Bing Forbinger called asking where to find out how much RAM (random access memory) his computer has.
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A reader wrote that he'd received a message asking him to click OK to download updates to his Dell computer. He did so, and downloaded a very serious virus.
Nov 09, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Kim Houlihan wrote that she's thinking of upgrading from Windows 2000 to Windows 7, and asked if her Outlook Express would work on the new OS.
Nov 02, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Bernie Worby called to ask if there is a way to keep from losing the various settings he applies to his desktop folders.
Oct 26, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Sue Coffin called to ask whether she should uninstall her current anti-virus and anti-spyware programs before installing the free Microsoft Security Essentials software. Yes, other anti-malware must be removed before MSE can be installed. I've put MSE on a Vista computer and a WinXP compu…
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Microsoft recently released its much-discussed free anti-malware program. It's called Microsoft Security Essentials, and it runs full time to guard against a variety of virus and spyware threats. MSE replaces Live OneCare, Microsoft's previous full-time security program that sold for abou…
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Tom Kosmal wrote that he's moved all his photos to an external hard drive, and asks whether he has to copy them all back to his computer's hard drive before copying them to an additional external drive.
Oct 05, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
A number of readers have asked how to divide text into columns within Microsoft Word. There are four basic column types that I like to call "Book," "Newspaper," "Table," and "Tabbed."
Sep 28, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
I've been asked if it's possible to create one's own Desktop icons. Yes, this can be done with Microsoft Paint, the image-editing program that comes with all versions of Windows. (It's called MSPaint in Vista and is aka. PBrush in earlier versions of Windows.)
Sep 20, 2009 | 3:10 pm | Loading…
I hear a lot from people trying to find things on their computers. Well, PCs have some very sophisticated search tools, but they vary considerably between Windows XP and Vista.
Sep 14, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
Wal Towells wrote to ask whether there is a free program for downloading YouTube videos.
Sep 07, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
Janice Bruno wrote saying her Taskbar had moved to the left edge of her screen and asked how to get it back to the bottom. Well, the traveling Taskbar has been bugging PC users since Windows 95; but it is easily returned to its normal location by mouse-grabbing its approximate center and …
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Paul Leverenz wrote that he needs a new computer and asked about differences between Windows PCs and Macintoshes.
Aug 24, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
Father Wil Willard wrote that his MSN e-mail account had stopped displaying a "Printer Friendly" option (which would output a message minus any extraneous advertising or graphics) and that clicking on "Print" now outputs everything on the page.
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Karen Binns wrote to ask whether there is an easy way to organize data chronologically in her various Vista folders. Yes, Vista actually offers some very useful data management tools with its "View" and "Views" options. Open any folder and you will see two menu bars. The top bar lists "Fi…
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