Making good money online isn’t an easy task. I always mention this in many of my make-money-online tips. But with proper guidance and encouragement, you can make as much as those freaks out there.
Many people have …

VLC Media Player is often known as the GOD player because of its ability to play almost anything you throw on it. In many cases, people use VLC to play broken files retrieved from a failed memory card. I’ve also experienced the exact same situation which all …

Everyone has a secret. And your secret could be stored in your computer. If you are not the only one who use your computer, your secret files and folders will need to be stored with password protected. This article will …

Virus infection through USB drives is indeed the most annoying and most talked about case in the computer world. When someone plug his/her pendrive into your computer, if the USB autorun option is enabled in your PC, you …

Error Messange: You have chosen to transfer a file which may be unsafe.
You must enable virus scanning software to transfer this file.
Microsoft offers a free virus scanner for Messenger. Click Install to download and install …

We are to talk about the best Virus Removal Software on the market, but why do we need an antivirus software? I’m pretty sure that you know what is a computer virus when you came to …

Surprised by a sudden blue screen with a bunch of crash dump error codes while having your works half done? In Windows 7, blue screen error or, blue screen of death (commonly known as BSOD), …

Seen a sudden blue screen with a bunch of crash dump error codes while having your works half done? In Windows Vista, blue screen error or, blue screen of death (commonly known as BSOD), is …

Solution for nVidia display driver Nvlddmkm.sys issue
GPU: nVidia GeForce Graphic Cards
OS: Windows 7 or Vista
Symptoms: Bluescreen or Stop Error 0x0000001E caused by nvlddmkm.sys, or often get a message: “display driver nvlddmkm.sys stopped responding and has successfully recovered“.
Solution: Replace …

Whenever you type keyword(s) in the firefox address bar and hit enter, by default, firefox will search the keywords in Google search engine and direct you to the search result page, or to I’m Feeling Lucky …

You’re not the first one who got this error: “Display Driver Stopped Responding and Has Successfully Recovered“. For years people have been seeking for a complete solution but it has yet to be found. Many …

DVD Shrink is a free software that allows you to rip any of your home video DVDs. Ripping a dvd means to create an image of the dvd. Most people do this to make backups …

Solution for ATI display driver atikmdag.sys issue
GPU: ATI Graphic Cards
OS: Windows 7 or Vista
Symptoms: Bluescreen or Stop Error 0x0000001E caused by atikmdag.sys, or often get a message: “display driver atikmdag.sys stopped responding and has successfully recovered“.
Solution: Replace the atikmdag.sys file with …

Sometimes we may need to run a program that is not compatible with Windows 7. In this case, we can run a program in compatibility mode in Windows 7. However, if running a program in compatibility mode doesn’t work out, the best …

Sometimes we might come across some problems that could be possibly caused by one of the updates installed. You might need to view the windows update  history and see what’s actually gone wrong.
This article is written to teach you how …

The ways to add a network printer to a home network might differ depending on what type of printer you have and how you want it to be. Generally, there are 3 case scenarios on how to …

Acronis Drive Monitor is a free, downloadable software application developed by Acronis to monitor server, workstation and PC hard disk drives.
Do you need hard drive monitor tool?
There are three unavoidable certainties in life: Death, Taxes …

If you have an application or program that can only run in earlier versions of Windows, for example Windows XP, the first solution you should try is to run the program in Windows XP compatibility …

Many have complained that it is very slow to open new tab in Internet Explorer. If your IE8 takes more than 3sec to finish opening a new tab, then you’re experiencing the slow tab opening which is a …

The word Format can mean quite a few things in the world of computer. You can format texts [changing the properties of the text such as size, font type, color etc], change a file format [saving a file in different extension …

If you have Windows Vista or Windows 7 installed in your computer, the default location of your User Profile is usually in the same partition as where your system is installed. For example, if your windows is installed in …

If you have Windows XP installed in your computer, the default location of your Documents and Settings folder is usually in the same partition as where your system is installed. For example, if your windows …

You have probably seen this kind of message uncountable times. This is known as the windows error reporting window which usually happens when an application gone wrong or often known as “crash”. You would need to …

Where is my automatic scanner and camera wizard gone to? Why isn’t it appear automatically when I plugged in my scanner or camera? Don’t be panic, just continue reading. This post is made to answer these …

