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Make Your Pc Faster, Guaranteed
1. First, run a scandisk or checkdisk. Let Windows fix any errors. 2. Run a disk cleanup utility…this will flush your temporary internet folder, trash can, temp system files, etc. 3. Delete any garbage files or data…if possible, run a Duplicate File Finder program. 4. Run Defrag on all partitions (NOTE: run this after you [...]
Directx Explained
Ever wondered just what that enigmatic name means? Gaming and multimedia applications are some of the most satisfying programs you can get for your PC, but getting them to run properly isn’t always as easy as it could be. First, the PC architecture was never designed as a gaming platform. Second, the wide-ranging nature of [...]
23 Ways To Speed WinXP, Not only Defrag
Since defragging the disk won’t do much to improve Windows XP performance, here are 23 suggestions that will. Each can enhance the performance and reliability of your customers’ PCs. Best of all, most of them will cost you nothing. To decrease a system’s boot time and increase system performance, use the money you save by [...]
10 Reasons Why PC’s Crash U Must Know
Fatal error: the system has become unstable or is busy,” it says. “Enter to return to Windows or press Control-Alt-Delete to restart your computer. If you do this you will lose any unsaved information in all open applications.” You have just been struck by the Blue Screen of Death. Anyone who uses Mcft Windows will [...]
Microsoft Collaborates With Industry to Disrupt Conficker Worm
Microsoft offers $250,000 reward for Conficker arrest and conviction. REDMOND, Wash. – Feb. 12, 2009 – Today, Microsoft Corp. announced a partnership with technology industry leaders and academia to implement a coordinated, global response to the Conficker (aka Downadup) worm. Together with security researchers, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and operators within [...]
Conficker worm spikes, infects 1.1 million PCs in
The Conficker worm is back with a vengeance, infecting over one million systems in the past 24 hours. The refined version of this malware scans networks for weakly protected machines and actively attempts to spread itself via USB thumb drives. Neither feature was present in the original version, and so far, the attack is working. [...]
