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DADDY BOB'S COMPUTER Q & A

 

Archives For
 January 2006

Date Posted: January 29, 2006

Q. I was advised to do a System Restore to fix a computer problem. But, when I tried to do it, I had no System Restore points available. Why not?

Q. When I right click on the "My Computer" icon on my computer, the menu I get is the same as any other shortcut. On my friends computer it is a different menu. Why are they different.

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Date Posted: January 22, 2006

Q. My ISP says my DSL modem is on the way and when I get it I must install a Network Interface Card if I don't already have one. How do I tell if I have one?

Q. When I press CTRL+ALT+DEL, my Task Manager opens. Clicking on the Processes tab then displays all the "stuff" that is running. The names are all foreign to me. How can I tell what they are, and if I really need them running?

Q. Sometimes my hard drive takes off and my computer slows down and something is happening, but I cannot tell what it is. How can I tell what is doing this?

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Date Posted: January 15, 2006

Q. What is SCRIPT and what does it do?  This morning when I tried to start a program a dialog box saying an error has occurred; access denied.  Do you want to continue running scripts?  YES/NO. I guessed yes which apparently was the wrong answer because after that, the icon was totally unresponsive.  I restarted the computer & then it worked normally.

Q. What is Beta software?

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Date Posted: January 8, 2006

Q. For some reason, my computer is now requiring me to click on my user name when Windows is starting up. It used to just start up and go to my desktop. How can I make it bypass this unnecessary screen?

Q. I downloaded an update from the Microsoft Update website for my video adapter, and now my screen looks terrible. It is in a 640 X 460 resolution, and can display only 16 colors. How can I fix this?

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Date Posted: January 1, 2006

Q. What is Bluetooth

Q. Do you know of a utility that will tell me what programs are taking up how much space on each drive? I really would like to know what is taking up so much space.

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