How to fix Computer Problems http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com Computers, repair, software and tools Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:46:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/wp-content/plugins/maxblogpress-favicon/icons/favicon-79.ico How to fix Computer Problems High Definition Audio Driver From Realtek Updated to R2.52 http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?p=1737 http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?p=1737#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:46:33 +0000 About.com Focus on PC Support http://pcsupport.about.com/b/2010/09/07/high-definition-audio-driver-from-realtek-updated-to-r2-52.htm Realtek has released version R2.52 of their High Definition Audio drivers.

You can download this latest Realtek HD driver for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and more here. Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of this driver are available.

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]]> Realtek has released version R2.52 of their High Definition Audio drivers.

You can download this latest Realtek HD driver for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and more here. Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of this driver are available.

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]]> http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?feed=rss2&p=1737 ATI Updates Catalyst Driver Suite to 10.8; Adds OpenGL ES 2.0 Support, Improves Performance in Several Games, and Fixes Over a Dozen Issues http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?p=1724 http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?p=1724#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:13:07 +0000 About.com Focus on PC Support http://pcsupport.about.com/b/2010/08/26/ati-updates-catalyst-driver-suite-to-10-8-adds-opengl-es-2-0-support-improves-performance-in-several-games-and-fixes-over-a-dozen-issues.htm AMD has released version 10.8 of their ATI Radeon Video Card Drivers, adding support for OpenGL ES 2.0, changing the default video quality options, and fixing several issues - some specific to popular games.

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]]> AMD has released version 10.8 of their ATI Radeon Video Card Drivers, adding support for OpenGL ES 2.0, changing the default video quality options, and fixing several issues - some specific to popular games.

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]]> http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?feed=rss2&p=1724 Microsoft Issues Update to Windows Allowing Software Developers a Way to Fix a Very Widespread Windows Application Security Issue http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?p=1720 http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?p=1720#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:57:18 +0000 About.com Focus on PC Support http://pcsupport.about.com/b/2010/08/25/microsoft-issues-update-to-windows-allowing-software-developers-a-way-to-fix-a-very-widespread-windows-application-security-issue.htm A long blog title, I know, but this update from Microsoft is a bit complicated.

About a week ago, Computer World reported a story that Keith Ward blogged about concerning a serious security issue affecting hundreds of Windows applications. The issue is caused by the way many programs load DLLs and related files.

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]]> A long blog title, I know, but this update from Microsoft is a bit complicated.

About a week ago, Computer World reported a story that Keith Ward blogged about concerning a serious security issue affecting hundreds of Windows applications. The issue is caused by the way many programs load DLLs and related files.

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]]> http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?feed=rss2&p=1720 Thumbnail Controls Issue Fixed in Patch for Windows 7 & Server 2008 R2 http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?p=1719 http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?p=1719#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:03:01 +0000 About.com Focus on PC Support http://pcsupport.about.com/b/2010/08/25/thumbnail-controls-issue-fixed-in-patch-for-windows-7-server-2008-r2.htm Microsoft has issued a patch to correct an issue in Windows that prevents the thumbnail controls for some programs from displaying on the taskbar.

What this update does:

This patch from Microsoft updates several Windows files.

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]]> Microsoft has issued a patch to correct an issue in Windows that prevents the thumbnail controls for some programs from displaying on the taskbar.

What this update does:

This patch from Microsoft updates several Windows files.

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]]> http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?feed=rss2&p=1719 Microsoft Fixes Specific Issue That Causes Some 32-bit Programs to Fail When Run in 64-bit Windows http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?p=1717 http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?p=1717#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:13:23 +0000 About.com Focus on PC Support http://pcsupport.about.com/b/2010/08/25/microsoft-fixes-specific-issue-that-causes-some-32-bit-programs-to-fail-when-run-in-64-bit-windows.htm Microsoft has issued a patch to correct an issue in the way the QueryPathOfRegTypeLib function works with 32-bit programs in 64-bit versions of Windows.

A particular 32-bit software program you run on your 64-bit version of Windows may or may not use this function but if you're experiencing problems with one, it won't hurt to make sure you install this patch. It might just fix the problem you're having.

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]]> Microsoft has issued a patch to correct an issue in the way the QueryPathOfRegTypeLib function works with 32-bit programs in 64-bit versions of Windows.

A particular 32-bit software program you run on your 64-bit version of Windows may or may not use this function but if you're experiencing problems with one, it won't hurt to make sure you install this patch. It might just fix the problem you're having.

