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DADDY BOB'S COMPUTER Q & A

Questions In My Columns
Third Quarter of 2009

Date	Questions Asked
July 5, 2009	No column this week due to the holiday
July 12, 2009	Q. My friend has more than one user on his computer, but when he starts up Windows, it always goes to the last one that was signed on without displaying the welcome screen with all the user listed. How can I get mine to do that too?
July 19, 2009	Q. I recently bought a new computer and it came with all kinds of trial and other software I don't want. Why is this "junk" there and how can I remove all this stuff including the icons on the desktop that I don't want there?
July 26, 2009	Q. I received my computer from a friend and now I want to change the computer name and main user's name. How can I do this?
August 2, 2009	Q. How can I hide the icons on the bottom of the desktop next to the clock?
August 9, 2009 August 16, 2009	Q. Where does all the malware come from and how does it get on my computer?
August 32, 2009	Q. To fix problems, I am often told to boot into safe mode by pressing F8. This never seems to work for me so is there another way to force safe mode?
August 30, 2009	Q. I use my own picture for my User's picture, but it never stays in the group with the others if I switch to another one. How do I change the default choices I am offered?
September 6, 2009	Q. At times my Send To menu takes 30 seconds or longer to open. What is causing this and how can I fix it?
September 13, 2009	Q. I want to be able to start my computer and go directly to my desktop without having to enter a password even though there are other users on the computer. Can I do this and if so, how?
September 20, 2009	Q. Why do some folders open with Icons while others open with a list or something else? How can the way they are displayed be changed?
September 27, 2009	Q. I’m getting a strange message that pops up… "Windows Security Center malware protection did not find antivirus software on computer." Also “Green AV” keeps popping up. I run my virus program and didn’t find anything. What’s wrong?

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