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| Differences Between Type I, II, and III Computers |
| The differences between Type I, II, and III Computers are as follows Type I Computers Generally Low end computers Non Upgradeable or very limited upgrades available. Motherboards cannot be swapped Expected life 1-2 Years Compaq, HP generally make Type I computers Type II Computers Mid Range Computers Motherboard can be swapped for a new one Scalable to the User Usually includes Sound, Video on the motherboard Expected Life 5-7 Years Type III Computers High End Computers Fully Upgradeable Usually includes top of the line peripherals Sound, Video Modem all Replaceable Expected Life 7-10 Years Based on this knowledge you can choose a type that suits your needs for a computer |
| Difference Between 66, 100, 133 Mhz Bus Computers |
| Difference Between 66, 100, 133 Mhz Bus Computers The Bus speed on a computer is the speed at which the processor communicates with the peripherals. The 66 Mhz Bus was implemented with the 386's and carried on to the Pentium Class systems. With the advent of the Pentium II Systems, they needed a faster bus to communicate with the ever growing speeds of processors. So they came up with the 100 Mhz System. The 133 Mhz Bus was implemented with the PIII Systems. The easiest way to describe this would be your internet access. Consider your Modem the Bus Speed of the computer. 28.8 Kbs Would be comparable to 66 Mhz, 33.6 Kbs would compare to 100 Mhz and 56 Kbs would be compared to 133 Mhz. Obviously someone surfing at 56K is going to get the data faster than someone surfing at 28.8K. So therefore some of the new features today would be High speed internet Access, IE Cable/DSL Internet would benefit from the 100 Mhz bus, where as the High Graphic 3DFX Games out today would benefit more from the 133 Mhz bus systems. You might hear about the 200 Mhz Bus system. In Fact this is true, The AMD Series chips are using this now, unfortunately the rest of technology has not caught up with it yet and current available technology max's out at 133 Mhz. Based on this you can choose the type of Bus that would suit your purposes |
| Difference Between Intel and AMD processors |
| Traditionally Intel has been the industry leader in CPU (Processor) production. In the years past there have been several other competitors including Cyrix and AMD. Many of them have either been integrated into larger companies then broken up in the case of Cyrix which was bought out by IBM then abandoned or just plain gone out of business. AMD on the other hand has survived. There has been a lot of media talk about Intel these days abandoning the CPU and becoming just a technology company much the same way they abandoned producing RAM years ago, and for much the same reasoning. The competitive nature of the market has proven to be too fierce. Now this may be too bold of a statement at the moment, but current market trends are definitely pointing in that direction. AMD has taken up the slack where Intel is concerned and have now become an accepted standard in the processor industry. Therefore the only reason for choosing would be the following. Intel would be brand name, compatibility. AMD would be a little better performance, and in some cases price Based on this you can choose the type of processor that you feel would fit your needs specifically |
| Difference between Libertek's and DELL/Gateway |
| Difference between Libertek's custom built computers and DELL/Gateway When Gateway and Dell both started up in the early 1980's, they both focused on High end Type III Computers. Dell started out as a retailer in Texas and Gateway started out as a mail order company in South Dakota. As they grew larger in size and their customer base grew larger, they decided to maximize profitability by selling the user a Type I Computer. They found that it was cheaper to promote Type I computers and advertise that they will take your trade in in 2 years when the system becomes outdated AIM Computers started out in an RPI Incubator based out of Troy, NY. Where as Gateway/DELL have a profit margin of over 500 million they can produce much more Type I computers than they can Type III Computers and get them to you faster. AIM Computers has not quite reached the 500 Million mark as of yet (Although we would love to do so), so we can focus more on the end user and produce what they want. AIM computers has become the capitalland's premiere computer reseller with over 5000 computers in the capitalland area. When you go to any of the Large retail chains, i.e. Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Office Max, Staples, They are promoting the "Bread Winners" or the Dell/Gateway computers because they know they will sell and the profit margin is considerably higher than if someone sold a customer built computer. AIM Computers builds computers to the customer specifications, if the customer wants a Type I Computer, then we'll build one, if he/she wants a type III computer, also we'll build one. Based on this knowledge you can choose the computer that more suits your needs. |
