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1• Reformat and Reinstall Windows XP FAQ
By Andy Walker. This FAQ (frequently asked questions page) is for people who own a Windows XP computer and want to reinstall and reformat their hard drives.
2• 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.
3• How to update a driver
By Staff. When you change your operating system, such as upgrade from XP to Vista, some of your peripheral equipment will be upset.
4• FAT32 is no obstacle in going back in history
By Andy Walker. How to wipe Windows XP and revert to Windows Me/98/95 if you have FAT32.
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• Hard drive grinding?
By Andy Walker. How to optimize your defragmenter and virtual memory settings.
8• How to add a second hard drive
By Andy Walker. Need more hard drive space? Cyberwalker will tell you how to add more!.
9• 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.
10• 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.
11• How to update the BIOS from a floppy
By Andy Walker. Use a floppy disk to update your BIOS on an older computer.
12• Wipe Vista and start fresh: Part 2
By Andy Walker. In this second step of the Vista reinstallation, wipe the hard drive and install a fresh copy.
13• How to reformat your hard drive and reinstall Windows 95
By Andy Walker. When you need step by step instructions on reinstalling Windows 95, we are here to help.
14• How to downgrade Vista to XP
By Peter Ehm. It's not always nostalgia that drives us back from Vista to XP.
15• 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.
16• Video: Clean your memory and turbocharge your PC
By Andy Walker. If you computer runs really slowly -- but it never used to -- then it may be time to clean out your system memory.
17• Bringing Windows 95 back to life
By Andy Walker. How to reformat your hard drive and reinstall Windows 95? It sounds scary, but it doesn't have to be.
18• A radical approach to tinkering with a hard drive
By Andy Walker. If you're going to format your C: drive, be sure to do it right.
19• What's inside a computer?
By Andy Walker. Not exactly sure what makes your computer work? All those parts seem too complicated to understand? This article will help you understand what makes a computer go.
20• How to fix your monitor's colors after a reinstall
By Andy Walker. You had reason to reinstall Windows and now your monitor's colors look really awful.
21• 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.
22• How to start in Safe Mode
By Andy Walker. You can choose your favorite way to start your computer in Safe mode.
23• Opening photos that come in your e-mail is easy
By Andy Walker. If Auntie Jennie e-mailed you that old photograph of you naked in the bathtub, could you open it? Would you want to? Learn how, as the CyberWalker shows you the ropes.
24• USB: A handy guide
By Andy Walker. USB is great - you just have to make sure your operating system is ready for it.
25• Keeping home net routers safe
By Andy Walker. Most home network owners never delve inside their routers to use the hidden security settings that can be used to lock down a network nice and tight.
26• Evidence Eliminator
By Ted Gallardo. There are many reasons why you want to make sure nobody knows what you've been up to on your computer, some of them noble, even.
27• 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.
28• Should I upgrade to the Windows XP operating system?
By Andy Walker. To move up to XP or not to move up to XP -- that is the question.
29• Get rid of content advisor password
By Andy Walker. If your browser has banned you from certain web sites, and you can't override it, do a little Jedi mind-trick on your computer.
30• 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.
31• Plugging a memory leak
By Andy Walker. No, it is not a mental disorder.
32• Keeping drivers up-to-date
By Andy Walker. Get the story here about what drivers are, the importance of keeping them up-to-date, and how to go about it.
33• Fix the blue screen of death
By Andy Walker. Does you system crash and show a blue screen? Here are a few tips to help you and your computer out of the mess.
34• Optimize Windows XP
By Andy Walker. If your Windows XP seems sluggish, or just want to boost it's performance follow this easy guide.
35• Hijacked browser? Fix it!
By Andy Walker. One technique used by spyware is to hijack your internet browser.
36• RAM chips don't mix.
By Andy Walker. RAM Chips are the oil and water of technology.
37• RAM chips don't mix.
By Andy Walker. Computer motherboards are finicky things.
38• How to solve audio error messages
By Andy Walker. Windows 95 sound driver is out of date.
39• Time to reload Windows
By Andy Walker. Once in a while your computer just needs a fresh install of the operating system.
40• How to remove the boot-up password in Windows
By Andy Walker. Find out about one man's dilemma with regards to the Windows password, and how to resolve it.
41• Get hackers out of your home
By Andy Walker. The arrival of broadband Internet access has opened up a new playground for hackers: home computers.
42• CA Anti-Spyware 2007: old friend's back
By Ted Gallardo. Its predecessor, eTrust PestPatrol, used to be more robust, but still, this application is one of the musts these days.
43• 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.
44• Windows supports backward compatibility
By Andy Walker. Windows 95 provided a way for users to use DOS programs.
45• A remote control of your dreams
By Chris Ricci. It's not for those who can't program a VCR, but for even a borderline geek, this is a dream-come-true device.
46• Reinstall Windows after swapping your motherboard
By Andy Walker. Did you know Windows files keeps an inventory of your component? Cool.
47• Blame video card for computer's strange behavior.
By Andy Walker. If your computer screen freezes often, or you have other video-related issues, this guide will help you update your video card drivers.
48• Little Geeks: Reboot a kid's life with your computer!
By Andy Walker. Let's open the world of technology to a new generation and give every underprivileged child, who wants one, an Internet-connected computer .
49• 911 for damaged registry
By Andy Walker. Your registry is damaged, perhaps beyond recognition.
50• Using CA Personal Firewall 2007
By Ted Gallardo. There are other security applications that keep would-be hackers at bay and away from your computer better than this one.