Have you ever had an infection on your computer that prevents Windows from fully loading? Your infection is messing around with Windows Explorer which is what you need in order to navigate your computer. You can get it easily running again by holding down the Windows key and pressing R. Once you see the run [...]
05.22.09 | Computer Safety Tip | Computerexpert
Removing spyware from your computer is vital to its performance. It is always recommended to leave the manual removal to the Pro’s. If you are considering doing it yourself, you’ll need an Anti-spyware software that will take you through each step. Most of the spyware removal programs have a free spyware scanner which can be [...]
05.22.09 | Computer Safety Tip | Computerexpert
Microsoft announced in November 2008 it was replacing Windows Live OneCare with another security product that would be free to those who wished to use it. The cut off date is set for June 30, 2009, this means that users will not be able to use it on Windows 7, which is expected to arrive [...]
05.20.09 | Computer News | Computerexpert
If you have access to another user account with administrator rights, you can use that account to change the password of the account that is locked out. The default Administrator account that is built into Windows XP can also be used. Firstly, you need to boot the system into Safe Mode.
05.19.09 | Windows XP Tips | Computerexpert
MaxTo is a tiny Windows program that divides your monitors into regions. When you maximize a window, it will no longer fit the entire screen, but only the region it was maximized into. Your windows are neatly organized into the grid you have defined when they are maximized. MaxTo is described as a tiling window [...]
05.19.09 | Computer Tips And Tricks | Computerexpert
The latest version of the Media Center Status Application (version 0.5.1) has added in additional Twitter support for receiving updates while in Media Center. By now this tool lets you update your Facebook or Twitter status to reflect what you are doing in Media Center but now the application pulls in updates from your friends [...]
05.18.09 | Software Review | Computerexpert
Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer Foxmarks works silently in the background to keep your bookmarks and passwords (optional) backed up and synchronized. If you’re not at your computer, Foxmarks allows you to access your bookmarks online by logging into my.foxmarks.com. Foxmark’s Suggested Tag feature helps you stay organized.
05.18.09 | Software Review | Computerexpert
Today’s viruses, worms, and so-called bots, which turn your computer system into a zombie that does the hacker’s bidding (such as mass-mailing spam), aren’t going to announce their presence. They operate in the background, quietly altering data, stealing private operations, or using your PC for their own illegal ends. This makes them hard to spot [...]
05.17.09 | Computer Safety Tip | Computerexpert
Problem with DNS Server If your website is not opening, the cause could be wrong address returned by slow or sluggish DNS servers. Problem with Hosts File Host file is a simple and efficient way of blocking websites.
05.14.09 | Computer Tips And Tricks | Computerexpert
Modify Explorer.exe File: The file explorer.exe located at C:/Windows needs to be edited in order to make the changes. Since explorer.exe is a binary file it requires a special editor. For purpose of this article we have used Resource Hacker. Resource HackerTM is a freeware utility to view, modify, rename, add, delete and extract resources [...]
05.13.09 | Windows XP Tips | Computerexpert
