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Newsletter Archive: 2009

Restoring The My Computer Icon In Windows XP
I don't know what my daughter did, but suddenly the "My Computer" icon isn't showing up on my Windows XP computer and I don't know how to make it reappear! Without it, I can't find my files, which is a huge problem. Help!

Date: 2009-06-19


Using Windows XP To Create Screen Captures
I have seen a lot of Web pages - including your own - where there are tons of screen shots from different versions of Microsoft Windows. I run WIndows XP and need to include screen shots (screen captures?) in some documents I'm writing. Is there some way to do this without having to buy and install any additional software?

Date: 2009-05-14


SP2 Released For Office 2007 To Fix Key Issues
If you use Outlook 2007 on a Windows computer to manage your email, calendar and more, you'll definitely want to get hold of the Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2, released April 28th. It's a major update to the Office suite - which comprises productivity apps like Word, PowerPoint, Excel and others - and it's worth reviewing exactly what's new, updated and fixed by SP2 in each of those apps.

Date: 2009-04-30


How To Install A New DVD Drive To Your XP Machine
I recently bought a Guitar Hero III Game for my PC. Only to find out that my computer doesn't have a DVD Drive installed. =[ It only reads CD's. How Can I get my Computer to Read a DVD-ROM? Should I get someone to install a DVD-Drive, or what would be the best thing to do in this situation?

Date: 2009-04-07


Microsoft Hopes End Of XP Support Will Drive Vista Upgrades
Microsoft is hoping that when it stops offering free support for Windows XP on April 14, 2009 that it will be able to get more companies to upgrade to Windows Vista. On April 14 Microsoft will no longer offer mainstream support for XP, which includes free security updates and bug fixes for those running retail version of the operating system.

Date: 2009-03-20


XP To Windows 7 Upgrade Path Looking Difficult
By all rights, Microsoft should love people who will try to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 - in a sense, these folks are returning to the fold, wallets in hand. Only it looks like actually making the upgrade might be difficult with some computers, and impossible with others.

Date: 2009-02-26


How To Improve Windows XP Performance
I am running on a clunker of a PC and find that all the bells and whistles in Windows XP are really slowing things down. I don't need fancy window zooming or anything else, I just need the fastest computer I can create. How do I turn off all these effects?

Date: 2009-02-06


XP Still A Favorite Among Gamers
Gamers tend to have good gear: cool keyboards, nifty mice, nice monitors. And fast, new computers. But a fresh report seems to confirm Windows XP's lasting popularity as, even among PC-owning gamers, XP is used a lot more than Vista.

Date: 2009-02-06


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