Why can’t I turn off my computer when it crashes?
,Usually it crashes because it gets overloaded with windows and there are also othe reasons. You can over come this by holding the front power button for five or six seconds the computer knows to shut the the power supply down.
I just installed a new device. Does it matter which power plug I use?
No. You’ll notice that your power supply has several plugs not being used. As long as it fits, it’s okay to use.
I get so much SPAM, how can I stop it?
If you’re completely inundated with SPAM, it may already be too late. Perhaps you should consider switching to a different Email address. Otherwise, there are some programs out there that do quite a good job, such as SPAMBully. GMail also does a great job of filtering SPAM, and you can sign up for a free Email account.
Can I check my Email from anywhere?
Yes, you should be a our Email anywhere. All you need is an Internet connection. But if you’re on a library computer or borrowing one from a friend, then you cannot use a Windows mail client unless you go through the process of configuring that on their computer. Instead, try logging in directly through your ISP’s website. Or if you have an Internet Email client, such as Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, ect. . . you can check it from anywhere you have an Internet connection.
What is a good free antivirus?
There are many great free antivirus programs. AVG Antivirus and Avast! are a couple of good ones. You can also do online scans from Housecall. While Housecall will not give you real-time protection, it will scan your drives and help remove viruses already on your computer.
Will my firewall protect me from viruses?
No. While some firewalls may save you from worms scanning the Internet for open ports, a firewall will not save you from Human error virus infection, such as opening email attachments or partaking in file sharing.
Can viruses affect my hardware?
No. While in theory a virus can erase the BIOS of a PC and some even manage to erase all the data on hard drives, this type of damage is not permanent.
What are Trojans?
A Trojan is a program you might willingly put on your computer that turns out to actually be a virus.
Can I recover data that has been erased by my hard drive?
Yes, there are programs out there that recove lost data quite esily. The important thing to remember is that data will be overwritten the more you use the PC. So if you accidently erased something critical, be sure to stop and use a program like Undelete Now to get the data back
How do I start System Restore?
You can access the System Restore utility by going to Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools and clicking System Restore. A Wizard will launch and help you either restore your PC or create an actual restore point.
Want to learn to use a PC, what can I do?
If you are a complete beginner or if you know someone who is a complete beginner and would like to learn to use a PC, there are various free courses from the BBC website to help you and Youtube.com is another. We will be doing this shortly on pcitdoctom.com.
Who can just SHOW ME what to do?
Confused and perplexed by all the ‘Mumbo-Jumbo’, ‘Techno-Babble’ and …‘Gobble-de-Gook’…. that gets thrown at you when you try to understand the mystifying and alien concepts of operating your computer?… Especially when you want some he….
Are Cookies dangerous for my computer?
The answer is – NO!!! Cookies are not executable’s. For something to pass on a virus, you must first execute a program or applet. You can not get a virus from a text file.A cookie is a simple piece of text. It is not a program, or a plug-in. It cannot be used as a virus, and it cannot access your hard drive. Your browser can save cookie values to your hard disk if it needs to, but that is the limit of the effect on your system.
What are Tracking Cookies? Are they dangerous?
Cookies are actually harmless text files that certain web sites will place onto the hard drive of your computer. Your Internet Browser will then load the information into memory while you are visiting their site. The Cookie itself, actually takes up very little space and acts as an identification card for the visiting site. You can compare this to visiting your favorite restaurant where your food server will usually remember certain aspects of how you like your food prepared and what you usually order. This information would obviously be based upon his familiarity of your prior visits. Well Cookies actually act in a similar manner and do not contain viruses as a virus must be executable file.
Tracking Cookies aren’t exactly harmful to your computer. They just are really annoying and and can invade your privacy. What I mean By invade your privacy is that some tracking cookies can track what you do on the internet and what you type in. Though they aren’t like viruses or anything – To Prevent getting them in the future, go to “Internet Options”, then click the “Privacy” tab, then click “Advanced”, & click the “Override automatic cookie handling” check box, & then Block third party cookies and .press ok. For your information most tracking cookies are 3rd party cookies.
Why Sites Use Cookies?
There are numerous reasons why websites would want to use cookies. These range from statistical purposes, such as how many visitors came to the site. This can be further broken down into are they new visitors or actually repeating visitors and how often do they visit. The Website would actually create a unique id for each visitor and store this information into a database.
What are Illegal Operations?
Illegal Operations are TSR’s or Third-party programs running in the background are one of the more commonly found reasons for Illegal Operations.
How do I fix these Illegal Operations?
If you are receiving an Illegal Operation when attempting to run a game or program it is recommend that you temporarily remove or disable programs running and TSR’s running in the background, ensuring that these programs are not causing your issues. Normally by removing these programs, your program(s) or game(s) will no longer receive the Illegal Operations, it is recommended that you reboot the computer and disable or End Task each program or TSR one at a time to attempt to determine which program is causing the Illegal Operation.
When running any program or game from a CD and you receive an Illegal Operation, verify that the CD is clean.
How to clean a CD or CD-ROM drive ?
See How To Clean Your Cd Drive and Cds
