Question: My computer slows down quite a bit if I leave it on for 30 minutes. It never regains its speed until I reboot. Is it due to the CPU or something else? — G.P. Answer: It’s probably a memory leak in a program you have running…but what the heck is that? Sounds like a […]
Question: I have Internet Explorer 4 installed on my system. Somehow my daughter fooled around with the system and I now have Active Desktop on my Settings panel. How do I turn this off? Also, I can no longer click on a link in my e-mail; the link is highlighted but when I click on […]
You can tell which version of Windows you have by right clicking on the My Computer desktop icon and selecting Properties. Under the System heading it will read, “Microsoft Windows 95”, “Microsoft Windows 98”, or “Microsoft Windows 98, Second Edition” plus a version number and build number. Here’s a clip and save list: 4.00.950: the […]
Question: I have a problem with installing Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 on my Pentium 133 with 16 megs of RAM. The reason is I don’t have any more space on my 120 Mb “C” drive. However, my “D” drive has well over 1 Gig left on it. I tried to install it onto my D […]
Question: Since arrival of Windows 95, many tips, help and secrets which Microsoft never published have been printed in many popular computer magazines. I’d like to be able to gather this information for myself. Are you aware of Internet sites where I can download this information? — A.P. Answer: Men’s Health magazine recently lamented that […]
