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Q: I often receive emails from my friends containing photos, both embedded and as attachments, and typically have no problem viewing them.  From one person however, the embedded photos display only as blanks with a red x in the corner. These are typically forwarded messages.  This was true under Outlook in Vista and continues under […]

Q: I am unable to use Disk Defragmenter.  I open Disk Defragmenter, click on Defragment and get a message with a big red X in a grey box with a blue border:  “Disk Defragmenter has detected that chkdsk is scheduled to run on the volume (C).  Please run Chkdsk f/.”  – Diana M. Crestview, Fla […]

Q: I use XP Home Addition, and watch Windows Task Manager as the OS loads. My WTM has two windows; “CPU Usage” and “PF Usage.”, and four boxes marked; “Totals”, “Commit Charge (K)”, “Physical Memory (K)”, and Kernal Memory (K).  Could you briefly explain what each of these mean?  Thanks. – Bill S. Shalimar, Fla […]

Q: Read your column constantly and am frequently stumped by trade terminology used by geeks and non-geeks globally.  Problem is, most of these terms are foreign to me.  So, is there a dictionary that seeks to keep up with the evolution of “computer” related terminology or (more specifically, commonly used electronic devices) (not programming or […]

Q: I just purchased a new computer with Windows 7 Home premium, can I upgrade to Windows 7 professional.  The reason my Seagate 250gb Free Agent is incompatible and my dell A964 all-in-one printer is noncompatible.  I saw Microsoft has an upgrade for $89.99 home premium to professional, will this work.  – Dave B. Fort […]