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Written by DanielH
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Manufacturers of computer games require a program that enables them to
perform lower-level operations on your system to digitally control
various computer peripherals, such as joystick, mouse, keyboard, and
audio/video cards. On your Windows computer, this task is performed
using the DirectX technology. This technology helps programmers develop
games with the most recent and hi-tech capabilities. The technology was
introduced in the year 1996, and since then it has undergone several
changes. The latest version of DirectX is DirectX 10 that can be
installed only on Windows Vista. The last version supported on Windows
XP is DirectX 9.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 04 October 2011 )
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Written by Mihai Dobos
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There are some features of Microsoft Windows that can come very handy from time to time if you know how to use them. Startup and shutdown scripts feature is one of that.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 13 March 2008 )
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Written by DanielH
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What is the Windows Registry?
Put in simple words, the registry is a centralized database in which
your Windows operating system stores all its configuration information.
Some of the important information that is stored in the registry
includes:
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 04 October 2011 )
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Written by DanielH
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Toolbars: Overview
Toolbars are usually located at the top of any Windows-based
application, and they comprise buttons that enable you to perform
various actions within your applications. For instance, you can select
the buttons located in the toolbar of your Internet Explorer to
navigate through the Web.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 04 October 2011 )
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Written by Stefan S.
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Learn to change the text in your Internet Explorer Title Bar
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 07 July 2007 )
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Written by Daniel
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In this short tutorial you are going to learn how to disable the annoying Windows XP feature that prompts you with a "Send error report" window whenever a program crashes.
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Written by Daniel
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There were times when I was in a hurry and I needed to shutdown
the computer very fast. In this tutorial you are going to learn how
to create fast one-click shutdown/restart shortcuts.
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Written by Michael D.
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Here are the main reasons your system could become unstable or even halt.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 04 July 2007 )
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Written by Daniel
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If you like working with text files and generally like opening any information file with Notepad or your favorite editor this registry tweak will save you a lot of time. What this will do is add a new option to your right click menu "Open with notepad" whenever you right-click a file.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 19 June 2007 )
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Written by Daniel
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Has your Windows crashed recently? When you tried restarting did pop-up windows apear asking you to close some programs? Or did that ugly 15 seconds until auto end task window appear? By using this register file you will gain a plus in those situations and make windows shutdown/restart a lot faster in crash situations.
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Written by Michael D.
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 Here are some tips for any Internet user to stay out of any malicious software like viruses and spyware.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 07 June 2007 )
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Written by Michael D.
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Top Windows XP secrets -- Here are the things you probably don't know about Windows XP.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 07 June 2007 )
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Written by Michael D.
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Here is a list of all Open Source (freeware) applications that you can install to you Windows system.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 07 June 2007 )
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Written by Michael D.
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Learn how spyware (adware) works and how to successfully remove it form your computer.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 07 June 2007 )
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Written by Michael D.
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This tutorial will explain the basic functionality of the software firewalls and give you some guidelines in protecting your computer from attacks.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 07 June 2007 )
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Written by Michael D.
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There are several ways to automatically start an application on Windows load. Every method has it's removal intructions, too.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 07 June 2007 )
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Written by Michael D.
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Discover the Computer Management tool available in Windows 2000/XP.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 07 June 2007 )
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Written by Michael D.
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In this tutorial, I'll try to guide you step by step in adding the utilities mostly recommended after installing a fresh copy of Windows (2000, XP or other).
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 07 June 2007 )
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