Is Outlook discombobulated? Try drag-and-drop repair
Q. I tried the Microsoft Office 2003 demonstration software that was packaged with my new HP Pavilion, but then I decided that I would not upgrade from my 2002 version....
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He needs help with accented characters
Q. In my old age, I am studying Italian. I would like to find a simple way to create accented characters (such as e) on my Windows XP computer. The...
I’m lost and searching for Search icon; can you help me find it?
Q. A while back I lost the Search icon under the Windows XP Start menu. I would like to know how one goes about getting this icon again in the...
When Windows start up gets muddled, try clean booting
Q. I've heard the term "booting clean" and understand that it is one way of avoiding conflicts between software. I'm curious to know more about it. -- Bill Mead A....
AOL scanner ignoring the company’s own `adware’
Q. I notice that after the America Online security center does a scan for spyware on my computer and I follow that up immediately with a scan by another spyware...
When you don’t want others to see your searches
Q. How do I stop the various Internet search services from recording every keyword I use? It can be embarrassing when somebody sits down at my desk and starts to...
Solutions often so elementary that we tend to overlook them
Q. Recently, you responded to a writer who had problems with no sound on the computer. Having experienced the same issue, I think you should remind readers that there is...
Ways to unclog kids’ too-slow, spyware-stuffed IBM laptops
Q. I am at my wits' end with my two sons' IBM laptop computers that are riddled with spyware and viruses to the extent that the computers are almost unusable....
Here’s a neat trick for hiding computer programs in plain sight
Q. I am an elementary school teacher and often take my laptop to school, where it is occasionally used by my students. I have files on it that I do...
Help me replace my dinosaur of a computer with a rocket ship
Q. I need advice on buying a new computer, so I'll tell you what I have and what I want for a replacement. I use a Windows 98-based HP Pavilion...