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How Does a Security Suite Protect Your Computer?

January 19, 2011 by Paul Salmon

These days, it’s essential to keep some sort of protection on your computer if you’re connected to the internet. Some people simply use a firewall as their line of defense, and others prefer to maximize their protection by using a security suite. Of course, if you’re going to be browsing the internet at all, a security suite is your best bet as far as protecting yourself against internet baddies goes. There are all sorts of threats lurking online including viruses, malware, spyware, hackers, worms and more. With this many hazards hiding in the shadows, it’s very important to have something like a security suite installed on your computer.

You might be wondering what a security suite can do for you and how it might protect your computer. Because a security suite is packed with lots of useful tools to help build your defense up against threats, there are lots of ways that it can protect your computer. Just think of this type of software as an all-in-one solution for keeping your computer secure and stable. One of the most noticeable and indispensable components of a security suite is its virus/spyware protection. This component offers your computer protection against malicious executables and software that can really do some damage to your computer.

How to Find Autorun Programs in Windows

June 7, 2012December 17, 2010 by Paul Salmon

For a vast majority of us that use Windows on a regular basis, we have come across performance and stability issues from time to time, so it is important to find autorun programs in Windows. On a freshly formatted PC, everything seems to run pretty quick and the system doesn’t crash as often. After a few weeks, months, and years, the computer seems to get slower and less stable.

Many performance and stability problems can be traced back to programs that automatically run when Windows loads up. It seems that much of the software we install seems to want to run an application at startup. The problem is many people don’t know that there are free applications available that can help find autorun programs in Windows and stop those programs from automatically starting when Windows loads.

Data Recovery Freeware Tools

July 7, 2011November 17, 2010 by Paul Salmon

10 Free Windows Application You Should Install

I have recovered data many times using simple data recovery freeware tools. I managed to recover data from bad sectors on hard drives, and deleted data from both USB flash drives and memory cards. Regardless of the media used to store data, chances are with a good tool you may be able to recover some of the important data that has been deleted.

As with most things with computers, I am constantly looking at tools that can help with troubleshooting or solving problems. Over the years I have used quite a few tools, but have recently started to look at free ones, and found they work pretty well compared to paid applications. I will share two tools that I have used in the past to help recover data.

How to Recover Deleted Files With Restoration

July 7, 2011October 20, 2010 by Paul Salmon

It is possible to recover deleted files if you haven’t saved much to the same drive that contains the deleted files. When you delete a file in Windows, it isn’t actually deleted – the data is still stored on the hard drive.

Since the information stored in the files hasn’t been removed from the hard drive, it may still be possible to retrieve the data from those lost files. This post explains how to use a tool called Restoration to recover deleted files, not only from a hard drive but other storage media such as memory cards as well.

How to Fix Keyset Does not Exist in Windows

November 2, 2021October 8, 2010 by Paul Salmon

I recently received an error message stating that the “Keyset does not exist” for all scheduled tasks on a Windows 2003 server. This error caused the scheduled tasks from not running, and caused some problems with a few applications. This is the first time I had seen the error, and so I wasn’t sure what the problem was.

While I have experienced Microsoft Word Errors in the past, this was a first for cryptography in Windows 2003. The error caused the inability to view the “Run as” user ID, let alone change it to something else. Because of this, the tasks couldn’t run, so I had to find a solution to fix it. Fortunately, the solution was easy, and only took a few minutes to implement.

How to Disable Audio Enhancements in Windows 7

November 30, 2016September 3, 2010 by Paul Salmon

A popular post on Technically Easy is where I recommend disabling audio enhancements on Windows Vista to help reduce the CPU usage of the audiodg.exe process. Depending on the enhancements that were enabled, this can have a large effect or no effect on the CPU usage.

While the above post covered how to disabled the audio enhancements on Windows Vista, the same steps apply to Windows 7 as well, unless you have hidden the speaker icon from the system tray. If that is the case, you can use the steps outlined in this post to disable the audio enhancements from Windows 7.

Mozy 2.0: My Experiences So Far

October 19, 2010June 9, 2010 by Paul Salmon

I am an ardent supporter of developing a good backup workflow, and have written several posts on the topic over the last few years. Most people probably don’t realize the risk to their data if they don’t develope a good backup strategy. Part of my backup plan includes using Mozy to backup my data online.

Recently, a new version of Mozy’s application was released, and while it touts performance improvements, it also includes a new feature that allows for backing up data locally as well as online. After using the new version for a few weeks I have found this new feature very useful, as you can read below.

Keep Your Passwords Secure with LockNote

July 16, 2010April 21, 2010 by Paul Salmon

I recently wrote a post about why long passwords are more secure and received a comment about the “human factor”. The commenter made a very true statement with regards to longer passwords may force people to write them down, making them less secure.

I have a hard time remembering any of my long passwords – especially those that are over 30 characters. Many security experts that create long passwords may have a system that works for them, but I have yet to develop one for myself. This is why I use a simple, secure, but small application to keep my passwords safe.