How do I uninstall Nero Scout? Geez I hate that program. Why did the guys behind Nero think we needed yet another indexing service? Fortunately there is a simple registry edit you can do. Simply click Start, go to Run and type in the following: regsvr32 /u “%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%AheadLibMediaLibraryNSE.dll” Then press enter and restart your computer. […]
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Monthly Archives: September 2007
Monitoring Temperature on a MacBook
I’m thinking about downloading iStat for my MacBook Pro so that I can keep a eye on things but ive read that the temp and fan monitor gauge doesn’t work with macbooks is this true? Also I wanted to know if iStat sucks your computer’s processing power and make it run slow, if it does […]
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How do I uninstall Norton Antivirus?
How can remove/uninstall the Norton Antivirus trial that was loaded into my new Toshiba Vista laptop by Toshiba, but was never activated or used by me? There’s no uninstall program in add or remove programs. Isn’t that tricky of Norton? They want to make it as hard as they can for you to remove their […]
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Sympatico WiFi Router isn’t working
Question: I just got Bell Sympatico DSL internet and they gave me a modem/router combo. My problem is that when I try to use wireless it just won’t work. The internet works on my laptop when I use the cable but it doesn’t work with the wifi. I called Gateway (who made my laptop) and […]
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How to Update Norton AntiVirus
My computer came with Norton Antivirus and it recently expired so I purchased a new subscription from the Symantic website. I updates Norton but it keeps bugging me every few days saying that my Norton is not updated but it is. Thanks for asking! Basically when you buy an antivirus your buying a license and […]
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What is a podcast?
I’ve just bought an iPod and my friend told me about something called a Podcast. What is it? A Podcast is basically a modern take on the radio show format. It’s available on the internet and you can download and listen to them at any time you want. The show can be about virtually any […]
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USB Drivers for Windows 98
I just bought a 4GB USB thumb drive and I want to transfer files from my old PC to my new on. The old computer has Windows 98 SE and it doesn’t recognize the drive. Where can I find USB drivers for Windows 98 SE? That’s a fairly common question! It’s a pretty simple process […]
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I didn’t get a Vista disc with my new PC!
I just brought a new laptop stuff like Office Student and Teacher Edition (Word, Excel,etc..) My problem is Future Shop didn’t give back my vista dics! I payed for it why didnt i get it! Please help! Hi there Most computers these days (especially the ones you buy at a large retail store) do not […]
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Can I reuse my ISP setup disc?
Question: Most ISP’s in the UK provide a setup CD that you use to connect your PC to the internet, if you bought a new PC (or in my case a Macbook Pro) are the settings the same? Hi there! The setup CD most ISPs give you is often filled with software that you may […]
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Can you run Windows Update while in Parallels?
Once installed using Parallels 3.0 can XP be updated (Such as Service Pack 3)? It sure can! Basically what Parallels does is use something called virtualization, what this does is “blind” windows into thinking that it’s running on a PC normally. Windows Update will work just fine in this environment. The Fake Geek Appended on […]
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