Understanding The DVD Drive

Written by Otis F. Cooper


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After making your boot disk,recheck "Hide protected operating system files and folders (recommended)" inrepparttar Folder Options dialog box.

To userepparttar 107719 disk when Windows XP won't boot,placerepparttar 107720 disk inrepparttar 107721 drive,and then re-boot,the computer, Windows simply bypassrepparttar 107722 basic boot files onrepparttar 107723 hard drive and continue to boot up.

If The PC Won't Boot Pass Windows

FIRST......If your Operating System is Windows Millennium,turn onrepparttar 107724 computer and immediately press and hold downrepparttar 107725 CTRL key.Oncerepparttar 107726 startup options appear,releaserepparttar 107727 CTRL key. Select Safe Mode and press Enter.You are now in Windows limited version.If you know what caused your computer not to boot,you can now either change or delete that program.

SECOND....Repair your Registry by selecting Start,Run and typing "scanregw /fix" and press enter.This will fix any damage done torepparttar 107728 Registry. You can also restore your registry which replaces your current registry with an earlier copy that was backed up by your computer.Click on Start,Run and type "scanregw /restore and press Enter.

To repair your Windows 98 Registry,hold downrepparttar 107729 CTRL key as you startrepparttar 107730 PC and select "Command Prompt Only".Type "scanreg /fix" and press Enter and "scanreg/restore" to restore a previousely saved copy ofrepparttar 107731 Registry.

If you have Windows XP,press F8 after rebootingrepparttar 107732 PC should Windows freeze while booting up. You can select "Last Known Good Configuration" after rebooting to allowrepparttar 107733 computer to bootrepparttar 107734 last backed up files.And you can choose "Safe Mode" to remove any files you know causedrepparttar 107735 operating system to hang up.

Be prepared when your operating system fail. It would be a great idea to go over this article a few times and print it.Make yourself a notebook and place this and all related articles there.

If your computer fails to boot or begins to become unstable,you can refer to these articles to make corrections that are needed.Learn these steps from your television set withrepparttar 107736 PC Super Pack at http://www.ultimatepcrepair.com

Be sure to note any changes you make to your Registry and if you're not sure,its best to find a friend that's pc savvy first.Above all,be certain you back up your registry before making any changes and know how to restore as well.

Otis F. Cooper is the author of the award winning PC Super Pack,the Computer Training By Video course.For hundreds more free PC repair tips,sign up for his bi-monthly newsletter and learn the PC free at http://www.ultimatepcrepair.com


How to Buy the Right Digital Camera

Written by Kathleen Wade


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You also have to consider what features you would like. The heart ofrepparttar camera isrepparttar 107718 CCD. The larger it is,repparttar 107719 more pixels it contains. As expected,repparttar 107720 more pixels,repparttar 107721 more it costs. If you just want to email your mom 500 miles away a snap shot of a 3 x 4 of your first born, a CCD with about 640 x 480 pixels will do. If it’s a 5 x 7, than do not settle for less than 1280 x 1024 pixels. An 8 x 10 demands about 2000 x 1500 pixels. Also important things to consider are memory, types of flashes, and ease of download.

Depending on what you plan to use your digital camera for will depend on how much you will spend. Keeprepparttar 107722 previous and following advice in mind before you leave to purchase your first camera and maybe it will be your last.

A.Start out withrepparttar 107723 least expensive camera that will dorepparttar 107724 job today. B.Make sure thatrepparttar 107725 camera you are purchasing is compatible. C.Ask ifrepparttar 107726 camera you are purchasing can accept an external power supply. Digital cameras eat power faster than your car. You don’t want to spend endless amounts of time sitting in line buying batteries for your camera. D.See ifrepparttar 107727 software that comes with your camera has a photo-editing program. E.Lastly, ask your friends, neighbors, relatives how satisfied they are with their cameras. Author: Kathleen Wade www.etech-head.com Requests@etech-head.com



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