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February 2006

Date Posted: February 26, 2006

Q. I was looking at the specs for a new computer and see that it uses something called SATA connections. What is SATA?

Q. When I right click my desktop, choose Properties then the Appearance tab, under the Color scheme I only have three choices, Blue, Green or Silver. On a friends computer he has many times more. Schemes like Brick, Desert, Eggplant, and many more. Why does he have so many and I so few?

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Date Posted: February 19, 2006

Q. What is this new thing called Windows Defender?

Q. I read your article for Nov 10, 2005 about the red X in email, but that didn't solve my problem. I am still getting the red X in email from one particular person. How can I fix this?

Q. Every now and then I paste something onto my desk top and the Icon is labeled "SCRAP". What the is that all about?

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Date Posted: February 12, 2006

Q. I plugged a USB Jump drive into  the hub and several times saw a message that it would perform better if plugged into a high speed port- "click here to see available ports".   I clicked and saw a highlighted listing with "8 unused ports"  but didn't know where to find them.

Q. Many times I want to print just a portion of something on a web page, but every time I try the whole pages prints. How can  print just a part of a page?

Q. Does it matter if I rename a file by right clicking "rename" or just highlight the name & type in the new name?

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Date Posted: February 5, 2006

Q. I found a program called Registry program on the Internet and when I ran it, I came up with these results. 487 Problems found. 366 Total Items restricted. My question is, are the two items dangerous to the operation of my machine and if so do I need to buy this program to correct the Registry?

Q. I have a stupid little window that pops up every time I start my computer, asking be to buy something. I have traced it down to a file that I tried to delete. But, every time I try to delete it, I'm told that I can't. How can I get rid of this file?

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