Optimize Your Computer For Peak Performance by Lanard Perry
Is your computer running slower than ever? Does it crash a lot? If so it might be because advertisers have loaded it up with Spy and Adaware without your knowledge. "Spyware" is a common term for files that are installed on your system that allow companies to monitor your Internet activity. ... They'll let you: know if you have any files that are infecting your PC help protect your computer and eliminate trojans, worms, dialers, browser hijackers, etc., and help you avoid serious problems before they happen You'll be amazed at how much speed and problem free use you can regain from the...

Do Computers Suffer From Obesity? by Mykola Rudenko
Remember the day when you bought your new PC with Windows installed? It was lightning fast. It took only about ten seconds to boot. When you opened the Start menu or the load/save file dialogs, they showed up instantly. But, after a year of heavy use, you now realize that your PC has some... The Registry is your computer's blood system. ... This means that any program started by you can change almost any section of your Windows Registry, including the settings of other applications. ... Not all problems come from the Registry.

How To Troubleshoot DVD Drives Fast by Otis F Cooper
You really enjoy those dvd movies and games and the last thing you need or want is to experience problems with your dvd drive. To prepare for the possibility of having your dvd drive leaving you out in the cold one morning,we will dicuss problems that may cause dvd failure as well as the... If you see another message such as "this drive is not working properly",you may be able to update the device driver.If the drive is not present in My computer,reboot the computer and access the cmos setup. ... Visually inspect the drive if the drive is external and if the drive is enternal,check the...

How To Properly Troubleshoot Your DVD Drive by Otis Cooper
You really enjoy those dvd movies and games and the last thing you need or want is to experience problems with your dvd drive. To prepare for the possibility of having your dvd drive leaving you out in the cold one morning, we will discuss problems that may cause dvd failure as well as the... If you see another message such as "this drive is not working properly", you may be able to update the device driver.If the drive is not present in My computer, reboot the computer and access the cmos setup.

Internet Privacy by Greg Johnston
The World Wide Web, aka the Internet, consists of interconnected computer systems and networks. These systems and networks communicate via Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol, referred to as TCP/IP, in order to transfer data and process information. ... Offline tools that can help with online junk, too: National Do Not Call Registry – put your number here and don’t give out info over the phone accidentally or otherwise: https://www.donotcall.gov Free annual credit reports – get reports form the top three agencies annually at no charge and make sure no one is abusing your...

How to Remove Spyware by Kenth Nasstrom
Spyware removal has become a tedious work. As the spyware threat has worsened, a number of techniques have emerged to counteract it. Among these are * Programs designed to remove or to block unwanted programs * Eucating the users in such a way that they can keep bad programs from infecting their... If a large number of spyware programs have infected a Windows computer, the only way to save the computer may be to back up user data, and fully reinstalling the operating system. ... The most extreme way of cleaning is to move the hard drive to another computer, boot on the normal boot disk...

Make Your Computer Run Faster! by Todd Arsenault
What the heck is Spyware? Spyware is a generic term for programs that install themselves on your computer without telling you that they are there. They run in the background tracking where you go online and sending the information off to the company that built the program. ... It immunises the computer and does a registry backup before making any changes. ... Microsoft implemented a Validation Test to check for illegal copies of Windows XP.) So now, we'll break down the steps to keep your computer spyware free and in excellent running order.

Your Computer May Be Infected, Here's How To Check (NOT about virus) by Fazly Mohamed
NOTE: Please take time to read on - it may be vital for your PC's security. If you are not in the mood, just save it or print it out for later reference. A recent research revealed that 80% of the computers today is infected with these dangerous spyware and most of the users not aware of it. ... The spyware collects all your personal information and transfer it to an external computer. ... The information is reviewed by a software in the receiving computer and then deleivered targeted popup ads to your PC.

SpyBot - Search and Destroy versus Microsoft AntiSpyware (Beta).... My personal experiences... by Xavier Nelson
Ok... Where to start? Well, I guess I will start at the beginning..... Like many surfers and especially webmasters and webmarketers, I spend quite a bit of time running around the net, researching this, investigating that and so on. So of course I come across any number of questionable websites... Now, she's no dummy and knows her way around a computer well enough to know to check for uninstall files, to run 'add/remove programs' and even knows her way around the registry well enough that she could remove almost all of them.

Windows Vista Top 10 Tips and Tricks by Zoran Petrovic
1. Power button default action The default action for the Power button on the start menu in Windows Vista is Sleep, which isn’t necessarily useful for everybody. You can configure this setting easily by using the advanced power settings panel, which is a little tricky to get to normally, but... If you do not use hibernation mode, or your computer does not properly support it, you may want to disable hibernation and clear the file off your hard drive to free up some space (the file will use as much space as you have in physical memory, so if you have 1GB of RAM, it’s going to use 1GB of...