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Have you heard of Linux? Curious about Mac OS X? Need to take control of Windows? We can help you with a variety of tutorials on the various operating systems for computers.

How To Speed Up a Windows System Start-Up

 
 
 
 
 
August 22, 2008
By Sushuruth Sadagopan
Does your computer take too much time to start? Tired of waiting ? Read on....

How To Get Zune on Linux

 
 
 
 
 
May 30, 2008
By Mike Tattersall
For Linux users who own Microsoft Zune MP3 players, compatibility has always been a problem. With a little work however, it is possible for you to sync your Zune to your computer,...

How To Make Your Computer Start-Up Faster

 
 
 
 
 
April 16, 2008
By vinicius docarmo
This is a easy and quick way of starting up your computer more quickly--it's not complicated and anyone can do it. Just follow these steps.

How To Reset a Forgotten Windows Administrator Password

 
 
 
 
 
April 3, 2008
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By Jameel Ahmad Sameemi
The Procedure of resetting Windows XP or 2000 Administrator passwords will be shown in this article.

How To Connect 2 PCs Directly

 
 
 
 
 
March 17, 2008
By Alex Lebedev
Sometimes people needs to connect two PCs -- for file exchanging, for network games, for many purposes. Here's how to do it.

How To Create a Screenshot in Windows

 
 
 
 
 
March 13, 2008
By Alex Lebedev
Screenshots are a great way to explain how to do any action on the computer. I'll explain how to take a screenshot under Windows operating systems.

How To Increase the Speed of Your Windows Vista

 
 
 
 
 
March 11, 2008
By Roxan Lou Acuno
Optimizing the speed of your PC that uses a Windows Vista Operating System need not to be expensive. Making a little adjustment could do the trick.

How To Transfer Files from a Desktop to a Laptop

 
 
 
 
 
February 29, 2008
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By Rik Whittaker
More and more people must rely on using a laptop/portable PC in their ever-busy lives to keep up with their workload, and then find they have different copies of the same file...

How To Format a USB Flash Drive with the NTFS File System

 
 
 
 
 
February 20, 2008
By Alex Lebedev
Using an NTFS file system for USB flash drives have advantages and disadvantages. But how do you set up the NTFS file system?

How To Create a Bootable XP CD That Pre-Installs Additional Programs

 
 
 
 
 
January 2, 2008
By Dipankar Bhattacharya
With the help of this article, you can make a pre-installed Windows XP CD, to save your time.

How To Create a Windows XP Installation CD

 
 
 
 
 
January 2, 2008
By Dipankar Bhattacharya
There are many operating systems available today. Most recently, Microsoft has launched the new Windows Vista operating system. However, it’s going to be a long time before Vista...

How To Speed Up Windows XP

 
 
 
 
 
November 20, 2007
By Paul Salmon
We all don't like waiting for a task to be completed, and it's no different when we use our computers. There are many different settings that we can change within Windows XP that...

How To Speed Up Windows XP Installed on Your Personal Computer

 
 
 
 
 
November 5, 2007
By Paul Michael Z. Labis
This article will show you how to make your personal computer's operating system perform faster than before! You can improve your Windows XP performance by simply adjusting your...

How To Approach OpenBSD With A Few Tips

 
 
 
 
 
October 18, 2007
By Juraj Sipos
The purpose of this article is to present some fundamental tips users need while facing OpenBSD. OpenBSD is the operating system from BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution) family...

How To Manually Remove a Virus from Your Computer or Removable Disk

 
 
 
 
 
October 16, 2007
By Paul Michael Z. Labis
Nowadays, computer virus infections spread fast either from storage devices or from the Internet. The anti-virus software alone is not enough to protect your personal computer...

How To Get Computer Help

 
 
 
 
 
October 10, 2007
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By Patrick Smith
It's easy to ask for help with your computer. Remember these rules, though, because the quality of the help depends on it.

How To Disable a USB Flash Drive (Mass Storage Devices Only)

 
 
 
 
 
October 9, 2007
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By Jameel Ahmad Sameemi
This articles describes you how to Disable USB Flash Disk Drives (Mass Storage Devices Only),it is a step by step instruction for Disabling the USB Flash Drives.

How To Assess Information Security Risks

 
 
 
 
 
September 26, 2007
By Anna Woodward
There are several ways to review risks to private company data, analyze them and assess possible strategies to eliminate them. Because of this variety, there are more metrics and...

How To Get Windows Updates

 
 
 
 
 
May 20, 2006
By Lisa Jedlicka
Windows Update (http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com) is a Microsoft website that provides updates for Windows (and related software and hardware). The website provides a one-stop...

How To Create a Windows 2000 Boot Disk

 
 
 
 
 
May 3, 2006
By Carlo Fazzari
A boot disk can be very handy when there is a problem with your computer and you are not able to start the computer properly. The boot disk has all the necessary files required...

How To Create a Windows 98 Boot Disk

 
 
 
 
 
May 3, 2006
By Carlo Fazzari
A boot disk is simply a floppy disk that contains enough of the operating system to allow you to access your computer when it will not start up on its own. A boot disk is not needed...

How To Install Windows

 
 
 
 
 
April 26, 2006
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By Lloyd Walker
Windows XP is probably the easiest operating system to install to date. This HowTo assumes that you already have a working copy of Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional....

How To Choose a Computer Operating System

 
 
 
 
 
April 14, 2006
By Carlo Fazzari
An operating system or OS is the core of all the software on any computer. Without an OS the computer could not access files, installed programs, the internet and all other important...
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