, the logo might be embedded on your hardware itself.Principle #2 - Find the "Works with Windows Vista" logo.This logo indicates compatible with Windows Vista, but might not support some advanced features in Vista. If you are selecting normal black and white printer, there will be no difference between "Ce Read more:Principles
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Adding In Inventory Management Software To Your Business 2008-03-25 04:16:00 By Francisco Segura Whenever you are starting up a business it is very important that you know what kind of things you are going to need to make it run better. One of the main things you are going to need (no matter the business type) is an inventory management software system. This is something that many people do not think that they need whenever they first start out. Mostly because when you are first getting started your company is so small that you are going to be able to keep track of most things without it. However, as your company grows you are going to need this software to help you out. It's a lot easier to start off with this kind of system than it is to add it in later, but it can be done.The first thing that you are going to have to do is to take inventory yourself. It is very Read more:Inventory
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