Yes you can. In fact use ATFCleaner and/or CCleaner for more thorough cleaning.
If you want to upgrade your CPU, you would have to upgrade your board also as newer Intel CPU use different sockets. On the other hand, you...
Since you have swapped out everything except SMPS, board & CPU, I would start by swapping SMPS. Also use only one RAM module while installing &...
While its true that Linux can read/write NTFS, its not still fool proof. Reading is not a problem but writing could be a major issue. Its better...
Well if its not due to extensions, I don't have a clue. Just see if disabling ALL of them makes any difference.
Glad to be of help matty. A common FAT partition is recommended as its the only format both Windows & Linux can understand without you going...
Dave keep us posted how it goes & how you find it.
matty dear, get yourself together. Linux is not Windows and Windows is not Linux. Period. They are all together different OSs and won't...
What all extensions have you loaded ?
That's an OS James and not a browser. :D FireFox for me. Earlier I used Avant but now I use FireFox only. For a few stubborn sites, which...
Comodo AV is a new product & is not yet certified by anybody except themselves.
It should. Even if it doesn't it helps saves the planet.
Hmm, PCTools Anti virus is free & does not say anything about being free only for home/personal use. So perhaps it can be used in business...
Also clean out trash from your computer- use either ATFCleaner or CCleaner. Update your av & spyware utils & scan your computer.
Some generic steps: 1. Run chkdsk /f on hard disk partitions. 2. Update your anti virus & spyware tools & scan computer. 3. Remove junk files...
I believe some explorer add-in has been added to Windows Explorer which crashes, taking Windows explorer with it. Reboot in safe mode & confirm...
The only totally free av I am aware of is ClamWin [http://www.clamwin.com/]. Its free for personal or commercial use, though I would not...
Do you mean to say that each of your computer is behind its own hardware firewall ? :confused:
Installation of an after market firewall should have turned off Windows firewall.
RknRusty, you would have been better off buying power convertor for SATA instead of a PATA drive. But the deed has been done & so enjoy your new...
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