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Windows Vista/XP Security Tips

1. Update Windows XP / Vista
2. Create a Limited User Account
3. Use a Firewall & Antivirus
4. Use a Anti-Spyware Program
5. Scan your PC regularly
6. Don't open email attachments
7. Don't install unknown programs
8. How to delete internet cookies
9. Browse the internet wisely
10. Never type passwords on websites using a unsecure PC

How To Repair Windows Tips

1. How to remove Viruses
2. How to remove Spyware
3. How to do a System Restore
4. How to repair corrupt programs
5. How to fix a corrupt Registry
6. How to go into Safe Mode
7. Repair with Windows CD/DVD
8. Take back control of your PC
9. How to reinstall Windows
10. How to remove unwanted Programs and Toolbars

Top 10 Free Software

1. AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
2. CCleaner
3. Ad-Aware 2008
4. DVD Decrypter
5. µTorrent
6. Skype
7. Winzip and or WinRAR
8. Adobe Acrobat Reader
9. Spybot - Search & Destroy
10. Mozilla Firefox 3

Windows XP Performance Tips

1. Update Drivers
2. Remove Visual Effects
3. Modify Virtual Memory
4. Disable Startup Programs
5. Remove unwanted Services
6. Remove XP Theme
7. Memory Tweaks
8. Unload DLLs
9. Remove unused Drivers
10. Remove leftover Windows Update files

Firefox & Internet Explorer Tips

1. Browse only secure websites
2. Managing Add-ons
3. How to use the Find Feature
4. Resize text size
5. How to automatically type .com
6. How to use History in browser
7. How to use a Search Engine
8. Customize Toolbar
9. Keep browsers up to date
10. How to Export/Import Favorites or Bookmarks

Basic Computer Tips

1. Computer Fundamentals
2. How to update Programs
3. Basic web browsing guide
4. How to burn a CD/DVD
5. How to customize Windows
6. Safely remove External HD
7. How to adjust screen resolution
8. How to backup your data
9. Installing or removing Drivers
10. How to install & remove Software


Windows XP Performance Tips

Update Drivers

One of the most important things to do is always keep your hardware drivers up to date. Alot of people never think about this and sometimes may simply not know what a driver is. A driver is a small piece of software that tells your operating system and other software how to communicate with a piece of hardware. Usually, a driver update is used as a solution to an issue with how Windows works with a piece of hardware. Updating a driver can also enable new or updated features for the hardware.

So it's very important to always stay up to date with hardware drivers because you might be able to sqeeze out alittle more performance out of your existing hardware or fix a existing issue that wasn't solved with the original driver itself. Below is a list of hardware manufacturers and a direct link to thier driver website.