How do I find the amount of free disk space left on my Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 machine?...

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How can I print a document "sideways" in Microsoft Word (or print a Web page in Internet Explorer sideways, for that matter), so that the words run lengthwise down the length of the paper, rather than running from side to side parallel with the shorter sides of the paper?...

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Every so often I go to download some software for my Acer Windows PC and have to decide between a 32-bit and 64-bit version of the application. I'm running Windows Vista but when I look, it just says that I'm running "Home Premium". How do I know if I'm running 32-bit or 64-bit Windows?...

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I just got an Apple iPod Touch, which is super cool, but I have no idea how to get it to work with my Dell PC. I'm running Windows Vista and use Windows Media Player 10 (WMP10) for the music on my computer, but WMP doesn't seem to see my iPod. How do I proceed and get it to work??...

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How do I find out what version of Windows I'm running? Am I running Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional Edition, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, Windows 7 Professional, or what?...

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I saw your earlier article about how to set up your Mac so that it requires a password when waking up from sleep or from the screen saver (see password required to wake Mac from sleep). Nice. Now, how can I do that with my Microsoft Windows Vista PC laptop?...

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I want to set Internet Explorer so that when I start it up, it always goes to a webpage other than the default startup page. How can I change the "startup page" or "home page" in Internet Explorer?...

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How do I get back the menus across the top of the screen ("File", "Edit", "View", "Favorites", etc.) that used to be displayed in Microsoft Internet Explorer?...

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Many people have their computer unprotected by a password, so that when you turn on the computer, Windows loads up automatically without the user having to type any password to gain access to the computer. If you decide you want to put a password on the computer after all, here's how to do it....

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Now I know how to open a command prompt in Microsoft Windows, how do I perform common tasks in a command prompt? Can you show me some command prompt basics and perhaps something cool I can do to impress my friends?...

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I read some set of instructions for Windows saying that I need to go to the "Control Panel" and change some settings. On a computer running Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7, how do I open the Control Panel?...

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I finally switched from carrying a boat anchor (aka a PC laptop) and am now enjoying the slim, lightweight world of a Netbook. All is good. Until I realized that I can't actually update from Windows Vista (slow, clunky) to Microsoft Windows 7. I heard that there's a way I can download it? I don't want to get anything illegal, but I'm definitely intrigued! Can you tell me more about how to download Windows 7?...

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