Disk Cleanup can be used to remove all but the most recent Restore Point. Do this only if your computer is running normally and you’re having no problems. If you are having problems you shouldn’t clear old restore points because you may have to go back to an earlier restore point. Restore points take up a lot of… Read More »
Mainstream support ends in April 2014, while extended support will end in August 2014. August 2014 is the date of “concern” for current XP users since the only difference between mainstream and extended support is that design changes and feature requests by software makers, warranty claims and no-charge incident support ends with mainstream support in April 2014. It… Read More »
Did you know that using combination of the Windows Key + any letter key that is not already assigned to a shortcut, yields a search that starts with that letter you pressed? Windows Key + O: Use this Keyboard short to stop the screen rotation. You can lock the screen where you want it. This is particularly useful… Read More »
When you upgrade from XP/Vista to Windows 7, or XP/Vista/Win7 to Windows 8, your system will save a copy of the entire C drive and it can be quite a few gig in size. We helped a customer regain over 400 gigabytes of space on her system by clearing off windows.old (“Previous windows installations”) files. If you try… Read More »
The FBI MoneyPak Trojan is one of the worst and most widespread computer-locking Trojans that ever menaced internet users. The FBI MoneyPak is a Trojan often called RansomWare. FBI MoneyPak comes bundled with applications that may look legitimate, but aren’t. Always be sure you download from well-known and well-respected sites. If you become infected, the FBI MoneyPak Trojan… Read More »
When browsing in Internet Explorer or Firefox that Shift+F10 brings up the right-click menu. Pressing the Windows Key + Break key brings up “System Properties” Have you ever been reading a document or Web site whose colors make it difficult to see where the cursor is located? You can use the CTRL key to point out the cursor… Read More »