Archive for January, 2009

Should I use spyware and virus scanners together?

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in security | No Comments »

Currently on my computer I have AVG Antivirus, Spybot and Adaware installed. Is it advisable to have all three on my computer at the same time? If not which should ... Read more..

Upgrading memory on a Pentium computer

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 Posted in Hardware | No Comments »

I've got a 5+year old Dell PC - everything is fine but performance is a bit slow - I expect this is due to upgrades of software (XP and Norton) ... Read more..

Importing a Windows address book

Monday, January 26th, 2009 Posted in Outlook Express, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows XP | No Comments »

Up-graded my PC including a new hard drive and installed Windows XP Pro and applications on it including Office.  Where should I look for the address book and how do ... Read more..

Finding hidden files and folders

Monday, January 26th, 2009 Posted in Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows Vista, Windows XP | No Comments »

Many important files are hidden in Windows XP and Vista. The reason for this is to protect critical system files from being accidentally deleted. Unfortunately many data files such as address ... Read more..

Recovering old Outlook Express messages and address book

Friday, January 23rd, 2009 Posted in Outlook Express | No Comments »

Up-graded my PC including a new hard drive and installed Windows XP Pro and applications on it including Office.  The old hard drive is also in the case and while ... Read more..

Stop: c000021a error when starting a computer

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 Posted in Hardware, Windows Vista, Windows XP | No Comments »

I have a lenovo laptop running Windows XP that shows a blue screen when it is turned on. The message reads "STOP: c000021a {Fatal System Error} The windows Logon process ... Read more..

I can’t read ics files

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 Posted in Internet, email | No Comments »

I keep getting attachments with a .ics at the end of them. What are they and should I be worried? An .ics attachment is an iCalendar file. Somebody is probably trying ... Read more..

Other people can’t read my Outlook meeting invitations

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 Posted in Office, Outlook, email | No Comments »

I run a mailing list for my football club and I've started using Outlook to send invites for meetings and events. The people who don't use Outlook are complaining they ... Read more..

Copying mailing lists between Vista and Windows XP

Monday, January 19th, 2009 Posted in Windows Vista, Windows XP, email | No Comments »

I have Vista on a computer in one state and XP on a computer in another state.  I have a large email list with many group lists.  I can export/import ... Read more..

Should I use free software?

Sunday, January 18th, 2009 Posted in security, software | No Comments »

I bought and installed a Norton anti-virus package when I got my computer and it has just expired.  My ISP offered me two months free trial of their security package ... Read more..