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1• How to get into your computer's BIOS
By Andy Walker. If you need to access the BIOS in your system, this will guide you through the process.
2• How to wipe an NTFS formated hard drive with Windows XP
By Andy Walker. Here's how to wipe a hard drive that uses NTFS as a file allocation system.
3• How to reformat and reinstall Windows XP - Method #2
By Andy Walker. Our Windows XP Reinstall and Reformat FAQ has two methods.
4• Reformat and Reinstall: FAQs
By Andy Walker. Reformatting and reinstalling: What? When? Why? Where? How? You're in the right place for the answers to those questions and more.
5• One Window too many?
By Andy Walker. You reinstalled Windows XP on your computer thinking it would overwrite the existing version of Windows XP and now there are two copies when you boot up.
6• Wipe Vista in two steps: Part 1
By Andy Walker. This two-part process shows you how to edit your BIOS and then boot from your Vista install DVD, then wipe the Vista partition and put a fresh copy of the operating system on it.
7• How to add a second hard drive
By Andy Walker. Need more hard drive space? Cyberwalker will tell you how to add more!.
8• Reformat and reinstall Windows 98 on your laptop
By Andy Walker. If you need to reinstall Windows 98 on your laptop computer, there are different ways to do it depending on how your particular system is set up.
9• Easy reinstall for Windows Vista
By Andy Walker. If you want to take advantage of Windows Vista's new reinstall option from the desktop, start with this article.
10• How to update the BIOS from a floppy
By Andy Walker. Use a floppy disk to update your BIOS on an older computer.
11• How to repair your MBR
By Andy Walker. The boot process is quite mysterious and not always logical.
12• Your BIOS needs facelift, too
By Andy Walker. If you need to update your BIOS and you have a flash BIOS chip, no worries.
13• How to downgrade Vista to XP
By Peter Ehm. It's not always nostalgia that drives us back from Vista to XP.
14• Windows XP goes kaboom?
By Chris Ricci. An XP crash sounds ominous but it doesn't have to be: you can save your PC without losing your data.
15• The difference between PC100, PC133, and DDR memory
By Andy Walker. If you're looking at upgrading your system with some new RAM, be advised not all forms of RAM are compatible with one another.
16• How to fix Windows disk defragmenter if it stalls
By Andy Walker. Defragmenting your hard drive is recommended maintenance for your computer.
17• How to fix USB mouse problems
By Andy Walker. As USB becomes a popular fixture on computers, we need to learn how to trouble shoot them.
18• Clean your Windows registry
By Don Reisinger. Sometimes the best way to fix a problem is to clean the Windows registry.
19• Two monitors on one computer . . . Is that possible?
By Andy Walker. Yes, it is possible, but you need to know Windows 98's limitations concerning the whole idea.
20• Running XP and Vista on the same machine
By Jason Kerluck. For those who are impatient enough not to be willing to wait until Microsoft fixes Vista into an acceptable operating system, here's an ingenious solution: dual-booting.
21• Fix power management with a BIOS update
By Andy Walker. Fixing power management issues with a BIOS update can be a daunting task, but it doesn't have to be.
22• How to buy a laptop in 2004
By Andy Walker. Here are a few buying tips to think about before you spend your well-earned money on one.
23• Lost your Windows XP password?
By Chris Ricci. New developments help ease the pain of the loss that used to be almost irreparable.
24• Optimize Windows XP
By Andy Walker. If your Windows XP seems sluggish, or just want to boost it's performance follow this easy guide.
25• Hard-drive shuffle tough to master
By Andy Walker. Want to know how to switch your hard drives and their corresponding drive letters? Here's how!.
26• CIH virus deletion: The answer to your worries
By Andy Walker. Win95.
27• Yep, it's a virus.
By Andy Walker. Just when you thought it was safe to relax your computer security, you find out you were wrong about that.
28• Motherboard search is like a blue plate special.
By Andy Walker. How do I get the best computer component around? What do I buy, and from whom? Cyberwalker shares a little down-home wisdom he learned about shopping.
29• CMOS changes necessary to fix game card
By Andy Walker. If you're having problems installing new sound or video cards, this article may help you.
30• Plug-n-Play efforts
By Andy Walker. Upgrading your computer can be a serious undertaking.
31• How to repair your master boot record if it's infected with a virus
By Andy Walker. Learn how to fix, recover and repair the master boot record if it is infected with a virus.
32• Forcing Windows to obey
By Andy Walker. What to do when your Windows 95 or 98 system won't completely shut down when you tell it to.
33• Upgraded 486 will never perform like a Pentium
By Andy Walker. No one wants to hear these words, but sometimes it's the plain truth.
34• How to fix Windows time problems
By Andy Walker. An incorrect clock is a serious annoyance.
35• Chip overclocking makes PC faster, but be careful.
By Andy Walker. Overclocking a PC doesn't make time go faster -- it makes your processor run faster than it was meant to.
36• W32.Kriz is not a virus hoax
By Andy Walker. The W32.
37• Return to XP an involved operation
By Jason Kerluck. Restoring your hard drive so XP installer can see what it's doing is not easy, but it's worth the effort to the many who prefer the older operating system to Vista.
38• Processor's dual identity raises suspicion
By Andy Walker. When buying a computer, make sure you get what you pay for.
39• Year 2000 fixes explained
By Andy Walker. Y2k will be Okay.
40• Can you survive the Y2K bug?
By Andy Walker. We've been warned that the Y2K bug may be disastrous in the computing world.
41• Learn BIOS Beep Codes
By Andy Walker. If your computer beeps at you, it is trying to tell you something.
42• Vista: a greedy little devil
By Jason Kerluck. Microsoft's (relatively) new operating system can be as it beautiful as a program can get, but - just like princesses in fairy tales - it requires considerable help from your computer before it even begins thinking of operating smoothly.