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In order to reset your new/used computer to factory defaults, you are going to need the operating system discs that came with the computer. Some computers build by major manufacturers have built in recovery partitions on the HDD (ie: HP). If you do not have these discs or a recovery partition...

Your computer running slow very likely has nothing to do with how full your HDD is. Can you tell me more about your computer? How much RAM does your computer currently have? What operating system do you have installed (Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista)? Do you have any...

HDD (hard disk) compatibility has nothing to do with RAM or processor. The HDD only needs to be compatible with the motherboard. There are only two types of HDD connections, SATA and IDE (also known as PATA, EIDE). See link 1 and link 2. So either of these types of HDDs can hook up to your...

Ok, so here goes... I built my brother a computer with Vista Home Premium which he is hooking up to a new LCD TV. The computer is being hooked up to the TV by using a DVI to HDMI adapter attached to the video card and then running an HDMI cable from the adapter to the TV. The video is...

Have you tried resetting your BIOS, as was mentioned previously? If you open your computer case, there is a small watch battery (about the size of a US quarter) that you can remove with your computer unplugged. Wait about 30 seconds and put it back in. Plug your computer back in and power it on...

Alternatively you can contact the manufacturer of the computer and they can ship you a brand new set of recovery discs. They usually cost 20-50 dollars.

I did exactly what you are describing a couple of years ago. I didn't put one of my sticks of RAM in all the way and smelt burning... When I pulled out the stick that wasn't in all the way, I could see a burn mark on it and one in the RAM slot. I ended up having to replace that stick of RAM and...

Due to my line of work, I have to run a lot of different AV/AS programs every day. You should definitely try out Malware Bytes. I specifically recommended the paid version because of the benefits of real-time protection, etc. But you have a good point as well with Ad-Aware, though I don't really...

That's weird. I rarely have seen problems with Kaspersky on any version of Windows. Certainly not the degree of problems that I've seen with Norton. But to answer grow14me2's question, I would use any of the software recommended so far: Kaspersky, Nod32, or Avast. All three of those programs...

There may be somebody better suited to answer this question, but my understanding is that Nero is not going to decrease the quality of the movie "to fit more." Nero will simply inform you if you put too many movies on the disc (aka reached disc capacity). Also, when Nero Vision converts the avi...

I agree... Distrowatch is a great place to check out all of the different distros and read up a bit. But there are WAY too many to look through all of them and make a sound decision. This is correct. Different individuals/groups/companies start Linux distributions or branches that are designed...

You're right, I totally missed that. Kinda weird that macdailynews would have a title as "It's legal to run Mac OSX on non-apple..." and then in the article have a guy saying it is legal, but at the end have a note implying it is not legal. Although, from the comments:

Yes, it would be safe to say it did... :-( Dang, I feel dumb now

Wow, Saba really turns on a dime in terms of loyalty doesn't he? And I'm not looking to make this a lengthy conversation, but man I just don't get it. I understand that some things in Windows are easier (*cough* including getting infected :-) ), but I really can't express any further how much...

It is legal to run OSX on the PC using something like hacintosh. Read this article for further information.

I agree, the majority of infections on people's computers are because they just dont know any better than to click on the advert that says "You're infected! Click here to download Antivirus 2008" Absolutely. And that's why a lot of experienced admins do not like Ubuntu. Giving an average user...

I can vouch for that. If they are suspicious it is on more than one computer, you will have to talk to a human to get your copy activated. They only ask some very simple questions, but if they are sure it is on more than one, I'm positive you will not end up with two activated copies

I'm not going to bother trying to convince you to "go back" but I just have some observations. I do get what you're saying about Linux being a pain to configure and how Windows is all about "next next next," but on the other hand, in the last year or so I haven't had to make nearly any major...

Yeah, I'm pretty happy when I see Linux is supported also. However, I don't see one on the link you gave. It says: For Wine, Windows 95 (Winsock2), 98/ME, NT/2000, XP, 2003, Vista, and now Mac! So basically it is telling me that the Wine programmers have got the program (wine) working...

I haven't checked out either of these since I'm not in Windows, but here are what appears to be a couple of choices: WinExposé - Download And some sort of walkthrough for a difference one: Mac OSX Expose Clone for Windows Vista :: the How-To Geek