Symtoms: When you try to start your computer, the computer may appear to stop responding (hang) with an empty, black screen before the Windows XP/Vista/7 logo typically appears on the screen. 
If you see a black …

The black screen you’ve seen is commonly known as the Black Screen Of Death. The name is cool but it sucks. Nobody want to see a black screen on their monitor screen.
Symptoms:
After starting your Windows …

Why would you want to waste your money paying for tune up software or visiting a computer shop if you can actually do the same thing yourself? Tuning up a PC isn’t an easy task. …

In this article, I will show you How to Remove Starforce Protection Driver using Removal Tool in Windows 7 Vista.
What is Starforce
StarForce is a software copy protection mechanism developed by Protection Technology, which is made to …

Ce poste va vous montrer comment vous pouvez vous inscrire un compte PayPal en France. S’il vous plaît suivre les étapes ci-dessous pour enregistrer “mon compte paypal”:

Do you often download files from these online file storage websites? Tired of typing captcha and waiting for the countdown timer? What if I tell you that you don’t have to do so? Yes, there’re …

Has your computer started showing up with strange errors? Is your computer getting slower and slower every day? Well, before you start looking for a new computer, try running a registry scan on your system …

The amazing code - about:memory
By typing this about:memory in the address bar of Google Chrome, you’ll be able to see a list of all web browsers you’re currently open and their memory usage.  Not only does it tell you how much physical …

Complete list of IE (Internet Explorer) Keyboard Shortcut Keys
Are you tired of moving your mouse too dam* much across the screen all the time? What if I tell you that now you can actually perform lots of …

How to use?
You can see lots of people using cute and cool symbols or characters as their profile names in Facebook, Twitter or MSN Messenger names. If you want to do so, you can use the cool characters or symbols provided …

9 reasons why you should get rid of SPYWARE.

They illegally steal your private information.
They secretly monitor your activities on your computer.
They hide deeply inside your computer where they are not likely to be found.
They log whatever you …

We’ve previously talked about how dangerous an adware can be  and why you need to get rid of it. Now that you know what’s the effects adware has on your computer. It’s time to kick them …

Sexy pop ups while surfing online?
You might have been receiving annoying pop ups while surfing. These pop ups are known as ADWARE.
They are programs that would be downloaded and installed into your computer without your knowledge or permission. The purpose of …

I bet you don’t! If you’re not cleaning your CDs or DVDs using the right way, they may get scratched or sometimes not even readable.
So, what’s the correct way to clean your CDs or DVDs?
Oily or dirty CDs/DVDs can cause read errors or disk …

Getting trouble with “run as administrator”? Does it ever annoy you? Wanna know how to get rid of it or stick with it with the most simple way? In today’s tip, we’ll show you 3 tricks on how to …

Dear sirs,
I am facing a Windows7 related problem.
I have Huawei modem driver CD which can be easily installed on XP and older versions. But this cannot be installed on windows7 If I try to install, …

How long have you been using your laptop? Is your room dusty? Does your laptop often auto restart? Have you ever check the temperature of your laptop? All these questions are directly related to how …

Many products now days may not include a cleaning kit. Even if they are included with the product, they wont last long. So, the question is what are the alternative tools to clean up my …

Have you ever seen the inside of your computer? Do you know how much dust and grime has built up inside your computer? How does dust affect your computer? Try to open the casing of your …

What is Windows Experience Index
Windows Experience Index was first introduced in Windows Vista, back then the maximum score of each aspect was 5.9. When Windows 7 came to the market, Microsoft has increase the top score …

Few days ago, we received an email from one of our subscribers requesting help from us to locate the Add or Remove Programs icon. He was trying to set up his Windows Vista machine and wanted to check what all programs are installed on …

If you ever encounter “too little virtual memory” or ”virtual memory is too low“ error messages, then, no more searching, you found the right place! In this tip, we’ll show you what is virtual memory and how to …

System Restore is a built-in feature in every Windows which allow users to restore their computer to a restore point. By using system restore, you’ll no longer need to worry if your computer goes wrong …

I’ve just crashed my PC with an accident click! What should I do?
Many people like to play around with their computer even though they don’t know what they are actually touching at. This is why their …

4 reasons why you have to perform Disk Cleanup for your PC regularly
To Remove Temporary Internet Files
Any time you surf the net and visit a website, your computer will automatically download all the texts, images …

