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What is "RAID" and why is "RAID 0" such a bad, bad idea? - RAID uses multiple hard drives to "look like" a single drive increasing either speed, reliability or both. RAID 0 is a configuration with serious risk.

How do I copy a picture out of a PowerPoint presentation? - We often see beautiful pictures being passed around in PowerPoint files. It's not difficult to copy a single image for other purposes.

Should I allow Outlook Express to compact messages, and how do I get it to stop asking me if I don't? - Outlook Express is a very popular desktop email program. Unfortunately, it can be touchy about its files, particularly when it comes to compaction.

Why can't this trojan be removed? - Occasionally, malware will infect files that are critical to Windows own operation. Repairing these types of infections can be difficult, at best.

Can I tell if a keylogger has been installed on the machine I share? - Sharing a computer comes with a lot of potential privacy and security issues. If you don't trust the person you share with, you shouldn't be sharing.

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I accidentally deleted my Recycle Bin in Vista - how do I get it back? - It turns out to be fairly easy to accidentally delete the desktop Recycle Bin in Vista. Getting the Recycle Bin back is easy, just not obvious.

How do I contact Windows Live Hotmail customer service? - People ask every day how they can reach someone at Microsoft to help with Hotmail problems. You can't phone, but there is now on-line help for Hotmail.

How do I Uninstall Windows Live Messenger? - The location of the uninstaller has changed for Windows Live Messenger. I'll walk you through the steps to find it and uninstall messenger.

What are Windows Live Hotmail's POP3 and SMTP settings? - Microsoft recently, finally, enabled POP3 and SMTP access to Hotmail accounts. I'll walk you through the settings.

What Security Software do you Recommend? - I have recommendations for specific products in various places on the site. Here's a short single page summary.

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