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PC Troubleshooting FAQ Your machine's misbehaving? Try these solutions for some common PC woes. |
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March 2004
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Perk Up Your PC With Six Quick and Easy Tweaks With spring right around the corner, it's time to give your PC its annual sprucing up. Here are six no-cost, no-hassle tune-up tips to keep your Windows system purring. |
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Shift Any Version of Windows Into High Gear Use the OS's own tools to maximize your PC's performance without spending a dime. |
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May 2003
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Hardware Tips: Divide a Disk to Conquer Slow Performance Partition your hard drive to best utilize the space; learn more about your PC through a free utility. |
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September 2002
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Hardware Tips: What Should You Do With Your Old Computer? Find the best use for an aging machine... uncover the source of Windows' error messages... silence your modem |
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Handy-Dandy Windows Fixer-Upper Guide Solve Windows hardware troubles, speed up Celeron PC graphics... |
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June 2003
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How to Troubleshoot the Worst PC Disasters Vanishing files? Flaky connections? Don't panic! Here's what to do when technology turns evil. |
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Secret Tweaks 20 unexpected ways to unleash the true potential of the technology products you already own. |
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March 1, 2000
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Windows 2000: Tips for New Arrivals What is it with Windows 2000? At first glance, it looks like Windows 98 or 95--same old Start menu, Recycle Bin, and Task bar. But as you spend more time with it, little differences in looks and functions crop up. |
PC World
May 2003
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New Tricks for an Old PC When you buy a new PC, instead of dumping the old one, consider using it as a network file server, network print server, or Internet connection sharing point. |
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March 4, 2010
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Paragon Hard Disk Manager 2010 Suite Paragon's great interface makes it easy to perform just about every disk-management task you can think of, and some you might not have... Process Explorer 11... Process Monitor 2.8... Registry Workshop... VLC media player... etc. |
PC World
November 6, 2006
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Windows Tips: 20 Ways to Keep Your Windows XP System Fresh Vista may be on the way, but XP hasn't outlived its usefulness. These tips will help you keep the older operating system vibrant. Tip 1: Get Off the Upgrade Bandwagon... Tip 2: Swap When You Need To... etc. |
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September 2005
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Wipe Out Windows Annoyances Banish the worst glitches, time-wasters, and irritations in the Windows XP with these 29 tips. Plus: Get the scoop on Windows' biggest rivals. |
PC World
February 2004
Lincoln Spector |
How Do I Keep Other People Off My PC? Use these tricks and tools to protect your files. Plus, automate PC shutdown, find out how much laser-printer memory you need, and update XP's Start menu. |
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October 2001
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Will a New CPU Give Your PC More Vroom? Improve your PC's performance with a CPU upgrade... |
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June 2006
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Never Call Tech Support Again! Why suffer though hours on hold when you can solve the problem yourself? Whether your PC won't boot, keeps crashing, is infested with adware, or can't get to the Net, we'll help you fix it. |
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August 2008
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RAM for Free Novel data compression doubles the memory in embedded systems while hardly slowing them down |
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August 2001
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PostgreSQL Performance Tuning Tweak your hardware to get the most from this open-source database... |
PC World
September 26, 2007
Scott Mueller |
Reduce Your PC's Power and Operating Costs A few simple tweaks to the BIOS and to Windows' power settings can cut your PC power bill by more than half. |
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April 15, 2001 |
Top 5 System Tools Free up RAM, tweak your hardware, and remove remnants of programs when you uninstall... |
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January 2002
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Hardware Tips Adjust your monitor and graphics card settings... shut down your modem after a fixed length of time... |
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January 1, 2008
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Where's the Rest of My Memory? Sometimes your RAM can get hidden in sneaky places. |
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April 23, 2001
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Remove Your (CD) Writer's Block Prevent disc-burning flameouts; find Windows answers a whisker away... |
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September 2001
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Do-It-Yourself Dream Machines A step-by-step guide to the smartest upgrades, plus the ultimate PC project: building your own system... |
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January 31, 2007 |
Virtual Memory Low--What to Do? Some tips on how to fix the virtual memory when it is too low. |
PC Magazine
August 19, 2003
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The Windows Survival Guide If you're just getting ready to make the move to Win XP, or if you're anxious to dig beneath the surface and find some cool new tools, or if you've been using Win XP for a while and it's time for some serious maintenance, you'll find what you need to know in this guide. |
PC Magazine
November 14, 2007
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Big SYS Files Are Okay They take up a lot of hard drive space, and you're not so sure what they do. But is it safe to delete those .sys files? |
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February 2001
Stan Miastkowski |
Upgrade to Windows Me Upgrade to Windows Me, step-by-step... |
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October 2002
Steve Bass |
How to Fix the Biggest PC Annoyances Computing hassles driving you bonkers? We feel your pain. And we have solutions -- for hardware, software, and the Web. |
PC World
July 2002
Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Show Windows' Control Panel Who's in Charge Add, remove, or alter Control Panel shortcuts, or get a new view with a freeware program. Plus, hide a shared drive... |
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October 16, 2008
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Make Vista Great, Part 3: Improve Performance and Stability Vista is not known for its swiftness or stability, nor should it be. But there's a lot you can do to improve both on your own PC, easily meeting or surpassing Windows XP standards on sufficient hardware. |
PC World
July 2002
Kirk Steers |
Hardware Tips: Give Your Ears a Break -- Put Your PC on the QT Format dilemma: NTFS or FAT32?... Find the right LCD resolution... USB 2.0/FireWire on one adapter... |
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July 24, 2006
Andrew Brandt |
Step by Step: Get Any PC, New or Old, Ready for Everyday Use Customize your system settings, update drivers, get rid of built-in software you don't want, and more. |
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May 2001
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Create Your Own Emergency Boot Disk Create an emergency boot disk, identify mysterious components... |
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July 2002
Stan Miastkowski |
Step by Step: Reclaim Hard-Drive Space Windows utilities help you delete unwanted files, apps, and OS components; convert to FAT32; adjust your browser cache; and defrag your hard drive... |
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August 2004
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Complete PC Preventive Maintenance Guide Help your computer live longer, perform better, and avoid debilitating crashes. |
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January 2001
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Hardware Tips: Surviving a Disk Crash--a Checklist |
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August 2005
Jim Aspinwall |
Reinvent Your PC Ever feel like your system's being left behind by today's technology? Here's how to make any machine run faster, store a lot more data, and serve as your entertainment hub. |
InternetNews
February 19, 2010 |
Developer Says Windows 7 Eats Up Memory Windows 7 is supposed to be much better at memory management than its maligned predecessor, Windows 7. But one developer said statistics show it's no better. |
PC World
July 2003
Kirk Steers |
Stretch Your Technology Dollar With a Used PC Consider these important points when shopping for a previously owned system. Plus: Monitor CPU temperature. |
PC World
September 2003
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60-Minute Upgrades Get new PC power in an hour -- or less -- with these speed boosters, storage add-ons, and more. Plus: Tune-up tips to keep your system going strong. |
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January 29, 2009
Lance Ulanoff |
Diary of a Slow PC Sometimes an underperforming PC's story unfolds over years, and its diagnosis and repair can take countless hours. |
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January 2006
Kirk Steers |
Eight Fast, Simple Ways to Give Your PC More Pep Tips to squeeze every ounce of performance from your system... A free utility that keeps intruders from infiltrating your system via a boot disc... |
