One of the most common ploys of modern Trojan infections is that they hijack the program executable function of the PC. In such cases, all attempts at launching programs either produce no results or they start of series of popup windows urging the user to buy a phony anti-virus program. Even attempts at anti-virus scans are in vain. The reason for this problem is that the Trojan has written a few
Monday, 25 June 2012
Tech Tip of the Day: Using the Windows Registry Editor: Part 4 - Removing virus entries
Posted on 11:23 by Unknown
Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Tech Tip of the Day: Using the Windows Registry Editor: Part 3 - A fix for CD/DVD drives
Posted on 12:55 by Unknown
One problem sometimes encountered by Windows PC users is the sudden failure of the DVD and/or CD (or "optical") drive. Optical drives do fail in time (as the lasers fail), but sudden failures are often the result of an easily fixed problem in the Windows registry. One symptom of the failure is the disappearance of the optical drive (and its drive letter) altogether from the list of drives under "
Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Tech Tip of the Day: Using the Windows Registry Editor: Part 2 - Cleaning up old programs
Posted on 07:40 by Unknown
As noted in the first edition of "Using the Windows Registry Editor," making changes to the Registry is not for the faint of heart. But, it is not as risky a proposition as some make it out to be. If careful backup procedures are followed, editing the Registry harbors little risk of losing Windows function. Please refer to the first of this series for instructions to back up portions of the
Friday, 8 June 2012
Tech Tip of the Day: Using the Windows Registry Editor: Part 1 - Backing up before editing
Posted on 14:17 by Unknown
What is the registry?
Many computer users have heard about the Windows Registry but are afraid to make changes for fear of making a critical mistake. It is true that the Registry Editor must be handled with care, for changes that are made are permanent as soon as the changes are keyed in. A "spoiled" Registry entry that is critical to Windows operation may make the computer unusable, and force
Many computer users have heard about the Windows Registry but are afraid to make changes for fear of making a critical mistake. It is true that the Registry Editor must be handled with care, for changes that are made are permanent as soon as the changes are keyed in. A "spoiled" Registry entry that is critical to Windows operation may make the computer unusable, and force
Friday, 1 June 2012
Tech Tip of the Day: Don't pick a printer by Duty Cycle ratings
Posted on 13:04 by Unknown
Duty Cycle vs. Recommended Monthly Volume
Selecting a new printer? Great!
Setting your expectations about how many pages you can print based on the "Duty Cycle" spec? Not so great...
Calculating "Duty Cycle" is a process printer manufacturers go through to stress the printer to the point of failure. It's not meant to be the "run it all the time at this rate" number - sort of like being
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