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How to Setup Workgroup and Computer Name in Windows XP

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Computer name is the unique identifier of the computer in the network. If you want to setup the computer name and the workgroup in the Windows XP then follow these steps. My Computer > Right Click > click on Properties > Assign unique computer name. Assign the same workgroup name as of the other computers. [...] > read more

How To Create a Windows XP Password Reset Disk

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Creating a Windows XP password reset disk is a great way to protect yourself from the possibility of forgetting your account password. With it, you can easily reset your password and get right in to Windows XP. Be proactive by creating a password reset disk right now. With a password reset disk, you don’t ever [...] > read more

How to Share Printer and Folders in Windows XP

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Share Printer and Folders in Windows XP If you have two or more computers then a computer network will be formed and there will be necessity to share the files and printers. For sharing the folders, you need to right click the folder > Sharing and Security > Share this folder on the network > [...] > read more

Tips for IM safety

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Instant Messenger worms are becoming increasingly more sophisticated – and more prevalent. To avoid infection, treat IM as suspiciously as you should be treating email. These tips will help you avoid infection: Don’t be click-happy Don’t click any link received in IM unless you’ve first confirmed that the sender intended it. This includes links contained [...] > read more

Tweetbookr : Access Twitter, Facebook and Flickr Accounts from Your Desktop

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Tweetbookr is Adobe AIR based application allows to connect to Twitter, Facebook and Flickr accounts directly from your desktop. With Tweetbookr you no longer need to trawl through three different social sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Flickr for your daily social networking tasks, all you need to setup Tweetbookr once to connect to these [...] > read more

Securing Outlook and Outlook Express

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Securing your mail client is just one of the steps necessary to help prevent email worms and viruses. The steps below apply to Outlook versions 2002, 2003, and 2007, and Outlook Express v6.0 and above. If you use an older version, you may need to update your mail client in order to take advantage of [...] > read more

9 Steps to Protecting Your Computer from Viruses and Other Malware

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Achieving good computer security can seem like a daunting task. Fortunately, following the few simple steps outlined below can provide a good measure of security in very little time. 1) Use antivirus software and keep it up-to-date. You should check for new definition updates daily. Most antivirus software can be configured to do this automatically. [...] > read more

Security Tips for your Online Computer

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Following are few simple security tips. Follow these tips to avoid any accidents / attacks causing data loss or theft of your personal information. 1.  Backup files regularly to an external drive and keep these backups on some other location. 2.  Use encrypted folders that automatically encrypt files put in them. 3.  Use the My [...] > read more

AVG Antivirus Free Edition 2011 (Offline Installer)

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AVG Antivirus is one of the free antivirus which are quite popular and claimed to have been used by more than 110 million users around the world. AVG recently released a new antivirus updates namely AVG Antivirus Free Edition 2011. AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2011 allows you to: * Browse and search with confidence once [...] > read more

UltraCopier – Enhance Windows Copy Operation

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UltraCopier is faster than a lot of default system tools. It provides many advanced features: Starting/resuming the copy process, speed limitation, searching in the copy list, etc. For computer users, copying files is a very frequent. Windows operating system already provides the facility to copy files as standard functions. The problem is the Windows default [...] > read more

How to Create a Windows Password Reset Disk?

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Question: How Do I Create a Windows Password Reset Disk? A Windows password reset disk is a specially created floppy disk or USB flash drive that can be used to gain access to Windows if you’ve forgotten your password. If you’ve ever forgotten your Windows password before, you can imagine how valuable a password reset [...] > read more

How To Create a Windows Vista Password Reset Disk

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Creating a Windows Vista password reset disk can really come in handy if you forget your account password. With it, you can easily reset your password and get right in to Windows Vista. Be proactive by creating a password reset disk today. With a password reset disk, forgetting your password is no longer a crisis. [...] > read more

How to Create a Windows 7 Password Reset Disk

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A Windows 7 password reset disk could really come in handy if you ever forget your account password. With it, you can easily reset your Windows 7 password and get right in to your PC. Be proactive by creating a password reset disk today. With a Windows 7 password reset disk, forgetting your password is [...] > read more

Disable User Account Control (UAC) in Windows 7 or Vista

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When you are notified by UAC that there is a pending change to your computer, you should carefully read the contents of each dialog box before allowing changes to be made to your computer. This is an easier method that you can use to do the same thing from the GUI interface in either Windows [...] > read more

Securing Internet Explorer

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Annoyed by pop-ups? Worried about “drive-by downloads” and spyware? Has your Internet Explorer start page been taken hostage by an unwelcome site? Relax. Internet Explorer has a built-in mechanism for controlling the Internet nasties that threaten to ruin your browsing experience. Best of all, it’s free – all that’s required is a little bit of [...] > read more