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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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*   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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*   Another Look at Optimize 2.0 - Five Months Later

I got Optimize 2.0 and was very impressed with the cleanup and speedup changes it made on my computer. Now, five months later, is it still a worthwhile tool?

*   What if Scotty Barks - Has WinPatrol Found Something?
I recommend that everyone use the free system-monitoring and system-control program WinPatrol. Scotty is its mascot — and watch dog…

*   My Security Software Recommendations

My recommendations for anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, and anti-spam software…

*   Making Word, Excel and Powerpoint Documents Open in Microsoft Office
How can you fix it, if the files open in the wrong program?

If you need to identify which program opens a particular file type, you can do that, and a lot more, using the Folder Options functions in Windows Explorer.

To find Folder Options, open Windows Explorer (right-click on Start, select Explore). Then, on its menu bar, select Tools and then Folder Options…

At this point, we need to select the File Types tab.

Continue reading HOWTO: Identifying and Changing Default File Type / Program Associations

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*   Using Acronis True Image Home 11 to Back Up to DVD’s
In a comment on my Terry’s Computer Tips blog, a subscriber requested that I write about how to use Acronis True Image to back up to CDROM’s or to DVD’s, as many people don’t have home networks.

*   A Happy Ending to PDF Problems
Long-time subscriber Scott Adler wrote this week that he was having problems with current Adobe programs. In particular, he had the same issue with Adobe Reader 8 that many of us have had.

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

*   Malware Silently Alters Router Settings — Change Your Router Passwords!
I’ve predicted it for a long time as a reason to change your router password from the default, and it’s now running wild on the Internet…

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*   Video Problems — Monitor or Video Card?
A subscriber wrote me about the strange symptoms displayed by his monitor, and asked for help diagnosing the problem…

*   Updates Last Week
I watch a few operating systems and programs for updates — mainly because these are the ones that I use or in which I am interested. What updates or versions were new last week?

*   Converting an External Drive from DVR to Computer Setup
The DVR needed to format the external drive. Now, Windows doesn’t recognize it…

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