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Maintain and Upgrade Your PC
Installing A Power Supply When you've upgraded your PC system by adding on a number of new peripherals it might
be time to upgrade your power supply as well. Please note that many popular PC systems
use power supplies made especially for those systems and cannot be replaced. Read your
instruction manuals to make sure your PC's power supply can be upgraded. More ... Vista Product Activation If Vista Product Activation detects a licensing problem, Vista enters "reduced
functionality mode". Reduced functionality mode doesn't affect your data, but it
will not let you run many of your applications without first entering the product
license key. More ... Upgrading Your Memory to Improve Performance Increasing your computer's memory is one of the most powerful ways to improve performance.
The following 12-step guide illustrates how you can install your desktop memory upgrade
in 10 minutes or less. More ... FREE Software - My Control Panel My Control Panel is an alternate interface to the Windows Control Panel. Rather than needing
to figure out which tab on which Control Panel utility should be used to accomplish a
particular task, My Control Panel displays a list of tasks. Simply click on the task you
wish to accomplish and the appropriate Control Panel utility will open to the specific tab
required. This makes Windows configuration much easier. More ... Bucaro TecHelp Computers : How To Refill Your Ink Cartridge The following is included in a typical ink refill kit: ink bottles, syringes and detailed
instructions. Some kits include an air balance clip for balancing the air inside the
cartridge to ensure proper ink flow. More ... Printer Cartridge Price Fixing The ink cartridge for a low end HP printer, containing only one tiny ounce of ink,
costs a mind boggling $30.00! That?s price gouging, and all printer manufacturers
are doing it. That?s called PRICE FIXING and it?s illegal. More ... Free TweakUI User Interface Configuration Utility TweakUI is one of a group of utilities called "PowerToys" that you can download from
Microsoft's web site for free. TweakUI makes it easy to configure several Windows
Interface options that are difficult to find or are not available in Control Panel. More ... Disable Windows Automatic Update To make your Windows operating system more reliable, disable automatic Windows Update.
If you don't beleive me, just google the phrase "windows update causes problems" and
you'll receive over 50 million results. More ... Working With the Registry The Registry is normally modified through Administrative or Control Panel utilities,
but it is possible to edit the Registry directly. It's wise to backup the Registry
before making any changes. More ... Installing an Internal Hard Drive Installing a new hard drive remains one of the most popular upgrade projects for PC
users. And it's easy to see why. Today's drives are bigger than ever and bargain
priced, and they offer a performance boost, as well. More ...
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