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Q: You helped once before and I thank you. Maybe you can figure this one out.  Some time ago the task launcher quit working on my Presario with Vista home.  I get this message “Microsoft Works cannot access one or more files it needs to run. they may have been deleted or removed. try reinstalling […]

Q: I saw your last weeks column on checking/unchecking boxes in the Start-Up menu.  My question is, there are so many different boxes under this column, how do I know what I need and don’t need at start-up.  In other words, what can I uncheck or not uncheck in order to make my system run […]

Q: I enjoy your column every week and your Christmas display every year! Not trying to suck up, I really do! Every time I start up my computer, I get a dialogue box which reads “Do you want to allow the following program from an unknown publisher to make changes to your computer?” It then […]

Q: How do I get rid of those annoying pop-up ads that come up on almost every website I visit?  Second, my PC will not shut down.  Every time I shut down my computer, it automatically boots back up.  I have to manually shut it down.  I deleted a Windows program accidentally and I’m afraid […]

Q: I am considering buying a new laptop and I know it will come with Windows 7.  Does Windows 7 have the ability to partition a hard drive or do I have to get 3rd party software to accomplish the task?  If I have to get other software, what do you recommend?  I like to […]