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May 13, 2008
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by windshell
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Some of your contacts don’t chat with you on MSN Messenger for a long time. They’re always offline and don’t even respond to your Nudges and Calls. Have they blocked you? How can you find out?There used to be several techniques you could deploy to find out if you're being blocked or not. While some required covert-op techniques, others were as simple as a mouse-click. Long time ago, Microsoft fixed a privacy bug, in an effort to ...
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May 05, 2008
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by windshell
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Although having fewer components than prior Windows versions, Vista is still overloaded with some unnecessary stuff. Users can still get rid of all of them they don’t need in every day’s work. Removing some of the components can help your PC by improving its speed, functionality and performance in general.But, you should know which Vista components can be removed without affecting your PC stability and without causing any trouble for ...
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Apr 29, 2008
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by windshell
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Sometimes when you try to play Flash animation or video in FireFox, it causes a freezing or even browser crash. This problem is often related with QuickTime Plug-in in Mozilla FireFox.These are a few steps on how to solve this annoying problem and enable QuickTime Plug-in working normally in FireFox browser, presuming that you have Flash Plug-in and Flash player installed properly. Step One (that usually helps)
Close Mozilla Firefox c ...
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Apr 25, 2008
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by windshell
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You probably had this annoying problem more than once. This article shows few useful steps how to get rid of “Enter Network Password” prompt each time you’re connected to the Outlook.When you run Outlook Express using Windows XP and connect to your Internet Service Provider (ISP) to retrieve e-mail messages from a Post Office Protocol (POP) server, your password is not retained even though you have chosen to save it. Possi ...
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Apr 23, 2008
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by InFlames20
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WPS files are Microsoft Works files similar to Microsoft Word .DOC files. So actually, .WPS files are text files but not so sophisticated and with less formatting options.
WPS files are created with Microsoft Works Word Processor, but are rather seen in some other, more approachable document file as Microsoft Word .DOC files.
People say that some versions of MS Word can easily open WPS files but in most cases that is not true. If you wan ...
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Apr 15, 2008
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by windshell
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There are many stuck-ups with favorite gaming console reset, from system failures, game updates or video resolution. All of them can cause a lot of headaches if user is stuck up with possible solution.However, here are some tips how to solve this "Xbox 360 Reset" issue in different situations.Clearing Failed System Updates That Cause Console Error
Turn the console off and press and hold the Sync Up button.
While holding the ...
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Apr 10, 2008
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by windshell
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Sometimes programs we download or install on our PC aren’t what we expect and what we need. Sometimes those programs have been installed using sneaky ways, often with some other piece of software.One of those programs is Yahoo! Toolbar.Despite its functionality, it often has negative feedback from users who are often unsatisfied with its functions and service and then frustrated with being unable to remove it from their browsers. Also, it o ...
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Apr 09, 2008
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by windshell
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You were in the middle of your daily work, replying in your favorite discussion board, completing important transaction, when suddenly your Internet Explorer browser froze with a message “Internet Explorer is not responding”.All work was lost. But, what causes this malfunction? What are the most common reasons for that?Microsoft official page logically will be the first stop to seek for an answer. There you’ll, also logically, r ...
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Apr 09, 2008
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by InFlames20
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When Windows Vista was released on January 2007. everyone wanted to have that new operating system. It was suppose to be so good and better than anything else at that time. But, soon after the release, Windows Vista users have discovered that Vista isn’t everything that they have expected. Actually, it wasn’t even close to the great operating system that Microsoft was trying to convince everyone.
The problem with Vista is that, espec ...
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Mar 27, 2008
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by windshell
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Everyone has been infected at least two times. Sometimes antivirus or anti-spyware scans aren’t helpful at all. Viruses and trojans are often hiding behind some processes, that usually don’t look suspicious.Often Windows Startup is responsible for opening and starting of malicious programs together with programs vital for normal PC activity.This is little hint, what you should check on the Windows startup.First, as name says – S ...
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