Sometimes it's necessary to run a Windows Vista Disk Check if your hard drive and/or system is throwing up errors, crashing/freezing or constantly accessing the hard drive (and therefore slowing the system down). It can take a while but it will be well worth your time and solves many issues. It's also pretty easy and I will show you how in this guide. Watch the video above or follow the text guide below. Perform Disk Check on Windows Vista Click on the Start Menu icon bottom-left … [Read more...]
Fix overheating laptop or desktop (Windows Vista)
Overheating issues on Windows Vista are frustrating, and while common among laptops, desktops can also fall victim. Fortunately Windows Vista has direct settings for throttling the CPU and I'll show you how to use this feature in this guide. I will presume you have already done the following? Clean all air vents, fans & filters All Windows Updates installed Virus Scanned & infections removed Malware scanned & infections removed If you've checked those issues and … [Read more...]
Change homepage in Internet Explorer (XP, Vista, 7)
Today I will show you how to change your homepage in Internet Explorer running on XP, Vista or 7 and it's pretty straight forward too. Did you know you can also have multiple homepages open on startup? A handy feature for news junkies. Watch the video above or follow the text guide below. Change your homepage in Internet Explorer (XP, Vista, 7) Open Internet Explorer Click on the Gear icon at the top-right of your browser window Click on the Internet Options menu item The … [Read more...]
[RDYT] Reset Firefox to default settings (WIN)
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNmVFshcOkU] Occasionally you may need to reset Firefox (on Windows) back to its default settings to get it working again. It's reasonably easy and I'll show you how in this guide. Watch the video above or follow the text guide below. Reset Firefox back to default settings Open Firefox Click on the Settings Menu icon at the top-right of the browser window Look for the question mark (?) icon and click it on Click on the Troubleshooting … [Read more...]