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*   XP Service Pack 3 Didn’t Like Me
My first experience with Windows XP Service Pack 3 was a failure. Read about it…

*   Click2PDF and Firefox 3 — Problem Easily Solved
One of my most-frequently used programs had a problem when I upgraded to Firefox 3. A subscriber also had the problem, so I explained the easy fix…

*   My Security Software Recommendations
My recommendations for anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, and anti-spam software…

*   Quick questions and comments from subscribers, and answers, too…
Each too short for full articles, these questions & and answers may help you in the future…

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Subscriber Cosby Chaney wrote with an unusual problem involving an external hard drive.

Hey Terry.
Got this problem. I have this 160 gig external drive that I’ve had for maybe a year or so. I originally used it for back ups for my home computer, but for the last six months or so have been using it connected to my DVR.
I had this DVR from “Charter” that only had this tiny H.D., maybe forty meg or so, and couldn’t store much high def, so I added the external.
Of course the DVR had to format it to use it and now I just had the box changed out to one that has adequate storage. (160 gig, same as the external drive)
By now you’ve guessed that my computer has no idea that I’ve plugged anything in. I don’t remember any software coming with this unit.
Any idea how I might make an introduction between these two?
(Been to “device manager, dealt w/ the “wizard” etc. )

Continue reading Converting an External Drive from DVR to Computer

There’s a very interesting article Anatomy of a malware scam — The evil genius of XP Antivirus 2008 at The Register.

It’s a little log — it stretches across 8 pages — and takes the author from the point of finding suspicious looking "spam comments" on his blog, through his efforts of diagnosing the installation mechanism, social engineering and, ultimately, the removal of XP Antivirus 2008.

It makes me very happy that I’m using VIPRE Antivirus+Antispyware from the recognized anti-malware company Sunbelt Software.

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*   VIPRE – Reader Questions
I wasn’t going to write about VIPRE this week, after writing articles the last two weeks, but I got a question from a reader or site visitor who wanted some further comparison comments.

*   Web Sites Being Blocked
The reader wrote: “Terry, I periodically cannot load various webpages (for weeks at a time), including CNN.com, google.com, and some microsoft pages.”

*   My Security Software Recommendations
My recommendations for anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, and anti-spam software…

*   Password Attack on Wired and Wireless Routers
There’s some nasty malware circulating that is searching for home routers that are vulnerable to attack.

More new articles at Terry’s Computer Tips:

• Converting Vinyl LP Records to Digital
• Downloading and Saving Files with Firefox
• Email Links Not Working in Outlook
• Deleting Temporary Internet Files (Cache) and Cookies

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*   VIPRE — Week Two
Looking even better. I’m converting my family’s PC’s to VIPRE now…

*   Icons Missing from Windows Status Bar
This Windows user is missing some of his usual mini-icons in the Windows Status Bar — and how he solved it.

*   My Security Software Recommendations
My recommendations for anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, and anti-spam software…

*   Getting Control of Your Windows Start Menu
Your Start Menu is all jumbled, it’s hard to find anything, and it’s getting bigger. Get back in control.

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