Upgrading & Fixing Laptops DUMmIES

Any problems with the existing operating system and its applications, including missing or corrupted elements and incorrect set ...

Here’s how the process works: Begin by cleaning up the old drive. Delete any files that are not needed. Use the Windows uninsta ...

After data transfer is complete, shut down the computer. Remove the PC Card. Disconnect the AC adapter and remove the battery. ...

Be sure to follow all of the instructions exactly as they appear onscreen or in the computer’s manual; keep in mind that some pr ...

Writing data or recovery files or drivers directly to a drive, without using the operating system tools Formatting and partiti ...

If your hard drive uses overlaysoftware to enable support of larger disk sizes than older operating systems permitted, the drive ...

that the upgrade is permissible by inserting the original installation CD from the older version of Windows when asked to do so. ...

FAT32 all but makes drive size irrelevant, supporting drives up to 2TB — but not smaller than 512MB. It is also more efficient i ...

menu allows you to assign remaining hard drive space to additional drive letters and assign space to each logical drive in MB or ...

274 Part V: The Software Side of Life ...

Chapter 18 Adding or Removing Software, for Better or for Worse In This Chapter
Adding software you want
Uninstalling software ...

includes a communications manager and the Internet Explorer web browser. Be sure to keep your copy of the operating system curre ...

Your first line of defense is your dedication to safe computing. Stop and think before installing any program on your machine: D ...

How do you install an application? By following the instructions that come with the program. Follow these general tips unless th ...

Ditching an Application............................................................................... In those very early years ...

Click the object of your lack of desire and then click Remove. You may have installed a specialized disk cleanup program that ...

Examples include utilities such as antivirus programs, instant message man- agers, calendars, and system monitors. And — this is ...

If you see something running that shouldn’t, or that you no longer need to have open, close the program. You can do that two way ...

The screen shows you the Image Name (the name of the executable file), the User Name (which tells you who “owns” the process; it ...

Which background programs should you close? ........................... The answer: only the unnecessary ones. The problem: dete ...