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Anti-Virus
Avast Home Edition
AVG Anti-Virus
Symantec/Norton
VCatch Virus Catcher
US Area
Codes
Telephone Prefix Search
US Area Codes
Backing Up
Backing Up Your PC
BackUp MyPC
Clone CD
Norton Ghost
Beeping
Bios
Bios
Central
Bios & Driver Updates
How to Update your Bios
Booting &
Boot Disks
Bart's PE
Builder - Build Your Own Bootable CD/DVD
Boot Disks
More Boot Disks
Boot your PC
Faster
Windows XP Home
Windows XP Pro
Browsers &
FAQs
|
Images that don't behave nice
|
When I hover over an item on my desktop, I see an annoying toolbar. How do I get rid of it? Open Internet Explorer, navigate to Tools, Internet Options, then the Advanced tab. Look for Multimedia. Uncheck Enable Image Toolbar. Reboot your computer when prompted. |
Avant
Browser Security Test
Customize Your
IE Toolbar
Hijacked
- Do you have a new home page, or constantly
get popups or redirected to another site?
This should help. Also see the "HIjack
This Utility" below.
Hijack This
Utility
Hijack This Log Tutorial
Internet Explorer
Konqueror
Limit Internet Access Using Content Advisor
Mozilla
Netscape
Opera
Safe IE Settings
Tips & Tricks
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Chat
(See "Instant Messaging")
CDs
Remove CD Scratches
Codecs
What's a Codec Anyway?
Movie Codecs
Nimo Codecs
Windows Media Player
Command Line Utilities
Compression
(Zip) Utilities
Archive XP
StuffIt Standard Edition
UltimateZip
WinRAR
WinZip®
Connecting
Broadband FAQs
Dialup FAQs
Cookies
What are Cookies?
Cookie Eater
Data Recovery
200 Ways to Revive a Hard Drive
Data Recovery Software
FlopShow File & Undelete Utility for Floppies
Angela W. is to
blame for this one!
PC Inspector
Undeletion Wizard
VirtualLab Data Recovery
Deleting Data
Boot and Nuke
Debugging -
under construction
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Diagnostics
AIDA32
Belarc
PC Flank
PC Pitstop
SiSoft
(Sandra)
Task List
(Start up) Programs
TuffTEST
Lite
--
No uninstaller
Display
Common
Display Problems
Documents
Why I hate PDF's
Downloads
Download.com
Tucows
ZDNet Downloads
Drivers
Drivers Planet
Driverzone
DVDs
(See also
"Video")
Make Your Own Videos and DVD's
eBay
eBay Help
Email &
FAQs
Everything You Always
Wanted to Know about Outlook Express
Eudora
Gmail
Gmail Tools
MSN Hotmail
Outlook
Outlook Express
Outlook Express (OE) won't allow me to open and view attachments. Here's how
to allow attachments in OE. Open OE, go to tools/options/security tab.
Uncheck “Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially
be a virus.” Apply and ok.
How Do I Send Messages to "Undisclosed Recipients"
in Outlook Express? Use the "Bcc" line. Keep in mind some
recipients discard "Undisclosed Recipients" mail as spam. Something else
to consider is Internet Service Providers (ISP's) cap, or limit the number of recipients to prevent spamming/flooding.
How to Export your Windows Address Book (WAB)
How to Export your Messages
How to Export your Message Rules
Pegasus Mail
Yahoo!
Viewing Email Header
Data
Eudora, double click the message.
Then click the blah blah button
Microsoft Outlook, double click
the e-mail. Click View/Options
Microsoft Outlook Express, click
the e-mail. Click File/Properties and select the details tab
Netscape, click the message to
open it. Then click View/Message/Source
Error
Messages
Troubleshooting Stop Errors
Windows 2000 Error Messages
XP Stop Errors
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Files
DLL Help Database
The File Extension Source
Firewalls
(see Security)
Fonts
Create your own Font
1001 Fonts
Free Fonts
Fonts.com
Formatting
(also see Parititioning)
FAT vs. NTFS - What's the Difference?
Fdisk
Simulation
- Try
before you fdisk
How to Use the Fdisk Tool & the Format Tool
How
to Format Your PC - under construction
Low Level Formatting
Upgrading to Windows XP
FTP
File transfer protocol (FTP) allows users to move files between local and remote systems easily, and
is frequently used to upload large files and images to a host server (often a
web page). Some FTP clients are free, and I recommend WS_FTP Pro by Ipswitch,
which is available free for evaluation
here.
