3 Quick Tips for Windows Users
Microsoft’s Internet Connectivity Evaluation Tool
can tell you whether your router supports technologies for faster
connections. The test can interrupt running connections, so try it at a
time when you aren’t actively using the Internet.
If
the results show that your system doesn’t support many of the
technologies listed, you might want to look into the possibility of
purchasing a newer router or (if you are an XP user) upgrading to
Vista. The Microsoft site just happens to include links to routers that
have earned the Windows Vista logo.
Internet Explorer can’t be fixed.
If
you’ve tried every other repair measure and you are ready to take a
drastic step, reset all of IE’s options to their original state. Your
list of Favorites, your toolbar configurations, and other customized
changes will be unaffected, and your browser add-ons will be only
disabled, not deleted.
However,
IE temp files, cookies, browsing history, stored passwords, sites added
to your trusted zones, and more settings will be obliterated or
returned to their default values. If you don’t mind this, this is how
you can reset IE.
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Open IE and choose Tools
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Select Internet Options
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Select the Advanced tab
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Click the Reset button
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Click Reset again to confirm your decision
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Click Close, and OK twice
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And restart your refreshed IE
There is only one thing better to do: download and install Firefox;).
Shut Down your system NOW!
Windows XP, press Windows, U, U to shut down; Windows, U, R to restart; and Windows, L, L to log off.
Windows
Vista, press Windows, Right Arrow three times, and finally the letter
for the command you want: U to shut down, R to restart, or L to log off.
