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Computer Freezes - Don't turn off the power!

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In this how-to tutorial for computer beginners today we will work with computer freezes. What is a computer freeze? You're working on something on the computer and suddenly it stops responding ("freezes") . Today we will learn about computer freeze ups! I will try to cover the older operating system s first, and then move to newer ones (Windows XP, Vista, Seven). Computer beginners will instantly shut the power source off on their computer, and then restart the computer. In this lesson we will ask you to NOT do that if your computer freezes, and show you things you can try to do instead. WELL hopefully! Keep in mind if your computer is freezing on a continuous basis?  You may need to fire a professional to find out the reason. What to try if your computer freezes I will list a couple of options to try if your computer freezes up.  The first one?  Most of the time if your computer freezes?  It won’t respond at all.  In other words, it may...

How do I defragment my computer?

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In today's how-to guide for the computer beginner we are going to talk about a computer maintenance task. How do I defrag ? How to Defragment What is Defrag?  What is defragmenting? Today's tutorial is about the Defragment process of your computer system. Learning computer basics will keep you machine running smoothly, and you won't have what I call COMPUTER FRUSTRATION! Computer Frustration Just like a car or household you must learn to do the maintenance of the machine. In this computer lesson we will break things down, and I will attempt to answer most questions I have been asked in the past about defragmenting.   I’m sure you have guessed by now it can also be referred to as, ‘how do you defrag?” for short! So what the heck is defragging, defragment....DEFRAG??? The files on your computer become fragmented, and you are basically placing them back where they belong! You are running a defragment program on your computer to place everything ...

Welcome to Learning Computer Basics!

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Hello my name is Hannah, and this is my blog called, “How-To Guide for the Computer Beginner” My degree in college was Information Systems (computers), but that was a while ago! I have to giggle about it because once I left college ' Wi ndows ' came out! It made computers so much easier in a lot of ways, and I can't believe the changes that computer world has made! The internet at times still WOW's me! I have say first and foremost I deal with windows based machines, and haven't done much with Mac's. I have worked on Windows 95 , Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Vista and Windows 7. YEP I skipped the XP generation, but I have worked on computers with that operating system.   I want to help take your fear and intimation away!  Computers can be FUN! Computers Aren’t Scary!   Part of the reason I started this blog is because friends and family members were calling me to help walk them through something they wanted to do on the co...