Computer troubleshooting

Computer troubleshooting is a dreadful word for most of the users. This is a wide range issue, which may be critical or simple The problem cab be related with the peripheral devices such as associated printer, scanner or other. The actual reason behind writing on computer support is to give simple solution to complex issue.

Startup Issue

Start up is the most common issue in which the user can't get the computer started or it might be starting after some delay. You may be getting error soon after you turn on the computer and screen might be appearing black or blue in extreme condition. All these issues are related to BIOS setting. Hence to do computer troubleshooting you must be very familiar with BIOS settings. You need to turn on the computer and press F8 button. You will be navigated to "Advanced Boot Options" window, which lists several available options. Use your keyboard to select "Last Known Good Configuration," and press "Enter." Now the computer will restart and you will get the registry settings and device drivers which were active when your system was working fine.

However, if you get this kind of issue continuously there is some virus attack and I'll recommend installing any latest Antivirus program.

Slow Performance

There can be plenty of reason for the slow per of your computer. To do the computer optimization you need to, check your start up programs and also the temporary files need to be deleted because they consume unnecessary space of your hard disk. The startup program can be managed from the control panel "Add or Remove" option.

Registry Issue

Computer troubleshooting is very critical in case of any registry issue. So, before making any changes in your Windows registry you must take backup of your computer data. Alternatively some online programs are available that can fix any kind of registry issue. The most common tool for Windows is Cleaner. This provide the safest and easiest way to fix registry problems.

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Antivirus Program

Antivirus program are the application software coded with an intention to scan any viruses, spyware or malware from your hard disk. They have an efficient scanning engine which can trace any virus as soon as it entered your system. Due to growing broadband users, the chances of virus spreading are more prominent from any emails or attached file. In this blog, we will discuss some important Antivirus Support program which can trace such traffic or virus.

McAfee Total Protection 2010

This is available free over the Internet. It is an award winning Antivirus program, with powerful virus scanning feature. It can scan even the latest virus program "in the wild." After the scan a report is delivered to the user. In addition to virus scan, it also takes backup of all your files when your PC is not in use.

Panda Antivirus Pro 2010

This is an effective Antivirus Support program which can give you comprehensive security against viruses, spyware, rootkits, hackers, online fraud and identity theft. After getting installed you would be able to chat, share photos and videos, bank and buy online, read your favorite blogs or simply surf the web, with complete peace of mind. With the collective Intelligence technology Panda Antivirus Pro 2010 is capable of providing you instant solution.

ClamXav

ClamAV virus scanner provides extensive security from viruses, spyware, rootkits, hackers, online fraud. This is popular commercial antivirus software. Showing good compatibility for both Microsoft and Mac OS.

The above Antivirus Support programs are compatible with the latest Windows 7 (32 and 64-bit) and Processor: Pentium 300 MHz or faster and MS Internet Explorer 6.0.

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Information Finding with Windows 7

Today's improvement in online and computer search technology has made the position of information and files so simple and easy but in the past it was tedious. The Windows Search technology that is created in the Windows 7 is simply excellent. We analyzed the search capabilities in Windows Vista as one of its top three features, but the Windows 7 search engine is much better.

Using Windows Search, you can find programs, files, messages, and message attachments on your computer almost in less time. You don’t have to know the name or location of the file or item you want to search. Just type a word or phrase in the Start menu Search box to view a list of matching items, managed by type. To make this list short, display the folder in Windows Explorer and then enter your search term in the Search box in the upper-right corner of the window. Windows Search organizes an index of all the key words in and associated data files on your computer like program names, common tasks, documents, music, videos, graphics, local copies of e-mail messages, Web pages stored in the recent history or Favorites list, and other data. Windows Search automatically finds the most common file types such as Word documents, text files, and e-mail messages and many more.

For certain types of files such as PowerPoint presentations, Windows Search finds the file properties and the file data, but for others like PowerPoint slide templates, it finds only the file properties. When you enter a search term, Windows looks for the term in the index instead of finding the original files on your hard disk. If a simple search from the Start menu Search box or the Search box in a Windows Explorer window doesn’t finds the item you want, then you can perform more advanced searches in the Search Results folder.

