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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• Need a boot disk? Why? How?

By Andy Walker. If you're reinstalling your operating system, you may very well need a boot disk.

4• 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.

5• Where to find your IP address

By Andy Walker. If you need to know your IP address and you're having trouble finding it, here's a how-to that makes it easy.

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• FAT32 is no obstacle in going back in history

By Andy Walker. How to wipe Windows XP and revert to Windows Me/98/95 if you have FAT32.

8• One Window too many?

By Andy Walker. You reinstalled Windows XP on your computer thinking it would overwrite the existing version of Windows XP and now there are two copies when you boot up.

9•  How to add a second hard drive

By Andy Walker. Need more hard drive space? Cyberwalker will tell you how to add more!.

10• How to get rid of programs on the bottom right of Windows

By Andy Walker. Why programs place icons in the system tray and how to remove them.

11• Hard drive grinding?

By Andy Walker. How to optimize your defragmenter and virtual memory settings.

12• Cyberwalker.com Frequently Asked Questions

By . Are you having difficulties finding your way around our site? We have the answers to your questions right here.

13• How to create an autoresponder in Outlook Express

By Andy Walker. Outlook Express has an automated function to answer incoming email with a "out of office" message.

14• How to detect and remove spyware

By Andy Walker. Arm yourself with the knowledge and the tools to protect yourself from spyware's malicious work.

15• How to downgrade Vista to XP

By Peter Ehm. It's not always nostalgia that drives us back from Vista to XP.

16• 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.

17• L2 cache ... HUH?

By Andy Walker. Computer terms can be vague.

18• How to update the BIOS from a floppy

By Andy Walker. Use a floppy disk to update your BIOS on an older computer.

19• All about MP3 and WMA files: A digital audio primer

By Andy Walker / Jonathan Walker. Using your digital music files is easier and more fun when you understand the big picture, which Cyberwalker explains here.

20• Get rid of trash on your hard drive

By Andy Walker. Use these methods to find/delete hidden and unwanted files to maximize your hard drive space.

21• Outlook's archived e-mail only a click away

By Andy Walker. It makes perfect sense to archive mail as it saves space in your e-mail application.

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23• How to Clean out Unwanted Files Hidden on Your Hard Drive

By Andy Walker. There are many hidden files on a Windows computer.

24• How to find lost files in Windows XP

By Andy Walker. It can be frustrating trying to find files on your computer.

25•  How to add USB ports to your PC

By Andy Walker. If you find yourself having to unplug one USB device in order to use another, Cyberwalker can show you how to add more USB ports to your computer.

26• 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.

27• 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.

28• Getting a printable list of files in DOS

By Andy Walker. If you need to print out the list of files in a Windows folder, you're going to learn how to do it in a snap by reading this article.

29• How to defragment your hard drive

By Andy Walker. Your computer files become disorganized over time, slowing things down.

30• Keep track of your computer even while you're away

By Andy Walker. Sometimes you just need to know for sure whether your computer is being used for less than honorable purposes when you are away.

31• 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.

32• How to defragment your computer's hard drive

By Andy Walker. Part of your computer housekeeping should be to run Disk Defragmenter regularly.

33• 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.

34• Back Orifice Trojan horse explained

By Andy Walker. True to the historical version, a Trojan horse can attack your computer without your realizing anything's going wrong.

35• Video Newsletter: All Sound Recorder XP Demo

By Andy Walker. How to use All Sound Recorder XP to record music from your LPs onto your computer.

36• How to fix Windows disk defragmenter if it stalls

By Andy Walker. Defragmenting your hard drive is recommended maintenance for your computer.

37• Rename your router or be hacked

By Andy Walker. Change the factory settings on your home network router when you set it up.

38• What's inside a computer?

By Andy Walker. Not exactly sure what makes your computer work? All those parts seem too complicated to understand? This article will help you understand what makes a computer go.

39• Slip-stream into the fast lane

By Chris Ricci. Avoid waiting for Windows XP updates and patches, make them all part of Service Pack 2, and live happily ever after.

40• How to start in Safe Mode

By Andy Walker. You can choose your favorite way to start your computer in Safe mode.

41• How to set-up a home network

By AndyWalker. If you have more than one computer in your home, it's easy to set up a home network.

42• 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.

43• Clean your Windows registry

By Don Reisinger. Sometimes the best way to fix a problem is to clean the Windows registry.

44• Emergency Tech Support

By Andy Walker. Having trouble with your computer? No fear! Tech support is available from Cyberwalker.

45• Free up space on your hard drive: FAQ

By Andy Walker. You can recoup large amount of space if you know exactly what you can delete from your hard drive.

46• Unwanted e-mail? Filter it out!

By Andy Walker. If your e-mail in-box is overrun with unwanted messages, there are a few steps that will help you filter them out.

47•  How to remove unwanted pop-up ads

By Andy Walker. Stop spying software from installing without permission.

48• Opening photos that come in your e-mail is easy

By Andy Walker. If Auntie Jennie e-mailed you that old photograph of you naked in the bathtub, could you open it? Would you want to? Learn how, as the CyberWalker shows you the ropes.

49• How to clean out Internet files

By Andy Walker. Cookies aren't just delicious snacks anymore.

50• How to clean up Windows 98 start up

By Andy Walker. Keep your zippy wonder box tidy for continued fast performance.



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