Archive for August, 2007

Alternative antivirus programs

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007 Posted in Virus, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows Vista, Windows XP | No Comments »

I have been a McAfee user for a year, but my subscription has run out and when I tried to renew nothing happened, they took the money and ... Read more..

How do I “zip” a file

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007 Posted in software | No Comments »

I've been asked to "zip" a file. How do I do this? "Zipping" a file is where you make the file smaller through what's called a "compression" tool. This takes ... Read more..

Removing Office 2007 trial

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007 Posted in Office, Windows Vista | 2 Comments »

I have a new Vista computer, how do I remove the Office 2007 trial program? It's a very good idea to remove the trial program before installing any other software ... Read more..

Can I install Office XP on my Vista machine?

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007 Posted in Office, Windows Vista | No Comments »

I've bought a new Vista machine, can I run my old Office XP software on it? The short answer is yes. Office XP is listed as being compatible with Microsoft Vista. There ... Read more..

Firefox keeps freezing

Sunday, August 19th, 2007 Posted in Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows Vista, Windows XP | No Comments »

I'm using Firefox and finding it keeps freezing up on me. I have to restart it everytime.  Can I fix it? System freezes are a pretty common complaint in the current ... Read more..

Removing a Trojan

Friday, August 17th, 2007 Posted in Spyware, Virus, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows XP | 20 Comments »

A squared found malware-rojan-spy.win32.webmoner.ce in work computer,and then requested delete, but computer is still behaving strangely. Is there another program that may help?  Simply deleting the Trojan probably won't work. The ... Read more..

Starting a computer in Safe Mode

Friday, August 17th, 2007 Posted in Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows Vista, Windows XP | 4 Comments »

Safe mode is Windows with the bare minimum features. It is used for troubleshooting or to prevent viruses or troublesome programs starting with the computer. In safe Mode ... Read more..

Thunderbird email icon on Firefox

Monday, August 13th, 2007 Posted in Internet, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows Vista, Windows XP | No Comments »

Hi, I am running the latest version of Mozilla Firefox(it's great). But after the latest update the toolbar link to Thunderbird (Email) has vanished. Any thoughts about why and can it be ... Read more..

Hidden Windows

Monday, August 13th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

I am using Windows xp Home and I have only just started to get the following problem. Opening A new window it appears behind existing open windows. I have to minimize ... Read more..

Dial up networking disconnects

Monday, August 13th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

I have a dial-up connection that often disconnects. It happens more frequently during business hours and evenings.Using Internet Explorer repair tool seems to cure the problem for a while, but ... Read more..

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