Windows Anytime Upgrade went missing from your windows? Don’t know why is it missing?
Hi Alvin, I have been checking my computers and I found that on my pc I do have the ‘Windows Anytime …

PC Fair will be held again in this coming July and August. PIKOM PC Fair is the biggest Computer Related Hardware pasar(market) in Malaysia that usually happen every year where people from all over the …

No disks, no delays—and no leaving the house. With Windows Anytime Upgrade, you can upgrade to a more advanced edition of Windows 7—say from Home Premium to Ultimate—in as little as 10 minutes. That way, …

A happy customer returns, whereas a disgruntled one stays away.  Worse, he probably bad mouths you, even over the net. And, you end up losing several good customers. Something a small or a mid-sized cannot …

Whatever other critics say, they cannot stop the success of the iPad which sold more than 300,000 units on its 24-hour sale only. Considering the fact that it is still in its early stage, iPad …

If you find a webpage you really like, you would probably add it as one of your favourites or bookmarking it. Have you ever think of how you can read the webpage if your internet …

Tired of hunting down free video converters that suit your needs? Having problem converting your movies into iphone formats? Searching around for video converter that does rmvb to avi? Every single day, there’re thousands of …

Visit the lastest PC Fair Malaysia 2010 [II] at this page.PC Fair will be coming again in this April. PIKOM PC Fair is the biggest Computer Related Hardware pasar(market) in Malaysia that usually happen every year …

In this crazily busy world, we can’t always remember every little detail of every little thing. That is why we jot down important notes and keep it for later reference. Windows 7 Stick Notes helps …

Content management system is becoming the choice of a lot of organizations today. Most importantly, many startup companies are clever enough to make CMS their ultimate choice. The importance and the advantages of implementing a …

This is a guest post by Alicia Haines Davis.
There’s no doubt that Windows 7 is an improvement over its predecessor Windows Vista.  However, the question remains: is it worth transitioning for those with Windows XP …

The Snipping Tool is another wonderful feature avaible in Windows Vista and 7 that allow you to crop anything on-screen before saving them to image format of your choice. Here in this article, we will guide …

Are you always wondering why is the Print Screen key exist on your keyboard but nothing appear when you press on it? Here in this article, we will guide you through proper ways of using this special …

Do you have a large monitor? Or do you have difficulty when reading some texts on the screen? If so, you’re in the right place now.
It’s becoming a lot more common for people to use larger and larger …

After receiving my copy of The Sims 3, I’ve gone insane. Non-stop playing from evening until midnight…[haha] Here in this post, I would like to share some info which I believe that everyone who play …

As always, someone sent me a request on how to fix this issue and here is the solution.
Problem:
Backupuser.exe is a malware or virus stored somewhere in your computer that will automatically creates (without your permission) …

There are several ways where you can tweak Xunlei ?? for better download speed. The things that you can do to speed up your Thunder Xunlei download speed are as following:
1. Port Forwarding the ports …

Yes! we have no choice but to love Streamyx!
If you are a subscriber of ~~ streamyx, you should know how we, the users of TM Net Streamyx feel when we are downloading through torrent. …

Author of this post: Edmund Hee
When you plug your Universal Serial Bus (USB) device into your computer and find it can’t access. At the same time, the computer shows “This device cannot start (code 10)”. …

Author of this post: Edmund Hee
Fed-up with your Mozilla Firefox browsing speed? Find it annoying waiting it to browse? Wondering is there anyway to increase the browsing speed?
Yes! I would like to share the way …

Author of this post: Edmund Hee
A beta version of a new open source browser introduces by Google: Google Chrome
Having the browser window that is streamlined and simple is good for everyone. However, majority of the …

Author of this post: Edmund Hee
Majority of the laptop user will think about this question “If I run my laptop power source instead of the laptop battery, will it lengthen the battery life?” The answer …

The internet provides you with a wealth of information and with one of the best communication mediums to make trading on the web. With the click of the mouse, the Internet allows you to book …

If you find that the font size of some web pages is too small and hard to read, you can actually increase the font size of web pages displayed on screen with Internet Explorer. Today’s …

Yesterday, I’ve received an email from Hafnim who is currently having trouble of Windows System CPU usage continues to peek or stays at 100% and asked me for a solution.
I’ve did some research and and …