Your search basis can include the date of the file when it was created, its size, part of its name or title, its author, and any tags you might have listed as properties of the file. You can save a list of search parameters so that you can view updated results at any time. Saved searches are added to the Favorites group in Windows Explorer and are also present in the personal Searches folder.

You can change which file types and position are included in the Windows Search index at any time. You can change the search settings in the following places. In the Search tab of the Folder Options dialog box you can open the Folder Options dialog box by clicking Organize on the toolbar of any Windows Explorer window and then clicking on the Folder And Search Options on the Organize menu. You can specify whether Windows Search returns results from file contents as well as file names, whether results of folder-specific searches include files located in subfolders. Whether a search returns results that don’t match the search term but have, for example, a common root, and other options with the standard Windows Search scope. In the Change Selected Locations list, you can select or clear the check boxes of specific folders to show which should be included in the search index.

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How to create a table of contents in Microsoft Word

With the use of Microsoft office help user would be able to make a content table under Microsoft word. The procedure can be broadly classified in two steps, where in the first step user have to identify the text which they want to use in the Table of Contents, and in the next step you have to initiate command for the Word to insert the table of content.

After once the Table of content is created user can modify or customize them accordingly. Let's follow simplified procedure of creating a Table of Content.

Step 1: As per Microsoft office help choose the text which you want to use for creating your Table of Contents.

Click within the first major heading that you need to appear in the Table of Contents on your word document. On the paragraph selected assign Heading 1. This is most simple to do, you have click the Style box located on the Formatting toolbar and select Heading 1. Similarly you have to assign Heading 1 style to other significant headings in your document. Use Heading 2 style to sub-headings, Heading 3 style to sub-sub-headings and so on.

However if you want to make any modification on the heading styles look, you can select different font or font size or color.

Step 2: Create the Table of Contents with Microsoft office help. You have to specify the location where you want the table of content to appear. Under Microsoft Word 2002 and 2003 go as follow: Insert > Reference > Index and Tables. Click on the Table of Contents tab. (Elsewhere on this page, this is called the Table of Contents dialog.) Click OK.

In prior version you can do as follow: choose Insert > Index and Tables. Click on the Table of Contents tab. (Elsewhere on this page, this is called the Table of Contents dialog.) Click OK.

Step 3: Customize the Table of Contents as per Microsoft help.

You can bring the changes in the look of your font by modifying the Heading style. Don't make a wrong approach like, Format > Paragraph or Format > Font. Never use the font size or bold buttons on the toolbar.

Alternatively you can do two things in the Table of Contents dialog. Primarily make sure to choose "From Template” that, from the Formats box. Secondary choose the option Modify and modify the relevant TOC style. As per Microsoft help Word uses style TOC 1 for the top level of contents, TOC 2 for the next level etc.

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PC Health checkup

PC health check up is an important tool for keeping your PC in a healthy condition. It will prevent it from slowing down, Freezing or even Crashing. Let's understand the benefits of the PC checkup with a best PC optimizer or checkup tools PC Doc Pro.



With this latest PC checkup you can breathe new life into your old PC. This PC checkup software will gently cleans, repairs and optimizes your registry. From the below discussion you can understand the function of the PC health check up.



Scan: PC health checkup will scan your entire system for any error. It will generate a complete report about the survey done. You will get all the errors found on your system. Here you have option to pause and resume or cancel the scanning process. As soon as the process is finish the data will be immediately backed up.



Rescue: Induction of PC checkup will backup the windows registry. Hence restoring it to factory setting will significantly improve the function of your system. While working with the registry be careful it might affect the working of your system.



Registry Defrag: With the help of PC check up user would be able to analyze and tweak the system's registry to bring the desired changes.



Results: Underneath the option tab the user will be able to view all the operations and corrections implemented by the PC health check up.



Tools: User would be able to save memory space and improve their computer's speed by customization option of the PC checkup. They can disable the unnecessary programs in the startup.

