Don Davidson Computer / Help and Tips

Index of Topics
About Microsoft Windows Operating Systems From Windows 95 to Windows Vista. Tips on Windows XP, Vista and much more.	Broadband & Speed Tests About Broadband / Connection speeds
Computer Help Primer Many beginner tips and shortcuts	Computer Security Security Check / Firewalls
PC Curiosities & Guides Common Q & A, USB, DVD / BluRay, Video, Audio, Key codes, VoIP, Digital TV 2009, Backup & More.	Protect your kids on the Web Programs to help protect kids.
Computer & Program Problems Common hardware & software problems	Possible System Board Shorts General warnings posted here
Need a driver? Trouble getting hardware drivers?	Networking Topics Types / Pros and cons / Setups

Windows Operating Systems

Windows - Newest release on top

In case you are wondering about the distant past.

Windows 7 (Available NOW)
Windows Vista / About / Incompatibilities
Windows Vista / Help and Tips

Windows XP / About

Windows XP / Help and Tips

Windows Versions Past and Future
Note: Stay away from beta test products.
They are unfinished program releases and can, and will, be unstable.

Windows 2000 / About and Installing 2000

Windows Millennium / About

Windows 98SE (Second Edition)

Windows 98 / Installing

Windows98: What is new over Windows 95?

Installing Windows 95 Upgrade (From Windows 3.1)

Win95b - FAT32 vs. FAT16 (More hard drive space)

Curiosities and Guides

Copy songs from your CDs to your PC with Windows Media Player (MS Link)
Burn an audio CD with Windows Media Player (MS Link)
DVD and DVD Recordable Drives / Blue Ray -HD DVD
Transferring home movies to CD or DVD
Convert your records (or tapes) to CDs
You don't need Windows Media Center to record TV
How many megapixel camera do you need? (Chart)
USB the new 3.0
10 Things Users Do To Mess Up Their Computer
Alt Key Codes
Change Windows Explorer default open location
File Extensions / File Associations

Backup you hard drive!

Backup & Repairing Outlook (P.I.M. / .PST)

Backup the Registry

Concerning Monitors

Computer Acronyms and Emoticons

What is VoIP

DTV The U.S. government, after more than 10 years of trying to work with TV broadcasters and consumer electronics companies, has decreed that February 17, 2009, is the date when over-the-air, analog TV broadcasts will finally cease. What you can do if you have an antenna.

Word Templates (From Microsoft)

Networking

Networking Types / Pros and Cons

Home Networking Windows 98/2000-Software Setup

Computer & Program Problems

No Sound

Grinding Noise that changes as the PC heats up

No video (Black Screen) Tips for beginners

Spell check won't work in Outlook Express

Outlook Express help - List of MS links

Scandisk and Defrag takes forever! Use Safe Mode

Wallpaper Changed by Spyware
Right-click an empty spot on your desktop
Left-Click "Properties"
Left-Click Desktop Tab
Left-Click Web Tab
Uncheck "My Current Home Page"
Click OK

Adobe Flash Player - Flash player not loading (text file)

Error with Acrobat Reader when printing

Norton Anti-Virus Related Fixes
Your system is low on virtual memory on Windows XP
Cannot find MSIEXEC.EXE after you got the Klez Virus

Top 10 reasons for computer slow-downs

Keeping Your Computer Secure

Shields UP! Check Your Security Here! (Link)
Quickly checks the security of your computer's connection to the Internet.
Without your knowledge or explicit permission, the technology which connects your computer to the Internet may be offering some or all of your computer's data to the entire world at this moment!

ZoneAlarm Internet Firewall keeps your computer safe. (Will not yet work well with Vista)
After installing ZoneAlarm, results should look similar to THIS common port Shields UP! test.
If yours don't, go HERE and install the free ZoneAlarm Firewall software and test again.

Virus and Security Help Must Read!

Virus Alerts!

Broadband

What is DSL? / Types of Internet Connections

Test your Internet Connection Speed.
Some Tests Require Flash Player

Speed Test 1
SpeakEasy

Speed Test 2
DSLReport

Speed Test 3
SpeedTest.net

Note: The first hard drive, which came with the RAMAC computer in 1956, weighed about a ton and held 4.4MB of data.

In 2007 Toshiba came out with a 3.5" terabyte hard drive! (Seagate and a few others have them now)
A terabyte is a trillion bytes, or a million megabytes, or 1,000 gigabytes, as measured by the hard-drive industry.

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