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1• 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.
2• 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.
3• How to view an XLS file
By Andy Walker. If you don't have Excel on your system, you can still view Excel spreadsheets - it's easy and it's free.
4• 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.
5• Stand up against hijackers
By Andy Walker. Finding that your home page has been hijacked is frustrating.
6• How to Clean out Unwanted Files Hidden on Your Hard Drive
By Andy Walker. There are many hidden files on a Windows computer.
7• How to fix your monitor's colors after a reinstall
By Andy Walker. You had reason to reinstall Windows and now your monitor's colors look really awful.
8• Reset file associations in XP
By Andy Walker. Wrong programs opening your files is a frustrating experience.
9• How to 'find' downloaded files
By Andy Walker. Once in a while those files you downloaded from the Internet seem to go into self-induced exile.
10• How to create an autoresponder in Outlook 2002
By Andy Walker. Set Outlook 2002's auto-responder to make sure people who correspond with you know you're away, not ignoring their messages.
11• Need to send a huge file? Shrink it!
By Andy Walker. Sending large e-mail attachments has never been easier.
12• Clean your Windows registry
By Don Reisinger. Sometimes the best way to fix a problem is to clean the Windows registry.
13• 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.
14• How to delete temporary files to free up hard drive space
By Andy Walker. You can delete temporary files that the Windows 95 system saves on your hard drive, if you need more space.
15• 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.
16• How to remove fonts
By Andy Walker. Do you absolutely have to keep every single version of every single font on your computer? Not necessarily.
17• How to reinstall Mac OS X
By Andy Walker. You may find some bad apples even among the vaunted Macintoshes.
18• How to delete temporary files to free up hard drive space
By Andy Walker. If you're finding your hard drive is pressed for space, deleting unneeded temporary files might take care of the problem.
19• 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.
20• How to open Excel and Word files with your browser
By Andy Walker. A quick answer on how to use Internet Explorer to open MS-Office files.
21• TMP files: A necessary evil?
By Chris Ricci. They slow you down, but deciding which ones have to go and where to find them isn't an easy proposition.
22• Use Winfile.exe to change file associations
By Andy Walker. There are many different ways to change file associations in Windows.
23• Change Windows Welcome and Exit Screens
By Andy Walker. If you don't like the welcome and exit screens in Windows 95 and 98, why not change them?.
24• Pentium III and a brief history of PC processors
By Andy Walker. Processors have evolved rapidly these past few years.
25• CIH virus deletion: The answer to your worries
By Andy Walker. Win95.
26• What's behind the file extensions?
By Andy Walker. They come in all sorts.
27• How to change file associations
By Andy Walker. Windows automatically assigns specific applications to be associated with specific files.
28• How to protect yourself against the Love Bug
By Andy Walker. The Love Bug, a/k/a the "I Love You" virus, is one of the latest in an annoyingly persistent series of viruses with malicious payloads.
29• Monitor signal degradation
By Andy Walker. If you need an extension cable for your monitor, your best bet might be to move it closer to the CPU.
30• Dealing with downloaded files
By Andy Walker. Downloading files through the Internet can be very satisfying but sometimes it can also be a hassle.
31• Blogs give you a voice on the web
By Lucy Zhao. Bloggers should decide what they want to say first, and how they want to say it, second .
32• Unknown? Pleased to meet you!
By Andy Walker. Sometimes it seems just impossible to know what program to use to open an unknown file.
33• 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.
34• Computer orphans explained
By Andy Walker. The Child Protective Service has no real interest in this article, but you might.
35• Old DOS disk works on Windows, but it's risky
By Andy Walker. Many of us have old software lying around from earlier operating systems.
36• How to find files you've downloaded to your computer
By Andy Walker. If you're looking for files you've downloaded from the internet, here is how you can find them.
37• 911 for damaged registry
By Andy Walker. Your registry is damaged, perhaps beyond recognition.
38• An easy guide to associating files with Windows programs
By Andy Walker. Sometimes a computer needs help deciding what program to use when opening files.
39• Daughter puts Dad in desktop dilemma
By Andy Walker. Yes, kids know a lot about computers these days.
40• Too many fonts?
By Andy Walker. Maybe you just want to be able to manage them better.
41• Net sites house Windows 95 tips
By Andy Walker. The Internet houses a lot of websites with some tricks for Windows 95.
42• How to deal with a PDF file
By Andy Walker. What is a PDF? Cyberwalker walks you through its definition and how it is used.
43• Old DOS disk works on Windows, but it's risky.
By Andy Walker. Can you use DOS disks on your Win95 machine? Possible - Yes.
44• Blame clients for service they don't get
By Chris Ricci. Customers often don't know what they want, and they won't stop whining until they get it, technicians complain in this, the second part of a two-part expose of customer - support relationship.
45• Get used to employing safe-surfing habits
By Peter Ehm. The cyber-world is not as dangerous as the many headlines would make us believe, but it's still too dangerous to keep us entirely comfortable.
46• Not-to-be-missed Windows tricks
By Andy Walker. Here are a few cool lesser known tricks to customize your Windows computer.
47• What do ACL files do? Do you need them?
By Andy Walker. ACL files are pretty handy.
48• Send big files without problems
By Chris Ricci. Compressing a series of files for transmission using WinRAR: some re-assembly required.
49• Let the desktop background reflect your cheery mood
By Jason Kerluck. You can always look at a slide show displaying your loved ones, or an exquisite piece of art you weren'r rich enough to buy in a gallery.