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]]> http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?feed=rss2&p=1717 Issue With FastAccess in Windows 7 Corrected in August 2010 Application Compatibility Update http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?p=1718 http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?p=1718#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:50:55 +0000 About.com Focus on PC Support http://pcsupport.about.com/b/2010/08/25/issue-with-fastaccess-in-windows-7-corrected-in-august-2010-application-compatibility-update.htm Microsoft has released the August 2010 Application Compatibility Update, this time applicable to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

Application Compatibility Updates improve the way Windows works with certain programs. For example, a particular program might have had a problem working as it should in, say, Windows 7 and this update might fix that specific problem.

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]]> Microsoft has released the August 2010 Application Compatibility Update, this time applicable to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

Application Compatibility Updates improve the way Windows works with certain programs. For example, a particular program might have had a problem working as it should in, say, Windows 7 and this update might fix that specific problem.

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]]> http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?feed=rss2&p=1718 August 2010 Update to Root Certificates Released by Microsoft http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?p=1716 http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?p=1716#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:30:29 +0000 About.com Focus on PC Support http://pcsupport.about.com/b/2010/08/25/august-2010-update-to-root-certificates-released-by-microsoft.htm Microsoft has issued the August 2010 Root Certificates update

What this update does:

This patch from Microsoft updates several Windows files.

This update applies to you if: you're running  XP.

More Information:

This is not the kind of update that's required to keep your computer safe from attacks or keep it working properly so if there is some reason you do not want to install this update, that's okay.

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]]> Microsoft has issued the August 2010 Root Certificates update

What this update does:

This patch from Microsoft updates several Windows files.

This update applies to you if: you're running  XP.

More Information:

This is not the kind of update that's required to keep your computer safe from attacks or keep it working properly so if there is some reason you do not want to install this update, that's okay.

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]]> http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?feed=rss2&p=1716 Adobe Fixes Major 2 Security Issues in Reader/Acrobat 9.3.4 Update http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?p=1709 http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?p=1709#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:07:36 +0000 About.com Focus on PC Support http://pcsupport.about.com/b/2010/08/20/adobe-fixes-major-2-security-issues-in-readeracrobat-9-3-4-update.htm Adobe has released an update to their Reader and Acrobat PDF applications, correcting 2 security issues. I highly recommend that you update to v9.3.4 as soon as possible.

What this update does:

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]]> Adobe has released an update to their Reader and Acrobat PDF applications, correcting 2 security issues. I highly recommend that you update to v9.3.4 as soon as possible.

What this update does:

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]]> http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?feed=rss2&p=1709 Security Issue With Routing Utilities Component Fixed in MS10-059 http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?p=1696 http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?p=1696#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:52:31 +0000 About.com Focus on PC Support http://pcsupport.about.com/b/2010/08/12/security-issue-with-routing-utilities-component-fixed-in-ms10-059.htm Two security vulnerabilities were corrected in this single patch from Microsoft. These issues are present in the Routing Utilities Component which is used to report diagnostic information about running services.

The more serious of the two issues could allow an attacker who is already able to log on to the system to elevate his or her privileges. The attacker could then perform tasks on the computer like an administrator could.

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]]> Two security vulnerabilities were corrected in this single patch from Microsoft. These issues are present in the Routing Utilities Component which is used to report diagnostic information about running services.

The more serious of the two issues could allow an attacker who is already able to log on to the system to elevate his or her privileges. The attacker could then perform tasks on the computer like an administrator could.

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]]> http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?feed=rss2&p=1696 TCP/IP Vulnerability Corrected in Security Update From Microsoft http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?p=1695 http://howtofixcomputerproblems.com/?p=1695#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:47:06 +0000 About.com Focus on PC Support http://pcsupport.about.com/b/2010/08/12/tcpip-vulnerability-corrected-in-security-update-from-microsoft.htm Two TCP/IP related issues were corrected in the MS10-058 security update released this week by Microsoft.

The more serious of the two issues with TCP/IP could allow an attacker who is already able to log on to the system to elevate his or her privileges. The attacker could then perform tasks on the computer like an administrator could.

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]]> Two TCP/IP related issues were corrected in the MS10-058 security update released this week by Microsoft.

The more serious of the two issues with TCP/IP could allow an attacker who is already able to log on to the system to elevate his or her privileges. The attacker could then perform tasks on the computer like an administrator could.

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