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- Computer Expansion - 
- Computer Speed - 
- Downloads - 
- Firewalls - 
- General Information - 
- Installation Problems - 
- Internet Browsers - 
- Internet Connections - 
- Laptops - 
- Networking - 
- On-line Marketing - 
- Security - 
- SPAM - 
- SpyWare - 
- Troubleshooting - 
- Webpages - 
- Wireless Internet - 
- Word Processing & Spreadsheets - 

General Information

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• How can you set up a computer?
• Entering safe mode?
• Is there any way for me to find baby pics of me on the internet?
• How many songs on average can be burned on to a recordable CD?
• How do you think computers will change in the next 5 or 10 years?
• How do I change the size of the Font on My PC?
• Why is nobody allowed to compete with Microsoft?
• Why does my computer keep changing the time back an hour? Is there anyway to resolve it beside resetting it?
• What do I need to do to get my new PC running?
• Monitor will not work! What is wrong?
• I need a new computer, but I do know anything?
• How to add/delete programs from my start menu (Windows XP)?
• Why I am unable to view streaming video?
• How do I reformat the way the date is displayed on my computer?
• How do you get a DOS prompt from Windows?
• I can't get recordings to sync with Cakewalk Pro Audio 8?
• How do I can create an IE icon on my desktop that takes me directly to a site?
• When I sync music to my phone it sometimes says "conversion required"?
• How do I get to use a DOS window with Windows XP?
• How do I make everything smaller in my browser and desktop?
• Where can I go to on line and find a Program where I can Learn to type for free?
• When I click, the window only comes up halfway, how do I fix that?

Troubleshooting

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• I want to remove some software from my pc?
• What does "Generic Host Process for WIN32 services has encountered a problem" mean and how can I fix it?
• Can someone tell me how to create a Boot disk (on CD) to boot my XP Computer into DOS - (So I can format my Hard Drive)?
• Why does my laptop not close down properly if I had it in standby mode?
• What are 'refurbished computers'?
• What is the best way to tell your computer does not corrupt data?
• Is it true that turning off your computer each night is bad? if yes what should you do?
• I keep getting a error saying an exe is not a valid win32 application?
• I get a message saying that Windows Task Manager has been disabled?
• Why would I want to reinstall Windows XP?
• When I press control-alt-del to see task manager, it says disabled. how do I enable?
• Is there a way to recover an errored file in the diskette?
• When I turn off my PC, it gets as far as the screen and says "logging of windows"?
• Printer cartridge will not print it is brand new?
• Why do I have a black bar on the right side of my screen that covers the up & down arrows?
• Would anyone know what is wrong with my computer?
• Wireless mouse and keyboard problem?
• My IBM laptop will not boot up?
• Should I just buy a new printer?

Basic Maintenance

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• Why can't I fragment my computer properly?
• What could possibly cause my Mouse Pointer to get stuck alot?
• How do I clear the windows temporary folder?
• How do you delete email addresses from drop-down login menus?
• How to defragment your hard disk?
• Why must you format a storage device?
• Why does my computer constantly show: SEND ERROR REPORT?
• How do I run Chkdsk /f on an external hard drive?
• My computer runs slow?
• Has my CD Burner gone bad?

Installation Problems

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• I am not installing anything but still getting a message "finalizing installation" when I restart?
• How to get the Internet Explorer Version 6 back on the computer?
• How do I get rid of Internet Explorer Version 7?
• How do I get rid of Google's toolbar?
• How do I safely re-install Windows 98 SE on my computer?
• Can you install windows to an external hard drive?
• Can you replace a Dell keyboard with any other keyboard?
• How do I get rid of Windows Media Player 11?
• Windows XP won't let me format the drive?
• Can I get my Canon Rebel camera to work with Windows Vista?
• How can i get my sound working?

Word Processing & Spreadsheets

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• How do I convert a document from Excel format to a simple word document?
• HP LaserJet 1200 Printer Problems?
• How do I get the green arrows back?
• How Do I Make A Flyer?
• Can I burn pictures from by Photobucket onto a CD?
• Want to print but there is no option too print. what do I do?
• How do you format a Microsoft Office Word 2003 document to change a specific word in a text to another word?
• How can I see the original author in a Excel and Word file?
• Which Fonts contain the Symbols: Copyright and registered trade mark etc.?
• Is there some way to find out when a certain web page was written?
• For Microsoft Word, how do I change the year from 2006 to 2007 at the bottom left hand corner?
• How do I convert a PDF into a word document?
• How to convert Word to PDF, and convert PDF to Word?
• I need help with formatting a table of contents in my paper?
• Formatting text instead of dates in Excel spreadsheet?

