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  How to Add a New Hard Disk in Windows

  

  By davidkarp

  I'm running out of disk space, and given how cheap new hard drives are, I figured I'd upgrade. But I don't know where to start; do I just crack open my PC's case and plug it in, or is there more to it...

  14 October 2009 - 12:49 PM | 0 Comments
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  • ghost
  • windows
  • NTFS
  • hard disk
  • SATA
  • SCSI

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  How to Customize the Alt-Tab Window in XP

  

  By davidkarp

  When I switch between programs using Alt-Tab, it's hard to tell which window is which. The icons alone don't provide enough information, and the Alt-Tab window is too small to show the entire ...

  13 October 2009 - 10:07 AM | 0 Comments
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  • alt-tab
  • mod

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  How to Use Windows Remote Assistance

  

  By JDBiersdorfer

  Like most people, you may need a little help in life sometimes, especially when a computer is part of your life. Windows comes with a feature that lets people help one another—over the Internet. It&...

  13 October 2009 - 09:22 AM | 0 Comments
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  • remote assistance
  • support

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  How to run Linux under Windows 7's Windows Virtual PC

  

  By bjepson

  Windows Virtual PC is an optional add-on to Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate that lets you run operating systems within Windows, including Windows XP Mode. You can also use it to install ...

  02 October 2009 - 11:09 AM | 0 Comments
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  • virtual pc
  • linux
  • ubuntu
  • windows 7
  • windows

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  How to cope with the loss of HyperTerminal in Windows Vista and Later

  

  By bjepson

  Some of us still feel the need to talk to devices over a serial (including USB-to-serial and Bluetooth). There are many interesting devices that prefer to talk to your computer using the old-fashioned...

  01 October 2009 - 07:07 PM | 0 Comments
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  • windows
  • serial
  • rs232
  • usb

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  Should I worry about the occasional blue screen of death in Windows Vista?

  

  By LaurelRuma

  The Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) is aptly named. It's blue, it fills the screen, and it means death for whatever you were working on before it appeared. Microsoft refers to BSoD errors as "Sto...

  01 October 2009 - 03:15 PM | 0 Comments
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  • windows
  • vista
  • BSoD
  • system failure
  • error message

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  How to fix the aspect ratio of a video file in Windows

  

  By davidkarp

  If the video clip you're trying to play appears sqashed (too narrow) or stretced out (too wide), the easy fix is to just look at your computer monitor from an angle so the video appears correct. But i...

  24 September 2009 - 01:51 PM | 0 Comments
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  • video
  • codec
  • aspect ratio

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  How to back up stored email in Windows

  

  By davidkarp

  <div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <p>Backing up your email is as simple as making copies of the mailbox files. Their locations depend on the email s...

  24 September 2009 - 10:42 AM | 0 Comments
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  • Windows
  • email
  • backup

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  How to play stubborn video files in Windows

  

  By davidkarp

  <div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <p>When I try to open a video clip in Windows Media Player, it says it can't play the file. <a id="idx-CHP...

  24 September 2009 - 10:33 AM | 0 Comments
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  • video
  • codec

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  How to delete an undeletable folder in Windows XP

  

  By davidkarp

  I'm trying to delete a folder, but Windows says it's being used by "another person." Are we talking gremlins here, or has someone broken into my PC to read my manifesto on platypus cloning?All this me...

  24 September 2009 - 10:25 AM | 0 Comments
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  • Windows
  • files

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