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I have nearly two decades of experience in IT, computer repair, and related fields and will attempt to provide the most solid, brand-agnostic advice when it comes time to purchase a new computer, or upgrade an existing machine. I can answer anything from the seemingly basic to the downright complicated - and will do my best to provide this information in a clear and concise manner.
I have been an enthusiast of PC's for many years, and can answer questions about the purchase/use of a new computer or the purchase, installation, and use of upgrades for existing computers. There probably isn't a whole lot related to the home computer that I haven't seen over the years.
15+ years of experience
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Depending on how many people we're talking about, you could blind-carbon-copy (bcc) all of them the message. This would be fairly effective (more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_carbon_copy)
In that case, I would simply go into the "Files to be Burned" view and remove anything present - to do this go into My Computer, and select the disc drive (with no disc in the drive); you should see a
These icons do not seem to be part of Windows - they are likely the result of a 3rd party application. Windows itself will apply a "yellow question mark" or "red x" to icons associated with hardware in
This is the "proper" technique for powering the system down. In response to your earlier question - flipping the power bar switch is akin to unplugging the system from a live outlet (without the risk of
No, what you're describing is not only technically impossible, it violates your EULA with Microsoft. You would need to re-install any application you wish to use on the new system. You can connect the
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