Fix My Own Computer

A BIOS security password restricts a computer from booting until a correct password is provided. This video demonstrates how to reset this password.

So you just purchased a top of the line computer and you can’t believe how fast it runs. After a few months and a few installed programs the performance of a brand new computer is short lived and you begin to witness performance degradation. This is an all too common problem and it is called computer clutter. It is important to understand what the computer is doing in the background and what you can do to relieve it from running certain programs and services to save resources and strain. Here is a 3 part video that will teach you how to remove unwanted programs and services from running in the background and get your computer back to peak performance.

If you’re sharing a computer with more than one person, it is strongly recommended that you have a separate account for all the users. The reason for this is, you have files that you want to keep private, therefore you will limit their access to certain drives or folders and you can also allow or disallow people from installing or uninstalling software. User accounts also allow each individual user to customize their own Windows experience to his or her liking, from screen saver to desktop wall paper, default web browser and much more.

If your a beginner or an intermediate computer user and would like to get a better understanding about many aspects of a computer and computing then this 24 part videos training series is a good place to start.

In this video, we’ll show you how you can speed up your computer using CCleaner. CCleaner is a free and powerful program that removes temporary files from your computer - allowing it to run faster, more efficiently and giving you more hard disk space. It also includes a registry scan utility which can be used to restore lost performance or fix annoying error messages that are generated from a corrupt registry.

This is an easy to follow video tutorial that will teach you how to take your existing Windows computer and configure it to be a web server, using a Microsoft technology called IIS, short for Internet Information Service.

In light of the new presidency, here are a few COOL video tutorials uncovering some of Windows XP tricks, hacks and secrets. These tutorials are usually safe and should not harm your computer.

Every time you download or install a new game, application, or software update, you make changes to your computer. Sometimes that change may make your system unstable and even cause the dreaded BSOD, aka Blue Screen of Death. Windows XP and Vista come with a handy feature that allows you to go back in time to the working state of your computer prior to the change. This feature is called Restore Point, and should be used as the first step in troubleshooting Windows is not booting up.

Nothing sucks more than having a fairly new laptop and then having the LCD screen go bad on you. Rather than throwing out the laptop, it is possible to get a replacement LCD Screen for much cheaper than the cost of purchasing a new one. As a matter of fact, there are many vendors out there that offer replacement screens at a price point that even make the thought of upgrading your current screen, to a nice and glossy one, very attractive. One such company is ScreenTek. Here’s a step by step Video tutorial, by ScreenTek, demonstrating how to take apart any laptop LCD screen.

Choosing the right Anti-virus software which does a good job of cleaning and keeping your computer running fast is a challenge. It is not always the best idea to choose a household name like, McAffee or Norton, because even though they do a good job of cleaning, they also do a good job of slowing your computer down, due to the extent of resources that they require to run. BeYourOwnIt released great Video about downloading and running a very good and Free Anti-virus program called AVG.