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Read this newsletter online Tips4pc newsletter Sept 2008 Your email address is safe with us. We guarantee that we will not distribute it to others. Please read our Privacy Policy Hi guys, Recently on Tips4pc we had had an overwhelming number of visitors looking for anything to do with formatting your computer DIY style. Well we have the answer to your queries in one section on the website How to format a computer menu. It lists any tutorials that relate to formatting your computer yourself. Hope this helps and saves you a truck load of money.
I will tell you a quick story about how I started to format my own computer.
I had bought a new computer from a major department store, and at this stage I didn't know much about computers at all. Free Computer tip sites didn't exists so when I started to play around with settings and programs on my computer it would crash. The first few times I got away with getting a free computer format, saying that they had sold me a dodgy computer. However after the third time of having to get my computer reformatted, sadly, they started to charge me. Well I could not afford all this money and I couldn't stop myself from meddling with my computer so I formatted myself. The first time was a nightmare and it probably took me a week to work it out. There was no-one to tell me how to do it because no-one knew. The IT professional's were not going to help because that was their bread and butter (how they made money). Luckily while having my computer formatted by the IT guy I had been watching everything he did, and asking every question that I could think of. He must have hated me! Now days it is easier to format a computer so there is no need to stress. But the moral of the storey is to watch your IT fix it guy like a hawk because you might save yourself a few dollars in the future.
What's new on Tips4pc? If you had no idea what I was talking about earlier in the newsletter then you really should read this. NEW TODAY
10 Top Advantages to owning a digital camera over an old SLR 35mm film camera . Its really obvious why there are advantages to owning a digital camera, however it is surprising to see how spoilt we are now with all the great features available.
How to
save photos from an Outlook Express
email to my pictures folder on your computer If you have a network in your home it will be a LAN or even a wireless LAN network. This article just gives you an idea of what they mean in non technical terms.
Display properties options disabled How to restore them This is a reminder to everyone that a computer not only needs its files cleaned to run smoothly, but it need TLC on the inside. People often forget to clean inside the computer case and only realize that it is a problem when a part blows up from being suffocated by dust. REVAMPED
Really quick computer tips
For really quick computer tips you should visit our forum where we have a section on Your special computer tip. There are some easy tips and tricks that would interest everyone. You can also add your own to share with others. Here are some examples of what you might find there.
The best and easiest tip - How to scroll through your open applications Make a shortcut on your desktop for fast printing Getting Screenshots using Ms Paint and Windows Two tips for filling out a form on the computer
Have we forgotten about using Windows Explorer to browse the
computer. Good question! Prevention is
always better than cure for a virus because there are some vicious ones out
there. Buy yourself a well know virus protection program. If a virus does get
through, here are some common symptoms: And these are just the
common symptoms. OH NO! You can also try any of these online virus scans for
free. Sometimes they may find something that your anti virus program didn't
find.
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/au/
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-US/center/howsafe.htm?s_cid=mscom_msrt
Free file scanner
Most recent top threats
One last quick tip
How to logon as an administrator
When you have forgotten your password and you are at the windows XP login screen
you can press CTRL ALT DEL at the same time to get a password dialog box up. Now
you can type in "administrator" as the user and leave the password blank and
then login.
This only works if you haven't changed the name and password of the main
administrator account. It should be untouched and is on the majority of
machines. When you first get your computer you will be logged in as the
main administrator. Therefore you should immediately create a user name and
password and then restart the computer. The administrator account will be hidden
and your user account will show up.
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