Core FTP
FileZilla
FTP
Commander
SmartFTP
Graphics
Graphics Tools
Hardware
200 Ways to Revive a Hard Drive
Build your own PC
Build your
own Server
Install a New Master Hard
Drive Without Reinstalling Windows
Jumper Settings
New Egg
Outpost.com
Servers vs Desktops
Tom's Hardware
Housekeeping -
General Computer Maintenance
Images
Which
Image Type Should I Use?
Search 425 million images by name
here.
|
Where can I find my
MSN chat log?
Assuming logging is enabled, the default path for Windows is (red
is unique to your PC) c:/documents and settings/username/my
documents/my received files/username@hotmail.com/history |
How do I get rid of my sign in name history (email addresses) in MSN? Start/(settings)/control panel/user accounts, select your sign in name. Go to Manage my network passwords, select the user name (where you see blank in the example below); remove and save the change. Delete all the names (addresses and passports) and messenger will no longer display the email addresses. Instead you'll be prompted to sign in as if it were a new account. |
Delete your sign in (email address history) in MSN.
Multi-chat Clients
Trillian
Yahoo
Yahoo! Instant Messaging
IP Addresses
IP Addressing
Calculator
Test your IP
Understanding IP Addressing
What is my IP
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Kid Stuff -
under
construction
Make Your Own Web Page
Lookup Tools
Arin
Tools
DNS Lookup
HowStuffWorks
Switchboard
URL's
Webopedia
WhoWhere
Maps & Time Zones
Timeanddate.com
US Time Zones
Memory
MemorySuppliers
Configurator
Memtest86 - A Memory Diagnostic Utility
RAM - Installing and
Upgrading
What is Virtual Memory?
Money Converters
XE
Currency Converter
Multimedia
DirectX
Music
CDRW Troubleshooting
Downloading and Listening to MP3's
EphPod - iPod for
Windows & Linux
Networking
Configuring XP as a Network Bridge
Create your
own LAN
Networking
101
Understanding IP Addressing
What's the Difference Between a Hub, Router & Switch
Windows XP Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
XP's Network Setup Wizard
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Operating Systems
Dual/Triple Booting
Black Viper's Multiple OS Installation Guide
Linux
LinuxISO.org
LinuxQuestions.org
Windows
MS Security Bulletins
MS
Windows Updates
Microsoft TechNet
|
I've lost my Windows product key 9x/ME/2K/XP When Windows is installed, the Setup program requires that you type in a 25-character Product Key that is on the back of the CD (jewel) case or on a certificate on the cover of user manual. During the Windows installation the product key is stored in the registry. You can find it on your computer by clicking start/run and type in "regedit" (no quotes). Click the plus signs to expand the branches in the registry until you reach:
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I don't know my version of Windows. Start/run and type in "winver". You should see your version of Windows displayed there. |
The Boot Process - Windows XP
Change Your Time Display Windows XP
Changing XP's File Permissions
Clean Boot 98
Clean Boot XP
Command Line Utilities
DLL Help Database
Elder Geek
Forgot your NT Administrator Password?
PowerToys
Scandisk for Windows XP
Sharing Disks and Folders
Windows XP
Troubleshooting Windows XP
Tips
How to Perform a Windows XP Repair
Try Using Knoppix if Windows Crashes
Where's Scandisk
in Windows XP?
XP's Event Viewer
XP Scripts
XP SP2 - How to Remove
How can I disable
those annoying balloon tips?
You can disable balloon tips
here, or you can use a utility
like the XP TweakUI that comes bundled with
PowerToys, (English
version) and disable
them there. If you choose PowerToys, before you install them, make certain
you uninstall older versions and reboot when prompted. Open TweakUI,
navigate to the Taskbar and Start menu, and uncheck them there.
Apply and OK.
Make sure you uncheck "Enable balloon tips", Apply & OK
What's the difference between
"hibernate" and "standby"?
Hibernate saves the
contents of RAM to disk, and powers down your PC. When you power it back
up, the contents of RAM saved to disk is loaded back into RAM and you pick up
where you left off. Standby
maintains the RAM
contents, and tosses the computer to a reduced power consumption rate.
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Overclocking (O/C)
(also see Temperature)
What
Is Overclocking? - under construction
Overclocking Basics
|
Overclocking Defined |
Overclocking impacts the
temperature of your computer and can damage your system |
ub
Overclocker
FAQ
Partitioning
(also see Formatting)
FAT vs. NTFS - What's the Difference?
