Upon opening Internet Explorer to use the internet a message appears saying F@#$% various countries and displays advertisements. I have no idea why this message is appearing and do not know how it can be removed. A second (unrelated) question I have relates to iTunes. I currently have iTunes installed on an old computer and this also contains my iTunes Library with all my music. Recently I purchased a new computer and wanted to check whether I can transfer my iTunes Library to my new computer? (more…)

Having downloaded Windows XP Service Pack 3 I find my computer is now very slow and generally not functioning as well as previously. I was perfectly happy with Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2 and would like to uninstall Service Pack 3. Is it alright to uninstall Service Pack 3 and revert to Service Pack 2? (more…)

Is there any software that is better than Windows Task Manager? (more…)

The Disk Defragmenter utility has mysteriously disappeared from Windows. I usually found this utility by going to the “Start” menu > “All Programs” > “Accessories” > “System Tools” but the shortcut no longer appears. Can this shortcut be restored or can the Defragmenter be accessed through a different method? (more…)

My computer is running Windows NT4 (SP6) which was installed when the computer was assembled in early 2000. The computer has a hard disk capacity of 13 GB which has been partitioned into two drives, the C:\ drive for the system drives and function files and the D:\ drive that hosts all personal files. I have attempted to install a D-Link USB 2.0 USB adapter card (DUB-A2) but when installing the drivers a message appears saying “This package does not contain the driver for this OS”. The package advises that the contents are suitable for Windows XP, 2000, ME and 98SE. In your estimation, how close is the NT4 (SP6) OS to being a suitable host for this USB driver software? Second, I would like to upgrade the computer from Windows NT4 to Windows XP Home Edition SP2. Is it possible to further partition the hard drive and then install Windows XP on a different partition and transfer the files between systems? (more…)