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Phishing, worms spike this year, say Microsoft and McAfee
Phishing, worms spike this year, say Microsoft and McAfeeScammers are targeting social networks with phishing scams and relying more heavily on worms and Trojans to attack computers, according to security trend reports to be released Monday by Micros...
Microsoft patching zero-day Windows 7 SMB hole
Microsoft patching zero-day Windows 7 SMB holeMicrosoft on Friday said it is working on a fix for a vulnerability in the Server Message Block file-sharing protocol in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 Release 2 that could be used to remotely crash a ...
Keyboard shortcuts for moving faster
These keyboard shortcuts can help you navigate Windows XP faster than ever.The point and click interface has made computers accessible to the masses, but pros know it's much faster to use keyboard shortcuts than to point and click. These shortcuts wi...
Diagnose boot problems in Windows XP using MSCONFIG
Windows XP System Configuration Utility, or MSCONFIG is one great utility. This handy utility allows you to make changes to boot files and startup parameters when troubleshooting boot problems. MSCONFIG can eradicate pesky boot problems from a Window...
Tips to speed up defrag operations in Windows XP
A simple way to speed up a defrag operation in Microsoft Windows XP is to restart the system before you launch the Defrag application. This allows the operating system to clear out the swap/paging file and to reset it to the default size. This lets D...
Five lesser-known problems that can slow down a PC
Problems that can slow down a computer are so numerous that you can troubleshoot 'til the cows come home and never find the cause. Such PC speed killers include: incorrectly configured antivirus software, low memory, too many background services runn...