| Difference between Windows 98, ME, and 2000 |
| Windows ME is Microsoft's latest Operating System Release. We have found that it is inherently unstable and would not recommend upgrading to it until version 2 comes out expected Mar 2001 Windows 98 is the next generation of Windows 95 with added features for USB Support, better multimedia support and network support, as well as enhanced Plug and Play capabilities. Windows 2000 is the next generation of Windows NT 4.0. We have found it to be very stable, but we would recommend it to be used in a large network environment. If you are running a small peer to peer network you would more likely want to choose Windows 98 as your operating system as the administration is easier and there is less setup requires. Windows 2000 does require a lot of administration but does allow the administrator more control over the user's workstation Based on that choose the operating system that most fits your needs. |
| Should I buy and extended warranty |
| When you go to a large chain and buy a computer you are generally buying a type I computer (See Question 1). In which case if something were to go wrong with the system, it can be very expensive to replace and therefore the extended warranty makes sense. AIM Builds Type I, II, and III Computers. We actually recommend that you spend the extra money that you would normally spend on an extended warranty and upgrade to a Type III Computer. That way your paying for the upgradability of that computer and if something were to fail, it would be cheaper to upgrade then to replace. IE your 28.8 modem fails, you can upgrade it to a 56K Modem. So as you can see if you buy from the big chain we do recommend that you get the extended warranty, but if you buy from us then we would recommend that you better spend your money on an upgradeable system to look towards the future. |
| What do I do with my old Data |
| Typically there are 3 ways we suggest to migrate your old Data. They all require about an hour's worth of Labor and cost approximately $60 Method 1 requires putting your old Hard Drive in the new system as a secondary slave drive allowing you to access all the Data on it Method 2 requires us taking your old Data and burning it onto a CD ROM and giving you that media Method 3 requires us copying the old data from your old Hard Drive into a sub directory on your new Hard drive. Regardless of the method, we do suggest that you put all your critical data into two or 3 sub directories so that you can access it quickly or we can find it easily. The reason we have the benefit of these methods is that because we build the systems right here, we have the advantage of having the machine open here allowing us the options spoken above. |
| How do I backup my Data |
| The primary concern when backing up Data is having a stable beginning. One of the ways we provide that is if you buy a custom system from us, we can provide you with a restore disk that will restore your system back to factory settings, up to and including any customization that you have asked us to do, i.e. setup an ISP. This service is available for $50. That is fine for a start, but if you want to backup anything after that point, this is what we would suggest. Start with a Directory called My Backup. In that directory make sub directories called my Data, My Applications etc. etc. Anything you download from the internet as far as applications go put into my Applications, any data that you might be working on, put into my My Data etc. etc. The next stage would be putting this on either a CDRW Media available here for approximately $200, or else you can go to the Internet and get some sort of backup space there. And example of that would be www.freediskspace.com. They allow you up to 300 meg of online web space that you can integrate into your desktop to allow drag and drop access to it. The other types of media out there are Zip drives and Floppy drives, but we tend not to recommend them mainly because the Zip drives are unstable and floppy drives are really not very big at all (1.44 MB per disk). |
| How do I restore my system |
| If you implemented a stable backup system (See Previous Question), then you would typically have a restore disk. You would put the restore CD into your system, then after pressing your carriage return a couple of times your system would be restored to factory defaults. You would then restore your backup data onto your system from your backup, either by copying it from the media you put it to, or going back onto the web and getting it from your web backup solution If you have not implemented the restore disk option, then you would require an operating system cd, all the drivers for you particular system, and any application cd's that you might have to install. We can restore your system from those if you bring it in, and it typically requires about a hour and a half Labor. If you do not have all the required drivers, we can find the required files for you on the internet and we would typically give you an estimate at the time you bring your computer system in to us. |
