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Q: When the motherboard on my XP computer crashed, we replaced it with a Dell with Vista.  Now I cannot run some of my most needed programs, as those companies have not created upgrades.  Is there anything I can do to make my new computer with Vista run these older programs?  When I bought the […]

Q: I am trying to divorce my husband.  Let’s say he is less than cooperative.  He is stationed in Afghanistan and during his holiday leave he installed a hijack program on my home computers. He was able to see every key stroke and changed my email account info, deleted and manipulated emails, and who knows […]

Q: I read your column religiously every Sunday hopping to find an answer to my question but so far, no luck:  Trying to update my virus protection program  (AVG) from 8.5 to 9.0  it needs for me to remove Mcaffe scanner,  going to “ADD / REMOVE ” Programs does not help, the program is no […]

Well, the questions about e-mail, SPAM, and cyber-security just keep pouring in.  I consider that to be a good thing, as it means some of the most important issues that computer users face today are in the forefront of your concerns.  I want to thank everyone who keeps writing in, but so many of you […]

Q: I am interested in joining a computer club. Please let me know, if we have one in the Fort Walton Beach Area. – C. A. Fort Walton Beach, Fla A: There sure is.  In fact, the computer expo that took place a couple weeks ago would have been the perfect place for you to […]

I had a great time meeting and talking to so many of you at last week’s computer expo.  An open Q&A session such as we had is a clear indictor of what’s on the mind of my readers, and as usual, what I heard was “e-mail and SPAM”.  So, here is The Geek’s Advice for […]

Q: What is the best way to organize/archive/name photos?  And can what we do be easily transferred onto a newer computer at a later date, without having to repeat all the initial naming?  Because it is easier than individually renaming the file of each picture, I have utilized, first, Picasa and have given each of […]

Q: I am using Windows Vista and it tells me that there is a cd driver installed that is not compatible with Vista so Vista disables the driver but will not delete the driver.. tells me to go to roxio and get an update. I just want to delete the driver, when I go into […]

You may not know what Cyber Security is, or why it’s important to you, but trust me – whether you’re a total computer and Internet neophyte, or a seen-it-all die hard geek, issues of cyber security affect you whether you want them to or not.  So, in this week’s column I’m going to cover some […]

Q: I have a Win7 computer have programs which I still must run under XP. Also, some of the programs were loaded from floppies which now have errors.  My XP machine is an old eMachines (running two HD’s) and I would like to take the HDs from this computer and put them in an up-to-date […]