Won’t Open
Most of the time when using your computer, you expect to be able to click on programs and have them open up so you can use them. There are times when programs might take a little longer than normal to load, such as when your computer is under heavy load from having many programs open […]
Video Card Stops Working
When a video card stops working the entire computer is likely to freeze or at least appear to freeze. Some modern computers can actually survive the loss of a video card while running, especially models that have integrated video cards and add-on video cards built into them. In these cases, consumers simply need to remove […]
Printer Stops
We have all been there. One short hour and a half from now, you have an interview for your dream job. You are printing up the final revision to your work history, the resume that proves beyond all shadow of a doubt that you and you alone are the one perfect candidate for this position […]
Won’t Close
Most of the time, when you tell a specific program on your computer to close, whether by clicking the X in the top right hand corner, clicking close, or using the keyboard shortcut Alt + F4, the program will begin to close. If you choose, you can then open the same program again or a […]
Reinstalling Software? Read This First!
Before you reinstall your music player, video player, or other content management program, make sure that the music, movies, and other files associated with that program aren’t deleted when you uninstall it by following the steps below. Step #1: Locate your files First, you’ll need to locate the folders in which your files are stored. […]
Incomplete Uninstall
Most of the time, when you uninstall a program, the program will remove all traces of itself from your computer, allowing you to use the freed space for other programs and continue using your computer as you did before you installed that program. However, in some cases, when you uninstall a program, it will leave […]
Partition Recovery
Partitions are virtual hard disk drives that your computer treats as if they were individual hard drives, even though several of them may be located on a single physical hard drive. Partitions offer several benefits to computer users, with the primary advantage being separating the operating system and program files from regular files and documents […]
PCI
PCI is an acronym for the Peripheral Component Interface, which might sound technical but it is certainly an apt description. Peripheral components in computer systems usually describe add-on boards that perform specific functions that do not come with the main system board. One of the key characteristics of the PCI bus is its native support […]
Data Lifecycle Management
For many businesses and organizations, protecting data is a high or top priority. Data lifecycle management (DLM) is the process in which data is created, stored and, in some cases, eventually deleted. The idea of a data “lifecycle” refers to the changing value of data over periods of time. The lifecycle ends when the data […]
Recycle Bin Means Never Having to Say Oops
Have you ever deleted a large number of files from your computer in an attempt to free up more storage space, only to find that after all that effort you didn’t gain a single byte of extra room? If so, you have already discovered that “deleting” a file from a computer running Windows doesn’t actually […]