Archive for January, 2010

My computer grunts. What could be the cause?

Sunday, January 31st, 2010 Posted in Hardware | No Comments »

When I shut down my computer, it makes a sound (like grunting). Do you know why? Inside computers there are many things that spin and it sounds like one of ... Read more..

Computer reboots while on the net

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 Posted in Hardware, Internet, Spyware | No Comments »

When I am on the internet, there will be times that my computer completely goes off and back to the screen where you click your name to log in. This ... Read more..

Multiple programs appear in “Add/Remove programs”

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 Posted in Windows 7, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows Vista, Windows XP, software | No Comments »

I have many things that appear twice or more in my add or Delete programs file.Why is this ...J2SE Runtime three times. JavaTM 6 Update 3 JavaTM 6 Update 13 JavaTM 6 Update ... Read more..

Do filesharing programs affect Internet speeds?

Monday, January 25th, 2010 Posted in Internet | No Comments »

I have 57 computers (individually owned)that share a satellite internet system that was personally purchased. The internet is running slower than expected. We discovered that some of the individuals use ... Read more..

What is Indexing?

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 Posted in Office, Outlook, Windows 7, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows Vista, Windows XP | No Comments »

What is indexing? Indexing is noting the names and contents of files so it's easier to find them later. It's like the index of a book where you can quickly look ... Read more..

Why are my computer games jerky and slow?

Monday, January 18th, 2010 Posted in Hardware | 2 Comments »

I am using an Intel P4 HT 3.0GHz, ASUS P5SD2-VM motherboard and a 512Mb of DDR2 RAM. All the games I run on my PC, even the lightest game e.g. ... Read more..

Why does my wireless broadband connection keep stopping

Sunday, January 17th, 2010 Posted in Hardware, Internet, wireless | No Comments »

XP Professional, Version 2002, 2.80GHz running Firefox. After connecting and browsing for less than 15 Min's, there becomes no response as if the signal had gone. pages will not load, ... Read more..

Changing your name in Outlook email

Saturday, January 16th, 2010 Posted in Outlook, email | No Comments »

Emails that I send out in Microsoft Outlook are received by others with just "Peter" in the From column of their In Box. Also, the email itself shows just ... Read more..

You should see this video clip spam and possible virus

Friday, January 15th, 2010 Posted in Virus, security | No Comments »

Hi,I received an email, that indicates the receiver's name in my yahoo email as my mom's first and last name and it states as the subject xxx xxxxx says you ... Read more..

Outlook won’t retain passwords

Thursday, January 14th, 2010 Posted in Outlook, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP | 1 Comment »

I am running windows 7 ultimate, and installed office 2003. I use outlook for my emails, but when I connect to myInternet service provider (ISP) to retrieve messages from ... Read more..