| What processor do I need to run my applications |
| The most common use for computers today still is word processing. You will find that word processing can be used on any processor regressing back to the 286 systems. In this case what would determine the processor would be the operating system you wish to run. Generally you would want to run Windows 95 or better. Windows 95 we would recommend that you run Min. Pentium class processor with 32 megs of RAM. Windows 98 we would recommend a Pentium II System with 64 Megs of RAM. The next most common use for computers is Internet access. This would be dependent on what speed connection you are using. If you are dialing up to the internet then the question now becomes again what operating system you would want to use, as the speed of your modem is the limiting factor. Also you would want to consider what web browser you wish to use. The two most common out there are Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator. Both are very stable and allow for most of the newer technology happening on the web. Windows 95 it is recommended that you run IE 4.0 or Netscape 4.0 Both are stable, but do not take advantage of some of the newer Web design strategies and/or java scripting. Windows 98 you can run the latest versions of either one and take full advantage of your web experience. If you are going to use a High speed connection, IE Cable/DSL, then you would definitely want Windows 98 to take advantage of all the latest designs on the web. We would recommend a Pentium II class system for this. The Next common use for computers is entertainment. Most games these days require very high end computers. Pentium II or III Systems, 64-128 Meg of RAM, 32 Meg 3DFX Video cards and full surround sound 32 bit sound systems. So as you decide what you are going to use your computer for, then you can choose the processor and/or operating system that most suits your needs |
| Will you install on site |
| We will deliver and install your new system on site as well as plug the new computer into other devices. We charge $89 for this service within a 20 mile radius of our store |
| Ghost a HD Using a CD Burner |
| This Requires that you have Norton System Works 2002, or Ghost 2002 1) Create the Bootable floppy drive using the Norton Ghost Boot Disk Maker 2) Browse to C:\Program Files\Norton Systemworks\Norton Ghost 3) Run the program called GhostPE.exe (This is a Dos Based Program) 4) If you have never run this program before, Write the Licence Number down on the Initial screne (You will need this later) 5) Move your mouse over the Local Menu 6) Move your Mouse Over the Disk Menu 7) Move your Mouse over the To Image Menu and left Click 8) Select the Drive you wish to make the Ghost Image of And click OK 9) Use the Pulldown Menu on the top and Select The CDRW Burner 10) It will ask what compression you wish, Select High 11) It will ask if you want to Make the Image Disk Bootable. Select Yes 12) Put the formatted Floppy disk created earlier in drive a: 13) It Will read the disk then prompt you with approximate how many cds it will require 14) When it is complete it will eject the disk and you have a bootable CD Restore Disk |
| Clone a Drive Using Norton Ghost |
| This Requires that you have Norton System Works 2002, or Ghost 2002 1) Browse to C:\Program Files\Norton Systemworks\Norton Ghost 3) Run the program called GhostPE.exe (This is a Dos Based Program) 4) If you have never run this program before, Write the Licence Number down on the Initial screne (You will need this later) 5) Move your mouse over the Local Menu 6) Move your Mouse Over the Disk Menu 7) Move your Mouse over the To Disk Menu and left Click 8) Select the Drive you wish to make the Ghost Image of And click OK 9) Select The Drive you wish to clone the drive to 10) It will ask what compression you wish, Select High 11) When the procedure is done remove the new drive and you have a complete clone of the original drive |
| Cleaning Your PC |
| Check the power supply fan for airflow and the processor fan for movement at least every six months. Take the chassis off of the system and turn the computer on to check the processor fan. If one of the fans stops while the machine is on, you need to replace it immediately to prevent further damage. While the computer case is off, use a can of compressed air (available at most office supply stores) to blow out the dust. One caveat: if you are using canned or compressed air, use short bursts to avoid condensation (and never turn them upside-down). We do not recommend cleaning the inside of a conventional monitor (CRT) unless you are an experienced technician. The picture tube retains a high voltage even after the power is shut off. Mechanical mice almost always need cleaning. The easiest way to clean them is to remove the ball to access the X and Y rollers. A careful inspection of the small rollers