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Backup software

As we are getting more and more dependent on computer, the importance of taking a data backup has increased tremendously. From home to business, we are keeping our data feed in the system. So in case of any system crash the result can be disastrous.

But today you don't have to worry at all, as there are universal software available which can keep your data restored. Before going for any backup software you must consider its application. Your backup software should be easy to install and use. Apart from that accessing or retrieving the data back should also become comfortable.

Let's get familiar with an important backup software

DT Utilities PC Backup 10

This is an excellent backup software with wide range of features like, Image Backup, Backup to Tape, Virus scanning and support to 64-bit operating system like Windows Vista and Windows 7.

Moreover, backup software can be used with ease on a single click. With this software you can create a file and do the backup simultaneously. You can take the backup of the multiple drive at the same time. You can create a bootable disaster recover CD/DVD of the operating system that can be used in the situation of system crash to restore the system.

Backup4all

This is a comprehensive software that is compatible with all the versions of Windows - both 32-bit and 64-bit. It compresses the data to save storage spaces and also encrypt them to avoid any illegal access of it. You can use this software to backup the data to any network drive, FTP, SFTP, DVD or CD.

This software is available in three different version as Lite, Standard and Professional. Professional is the full edition with all features enabled, while Standard and Lite have limited functions enabled.

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Windows 7 Released and Security Concern

Whatever you do? How much you are protected but the threat is always there. Even Windows 7 Released which has been gone through various experiments but no doubt security concern is always there. Since in today’s life we are so much addicted and dependent to Internet that was never before, from entertainment on YouTube to online trading from credit card, everywhere we are suspect of being hacked.

What we can do we can minimize the threat from our end. Firewall & Windows Live essential has been an inbuilt feature of Windows 7 Released.

As with Vista, the basic settings for the Windows 7 firewall are accessed via the Control Panel applet. Unlike Vista, you can also access the advanced settings (including configuration of filtering for outbound connections) through the Control Panel instead of having to create an empty MMC and add a snap-in. Just click the Advanced Settings link in the left panel, as shown in Figure 1.

In many cases, greater usability hinges on small changes and Microsoft has been listening to users and incorporated some of those "little things that count" into the Windows 7 firewall. For example, in Vista when you created firewall rules, you had to list port numbers and IP addresses individually. Now you can specify ranges, which shaves time off of the performance of this common administrative task.

You can also create connection security rules that specify which ports or protocols are subject to IPsec requirements right there in the firewall console, instead of having to use the netsh command. For those who prefer the GUI, this is a handy improvement.

The connection security rules also support dynamic encryption. That means that if a server gets an unencrypted (but authenticated) message from a client computer, a security association can be negotiated "on the fly" to require encryption, making for more secure communications.

The Vista firewall can be configured to log events to a file (by default, Windows\System32\LogFiles\Firewall\pfirewall.log). In Windows 7 Released, the events are also logged in the Event Viewer's Applications and Services section, making it easier to access.

Apart from the inbuilt feature of Windows 7 Released you need some specific antivirus to comeover online threat. There are huge number of Software player who are in this Security product manufacting like AVG, PANDA, BITDEFENDER, BULLGUARD, KASPERSKY and many more Some important compatible Anti-Virus packages are AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 9.0, Norton 360 Version 3.0, CA Internet Security Suit Plus 2010. Before getting installed anything make sure there compatibility is there with Windows 7 Released

Beware some companies use products that appear to be antivirus programs to install viruses or malware on your computer. When you install the program, you might also be installing the virus or other malware, without knowing it. Many companies, including those listed on this page, distribute antivirus programs. You should carefully investigate the source of antivirus and other products before downloading and installing them.

The companies listed with Windows 7 Compatibility Center provide consumer security software that is compatible with Windows 7.

Note: Before you install antivirus software, check to make sure you don't already have an antivirus software on your computer. If you do, be sure to uninstall the product you don't want before you install the new one. This may cause problem if you have two antivirus program on your system at a same time.

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