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Free
Solutions to Common Windows Problems
Windows Annoyances offers a very useful set of information on how to
deal with common Windows problems. Nice set of tips too. Highly
recommended for all users except raw beginners.
http://www.annoyances.org/
Excellent
Windows Resource Site
The About Windows Guide is among the best of the Windows portal
sites. Tips, tricks, troubleshooting and more. Oriented to end-users
rather than tech-heads.
http://windows.about.com/compute/windows/mbody.htm
Excellent
Free Tech Support Sites
Subscriber Ted Green writes: "Thanks a million Gizmo for telling me
about the Tek-Tips forums. With the help of the forum members I solved a
Windows shutdown problem that was driving me nuts." Note, though, that
Tek-Tips is geared toward experienced users. Beginners may get better
results from the TechSupportGuy forums. Both are free and well worth
trying.
http://www.tek-tips.com/
http://forums.techguy.org/
Free
Computer Help
"Computer Hope" is an aptly named web site offering useful online
resources, a very active set of forums and a free email support service.
I found the forums particularly responsive. Well worth trying next time
you run into a PC problem.
http://www.computerhope.com/index.htm
Free Help with MS Word
Here's a site dedicated to tips, tricks and techniques for getting the
most out of MS Word
http://www.word-answers.com/
Free
Excel Help
If you've got an Excel problem you can't solve, try the busy forum at
this site. It's free and the folks are very helpful.
http://www.mrexcel.com/board2/
Free Outlook Help
Some users just never get the hang of Microsoft Outlook. If you need
help, check out this listing of Outlook Web tutorials, most of which are
free. These tutorials are not just for beginners; there are some useful
advanced guides as well.
http://www.techtutorials.info/emoutlook.html
Fix for
Corrupted Office Files
Got a user with a corrupted MS Office document? Tried the built-in
filter for raw text recovery and got nowhere? Try this site, which has
programs designed to help you.
http://www.officerecovery.com.
Database of
File Extensions
Got a file with an unknown extension? Need to know what created it?
This'll help.
http://filext.com/
Free Modem Help
Reader Alex Goode says, "This site is my first port of call when I run
into modem problems or when I'm looking for modem info..." I've checked
it out and it is as goode as Alex says.
http://www.modemhelp.Net
Start-Up Applications Unplugged
It's frustrating trying to edit the Windows start-up list because the
filenames themselves tell you little about the program's function. This
free site lists thousands of common startup files along with full
descriptions of what they do plus links back to the vendor's web site.
Top stuff.
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_pages/startup_full.htm
Download Missing DLLs
Most users have experienced a "missing DLL" error message. This site
provides a free library of DLL files that you can download.
http://www.dll-downloads.com/
Locate Spammers’ Real Locations
These folk provide a free online service where you can type in an IP or
URL (web site address) and get the geographical location of the server.
They also offer a variety of free tools to allow web sites to customize
their web pages according to the geographical location of site visitors.
http://www.geobytes.com/FreeServices.htm
Disposable Email Addresses to Order
Need a temporary email address to give to some annoying web site that
insists on you registering? Well, simply make up anything and then add
the suffix "@mailinator.com”. For example, giz@mailinator.com. Then go
to the Mailinator website and collect any email to that account. It's
free and you don't even need a password to get your temporary mail. All
mail is deleted after a few hours.
http://www.mailinator.com
Troubleshooting Wireless Networks
Despite the advertising, I can assure you that installing a wireless
network can be a real pain. If you run into trouble try the excellent
troubleshooting section at this site. The site has some excellent
tutorials as well.
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/
Track Down Windows Errors
Thanks to subscriber David J. for letting me know about this site which
allows you to track down solutions to problems in different Windows
sub-systems. The organization of the site is odd but quite effective. It
has about 400 topics arranged
alphabetically. However some of the topics are general such as "Shutdown
problems" while others are very specific such as "sh31w32.dll." Once you
select a topic you'll be shown a variety of resources ranging from
Microsoft Knowledge base links to simple fix-it guides. Overall, an
excellent trouble-shooting resource.
http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/
How to Fix Your Printer Yourself
Sick of paying out big bucks to fix simple printer problems? Then try
repairing it yourself using the resources provided at this specialist
site.
http://www.fixyourownprinter.com
What DLL is That?
Ever wondered what a particular DLL does. Find out from this useful
Microsoft database.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/servicedesks/fileversion/dllinfo.asp
Send Files up to 1GB for Nix
This is impressive - a free service that allows you to send a file up to
1GB to another PC or person. Just type in the recipient’s email address
and upload the file. The recipient is then notified by email and can
download the file anytime within
7 days before it is deleted from the server. "No passwords to share, no
software to install, no accounts to create, and no full mailboxes. Start
sending now!"
http://s2.yousendit.com/
Great PDF Resource Site
If you are looking for Adobe PDF information or utilities, head straight
for PDFZone. They are currently running an article on the "Ten Best Free
PDF utilities." Here's the link to the article:
http://www.pdfzone.com/news/1351-PDFzone_news.html
Beep Beeeeep
Beep
You turn on your PC and all it does is beep. But what does the code
mean? This site will translate for you.
http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.html
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