Archive for June, 2009

Is it safe to pack a laptop with checked baggage?

Monday, June 22nd, 2009 Posted in Business, security | No Comments »

Is it safe to pack a laptop with checked-in luggage instead of with the cabin luggage? The short answer is "no". Once that checked baggage leaves your sight, anything can happen ... Read more..

My computer has found bad clusters

Thursday, June 18th, 2009 Posted in Hardware, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows Vista, Windows XP | No Comments »

As you recommended in your checking a disk for errors column, I ran Check Disk and it said I have "Bad Clusters". What does this mean? Basically your hard drive is dying. ... Read more..

PC freezing on start up

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 Posted in Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows Vista, Windows XP | No Comments »

Windows explorer crashes on start up with Win XP Pro SP3 also crashes Dr Watson then PC freezes - restart usually same except PC doesn't freeze. All ok with safe ... Read more..

Using a free anti virus for business

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 Posted in Business, software | No Comments »

I've been told I can't use AVG Free for my business and I have to buy the professional version. Is this true? It is true. The three main free anti virus ... Read more..

Removing a rootkit infection

Sunday, June 14th, 2009 Posted in security, Virus | No Comments »

It seems that I have been infected with a rootkit as my internet download amount was used in just under 2 weeks (last month). I have changed my password, and ... Read more..

Cannot connect through network port

Friday, June 12th, 2009 Posted in networking | No Comments »

I have been transferred from mumbai to kochi. In mumbai i was using a broadband connection on LAN which was perfectly fine. On shifting to kochi i got a new connection ... Read more..

Formatting a USB Drive

Thursday, June 11th, 2009 Posted in Hardware, Windows Vista, Windows XP | No Comments »

I connected a usb hard drive to my dish dvr, and it reformatted it. I connected the drive to my computer, and the disk manager (the only way I ... Read more..

Changing the browser search engine

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 Posted in Internet, Internet Explorer | No Comments »

I want to change my browser search engine to use Microsoft's Bing. How do I do this? The simplest way is to simply type www.bing.com into your browser's address bar and ... Read more..

Norton 360 may be infected

Monday, June 8th, 2009 Posted in A/V, security, Spyware, Virus, Windows XP | 1 Comment »

I have Norton 360 V.3 on my PC running on Windows XP. For the last month the Norton 360 Live Updates have not been working. I've contacted the Norton people and ... Read more..

What is the Windows Scripting Host?

Monday, June 8th, 2009 Posted in Internet Explorer, security, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows Vista, Windows XP | No Comments »

The Windows Scripting Host is an important part of all Windows versions later than the first version of Windows 95. It automates various functions and it's critical to operation of ... Read more..

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