What is a Driver?
In order for a piece of computer hardware to “talk” to the operating system it needs a translation file called a driver. Drivers provide the operating system with all the information needed to communicate with the hardware properly. All versions of windows come with a set of built in drivers that were […]
Archive for January, 2008
Updating Windows Drivers
Errors With Microsoft Office
In the last decade, people have become completely dependent on computers. Before that, communication was mainly pen-and-paper and over the phone. Typed communications were a big deal; they required a professional. Today, anyone has access to even more advanced communication tools and can create professional presentations using Microsoft Office software like Word, […]
January 12th, 2008 | admin | Comments Off | Continued
Windows Media Player – Video and Audio Overview
Windows media player is a digital media player that was developed by Microsoft. It is used for playing video, audio and for viewing images on personal computers that run on Microsoft Windows operating systems, specifically XP and Vista. It is not only used on personal computers but can also be used on pocket PC and […]
January 11th, 2008 | admin | Comments Off | Continued
Running ActiveX Controls Safely
What is an ActiveX Control?
An ActiveX control is essentially software module that is part of Microsoft’s Component Object Model (COM) and Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) technologies. Active X was originally named OLE 2.0 and the named was changed several years ago. Its primary purpose is to manage documents that use multimedia components but is […]
Burning Movies with 1 Click DVD Copy
DVD Burning Basics
DVD burning is an excellent way to preserve your digital camcorder movies, record your favorite television shows and collect a library of your favorite movies. It is absolutely necessary to make backup copies of the movies you have purchased so you don’t have to replace them if they get damaged or lost. As […]
Customizing Tips For Microsoft Internet Explorer
PLEASE NOTE: If you are running Internet Explorer 6 or 7 as you web browser on XP, please be sure to upgrade to Service Pack 2 for security releases.
Internet Explorer is the most commonly used web browser probably because it comes bundled with the windows operating system, which is also the most commonly used desktop […]
Defragging Your Windows Hard Drive
What is Defragging?
Any time an application or the operating writes data to your hard drive, it writes it to the next available cluster. What that means is that each time you save a file you changed, each piece may be located in different areas of your hard dive. The file system keeps track of where […]
Windows XP Service Pack 2
The Microsoft Windows XP operating system has almost 10 Million lines of programming code. So, no matter how much testing Microsoft does, they will not be able to find every conceivable thing that can go wrong. The operating system has a built in reporting program that tells Microsoft when a user experiences problems. I highly […]
January 4th, 2008 | admin | Comments Off | Continued
Why You Should Run McAfee Antivirus
The Internet is a great source of information and knowledge to people of all ages. All you have to do is connect via your favorite web browser, enter your search in Google, Yahoo, MSN (or any other search engine) and you have access to literally billions of pages where you will be shown websites offering […]
January 4th, 2008 | admin | Comments Off | Continued
Ccleaner vs Window Washer
Both Ccleaner and Window Washer provide the PC user with a method to improve the system performance and get rid of both unnecessary and unwanted files. By erasing the history files and cache for your web browser, they can also provide assistance in making your PC safer from intruders as well as protect your privacy.Lets […]
January 3rd, 2008 | admin | Comments Off | Continued