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I'm confused about the difference between antivirus software and firewalls. I know that firewalls monitor incoming data from the internet, but do they specifically search for viruses? And do antivirus programs monitor incoming data, or do they just monitor what is already on the system and fix...

A hard drive in aN HP Pavilion wouldn't boot. It was loaded with XP home edition. I pulled the drive from the machine and put it into another machine to see if it would boot. It couldn't find the boot record, and I realized that HP probably configured it so that the OS had to match their...

Hi, I'm working on an HP Pavilion 7960, trying to determine what the problem is. Here are the facts: 1)When the computer is turned on, the monitor does not respond at all. It's as if it's not hooked up to anything. I know the monitor is good because it works fine on another computer. 2)I...

Hi all, I was recently A+ certified and am studying for the Net+ exam. But I am not employed in the field and would like to stay on top of all new developments and technologies pertaining to the PC technician, and also the network technician/administrator. Are there magazines or other such...

Hi all, On a Win ME system I was recently using, I booted and saw that the RAM count reported 16 MB of RAM, which I thought was very low. So when the computer booted, I went to system information to see what it said. It said there were 128 MB of RAM. Also, the CMOS reported 128. Later, the...

Hi, I am looking to build my PC toolbox with diagnostic tools for any and all general PC symptoms. I am especially interested in tools that allow you to boot to them in cases where the PC is so messed up that you can't run any programs from it. Any and all suggestions on this topic would be...

I have a Win98 system that is so screwed up that I can't even get the virus software to run. Is there a virus utility that you can boot to and run that way instead of booting to the OS? Drew

Hi, Am I missing something? When I go to Run and type msconfig, I get an error message saying, "cannot find file 'msconfig' (or one of its components). Make sure the path and file name are correct, and that all required libraries are available." What gives? I just want to access...

Hi, I deleted Norton Antivirus from my computer, which was installed as part of the w2k install. I've looked all over the w2k install disk for some kind of setup program to reinstall it, but can't find it. Does anyone know how I can reinstall the Norton Antivirus from my w2k disk? Thanks. Drew

I have Juno as my ISP. Does this mean that this is my browser, or does it use IE as the browser? Also, when I receive emails from people who try to put animated symbols in the emails, like smiley faces and stuff, it just looks like text symbols on my end. Any idea why, and how I can change...

Hey, When you install a new device on your computer, like a camera, or a printer, is there a single folder that holds all the drivers, or are they scattered all over the hard drive? Is this the same in windows 98? I'm trying to learn how to use safe mode to load drivers one at a time to...

In Windows, you don't need drivers for CD-ROM drives, because the BIOS has all the system needs to communicate with most CD-ROM drives. So why, then, on that same computer with that same BIOS, do you need CD-ROM drivers if you boot to a Command Prompt Only from the boot menu, or if you boot...

Hello, I was wondering if someone could explain what Ghost is, what situations it is used in, and how to do it. It seems like something I would like to use for backups. Thanks. Sunspore

Hello, When I push F8 during boot to get to the boot menu, and then go to Command Prompt Only, I am unable to switch to my CD-ROM drive (D:). However, when I boot to Windows 98 and go to the command prompt, I can get to the D: drive. Why is this? Thanks. By the way, I'm using an IBM A22m...

Hi gang, I was wondering where Windows 98 stores its drivers. Are they all in one folder, or are they spread out in different places on the hard drive. Thanks. Drew

I'm a little confused as to how to get my motherboard out of the case in a Hewlett Packard Pavilion 734n. On the side of the case that the MB is on, it looks like the metal plate that the MB is screwed to should come out, but upon closer inspection, I see that there are these little rivet-like...