In a recent article Reformatting a Notebook Computer’s Hard DriveI answered reader Ken’s question about reformatting his 4-year-old HP laptop computer. Unfortunately, Ken’s computer had not come with a Windows CD. So, he didn’t know how to get started. Briefly summarizing, I wrote that, if Ken wants to reinstall the Windows XP (I assumed it [...]
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Reformatting a Laptop Hard Drive, part 2
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Problem Migrating Thunderbird to Windows 7
Subscriber John in Dallas wrote to ask about a problem he was having in migrating to his new computer: Hi-Terry, Enjoy your newsletter; always something to learn.. I just bought a new Dell Win7-64bit!! I DO share your opinions on DELL!!!! Apparently, Michael no longer owns Dell? He would never allow support to sink to [...]
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Mouse and Keyboard Not Recognized by Computer
This week, I received a question about a problem that subscriber Harold (no last name – and you’ll see why…) was having: I have acquired a couple of old pcs that have Windows XP operating system. They were used in a business and I have to wipe the hard drives. One has a 20 gb [...]
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Question about Linux for Windows Users
Subscriber Dave wrote to remind other readers about Linux as an alternative to Windows and to ask what I thought about Linux: Hi Terry I have been subscribed to your computer tips for quite a while now, love the tips you give and the advise you have helped me on . I have been using [...]
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Removing Linux to Reinstall Windows
Subscriber Linda Jordan wrote to ask how to remove Linux and reinstall Windows: I have an older desktop that I have installed Ubuntu on, I now want to re-install Microsoft. I can’t find a way to uninstall Ubuntu. Do I just do a hard disk format and start again? Can you tell me how to [...]
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Resizing Hard Drive Partitions
I’ve written a number of times about storing data on different drives or drive partitions than the one on which Windows is installed. That’s not too easy, when Microsoft’s preference for system builders is to set up the hard drive as one big C: drive. Tech Tip Of course, some of them set up additional [...]
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What Can I Do With My Old Computer?
What do you do with an old computer? More accurately, what do you do with your old computer when you buy a new one? You can keep it as an additional computer for yourself. You can pass it to your spouse. You can use it for your children. You can sell it. You can give [...]
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Linux
Questions to Consider Before You Start Why Linux? Stability, speed, price, open-source and security. Which "distribution" –– whose version of Linux should I run? Pre–installed on your new computer, or upgrading? "Dual boot" with Windows or sole Operating System on the computer? What We Like Stability – it stays up and recovers more effectively from [...]
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