How to
Partition your PC - under construction
How to Change the System Drive Letter in Windows XP
Partition Rescue
Planning
Your Partitions
Password
Management
RoboForm
Pop-Up Windows
Panic Ware's Pop-Up Stopper
Pop This
Popup Ad Filter
Popup Killer
Stop-the-Pop
-- No uninstaller
Windows Shades
Port List
Port Numbers
Protocols
HTTP
LDAP
SOAP
Web Services
XML
Registry
Back Up Your Registry
Cleaning your
Registry - under
construction
Remote Assistance
(Windows XP)
Request Assistance Using Email
Request Assistance by Using MSN Messenger
Request Remote Assistance by Sending a File
Provide Assistance Using MSN
Messenger
Provide Assistance Using Email
Scripts 
JavaScript Source
Matt's Script
Archive
XP Scripts
Search Engines
Accoona
AlltheWeb
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What is a "sniffer"? |
I use XP's Internet
Connection Firewall (ICF), and want to open some ports. How can I
accomplish this? |
Firewalls
Snort
Sygate Personal Firewall
Page down to the right for free download.
Enabling & Disabling XP's Firewall
Zone Alarm
Shareware
(the legal kind)
Download.com
Tucows
Spam
Sarah's Anti-Spam Links
The
Harvester Project
Speed Tests
C|NET
Bandwidth Meter
dslreports.com
McAfee
Modem Speed Test
PC Pitstop
Spyware
Ad-Aware
Detect & Remove BHO's (Browser
Helper Objects)
Look up Spyware
Online
Spyware Detection
Spybot
SpywareBlaster
SpywareInfo
Task List
(Start up) Programs
Technical
Support Phone Numbers
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Temperature - Check Your Computer's
(also see Overclocking)
| How do I find out the temperature for my CPU? Serious overclockers will have a good heatsink (cooling system) on their CPU. However, the normal user sometimes wishes to know his or her maximum temperature for their CPU. Here is a list of some of the maximum allowed temperatures. Motherboard monitor provides a free utility to monitor your computer's temperature. You can download this utility here. |
Here's a screenshot of
Motherboard Monitor, where you can
monitor the temperature of your computer.
Test Page
Time Zones
Greenwich Mean
Time
US
Time Zones
Translation
AltaVista
Troubleshooting
System File Checker
Tutorials
Flash
HTML
JavaScript
SQL
SOAP
VBScript
XML
Tweaks
Black Viper's Web
Site
Tweaking
FAQ
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Video
Are DivX and DIVX the Same?
DVDR & VCD Help
DivX.com
Video FAQ
What
Programs Can I Use to Play Videos?
Viewers
Adobe Reader
MS PowerPoint
MS Visio 2002
Viruses,
Worms & Other Vulnerabilities
Online Virus Scans
BitDefender
Freedom
McAfee
Panda
PC Pitstop
Symantec Security Check
Trend Micro's Housecall
Test Files & Simulators
AV
Testing - Eicar
Fdisk
Simulation
Trojan
Simulator
Trojan Removal
BOClean
MooSoft
Swat It!
TDS (Trojan Defence Suite)
TrojanHunter
Vulnerability Lists
Many organizations
maintain lists
of the latest vulnerabilities and what to do about them. The
Computer Emergency
Response Team (CERT) lists vulnerabilities, incidents and fixes
here.
They provide annual reports, security practices, statistics, intruder trends
and other useful information.
Incidents.org
lists trends, the most recently attacked ports, and provides a
geographic description of attack sources.
Virtual
Network Computing (VNC)
|
What is VNC? I thought RealVNC's documentation was a bit deficient; so I'm developing my own here. |
More about
VNC |
Voice over IP (VOIP)
What is
VoIP?
How Does it
Work?
VOIP FAQ's
VoIP
Providers
The World Wide Web
Consortium What is the W3C?
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
develops interoperable technologies (specifications, guidelines, software, etc.) to lead the
web to its full potential. W3C is a forum for information,
commerce, communication, and collective understanding. In a nutshell,
these are the folks that develop national and international industry standards.
More on W3C
here.
You can find excellent free tutorials
here.
Web Page
Development
Add your
URL to Google
Free Web Space - 100 Best Providers
Hex Codes
HTML Quick List
HTML Tidy
JAlbum
Remove Content from Google's Index
Style Sheets
W3C Validation Service
XHTML Tag List
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