Question: I am wondering if I can use FDISK/mbr to rebuild my master boot record while retaining all the information on the drive. — HS Answer: Yes, you can rebuild your master boot record that way and all the information on the drive will be retained. MBR is an acronym for Master Boot Record. It’s […]
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: Occasionally, when I shut down my computer, I get the dreaded blue screen of death: a fatal exception has occurred. All applications have been shut down prior to this error. I’ve replaced the printer driver, updated the sound driver, disabled McAfee virus scan program, all to no avail. I cannot attribute it to specific […]
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 […]