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December 2004
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Answer Line: Synchronize Important Folders on Two Computers Transport files between work and home PCs... sidestep password demands in Windows XP's Task Scheduler... save Windows updates to disk... easy Windows macro recording. |
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Hardware Tips: Divide a Disk to Conquer Slow Performance Partition your hard drive to best utilize the space; learn more about your PC through a free utility. |
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Customize Your Drive Icons In the early 1980s, when the computer revolution brought us removable storage media, all we had to worry about was two floppy drives -- A: and B:. |
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Get It Back with Drive Image The easiest way to restore your PC after a virus attacks or an application installation runs amok is to load a disk image that contains a copy of your system from its previous, working state. PowerQuest's Drive Image 7 offers multiple methods of restoring a full image or certain files. |
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November 2003
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January 2004
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Step-By-Step: Burn Your Own DVDs for Backup or Video Playback Here's how to install a DVD drive and transfer videotape to DVD. |
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Hardware Tips Make the most of your memory... play DVD movies from foreign lands... unplug PC Cards safely... |
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Reformatting A Drive For Single Boot Creating a single-boot system from a double-boot system. |
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Windows Tips: Take Charge of Your Runaway Start Menu Slim down your Start menu by removing unused items... customize your Documents menu... set the size of file dialog boxes... |
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June 14, 2007
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Accelerate Windows by Tweaking Virtual Memory Tricks to pep up your computer... A Mac OS X theme for your Windows PC... |
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January 2003
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Hardware Tips: A Finger on the PC Pulse Use Windows's System Monitor utility to track your computer's performance... extend your monitor's longevity... check hardware's compatibility with Windows XP. |
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April 2002
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Open Explorer to the Folders You Use Most Change the folder Explorer opens to, and create shortcuts that will open Explorer to all your favorite folders... |
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Is It Time to Upgrade to Rewritable DVD? Determine the right DVD format for you; make sense of speed ratings; lighten up on power adapters; install a keystroke logger. |
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December 2003
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Windows Tips: Throwback -- Give XP That Old-Time Windows Look Plus: Reopen folders automatically; restore lost desktop icons; and print faster, conserve paper. |
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June 1, 2007
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Cooking with Linux - Languages Build Character, or Vice Versa Just what do you have to do to type those special characters anyhow? By adding the Character Selector to your Kicker panel, special characters are always handy. |
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Tune Up Your Windows XP Machine (for Free) Windows XP's own tools can boost its--and your PC's--performance. |
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February 2003
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Windows Tips: Simplify Disk Maintenance With Custom Shortcuts Make ScanDisk and Disk Defragmenter more automatic; tile or cascade windows quickly; print a font sampler. |
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April 24, 2001
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February 27, 2007
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July 2002
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April 2002
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Create Your Own Emergency Boot Disk Create an emergency boot disk, identify mysterious components... |
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August 19, 2003
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The Windows Survival Guide If you're just getting ready to make the move to Win XP, or if you're anxious to dig beneath the surface and find some cool new tools, or if you've been using Win XP for a while and it's time for some serious maintenance, you'll find what you need to know in this guide. |
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May 2003
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May 18, 2005
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Disabling Delayed-Write in Windows Is there a way to determine when the delayed-write process is actually completed? Or, even better, is there a way to disable delayed-write so that Windows transfers only files in real time and does not report the task as complete until it is actually completed? |
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Hijacked File Association How to select the programs to be associated with files. |
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Remove Windows 98 from Dual-Boot My computer is a dual-boot system with both Windows 98 and Windows XP installed. |
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Step by Step: Get Any PC, New or Old, Ready for Everyday Use Customize your system settings, update drivers, get rid of built-in software you don't want, and more. |
