Computer
Hints & Tips |
| You'll
find below what we hope are useful Hints & Tips to help
in the running of your computers. Some of you will already know
all about them, but hopefully we'll one day add a tip you don't
know about, & it'll make it all worth while! |
- Microsoft Kernel System Audio Device or Microsoft
Kernal wave audio mixer sound problems? no sound but the drivers
are all installed on Windows XP? We recently had a problem
on a PC like this and found that if we took the file KMixer.sys
from a good computer and placed it in the same location on
the problem computer that it solved it.
-
Hard Disk Low on Space ? Use DiskCleanup
to free unwanted files from your computer HDD. (Run from
Windows Explorer or My Computer)
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Suspect some
of your windows files have gone
astray?
From the start menu, click Run,
then type COMMAND. Next type SFC
at the prompt & hit enter. The
MS System File Checker will now
run & inform you of any file
discrepencies.
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Computer running
slow?
Check to see how much CPU / Memory
etc. you are using. Press <CTRL>
<ALT> & <DEL> all
together to bring up the task manager.
Look under 'Performance' to see
your memory and processor usage.
This will tell you how much of each
you are using & you can then
see if an upgrade is necessary.
-
Have lots
of computers on your Network?
Drag the Network Neighbourhood
icon to the side of the screen
& you'll get an additional
taskbar.
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Thinking
of having a new computer? Old
computer starting to run slow?
Take a good look at Linux.
The various distributions are
now an excellent alternative
to Microsoft windows, and arecompletely
FREE! The various distro's can
also breathe new life into old
computers because after installation
the system requirements will
be so much lower, therefore
making your computer operate
faster. Many other free alternatives
are also available for your
computer software, for example
www.openoffice.org
supply an excellent office suite
that is compatible with other
formats and again is free.
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