Reloading Windows XP by Bill Nadraszky
If you have been running Windows XP for a couple of years or more you may find that it is not running quite as quickly and smoothly as it was when you did your first install. I am constantly 'evaluating' software and uninstalling and reinstalling beta software on my computer and have always... I keep my software install disks close by and just load software as I need it over the next few days. ... This would include databases like Act or Maximiser and Tax software or book keeping software like Quicken.

10 Things To Do For A Healthy & Secure PC by Darren Miller
Many who read this article may find these recommendations to be old news. However, think about the number family, friends, and associates that ask you for help fixing their PC and I believe you will understand why I chose to write this article.. This list of recommendations for a healthy &... One thing I suggest is to purchase a registry cleaner. ... Installing Games & Disk Intensive Software --------------------- If you're a gamer, or regularly use disk intensive software, the above Defragmentation process will help.

Windows, the Disposable Operating System by Peter Blue
I guess most of us have know this for many years but now even the creators of Windows have admitted it - Microsoft Says Recovery from Malware Becoming Impossible "When you are dealing with rootkits and some advanced spyware programs, the only solution is to rebuild from scratch. ... As this was the free version I guess I cant complain and I managed to get them all back, so all was well. ... Only install software if you trust the author and really need it. ... If you are using Windows things are a lot more complicated as a lot of your data will scattered across several folders or embedded...

Hard Drive Crash? The Essential Data Recovery Report by Greg Duffield
Your worst nightmare just became a horrifying reality. You keep hearing that little voice in your head mockingly shout "you should have backed that stuff up" The voice keeps echoing throughout your head as you perform a quick inventory all of the important information that you just lost…..your... Most reputable data recovery companies will evaluate standard IDE drives free of charge; so don't let the word "free" this or "free" that stop you. ... Also make sure that you NEVER and just to emphasize, NEVER EVER get data recovery software that writes anything at all to the damaged disk.

Computer Safety for Kids by Rob Pirozzi
Start With the Basics - Protect Your PC Guarding Access to Your PC - Get a Firewall Beginning in the Zhou Dynasty, which was in the 11th century BC, construction was begun on what was to become the Great Wall of China. For 2,700 years, culminating in the mid-1600s, construction continued on... Safe Surfing Installing firewall software and antivirus software, and running anti-spyware software and privacy software should go a long way to protecting you when your are surfing. ... Software to help keep children safe comes in two forms: monitoring software, and parental control software.

How Do Spammers Harvest Email Addresses? by Sandeep Kautish
Introduction It is often difficult or impossible to tell how a spammer acquired a user's e-mail address. Is it a result of some activity the user engaged in? Did the user give his/her e-mail address to the wrong person? Is the user randomly targeted? ... Spammers' software visiting the page would harvest the bogus email addresses and follow up the link, entering an infinite loop polluting their lists with bogus email addresses. ... Yet he supplied no references to web pages and used a free E-mail address.All Richard wanted was to get people to send him valid E-mail addresses in order to...