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I downloaded McAfee Personal Firewall Express v4.5 to my computer. Since I have done this, my computer sometimes freezes when I boot up. When it freezes, I hit Ctrl + Alt + Dlt. It says that Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar Not Responding. When this happens, I turn off the computer …

I have a Dell Inspiron N5010 with Windows 7 When I am running on battery power, I used to get a warning at 10% in the lower right of the screen telling me to plug in. I no longer receive this message. Instead, I receive a more serious warning at …

I have a Dell Inspiron N5010 with Windows 7 What is Bios? Does it need to be updated?

I have a Dell Inspiron N5010 with Windows 7 I bought this laptop in December. In order to ensure that my laptop is in tip top shape and is performing well, what steps or rules should I follow.

I am using Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 9 I want to upload word documents to certain websites. There is usually a blank box, a Browse button and an Upload button. I am able to browse my computer and put the word document in the blank box. When I click …

I have a Gateway P-6860fx. I have Windows Vista. When my computer booted up and got to the desktop, I ended up with a split screen. What I mean by this is that I saw half of my desktop on the top of my monitor and the same picture appeared …

I have a laptop--Gateway P-6860fx. The operating system is Windows Vista. I was using my computer. It froze. I hit CTRL+ALT+DELETE. This message came on-- Logon process has failed to create the security options dialog Failure-Security Options I clicked OK. The screen became blank. The computer was unresponsive. I unplugged …

On Monday my current wireless status said packets sent 0 and packets received 0 Today, the current wireless status says packets sent 485622 and packets received 236919. On both days I am able to connect wirelessly to the internet.

I am using my laptop wireless to connect to the internet. I am going to sites where I am putting in social security numbers and bank account numbers. Is it possible, people can see this information?

As a gift, I just received the Dell Inspiron 15R--N5010 Intel Core i3. I want to know how to use the battery to maximize its performance and extend its battery life. If I am at home, should it run on battery power? If the answer is no, does the battery …

I have a Gateway P-6860fx. The operating system is Vista. When I turn the laptop upside down, I see two fans. There is a fan on the left side and a fan on the right side. What do these fans do? Should both these fans run while I am using …

I have a Gateway P-6860FX. The operating system is Vista. I believe I need a new battery. If I buy a new battery how long should the charge be after it first fully charged?

I have a Gateway P-6860fx. The operating system is Windows Vista. It has two fans. When I look at the fans when the computer is upside down, the fan on the left side does not spin. The fan on the right side spins. The laptop is out of warranty I …

I am worried about my laptop, Gateway P-6860fx, overheating. How do I check that the laptop is working correctly, that it is not overheating?

My computer is Gateway P-6860FX. This problem started in the beginning of July. Sometimes I hear a loud noise. I believe it is the fan. It appears to be coming from the left side. Suddenly, the fan becomes very loud. Is this a problem?

I am running Vista I had an internet explorer icon on the quick launch bar; it disappeared. What happened? I booted my machine. The internet explorer icon was on the quick launch bar. I opened two browser sessions. I was reading information from these browser sessions. The computer went to …

I have an old computer Gateway with Windows 98. I took it to my local computer shop to recover the pictures from the computer. They gave me a flash drive with some pictures on it. They didn't find all the pictures on my computer. Some of the pictures on the …

My computer died. It was a very old machine. It was running Windows 98. It was a Gateway. There is data on it that I want to recover; I don't remember the file names. I took it to a computer repair shop. Since I don't remember the file names, they …

I want to backup personal files on my computer. It is Gateway with Vista. I want to buy an external hard drive. Any suggestions?

I need to backup my computer. It is a Gateway running Windows Vista. Any suggestions?

I am having problems with my computer. It is a Dell with a XP operating system. The technical support from Dell told me to send them information from msinfo32. I have personal information on my computer. I do online banking on this computer. Can someone see any personal and confidential …

I have Windows 98. I have connected a DSL modem. After installing the modem, I cannot connect to the Internet. Before I installed the DSL modem, I had a Cable modem. I was able to connect to the internet with the Cable modem.

I have Windows 98. When I start my computer I receive the message that states wupdater not responding. When I shutdown my computer I receive the message Backtrack Monitor Fatal Error 8205---cannot take snapshot