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Adware and Spyware Blockers
The most important things you can do for your computer right now is to install adware and spyware blockers. Everyone is aware of computer viruses and run an anti-virus program to guard your computer against them. But only a fraction of computer...
EXTRA! EXTRA! - California Newspaper Publishers Association selects gomembers’ e-communicator
[Herndon, VA] --- gomembers, Inc. (http://www.gomembers.com), is pleased to announce that the California Newspaper Publishers Association (CNPA: http://www.cnpa.com) has selected gomembers’ e-communicator, a web-based promotional broadcast and email...
***How To Run An Extremely Successful Internet Business***
Keep your feet on the ground but have your head in the clouds. Jeff Bezo of Amazon website saw an opportunity to make big money on the Internet. He asked himself, “When I am 80, will I regret leaving Wall Street? No. Would I regret missing a chance...
O Software Livre, realmente nos libertará dos custos?
Muitos papas da área de tecnologia estão pregando que o software livre será a solução dos problemas brasileiros. O mundo inteiro está se voltando para o software livre como se fosse a uma nova religião, onde tudo que está fora disso é coisa de...
Sarbanes-Oxley: A Cross-Industry Email Compliance Challenge
Is your enterprise following the rules? The bulk of financial information in many companies is created, stored and transmitted electronically, maintained by IT and controlled via information integrity procedures and practices. For these reasons,...
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Don't Upgrade Operating Systems!
If you want to upgrade to a higher level of operating system, as in, if you have Windows 98 but want Windows ME - it is highly recommended that you buy a full version of the system you want. The version of 98 you have now may have errors on it, for whatever reason (perhaps too many "hard" shutdowns where you didn't close out your windows first, or a corrupted file, etc.), and these will not be fixed up or go away with an upgrade. Instead, some things could get worse.
When you only install an upgrade, it's typically called a "dirty install" - that is because the previous errors remain in the system. Even if you just installed Windows 98 new and then immediately upgraded, you will still find that there are probably errors that will come up. The only way to definitely get rid of the errors is to format the hard drive and install the full operating system. This leaves you susceptible to losing a lot of data, even if you fully back up.
Your best bet is to use the operating system you have. If you are really wanting to upgrade, first back up all your data, and get your disks for all software, drivers and such (your drivers for modem, printer, plug & play - everything), and be ready to deal with some hassle. When you back up - back up the registry files too - you can lose a lot of information and operating needs if you don't take all this into account.
If you want to take a chance on keeping your
errors, then install over the first operating system. It won't fix errors, but it won't in all likelihood destroy all your data, either. The only way to get all the errors off is to format your hard drive and reinstall. By formatting, you WILL lose ALL your files on that drive. Neither choice is very appealing, to tell the truth.
I opt for a clean slate - back everything up and reinstall the full operating system plus all your drivers and software. I have been working on a SICK laptop for 2 weeks - because of a dirty upgrade. I had to format and reinstall everything. Once I did that, we didn't have a driver, so my partner upgraded the Windows 98 - but there was NO WAY to get it to work correctly again. So I re-formatted and reinstalled everything again. Now that I won't let him touch it anymore, it works like a charm, and we turn it back to its owner repaired. (Oh yes - and still able to get support from the company because it has its original operating system in it - they will not support it if we upgrade!)
About the Author
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Tucows Downloads - Download Freeware and Shareware Software |
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Free Software Downloads and Software Reviews - Download.com |
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www.download.com |
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Computer software - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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en.wikipedia.org |
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Shareware.com - Search for shareware programs and free software ... |
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Computer Software in the Yahoo! Directory |
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IEEE Computer Society's magazine covering all aspects of software, including software engineering. |
www.computer.org |
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Free Downloads on ZDNet | Shareware, Trialware, Evaluation Software |
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downloads.zdnet.com |
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FSF - The Free Software Foundation |
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Apple - Software |
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dmoz.org |
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freshmeat.net |
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Software - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF) |
Listing of the GNU software packages. |
www.gnu.org |
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Sun Software |
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Joel on Software |
A weblog by Joel Spolsky, a programmer working in New York City, about software and software companies. |
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IBM Software - Home Page |
IBM home page for all of its software products, including Lotus and Tivoli, with keyword search, category browse and AZ product names. |
www.ibm.com |
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Opera web browser: Homepage |
Copyright © 2006 Opera Software ASA. All rights reserved. Skip navigation. Opera Software ... Copyright Opera Software ASA . All rights reserved. ... |
www.opera.com |
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Google Directory - Computers > Software |
Search only in Software Search the Web ... Software Categorized by Letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ... |
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