I’ve been fighting an issue with my Acronis True Image Home 2010 setup on my notebook for a month or so. It’s been working fine on all my other computers, but memory told me that this backup failure was intermittent. One big problem was that, while the error messages gave me the wrong answer. They [...]
Two Firewall Programs at the Same Time
Reader Chris from the U.K. wrote to ask: Hi Terry Hope you are well. Thanks for the newsletter, I really enjoy reading it. I am at present using Norton Internet Security Suite, and am quite happy with it. I run Windows XP Pro. Would it harm my P.C. to turn on the Windows firewall, as [...]
Firewall Tips
I’ve seen a couple computers recently that had multiple firewalls running at the same time. This is not a good thing. You don’t have to uninstall a firewall when you install a new one (at least, most of the time), but you do need to turn off the old one. If you have just the [...]
What Does Acronis True Image Really Do?
Subscriber Scott wrote to ask me to explain more about the function of Acronis True Image Home 2009 — just what does it do to make it worthwhile? Terry – I’ve read ads for Acronis in your’s and other newsletters. I even looked at their web site. The problem is that I really don’t understand [...]
Display Properties Screensaver Tab Disappeared
Reader Pat Daniels wrote to ask about a couple problems: Hi Terry, You previously gave me information on routers that really help me. I thanked you then, and I thank you again. Now, I hope you can help me with this mystery. The tab for screensaver on my Display Properties has disappeared. It really doesn\’t [...]
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