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Recent Articles and Reviews
No Internet Access after installing Apple Bonjour on Windows Vista - Under some circumstances, the Bonjour Software from Apple can interfere with internet connectivity and can mess up many common internet connection methods. This article gives a fix to resolve this issue.
How to Clean Junkware from a new PC - If you have bought a new computer in the last few years, then you will notice that many of them come with software, toolbars, games, etc that you will probably never use. These programs are commonly are called junkware. They usually consist of crippled software, trial versions, evaluation software, and other useless software you probably have no intentions of buying. This article will show you how to remove this stuff.
Fix Firefox 3 consumes 100% CPU on exit - Since Mozilla Corporation released Firefox 3 they have released a few incremental updates to the Firefox 3x series. The most recent being Firefox 3.0.5. Firefox 3 includes a new feature that was not present in previous versions of Firefox. This feature is only used when downloading files but can cause problems when exiting the browser.
How to remove the DNSChanger/Win32-Alureon Trojan - The DNSChanger Trojan has seemed to become a common infection. Most DNS Changer Trojans are members of the Win32/Alureon family of Trojans. This Trojan is bad because it modifies the DNS server settings of the machines it infects, and it is capable of stealing confidential information such as user names and passwords. It it is very important that if you are infected with this Trojan that you remove it immediately.
How to run the Windows CHKDSK Utility - CHKDSK is a utility that comes with Windows that helps check a hard drive for errors and to repair errors on a hard drive. Check disk can also be run on USB Flash Drives and external hard drives as well. This utility is capable of repairing errors in the file system, fixing corrupted indexes and other common problems that can happen to a hard drive.
How to run the Trend Micro Sysclean Tool - The Trend Micro Sysclean Tool allows you to remove viruses and spyware using the Trend Micro scanning engine and latest definitions from Trend Micro. It is far superior than other removal tools that only specialize in removal of specific threats.
Windows Live OneCare Review - A review of Microsoft Windows Live OneCare. The all-in-one computer security and maintenance service from Microsoft. What does it offer? Is it up to the task of protecting you?
How to run the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - This article shows you how to manually run the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (MRT)
Windows fails to burn CD's or DVD's - This article provides fixes for CD's and DVD's failing to burn in Windows.
Windows Live Toolbar Review - A comprehensive review of the Windows Live Toolbar which is a part of the new Live Services from Microsoft.
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.1 Review - A review of the MBSA 2.1 a tool from Microsoft that can be used to scan 1 or more computers for missing security updates and misconfigurations.
Windows Media Player fails to play videos/sounds on web pages. - This article resolves the issue where Windows Media Audio/Video will fail to play on web sites using Internet Explorer or Firefox.
Yahoo Messenger 9.0 Review - In this article we take a look at the new Yahoo Instant Messenger 9.0. Recently out of beta, it brings a new interface and some intriguing new features.
Ashampoo Burning Studio 6 Free Edition Review - This article reviews Ashampoo Burning Studio 6 Free Edition. A free CD/DVD/Blu-ray burning and authoring program.
Norton Internet Security 2009 Review - This article reviews the new Norton Internet Security 2009 and explores all the new features and enhancements of the new product line.
Tips to Speed up Windows Vista - This article gives some useful tips to speed up Windows Vista. Useful for older computers, but can be used to speed up fast ones even more by turning off non-essential features and freeing up precious system resources.
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