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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• 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.

3• 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.

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• 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.

6• Wipe adult content from your PC

By Andy Walker. Need to delete your Internet Browser history to keep those nosy people from tracking your web surfing habits? This guide will show your how to do so.

7• How to reformat and reinstall Windows Vista

By Andy Walker. Before you decide to reformat and reinstall your Windows Vista, there are several important things to consider.

8• 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.

9• 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.

10• How to detect and remove spyware

By Andy Walker. Arm yourself with the knowledge and the tools to protect yourself from spyware's malicious work.

11• Hard drive grinding?

By Andy Walker. How to optimize your defragmenter and virtual memory settings.

12•  How to add a second hard drive

By Andy Walker. Need more hard drive space? Cyberwalker will tell you how to add more!.

13• 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.

14• 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.

15• Get rid of trash on your hard drive

By Andy Walker. Use these methods to find/delete hidden and unwanted files to maximize your hard drive space.

16• More ways to clean up Vista

By Cyberwalker staff. Wiping your system clean and reinstalling Windows Vista is a time-consuming project.

17• How to Clean out Unwanted Files Hidden on Your Hard Drive

By Andy Walker. There are many hidden files on a Windows computer.

18• All about MP3 and WMA files: A digital audio primer

By Andy Walker / Jonathan Walker. Using your digital music files is easier and more fun when you understand the big picture, which Cyberwalker explains here.

19•  How to add USB 2.0 to your PC

By Andy Walker. Can you use a newer USB device on an older USB port? Read this article to find out.

20• 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.

21• How to downgrade Vista to XP

By Peter Ehm. It's not always nostalgia that drives us back from Vista to XP.

22• Create audio CDs with MP3 files

By Jonathan Walker. When you want to play your MP3s on a standard CD player, you need an audio CD of them.

23• Outlook's archived e-mail only a click away

By Andy Walker. It makes perfect sense to archive mail as it saves space in your e-mail application.

24• 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.

25• Dislike NTFS? Go back to FAT32

By Andy Walker. When NTFS is not working for you, this is how to get FAT32 file system on your drive.

26• How to set-up a home network

By AndyWalker. If you have more than one computer in your home, it's easy to set up a home network.

27• Clean your Windows registry

By Don Reisinger. Sometimes the best way to fix a problem is to clean the Windows registry.

28• Rid your browser of naughty stuff

By Andy Walker. What to do if you don't want others to see that you've visited certain sites.

29• 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.

30• How to find an e-mail address

By Andy Walker. Trying to locate a long-lost friend by looking for an e-mail address? Elementary, my dear Watson.

31• Linus Torvalds' double life

By Andy Walker. Andy Walker catches up with Linux Torvalds in 2000 and talks to him about the operating system that changed his life and the computing world.

32• Free up space on your hard drive: FAQ

By Andy Walker. You can recoup large amount of space if you know exactly what you can delete from your hard drive.

33• Never lose your e-mail address book again.

By Andy Walker. E-mail addresses are today's phone numbers.

34• Defragment your hard drive

By Andy Walker. Defragment? How do I do it and how often?.

35• Same box, different results

By Andy Walker. Computers of similar make and build often perform differently.

36• How to troubleshoot Windows crashes

By Andy Walker. If you have the dreaded "Blue Screen of Death," this article will help you determine the cause, and how to alleviate it.

37• 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.

38• The future of chip technology

By Andy Walker. Moore's Law has about a decade before chipmakers start running out of ways to miniaturize silicon wafers, but new non-silicon chips may save the day.

39• Avoid fake Wi-Fi access points

By Andy Walker. Your computer seems to become an access point for a network, which it isn't.

40• How to 'find' downloaded files

By Andy Walker. Once in a while those files you downloaded from the Internet seem to go into self-induced exile.

41• Making your MP3 files mobile

By Jonathan Walker. You don't have to be chained to your PC to listen to your MP3 files.

42• 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.

43• Back-up your address book in Outlook Express 5.0

By Andy Walker. Backing up your Outlook Express address book is a step-by-step process.

44• Hijacked browser? Fix it!

By Andy Walker. One technique used by spyware is to hijack your internet browser.

45• 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!.

46• To move to Windows XP, you'll need to upgrade your RAM

By Andy Walker. If you are looking at using Windows XP, you may need to upgrade your RAM.

47• Right-clicking and other rodent secrets

By Andy Walker. If you've wondered what you're supposed to do with that "other button" on your PC's mouse, get ready for a lot of new choices.

48• Don't throw anything away: Part 2

By Chris Ricci. New programs and applications devour memory galore.

49• Keep your PC running in top form

By Andy Walker. A clean and organized computer is a happy computer.

50• How to reinstall Mac OS X

By Andy Walker. You may find some bad apples even among the vaunted Macintoshes.