The BIOS is a chip on your computer’s main circuit board that controls all of the built-in devices on your system including the processor socket as well as the USB ports. It is called firmware, meaning software on a microchip. You can fix system problems sometimes with a BIOS firmware update. To do this, download […]
Question: Your column regarding changes to file extensions left out what I feel is the easiest method: Use Winfile.exe, the 16-bit file manager that comes with Win95. Under the File menu, choose “Associate,” then either use one of the listed programs or specify the one of your choice using the “Browse” command. This has worked […]
Question: When I turn on the computer, a message pops up before the icons show, that says: “Cannot find a device file that may be needed to run Windows or a Window application. The Windows registry or system.ini file refers to this device file, but the device file no longer exists. If you deleted this […]
Question: I have a question regarding WordPerfect for Windows. I use Microsoft Office’s MS Word, but my preference is for Corel’s WordPerfect. Will I need to purchase the Corel Office Suite in order to use WordPerfect? The cost is around $300. I inquired at some computer stores and was advised that if I have Microsoft […]
Question: I read an article in a Canadian newspaper recently that brings up another date problem possibility for computers. It said, regarding April 9, 1999, that it’s the 99th day of the year and translates into an internal message of “9999” in some programs. However, 999, it claimed, means “end of file” in many programming […]
