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The file format .docx (or as some like to call it “Satan’s extension) can be changed in Office 2007 to make it more compatible with other versions of Office. Going forward, as people and businesses update their software, this will be the preferred file extension. But if you work in an environment where backwards compatibility [...]
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If you launch Internet Explorer and receive an error message “Microsoft Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close,” there are several things you can do to try and fix the problem. Since IE is very integrated with Windows, it’s possible a program running in the background is causing it to crash. Or [...]
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The Microsoft Download Center is a repository of software for Service Packs and other software released for download in Windows. This is a great resource for technicians and corporations that need to install service packs and other updates on multiple machines. Simply burn the updates to disk and install them over the network or on [...]
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What do you do when you install your new copy of Windows 7 and realize your CPU isn’t capable of running the new XP Mode virtual machine? You run Sun’s VirtualBox, or course. VirtualBox is probably the simplest way to run other Operating Systems within your current OS. A prime example of needing to do [...]
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Control panel shortcuts allow you to quickly and easily get to system settings that would normally take you forever to click through. Technicians in the field or even casual users can benefit and become more effecient computer users if they know these commands. To launch these, you can either click Start and then Run or hit [...]
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How to improve computer speed is one of the top questions technicians get asked. There are numerous factors that affect your PC’s performance, and there’s a lot you can do to speed things up. Most of these suggestions would fall under the normal computer maintenance category, but some include optimizing settings and improving the hardware [...]
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A computer that keeps restarting can often be fixed in software, but there are many different things that can cause a system to crash and keep rebooting. Modern Operating Systems will not usually produce a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death). Instead, Windows will simply restart the computer and hope for the best. The theory is, [...]
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Skydrive is a Live service people with Microsoft Live accounts have access to, and it provides a whopping twenty-five Gigabytes of storage space for users to upload pictures and documents. Problem is, no one knows about Skydrive. Since Microsoft isn’t actively promoting the Skydrive service, you either need to stumble upon it or read about [...]
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PCTechBytes is providing this daily checklist you can use each month to make you a better and safer computer user. While some of the things in the list below will not apply to everyone, we tried to compile a broad list of computer tips that focuses on some of the perils and pitfalls we come [...]
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