| The Force~My Tip Notes |
| May the Almighty Computer Force be with You SYSTEM RESTORE. AFTER YOUR WINDOW OS is back Make sure your SYSTEM RESTORE is not disabled Go to MY Computer Properties File Advanced Make sure the SYSTEM RESTORE does not have a check beside it. SET (THE SLIDER) MAX for a few weeks Later you can drop it back if you want,I leave mine on MAX just to be extra cautious and to make sure I get my system restore points Set your PC for Window's update notifications,but you DECIDE if you want or need them.The important ones are important for a reason,install them. When everything is perfect make your VERY OWN RESTORE POINT. DO THIS when everything is a OK How System restore works for you: When your computer starts misbehaving, it would be nice to "turn back the clock" to a time when it still did what you wanted it to. With Windows System Restore that's exactly what you can do. System Restore will store all the Windows settings at particular points in time called "checkpoints." Later, when things go wrong, you can reset Windows to an earlier checkpoint. Checkpoints are created automatically by Windows.Certain programs can tell Windows to save a checkpoint before installation. Since very few programs can do this now, you can also manually tell Windows to save a checkpoint at any time. To do so, go to Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore. Choose "Create a Restore Point" and click Next, enter a name for the checkpoint that tells you why it was saved (e.g., "Before installing MS Office"). The date and time will be added automaticaly. Click Next and the checkpoint is saved for future use. Restoring From A Checkpoint To rollback to a previous checkpoint, go to Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore. Choose "Restore my computer to an earlier time" and click Next. Find the checkpoint you want from the calendar list. Only dates in bold numbers have checkpoints. You'll have at least one checkpoint created when Windows was first installed. When you've selected the time you want to restore, make sure that all other programs are closed and any documents or other files are saved and closed. Click Next. Windows will restore the settings then automatically restart your computer (this is necessary for all the settings to be accepted). After the restart, you'll see a screen confirming the restoration. If this checkpoint doesn't fix the problem, you could try another checkpoint or return to where you started from using System Restore again. Please note: System Restore only works for internal settings. It won't remove any programs or documents nor can it recover deleted documents or previous versions of documents. PC HELP Favorites: Some of the most informative sites,a little of everything Links below in RED are clickable Thundercloud INVO AVENUE for great Tips Peek,Snap,Shake Windows Secrets Newsletter Geek Windows 7 Great Sites ShieldsUP! PC PITSTOP Diskeeper Microsoft Security Essentials Virus Myths and Hoaxs Myths and Hoax ZD NET Making your PC work better Windows 7 Help Microsoft Windows 7 in a Box Occasionally you will come across a web site that asks you for your username and password.This is not your email addy and login.Put in anonymous and email addy as password. Set up IE so it remembers your name.Go to Internet Options>Tools>My Profile>name Tab>and enter your name and email addy.Click set as default>OK If you need your IP address go too start RUN>type in winipcfg msconfig takes you to set up for starter issues The application Tweak UI is very handy because it takes you into the register without the scare tactic associated with it.You can repair and fix alot of things with this application. when you want to make a note of something; open word pad,make your reminder- make a desk-top scrap by hilighting and drag and drop on window's desktop,it will be like a sticky note. You can also drop files to print automatic if you make a printer shortcut on your desktop. No preferences tho,the original printer settings will be used as a default. UPDATE 2011 Brand new HP SLIM Awesome. It came with Windows 7.Within a year I upgraded to Windows 7 Ultimate. |
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| Cyndi's Short-Stops (Short Stories) |
| Tried and True by Zimba~C.Martz 2001-2011 |
| OLD NOTES... In April 2005 I reformated my Compaq Windows Me PC that I bought in 2000. I installed Windows XP,more memory,a new video card and a better CD-RW drive.It survived for 10 years. .My first PC I purchased in 1999.I used it as a learning PC.It came from a pawn shop. Thank goodness for Smart Computing magazine subscriptions and all the Dummie books. .Bless My Puter. |
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| Keep your computer dust free Run scans Run CC Cleaner Keep your virus program updated I use MSE.Haven't found any thing better and it's FREE Buy Diskeeper and forget about it Don't download BETA apps Read all terms of service and know what you are getting I use Firefox 6 and would have NO other Get the Windows Secret Newsletter.Fred Langa is BACK as Senior editor. Make use of PC Pitstop and you won't go wrong Learn how to clean the register (regedit) and DO not take register cleaners lightly Don't Sweat it,it's just a machine and it's tougher then you think Happy Putering Cyndi |
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| Remember Fred Langa,he noticed my zimbabast.com WISDOM SHIP webpage way back on this very date 8/18/2003. He added me to the Langa List.I have left many a bread crumb trail since then. Just type zimbabast in your browser and see what pops up. He now has his computer wisdom in the Windows Secrets Newsletter as the Senior Editor. He was formerly editor of Byte Magazine (1987/ 91), editorial director of CMP Media (1991/ 97), and editor of the LangaList e-mail newsletter from its origin in 1997 until its merger with Windows Secrets in November 2006 |
| Turn the stupid music down on this UTUBE and play something you like. This is what I did a few months ago on my older PC,bought in 2010 that has been sitting waiting patiently for me to fix it. Evidently was not the power supply. For now it makes a great doorstop. We had a severe electrical storm right before it died.No lights,no action,will not even turn on.Maybe it's the starter button ,then again maybe the electric fried it. So.two computers in less then two years,they just are not making them like they used this. Hopefully this one will last many years :) |
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It is easy to see why Bast the Cat Goddess has been associated with pleasure, music and dancing for millennium. Just think of your own sensual, comfort-seeking cat who loves to be stroked and petted, gets tipsy on catnip and can often be found curled up in the coziest places in the house! Cats also love to play, their graceful movements resembling lighthearted dancing with their purring as musical accompaniment. Bast offers to teach us to refuse to take things too seriously, to luxuriate in our grace and sensuality, and to never waste our energy.It's easy to see why someone as obsessed with cats, music, art, dancing and drumming feels drawn to Bast. |
| How the name ZIMBABAST came to be I go by Phoenix now but years ago (2000) when I started this web site,I was known in chatrooms as Zimba,and I love cats;hence the name. |
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