Question: A friend has put a question to me and I had no answer for him. He asked if there might be a virus that makes the computer lose time. He has to adjust his system clock periodically. If you have come across or already covered this in your past columns, can you let me […]
Question: Some time ago you wrote about a Kernel 32 Update, available from Microsoft. The address appears to be non-functional now, and I think I’ve searched the entire Microsoft site trying to find the item! Do you by any chance know where I can find the Kernel 32 Update now? By the end of the […]
Question: I have a Cyrix 6×86 166 with 32 Megs of RAM running Windows 95. I noticed that when I look at my “System” in Control Panel, it says I have a CyrixInstead processor. When I boot up, my BIOS also confirms the identity of my processor. However, several programs have identified my CPU as […]
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 […]