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  • 30 November 2010

  • How-Tos: How to create a drive partition using Acronis

    It’s a good idea to have more than one partition on your hard drive. This is a virtual division that Windows regards as a separate drive, and can even be reformatted without affecting the remainder of the drive. We show you how using Acronis Disk Director 11 Home.

  • How-Tos: How to back up your data

    Windows 7 does its best to make backing up your files easy, so there's no excuse for not organising and protecting all your valuable data.

  • How-Tos: How to personalise greetings cards

    Send out Christmas cards with the personal touch your family and friends will love. We demonstrate how to personalise a greetings card.

  • How-Tos: How to create an e-card

    E-cards are ideal for those you regularly contact by email or online, whether they are friends or business clients. This environmentally friendly option can also be kinder on the wallet. We show you how to create your own using ecards.co.uk.

  • How-Tos: How to create quick portraits with Corel Painter

    It’s possible to combine the intuitiveness of painting with the convenience of digital art. We use Corel Painter 11 to create a striking and artistic portrait.

  • 26 November 2010

  • How-Tos: How to get your PC to recognise your printer

    My Canon Pixma iP1900 printer has recently stopped working with my Windows XP computer. I've tried reinstalling the drivers and unplugging and reconnecting the printer. I now get a message at startup reporting that Windows has found new hardware but was unable to install it.

  • How-Tos: How to fix faulty drivers when your headphones cut out

    The sound output to my headphones frequently cuts out while listening to music using Spotify. Error messages report that my sound card isn't working or my headphones haven't been detected, but closing the pop-ups or relaunching Spotify usually fixes the problem.

  • 25 November 2010

  • How-Tos: How to find Windows Explorer

    Yesterday I explained the existence of Windows Explorer (which is not the same as Internet Explorer, mind you), the Windows file manager that many a novice user has found mysterious, confusing, and just plain hard to find.

  • How-Tos: How to upgrade a Microsoft Office trial

    My Microsoft Windows Vista laptop came preinstalled with a trial version of Microsoft Office 2010, for which I purchased the product code. I now want to buy Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010, but I'm not sure whether I need to buy the boxed version or the product key, or whether I should delete Office 2007 before installing it.

  • How-Tos: How to set a second hard drive as your PC's primary drive

    I added a larger hard drive to my PC and installed a second copy of Vista on it. Wanting to remove the old drive, I've changed the boot priority in the Bios. But Windows still looks for it as the primary drive.

  • 24 November 2010

  • How-Tos: How to update your PC's BIOS

    Updating your BIOS can cut boot times, fix compatibility issues, and improve overall performance--or brick your system if you do it wrong.

  • How-Tos: How to access the Bios when your PC shows a blank screen

    I'm unable to access the Bios on my Vista PC and instead see a blank screen. I haven't altered any settings, so what could be the problem?

  • How-Tos: How to fix a PC that shuts down without warning

    My Windows 7 64bit desktop PC has started shutting down without warning. Malware scans find nothing and chkdsk is unable to fix the errors that it does find. Short of formatting the hard drive and reinstalling Windows, what options do I have?

  • 22 November 2010

  • How-Tos: How to troubleshoot printer problems

    With some patience and attention, you can probably overcome the printer problem that vexes you - and avoid having the nightmare recur in the future. Here's how to address five of the most common printer complaints

  • 18 November 2010

  • How-Tos: How to import Exif data to jpegs

    I've scanned in several thousand slides and negatives in Jpeg format and have stored information about each image in a spreadsheet. Is there an easy way to import this as the Exif information for each photo?

  • How-Tos: How to fix corrupt DLLs in Windows XP

    I upgraded my Windows XP PC to Service Pack 3 (SP3). Every time I boot up the PC it asks for my SP3 disc so it can copy files to the DLL cache. I no longer have this – what should I do?

  • Video: How to build a budget desktop PC

    We show how to build a desktop PC with enough power for typical computing tasks, all for around £350.

  • 17 November 2010

  • How-Tos: How to fix a system configuration error

    I've been trying to dual-boot my Windows 7 PC using Acronis Disk Director 11.0. When I rebooted the PC as prompted, I got an error message reporting a missing ‘hal.dll'. Now, when I try to reboot the PC, it tries to install XP and says a system configuration error has occurred

  • How-Tos: How to fix a slow web browser

    It takes five minutes to load a web page in Internet Explorer 8.0 on my Windows XP PC. Pages load quickly in Google Chrome, but I prefer Internet Explorer's interface.

  • How-Tos: How to clean printer rollers

    My Epson Stylus Color 740 printer has begun producing black lines on anything I print out. How can I clean the rollers? It also has problems printing on the reverse side of 240gsm card – the first side is fine.

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