It seems Microsoft enables auto-tuning of network settings under Vista Service Pack 2. This can cause networking to grind to a halt if your router at home does any firewalling – which it should. Chances are, you will thus be running excruciatingly slow under Vista.
Click this link to fix it.
So you have a very very slow computer that is flagging up messages about viruses and how to make it run faster? You may well have something nasty on there. But how do you find out what is running at startup and how do you prevent them from doing that?
After receiving a plea for help from a good friend whom due to a mishap with a Windows update and a kitten called “Marmite” had a broken Windows XP system, I thought I’d better let you know how to use the Recovery Console to get hold of your old Restore Points.
Well it seems like Microsoft kicked the last few Windows 2000 home users in the teeth by releasing an update this week that stopped users of Zone Alarm from getting onto the Internet. Symptoms are that nothing can connect to the internet.
Whilst you really should not still be using Windows 2000, if you are. Uninstall Zone Alarm and visit the site below:
A very good question. There are lots of options out there and contrary and conflicting advice. You can keep a good level of security inexpensively and by following a few golden rules. This article provides advice for the home user using low cost or free software as experience tells me that most novice users want exactly that. (more…)
If you use "Windows Mail" under Vista and your emails disappear, don't seem to be there when you open them or refuse to be moved or deleted, your message store is broken. Here is how to fix it. (more…)
If your Vista PC has just stopped booting it can be a bit traumatic. Luckily there are some simple steps to take to get you working again. (more…)
Don't know your WEP from your WPA ? Wondering what the fuss around 802.11n is all about ? Don't know which cards to get to talk to your base station ? Hopefully this article will help. (more…)
There seems to be a fad at the moment to buy a laptop as a home PC. This is especially true amongst those who have never had a home computer before. But should you buy a laptop and if so, which one ? This is my view on the subject, targetted at novices rather than tech-heads. (more…)