Acer Diagnostic Tool : Free Programs, Utilities And Apps

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Acer Diagnostic Tool : Free Programs, Utilities And Apps

Microsoft has made it easier to browse for help when one of its products acts up. The revamped boils troubleshooting down to three steps: pick a product (optional), choose a fix in one of eight categories (and handful of optional subcategories), and then view or run one of Microsoft's many proposed solutions. Dostana 2008 Hindi Movie Torrent more.

Of course, the real test is whether these auto-repair tools actually do any good. I haven't done enough testing to form an opinion one way or the other.

However, the online Fix It tools differ from the troubleshooting utilities built into Windows 7, Office, and other Microsoft products, so at the least they broaden the universe of possible automated fixes for software snafus. Still, you may have a better chance of finding a solution to a specific problem by searching by keyword on the. Taking Microsoft's troubleshooting advice I ran several of the Fix It Solution Center's performance and security tools on a Windows 7 notebook. Even if they don't actually fix anything, the troubleshooters provide a wealth of information about your system. For example, the indicates the time each of your Internet Explorer add-ons takes to load.

Childhood Autism Rating Scale. I'm not sure where I would find this information elsewhere. The IE tool also lets you disable the add-ons you don't need. Find out how long each of your IE add-ons takes to load--and disable the ones you don't need--via the IE Performance and Safety tool available in the company's Fix It Solution Center. Screenshot by Dennis O'Reilly/CNET. The IE Performance and Safety tester takes only few seconds to run, after which you are presented with Microsoft's suggested tweaks. In addition to recommending that I disable some IE add-ons that were slowing the browser down, the tool suggested that I enable Data Execution Prevention, which I wasn't aware was disabled. Microsoft's IE Performance and Safety diagnostic tool suggests tweaks to the browser's settings to make it safer and faster.

Screenshot by Dennis O'Reilly/CNET After suggesting and implementing the settings changes, the Fix It tool asks whether the problem has been fixed and provides links to the Microsoft community and support sites where you can search for other possible solutions. The applet also offers to contact a Microsoft support professional for help with the problem, although you may have to pay for the privilege. Likewise, the lets you prevent programs you don't need from starting automatically, among other options. The Windows performance tweaker on Microsoft's Fix It Solution Center lists the programs that start with Windows and lets you disable those you don't need to auto-start.

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