Alternative Operating Systems

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• I have a 5 year old computer with windows 98 on it. I want to put windows XP on it?
• Why is Windows so expensive and so vulnerable and Linux so cool and ...FREE?  
• Mac or IBM?
• What should it cost to update Windows XP Home Edition?
• Operating System: Windows Vista vs. XP Pro?

Internet Connections

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• What is an ethernet connection? I am going to order a new computer, should I make sure it has it?
• Is there anybody here a subscriber of sbc yahoo internet services??? what can you say about their tech support?
• My computer goes to "This page cannot be displayed" every time I try to go to mail...
• Broadband - What can you Download?
• MSN: "You are already signed in on another computer"?
• Can a really low bandwidth from my ISP keep e-mails from coming in or going out?
• Why does it take so much time to open my mail?
• Computer without internet?
• Is there an ISP cheaper than $21.95 and good as earthlink?
• What is an RSS feed?
• How fast is Comcast digital cable?
• How can I fix a loose ethernet connection to my laptop network card?

Networking

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• How do I connect one computer to another, so I can use a CD-RW Drive that one computer has?
• Can I connect two computers with a modified ethernet cable?
• What does DHCP Mean for Servers?
• Is there a cable with USB on one end and ethernet on the other end available?
• Can someone suggest any solution for my Cable Modem - Router - 2 PCs connection problem?

Wireless Internet

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• Just how good is my Wireless Router?
• Wifi on my laptop, while in a car?

SPAM

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• SPAM is bad for everyone?
• Someone told me to use BCC when I send out e-mail?
• Do you verify the accuracy of email claims before you forward them to others?
• Why do I get emails in my inbox not my email address? What can I do?

SpyWare

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• What type of toolbar do you use?
• Is there a completely free spyware protection download?
• What's a good, small anti-spyware program?
• Can someone please tell me the safe way to remove SpyWare from my PC?

Anti-Virus

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• Are there any new computer viruses out?

Security

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• How the write-protection of USB (flash disk) can be removed?
• What is meant by 'ping me'?
• How does one delete the auto-fill-in?
• What does Phised mean?
• Would you buy from this website?
• Is "stateauctions.org" legit?
• My ex stole my password. What do I do?

Backups

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• How many times do you reuse a single DVD-RW?
• How can I download my old computer contents to my new computer?
• Can I un-partition My hard drive without loosing anything?
• What's the best way to (externally) store 10 GB of music?
• How do I backup a CD to ISO format so that I can restore it later?
• Which disk do you use to burn pictures on?
• What is the best type of UPS backup for a fileserver?
• How do I download a folder with photos on a PC to a compact flash card?

Firewalls

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• I have downloaded Yahoo Messenger like 15 times throughout the month... How do I over ride Norton?
• Why internet explorer says "cannot display homepage" why I'm already connect to the internet?
• How do I know if I have a firewall and if it is working?

Internet Browsers

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• What is the most powerful and fastest browser?
• Why is Firefox so much faster than Internet Explorer?
• Why do we call computer "cookies" cookies?
• Is anyone else having a problem with Firefox 1.5?
• How to erase previous topics on web search?

Laptops

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• Which is best laptop brand in US under $1000?
• Should I get my Dell Inspirion 8500 Notebook repaired?
• What is the cpu speed of a Toshiba Satellite 200 CDS/810 notebook?
• How can I make my Laptop battery last longer?
• Is it OK to keep my laptop plugged into AC most of the time?

Downloads

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• Is the content that comes from download.com spam/virus free?
• Where can I find a download of DirectX (version 9.0)?

Computer Expansion

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• How can I find out how much virtual memory I have left on my PC?
• Computers and upgrades?
• Is it possible to change the cd drive in a laptop?
• How do I add add an SATA hard drive to an IDE computer system?
• My Computer Drivers & About RAM?
• Will RAM increase my computers speed?
• Disk space solution?
• Should I buy a DVD burner or an external hard drive?
• How do I transfer all my data from my C drive to my E drive?
• Will my motherboard support all kinds of Socket 775 CPU?
• What are the advantages/ disadvantages to buying a new computer or just upgrading it?

Computer Speed

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• On-line Game lagging problem?

Webpages

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• How do I edit my Geocities web page?
• Help with Microsoft Front Page?
• Which font is this?

On-line Marketing 

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• Did anyone switch from eBay to Yahoo to sell items?
• How do people track who visits their webpage?