I’ve noticed a huge increase of traffic to computertipsfree.com recently. So, I write this post to remind these new readers of some important tips that related to ways of protecting your personal computer in computertipsfree.com …

It is wise for you to backup your emails regularly, so that you don’t lose your important emails if your Windows Mail goes bad or your computer crashes. This tutorial will lead you through the …

How to import Outlook Express? How to import Windows Mail? If you are here, it probably means that you have done your email backup and came here for a solution on how to restore email …

It is wise for you to backup your emails regularly, so that you don’t lose your important emails if your Outlook Express goes bad or your computer crashes. This tutorial will lead you through the …

As many of you have noticed, browsing and download speed web are quite slow with Windows Vista. Today’s tip perhaps will help you to increase the browsing and download speed in Windows Vista.
There are two …

Learn How to add subtitles to movies if you don’t know how yet. Sometimes the subtitle’s timing doesn’t match exactly to the sound of your movie at hand. There are several tools on the internet …

This tutorial will lead you through a few VERY simple steps of adding a subtitle to a movie. I bet you wouldn’t enjoy the movie if you don’t understand the language of it. The best way to solve …

Outlook Express is an e-mail client that was included with several versions of Microsoft Windows, starting with Windows 98 through the release of Windows XP.
While on the contrary, Windows Mail is an e-mail client included …

The question: I have purchased a domain name. How do I set up new email account on my own domain name?
There are a few conditions that have to be met before you can make an …

Like everyone said, time is gold. Every single second is precious and time is not to be wasted. Do you notice that sometimes we actually used up to 10 seconds to open a windows program? With today tip, …

If you are having trouble running non-unicode programs, for example if you are not able to see the text in certain chinese programs, you should change the system locale/language in order to run the programs …

Many people wonder what’s the secret information in their system and wish to see deeper into their system. Today tip will be about how to view system information via system utility in Windows Vista and …

This tip will be very short. I think this tip would be useful especially for those who wanted to know how to show hidden files for a while. Before we go to the steps, I …

In Windows XP and Windows server 2003, you would probably receive a message “send error report to Microsoft” and requesting you to send the error report to windows.

Do you always wonder how to shutdown your computer automatically? Have you ever wished you could schedule an auto shutdown at a certain time, without waiting for the virus scanning process or the CD/DVD burning …

This post lists some keyboard shortcut keys you can use with Windows. Save your time, don’t hunt for icons any more! Try it now!

This morning I going through yahoo blogs while having my first cup of coffee. I came across a post that grabbed my attention. The post is written by

You can synchronize your computer time automatically with internet standard time server. Normally this feature is

BE AWARE ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE USING G-ARCHIVER !!
G-Archiver is a program used to back up Gmail emails.

Have you notice that your system is very slow with windows vista? If so, today tip is very useful for you to speed up your windows vista with only a few easy steps. There is …

When you are surfing the internet, the web server will place some script files on your computer to save your preferences that you specify for future reference.

This tip will be very short but you shouldn’t neglect it. Remember, the more time you spend familiarizing yourself with these tips, the more secure your computer will be, just like everything else, practice makes …

Many software today want to run some of their components at all times, whether the programs are being used or not. These components will be inserted into Windows Startup System so that they can be …

Sometimes you may notice that your computer systems are running slow, many programs stop responding halfway, or your CPU usage for the system process approaches 100 percent. At this rate, you should check your hard …

What is Defragmentation? Why Should you do it?
The Meaning of Defragmentation:
“Defragmentation” is a term used for the process of scanning the file system and reducing the amount of fragmentation in file systems.

If you wish to know more about computer viruses, you may want to read this – “Introduction To Computer Viruses”.
Some Hints and Tips on how to avoid virus infections:
Tip 1 :
The most common viruses can …

Up to now, there are still many people do not know what is a computer virus. Therefore, I write this article to let you have a better understanding of computer viruses.
What is a computer virus?
A …

By using CoreTemp, you can monitor your CPU temperature whenever you want.
The uniqueness of it is that it shows the temperature of each individual core in a each processor in your system.
CoreTemp support only certain …

A trick that you would not like to miss.
Use pendrive to give your PC an extra cache of memory to help increase speed by using the Windows ReadyBoost feature.
The things you need:

>> Spare USB flash …