Windows^® Issues

Microsoft^® Windows^® can be configured in many ways – and some options often cause conflicts with other software.  Common Windows^® issues include:

• Auto-detection of printers – why this causes problems and how to fix it.

• Internet connection timeouts – how to change the idle-time setting to prevent this.

• De-fragmentation of hard drives – what it is and why you should periodically use it.

• Desktop – what is meant by this and where to find it.

• Disk Caching – what it is and why you should sometimes disable it.

• Outlook Express – why does it block file attachments?

• Pre-fetch – what it is and why you should sometimes disable it.

• Safe Mode – starting Windows in Safe Mode and why you may need to do this.

• Screen & Font Resolution – what it is and why you may sometimes change it.

• Service Pack 2 for Windows XP – what it is and how to disable some elements of it.

• Windows XP Firewall – what it is and why you should sometimes disable it.

• Windows Vista User Account Control – what it is and why you should sometimes disable it.