usually reveals gunk. This stuff can be removed using a Q- Tip dampened with rubbing alcohol and a steel dental pick or toothpick to help free the particles. The ball can also be cleaned with an alcohol-dampened rag. As far as a laser printer is concerned, it's important to check the operation of the fan while the printer is running. Some fans run only after the printer gets hot, so testing this may take some time. A stopped fan will cause a gradual overheating condition that is serious, but not instantly fatal to the printer. There are two types of rollers in printers: hard plastic and rubber. Plastic rollers can only be cleaned with alcohol. Rubber rollers can be cleaned with Goof Off, which is available at most office supply stores. It smells awful, but works well to rejuvenate rubber rollers. Try not to get Goof Off on any plastic parts, as it will damage them. Blow dust out of the printer only if there is no major toner spill. Check and replace the fuser wand that is usually marked with the word "Hot." Caked-up toner on this wand will destroy your printer's fuser and cause image defects. Most cleaning products can be substituted for common items you have lying around the house. Methanol: Substitute rubbing alcohol or vodka (for cleaning screens, cabinets, or electronic connectors); Fiberglas brush: Substitute a toothbrush (for cleaning small parts or connectors); CO2 Dust and Particle Remover: Substitute canned air (for dust removal); Lint-free rags: Substitute old T-shirts (for cleaning screens and dust-sensitive equipment); Light machine oil: Substitute 3-N One oil (for drive rails or printer carriage assemblies); LPS solvent / Label-Off: Substitute D-Solvit (for removing gummed labels). LCD cleaner: Substitute Formula 409 glass cleaner (for LCD screens and monitor screens); Soft Scrub: Substitute any metal polish product (for removing minor scratches from plastic); Plastic abrasive pad: Substitute SOS non-metallic scrub (for cleaning with Soft Scrub or polish); Rubber Rejuvenator: Substitute Goof-Off (for rejuvenating rubber rollers); Philips screwdriver #2 (for opening cases); Flux remover: For removing varnish from PC boards; Antistatic wrist strap: Use as a grounding wire for antistatic protection; Antistatic bags: Substitute aluminum foil (for protecting circuit boards); Antistatic solution: Substitute Downey fabric softener (for antistatic treatment of carpets and cleaning rags). |
| General Keyboard Shortcuts |
| SUMMARY This article lists keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Windows. MORE INFORMATION Mouse Click/Keyboard Modifier Combinations for Shell Objects SHIFT+RIGHT CLICK: Displays a context menu containing alternative verbs. SHIFT+DOUBLE CLICK: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu). ALT+DOUBLE CLICK: Displays properties. SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin. General Keyboard-Only Commands F1: Starts Windows Help. F10: Activates menu bar options. SHIFT+F10: Opens a context menu for the selected item. This is the same as right-clicking an object. CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu. Use the ARROW keys to select an item. CTRL+ESC, ESC: Selects the Start button. Press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu. ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box. ALT+TAB: Switch to another running application. Hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window. SHIFT: Press down and hold the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the auto-run feature. ALT+SPACE Displays the main window's System menu. From the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window. ALT+- (ALT+hyphen) Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu. From the MDI child window's System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window. CTRL+TAB Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) application. ALT+ ALT+F4 Closes the current window. ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box. CTRL+F4 Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window. ALT+F6 Switch between multiple windows in the same program. For example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window. Shell Objects and General Folder/Windows Explorer Shortcuts For a Selected Object: Key Result ------------------------------------------------------------ F2 Rename object F3 Find: All Files CTRL+X Cut CTRL+C Copy CTRL+V Paste SHIFT+DEL Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin. ALT+ENTER Open the property sheet for the selected object. To Copy a File: Press down and hold the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder. To Create a Shortcut: Press down and hold CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder. General Folder/Shortcut Control Key Result ---------------------------------------------------------------------- F4 Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer). F5 Refreshes the current window. F6 Moves among panes in Windows Explorer. CTRL+G Opens the Go To Folder