CONTENTS:
PLEASE READ THIS FIRST ... 1
1. YOUR PC... 6
HOW TO CREATE FOLDERS? ... 10
2. HOW TO START AND SHUTDOWN YOUR PC ... 15
TO SHUT DOWN YOUR COMPUTER:... 15
Starting the computer ... 19
To restart: ... 19
RESTARTING YOUR COMPUTER IN SAFE MODE ... 20
3. PASSWORD PROTECTION ... 21
4. SEARCH/FIND FILES ON YOUR PC ... 23
In Windows 2000: ... 23
In Windows XP: ... 23
5. IMAGE CONVERSION ... 25
Why we need to convert images from one format to another? ... 25
Conversion rules: ... 26
6. WEB BROWSER ... 28
7. ELECTRONIC MAIL (EMAIL) ... 30
HOW TO DEAL WITH JUNK MAIL/ SPAM? ... 32
Blocking Spam In Outlook Express: ... 33
8. CREATING AND MANAGING FOLDERS IN OUTLOOK EXPRESS ... 34
9. BACK UP FILES ... 36
10. DOWNLOADING, NAMING, & SAVING FILES ... 39
11. ZIPPING AND UNZIPPING FILES ... 43
To open a Zip file using WinZip: ... 43
To zip a file using WinZip: ... 44
12. SEARCHING DATA ON THE INTERNET ... 45
The most popular search engines: ... 45
13. THE DANGERS OF MAIL ATTACHMENTS ... 47
14. VIRUS PROTECTION ... 49
15. SPYWARE ... 51
Some options to deal with Spyware nuisance: ... 52
16. SAVING FILES TO DISKS ... 53
TO SAVE FILES IN THE FLOPPY DISK: ... 53
17. UPGRADING YOUR BROWSER ... 56
18. UPGRADING YOUR PC ... 58
UPGRADING THE HARD DRIVE: ... 58
UPGRADING THE RAM: ... 59
CPU UPGRADE: ... 59
MOTHERBOARD: ... 59
PORTS: ... 60
19. MEMORY PROBLEMS ... 61
20. HOT CPU? ... 62
Temperature Regulation: ... 62
21. DEFRAGMENTATION ... 64
HOW TO DE-FRAGMENT A DRIVE: ... 64
22. CLEANING TIPS FOR YOUR PC ... 66
Keyboard ... 66
Mouse ... 67
Monitor ... 67
Computer Case ... 67
Printer ... 68
CD-ROM and other Drives ... 68
23. SLUGGISH PC ... 69
24. TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS ... 70
YOUR SYSTEM HANGS ... 70
problems in printing a document ... 71
Documents are smudged with ink ... 72
25. WARN YOUR CHILDREN ... 73
FREQUENTLY USED KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS ... 75
NET ETIQUETTE ... 75
EXERCISE ... 76
To protect your neck and back: ... 76
SOME INTERESTING FREE SITES ... 77
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