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EXE Printer Errors and What They Mean

Posted by Guest Post On July - 17 - 20092 COMMENTS

In this guest post, James Ricketts explores EXE Printer errors on your PC. Learn more about James at the conclusion of this post.

Printers are one of the key peripherals that are used extensively by PC users. Some businesses today are completely dependent on printers to print their bills, invoices and other important official documents.

Printers have also become popular with home PC users. The launch of economical all-in-one printers that come in different combinations of photocopiers, scanners and fax machines have further added to this popularity. In fact, with such a range of tasks it is surprising that they are still called printers.

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Windows Cannot Connect To The Printer. Access is Denied. Windows Vista

Posted by Rich On May - 5 - 20099 COMMENTS

In Windows Vista, you may get an “Access is denied” message when trying to connect to a network printer. In this guide, you’ll learn a workaround to help resolve this issue.

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Meet a Windows Enthusiast: MSherwood

Posted by Rich On April - 18 - 200918 COMMENTS

MSherwood is a Windows Forums moderator and runs a blog over at MyWindowsPC. In this interview, you’ll get to know him better and learn about some of the things he likes to do.
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Pranks You Can Play on Your Friends in Microsoft Windows

Posted by Rich On March - 31 - 2009171 COMMENTS

Are you bored and do you want to play pranks on your friends? Get a few minutes with their PC and have some fun while you watch them try to figure out what’s going on. UPDATE: I thought I would bring this up again for April Fools. Do you have any to add to the list?

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Easy Ways to Boost PC Performance

Posted by Guest Post On January - 12 - 200910 COMMENTS

In this guest post, James Ricketts explores how to boost PC performance. Learn more about James at the conclusion of this post.

Computer owners are always on the lookout for ways to boost their PC performance. Anything that will keep their computer running as efficiently as it did when it was brand new. If you stop for a moment and ponder the reasons why the performance of a new PC is so good, you will recall that a new PC is devoid of any unnecessary information and programs. Another reason for its efficiency is that the data residing in it is uncluttered.

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My Initial Thoughts on Windows Seven

Posted by Rich On November - 6 - 200846 COMMENTS

window select1 My Initial Thoughts on Windows Seven

UPDATE: I’ve done a more comprehensive review here: Will Windows 7 be a Worthwhile Upgrade?

After a few hours exploring Windows 7, here is what I’ve found so far. Following are my likes and dislikes of the “standard” interface.

As you probably already know: if you don’t like something in Windows, you can usually change it to make it work the way you like. My thoughts focus on the default set up of Windows 7 M3.

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