tool(in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only). CTRL+Z Undo the last command. CTRL+A Select all the items in the current window. BACKSPACE Switch to the parent folder. SHIFT+CLICK Close Button For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders. Windows Explorer Tree Control Key Result --------------------------------------------------------------------- Numeric Keypad * Expands everything under the current selection. Numeric Keypad + Expands the current selection. Numeric Keypad - Collapses the current selection. RIGHT ARROW Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child. LEFT ARROW Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent. Property Sheet Control CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB: Move through the property tabs. Accessibility Shortcuts Key Result ------------------------------------------------------------------- Tap SHIFT 5 times Toggles StickyKeys on and off. Press down and hold the right Toggles FilterKeys on and off. SHIFT key for 8 seconds Press down and hold the NUM LOCK Toggles ToggleKeys on and off. key for 5 seconds Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK Toggles MouseKeys on and off. Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN Toggles High Contrast on and off. Microsoft Natural Keyboard Keys Key Result ---------------------------------------------------------- WINDOWS+R Run dialog box WINDOWS+M Minimize All SHIFT+WINDOWS+M Undo Minimize All WINDOWS+F1 Help WINDOWS+E Windows Explorer WINDOWS+F Find Files or Folders WINDOWS+D Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop CTRL+WINDOWS+F Find Computer WINDOWS+TAB Cycle through taskbar buttons WINDOWS+BREAK System Properties dialog box Application key Displays a context menu for the selected item Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType Software Installed Key Result ----------------------------------------------------------- WINDOWS+L Log off Windows WINDOWS+P Opens Print Manager WINDOWS+C Opens Control Panel WINDOWS+V Opens Clipboard WINDOWS+K Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box WINDOWS+I Opens Mouse Properties dialog box WINDOWS+A Opens Accessibility Options(if installed) WINDOWS+SPACEBAR Displays the list of IntelliType Hotkeys WINDOWS+S Toggles the CAP LOCK key on and off Dialog Box Keyboard Commands TAB Move to the next control in the dialog box. SHIFT+TAB Move to the previous control in the dialog box. SPACEBAR If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option button, this selects the option button. ENTER Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline). ESC Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button. ALT+ |
| malicious DLL downloaded when visiting web site |
| A DLL was downloaded to my C:windows folder called sb.dll and put it in my list of programs to be run at startup. sb.dll apparently contains a list of regedit commands that add 13 new registry keys defining www.topsearcher.com as IE's default SearchURL, SearchBar target, Search Assistant,.etc., etc. as well as establishing the size, placement and target of IE's Toolbar Browser (the "search bar" that pops up in a column on the browser's left side). (Actually, I don't think it was goto.com that did it to me per se, but some other site I visited, affiliated with topsearcher.com, which just happens to be using goto.com's site search tool.) 2 questions: What the hell were MacAfee, Nortons and ZoneAlarm's Fire Wall doing when this malicious DLL was downloading? And now that I've diagnosed the problem, what do I do? (I'm afraid to tamper with the registry without good advice.) |
| Sun Java Engine |
| There are several websites out now adays that are taking advantage of Sun's Java technology. Now Windows XP does have the Java Virtual Machine built in, but however you will still need to download a new pluggin from Java.com in order to use these new websites. You can download the file from here Java.Com. It is a rather large file (14 megabytes) but unfortunately you have to have it installed in order to use these new Java optimized websites. |
| Mirroring a Bootable Drive with DOS in Windows 98 |
| From a DOS command prompt inside Windows 95/98 (MUST BE INSIDE WINDOWS or else long filenames will be lost) type the following line xcopy32 c: d: /c/h/k/r/e/s When that's done you have to make the drive bootable, so at the same command prompt type sys d: Now some computers require this next step but it's not always neccessary. Reboot the computer with the new drive and a bootable floppy disk with Fdsik on it. Once it boots run Fdisk and make the new drive Active. |
| *.tmp Files |
| *.tmp files or any file that is temporary in nature is disposable. By this we men it can be removed without permanent harm. However do so may cause application failure so it is important to minimize the consequence of ending any application. In many situations all .tmp[ tmp, etc.] files can be removed in SAFE MODE with the only the most minor application consquences. |
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