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Total questions: 13013

Why does a computer suddenly slow down?
Popularity: 413

How do you remove hidden and useless files from a hard drive?
Popularity: 395

Why would your computer freeze up after defragmenting the hard drive?
Popularity: 350

Where can you find dll files on the internet to replace missing ones on your computer?
Popularity: 308

How do you format a hard drive?
Popularity: 300

What is zero filling?
Popularity: 295

What is the best computer operating system for various uses?
Popularity: 278

Why would a PC lock up?
Popularity: 270

What is the difference between RTOS and OS?
Popularity: 257

Why would your computer reboot itself every 5 to 10 minutes?
Popularity: 244

How do you burn a CD with your computer?
Popularity: 240

If you want to make screencaps from a DVD do you need a software app or special hardware like a video card?
Popularity: 238

Why would your computer start up again after you shut it down?
Popularity: 236

What causes the message 'danger your PC memory is low on resources' and then your PC freezes up?
Popularity: 234

How do you remove the find-everything from your address bar?
Popularity: 229

What is the difference between distributed and modern operating systems?
Popularity: 228

Who invented device drivers for computers?
Popularity: 227

Is there a simple way to import files and programs from an old computer to a new one?
Popularity: 225

When do you install the network operating system?
Popularity: 221

What are the different types of booting?
Popularity: 218

How do computers restart?
Popularity: 217

Why would the sound be scratchy when watching a DVD movie on the computer?
Popularity: 216

How do you copy a mp3 file from off line on to a CD?
Popularity: 212

What is a suitable environment for working with computers?
Popularity: 209

What does Convert File Format message mean?
Popularity: 208

How could you delete the sound program from your computer?
Popularity: 203

Can files saved on disk be accessed by hard-drive?
Popularity: 194

How do you remove a partition on your hard drive?
Popularity: 193

How do you go about getting someone's computer off your TV?
Popularity: 193

In terms of security which is the best operating system?
Popularity: 191

How do you install two hard drives with two different operating systems XP and 98 in one machine for dual bootup?
Popularity: 188

Can files saved onto floppy disk only be accessed by other users without the disk?
Popularity: 188

How do you connect internet barbaque-braai to the internet and allow people to download information and what IT-IS architecture design can you use?
Popularity: 186

How do you connect a PC to a laptop using the laptop as a monitor?
Popularity: 185

How are data files saved on floppy disks?
Popularity: 185

How do you replace a missing command.com file?
Popularity: 184

How do you stop a website from placing itself into your 'favorites' every time you log on?
Popularity: 183

How do you use a different file system?
Popularity: 183

How can com port based IR port be connected to your Nokia 3200 IR port?
Popularity: 175

How can you delete a file that has a long filename when each time you try to delete move or rename it you get an Explorer error?
Popularity: 173

How is it possible for a seemingly unintelligent device in IT terms to connect to the internet?
Popularity: 173

How do you get rid of an Earthlink icon which has stayed in the top right corner of the screen through many updates and a 98 to XP Windows upgrade?
Popularity: 172

How do you convert D drive from FAT32 to NTFS in Windows 98 OS?
Popularity: 169

If a computer keeps restarting before Windows gets a chance to load what is the problem and how do you fix it?
Popularity: 164

How can you use an operating system for any purpose of computer?
Popularity: 162

What is the abbreviation SPDIF term on DVD player?
Popularity: 162

When trying to defrag the C drive why do you get the message 'Drive's contents changed restarting'?
Popularity: 161

How do you fix a Windows protection error?
Popularity: 156

What does mdash mean?
Popularity: 155

Is the cost of creating a process or a thread higher?
Popularity: 155

Why would your computer shut down only 20 minutes after you start it?
Popularity: 152

How do you get rid of an internet file that pops up everytime you log on?
Popularity: 148

What are IPC Mechanisms available in DOS and how can you make processes communicate in DOS?
Popularity: 148

Is it possible to download saved programs from a DVR dish network to a computer?
Popularity: 135

If a popup window pops up blank or not at all how can you fix this so you can view pages?
Popularity: 134

What causes a computer to freeze up while viewing a DVD or streaming a video clip or trailer?
Popularity: 133

How do you delete the history in RUN?
Popularity: 133

In Outlook Express how can you fix error message a timeout occurred while communicating with your server error number ox800ccc19?
Popularity: 132

What is the difference between process and services?
Popularity: 131

How do you shutdown a client computer from the server system by selecting the required client from the LAN?
Popularity: 130

How does a computer work?
Popularity: 130

What does the suspend mode actually do?
Popularity: 130

Why would your computer be only 2 percent defragmented after 24 hours?
Popularity: 129

How do you fix a Task Manager than was accidentally disabled?
Popularity: 127

Why would your computer shut down when you click the 'restart' button?
Popularity: 127

What is a core dmp in unix?
Popularity: 124

How will you know the time taken by each process or program on Unix?
Popularity: 123

How you can transfer data from your PC to your mobile through Visual Basic code?
Popularity: 114

How can you tell whether a given file is a directory and how can you list all files in a directory including subfolders?
Popularity: 101

What is quantum computing?
Popularity: 93




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