Troubleshooting Your PC in Easy Steps

Doesyourcomputerrefusetodowhatyouwantitto?Doesitinsistondoingsomethingyoudon'twantitto?Doesitrefusetodoanythingatall?Onesolutionistoringahelpline.However,thiscanbeexpensiveanddon'talwaysgivegoodadvice.AbetteroptionistoinvestinacopyofTroubleshootingYourPCineasysteps.Areascoveredinclude:*Causesofcomputerfaultsandmethodsofisolatingthem*HowtotroubleshootthemainhardwarecomponentsinaPC*FaultsthatpreventWindowsfromstarting.*Windowstroubleshootingmode(SafeMode)*RestoreadamagedWindowsinstallationfromanimagebackupfile.*Problemsthatadverselyaffecttheperformanceandstabilityofacomputer*Videoandsoundissuessuchasblankmonitor,scrambleddisplays,incorrectscreencolours,anddistorteddisplays,nosound,cracklysoundetc.*TheInternet:includeaccessproblems,slowconnectionspeeds,howtorepairInternetExplorer,andhowparentscanprotecttheirchildrenfromthelesssavouryaspectsoftheInternet.WealsooffersometipsonhowtosearchtheInterneteffectively.*Emailissues:preventemailsbeingsentandreceived,aquickwayofresizingimagestobesentinanemail,whattodoifattachmentswon'topen,howtorecoverlostordamagedemails,andhowtodealwithspam.Evenexplainshowtocreateabackupofemailmessagesandaccounts*Computerperipheralsandhowtotroubleshootthem.*Securityissues:virusinfectionandhowtoavoidgettingavirus.Keepingyourdatasafe*WorkingwithfilesandrecoveringfromerrorssuchasrecoveringadeletedfileWritteninconcise,jargon-freelanguage,thisbookisaimedatnon-techies.KeepitnearbyanduseitasyourfirstpointofreferenceforanyPCproblems.Thefaultscoveredinthebookwillbeexperiencedbyeverycomputeruseratonetimeoranother-havethesolutionstohandbeforetheyhappen.