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You can search online as well as on your computer to find useful tips for Windows 7.

Now that Windows 7 is up and running, people are finding out they can do more to keep their pc’s up and running smoother. Some of these tips you might already know about but probably most of them you won’t.

There has been a lot of talk going around about how good Windows 7 is. But they didn’t go into the lessor known but important new and enhanced features that are in Windows 7. Apart they won’t have much effect, but when used with other features will give you more options on how your computer runs.

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Are you thinking about trading your old laptop for a newer model? Well before you do look over these tips that could help you extend the life of your laptop.

Maybe you have noticed that the laptops have come down in price so that most people can afford them now. But you can also have a significant amount in yours. Most computers cost between $500 to $2500 dollars. So buying a laptop every couple of years or so isn’t really an option. Most of us still need to get all the mileage out of them as we can. Besides do we have time to go into a new computer and start setting a new one up to our liking?

Your old laptop is still running pretty good. But it has slowed down some maybe the hard drive is not as big as you would like. Well if you still like your old laptop and want to use it some more then these tips will surely help.

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There is no more annoying pc problems than your PC not wanting to load an application or program that
you need to use. It worked fine the time before. Then when you give up and call tech support then find
out that the PC is no longer under warranty. Then you have to find a computer repair store that will
find the problem then correct it. This can take time and sometimes lots of money. But never fear there
are ways that you can maybe fix the problem yourself.

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What would you do if something happens to your hard drive and don’t know how to recover your data?

Most people will be in a hurry to retrieve this data and you don’t want to have to wait for it. Business’s on the other hand it’s critical that they can get their data back so they can keep working.

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Is your computer still running as fast as when you bought it?

All computers will slow down after you start using the programs, files, and folders that are installed on the hard drive disk. You can increase the speed of your computer by using some simple steps located in the control panel.

Every time you use the computer whether it’s surfing the web, or creating files and folders for pictures, documents, or software.
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Q: I have heard of people throwing out their hard drives because of virus infections. Why not use a electromagnetic bulk eraser and erase the hard drive?

A: You would never have to throw out a drive because of a virus infestation. But if you have tried everything that you know of, and nothing seems to work. You could wipe everything and start fresh, and you can do so without any special hardware. A product like the free DBAN (Darik’s Boot And Nuke) will overwrite the entire disk multiple times, wiping out all data to military standards. You create a floppy disk or CD of DBAN on a clean system and boot the to-be-wiped system from it. DBAN will then thoroughly wipes the drive’s data.
A different problem arises when the drive is actually nonfunctional. But if your data is still on it, conceivably a forensics expert could recover it. If you are worried about the data is sensitive enough. You can solve your problem the old-fashioned way: Take the drive out to the garage and hit it repeatedly with a 10-pound shop hammer, until your former hard drive makes a nice rattling sound.  This will ensure that no one will be able to retrieve any information from that drive.

CAUTION: Once you run DBAN all your data will be gone. So make sure that is exactly what you want.