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1• How to get into your computer's BIOS
By Andy Walker. If you need to access the BIOS in your system, this will guide you through the process.
2• How to Add RAM
By Andy Walker. Got questions about adding memory to your computer? We've got the answers.
3• Reformat and Reinstall: FAQs
By Andy Walker. Reformatting and reinstalling: What? When? Why? Where? How? You're in the right place for the answers to those questions and more.
4• How to update a driver
By Staff. When you change your operating system, such as upgrade from XP to Vista, some of your peripheral equipment will be upset.
5• Wipe Vista in two steps: Part 1
By Andy Walker. This two-part process shows you how to edit your BIOS and then boot from your Vista install DVD, then wipe the Vista partition and put a fresh copy of the operating system on it.
6• Reformat your hard drive using Windows 98
By Andy Walker. It makes perfect sense to do so once in a while, if only to keep your box running like a race horse.
7• Wipe Vista and start fresh: Part 2
By Andy Walker. In this second step of the Vista reinstallation, wipe the hard drive and install a fresh copy.
8• How to downgrade Vista to XP
By Peter Ehm. It's not always nostalgia that drives us back from Vista to XP.
9• Reformat and reinstall Windows 98 on your laptop
By Andy Walker. If you need to reinstall Windows 98 on your laptop computer, there are different ways to do it depending on how your particular system is set up.
10• Create audio CDs with MP3 files
By Jonathan Walker. When you want to play your MP3s on a standard CD player, you need an audio CD of them.
11• Minimize wireless interference
By Andy Walker. An article about the effects of home electronics on your Wi-Fi connection.
12• How to fix your printer
By Andy Walker. Printers seem to be the source of a lot of the problems faced by computer users today.
13• The difference between PC100, PC133, and DDR memory
By Andy Walker. If you're looking at upgrading your system with some new RAM, be advised not all forms of RAM are compatible with one another.
14• Video: Clean your memory and turbocharge your PC
By Andy Walker. If you computer runs really slowly -- but it never used to -- then it may be time to clean out your system memory.
15• How to fix USB mouse problems
By Andy Walker. As USB becomes a popular fixture on computers, we need to learn how to trouble shoot them.
16• Rename your router or be hacked
By Andy Walker. Change the factory settings on your home network router when you set it up.
17• Windows XP goes kaboom?
By Chris Ricci. An XP crash sounds ominous but it doesn't have to be: you can save your PC without losing your data.
18• To fix a PC clock problem, get a new system battery
By Andy Walker. Does your computer keep forgetting what time it is? Depending on your luck, you could be looking at a minor repair or a major one.
19• Two monitors on one computer . . . Is that possible?
By Andy Walker. Yes, it is possible, but you need to know Windows 98's limitations concerning the whole idea.
20• Save power, save the planet - and save your computer, too
By Peter Ehm. New operating systems include a number of applications that keep the computer off while you're away, and yet keep your data and applications ready for your return .
21• Brand-name? A clone? A tough call
By Andy Walker. What is the difference between a brand name and a clone computer? Is there a difference?.
22• Plugging a memory leak
By Andy Walker. No, it is not a mental disorder.
23• USB: A handy guide
By Andy Walker. USB is great - you just have to make sure your operating system is ready for it.
24• Keeping home net routers safe
By Andy Walker. Most home network owners never delve inside their routers to use the hidden security settings that can be used to lock down a network nice and tight.
25• Here's what you need for your personal home office
By Andy Walker. If you need to buy equipment for your home office, here are some Cyberwalker recommendations.
26• Keeping drivers up-to-date
By Andy Walker. Get the story here about what drivers are, the importance of keeping them up-to-date, and how to go about it.
27• Fix power management with a BIOS update
By Andy Walker. Fixing power management issues with a BIOS update can be a daunting task, but it doesn't have to be.
28• Two ways to fix a modem
By Andy Walker. Sometimes modems just don't work like they should.
29• Same box, different results
By Andy Walker. Computers of similar make and build often perform differently.
30• Optimize Windows XP
By Andy Walker. If your Windows XP seems sluggish, or just want to boost it's performance follow this easy guide.
31• Making your MP3 files mobile
By Jonathan Walker. You don't have to be chained to your PC to listen to your MP3 files.
32• Upgrade from Vista to XP?
By Jason Kerluck. Vista is a resource hog, and it's slow, and it's unstable, so why not replace it with good, old and reliable XP? Not so fast: this switch could pose a host of challenges, some of them almost impossible to overcome.
33• How to buy a laptop in 2004
By Andy Walker. Here are a few buying tips to think about before you spend your well-earned money on one.
34• Not all Pentiums are alike
By Andy Walker. Confused by all the different names for processor chips? Cyberwalker will walk you through the maze.
35• Get hackers out of your home
By Andy Walker. The arrival of broadband Internet access has opened up a new playground for hackers: home computers.
36• If Windows 98 won't install over 95, get the right CD.
By Andy Walker. If you're having trouble installing a recently purchased copy of a operating system on to your computer, you might be surprised to find out one possible reason, and how common the problem really is.
37• Windows 95 system resources dangerously low
By Andy Walker. When your Windows 95 system tells you it's low on resources, it could be your RAM or something more.
38• Faulty cable skews color on monitor.
By Andy Walker. Good connections are always important in relationships, and machines as well.
39• Carry your world in your pocket
By Chris Ricci. Storing a computer's worth of data, moving it from computer to computer, has become a snap.
40• Hard drive sound like a dentist's drill
By Andy Walker. Hard drive is constantly working.
41• Motherboard search is like a blue plate special.
By Andy Walker. How do I get the best computer component around? What do I buy, and from whom? Cyberwalker shares a little down-home wisdom he learned about shopping.
42• Don't throw anything away: Part 2
By Chris Ricci. New programs and applications devour memory galore.
43• Math for couch potatoes: how to get the best view
By Andy Walker. Complicated formula, C2TVD, defines how to calculate the precise distance between yourself and your TV screen using just your fingers and your toes.
44• Forcing Windows to obey
By Andy Walker. What to do when your Windows 95 or 98 system won't completely shut down when you tell it to.
45• How to choose a power strip
By Andy Walker. With all the power cables that go along with running a computer, a power strip is essential.
46• The faster the refresh rate, the better the picture
By Andy Walker. Response time is better measurement than refresh rate, but in both cases it remans a fact that crisper viewing means less tired eyes, fewer headaches.
47• Beware Internet crime
By Chris Ricci. Your information is a valuable commodity and the better you protect it, the safer you are.
48• Office to go
By Chris Ricci. Travelling all over the world, we still enjoy having the comfort and homey look-and-feel of our own computer screen.
49• Compaq often puts install info on hard drive.
By Andy Walker. Unable to locate the software your computer came with? Read on to find out more about these problems.
50• Fry, baby, fry -- MMX inferno
By Andy Walker. If you're upgrading your computer, make sure all the components are compatible.