Sunday, February 28, 2010

Tip of the Day

I thought I would start off today with a computer tip.  If you get a pop-up from the internet that will not let you close it (there is usually an OK button or Cancel button but no way to close it), you can go to the Task Manager to close the window.  This kind of box looks like it could cause a virus or put spyware onto your computer.

To best way to get to the Task Manager it to press CRTL+AT+DEL and then choose the Task Manager option.   You will see a screen like this:













If the window does not show up on the Applications tab, then choose the Processes tab.















Find your program under the list (firefox.exe for Mozilla Firefox or IE.exe for Internet Explorer).  Click on End Process  and then follow the prompts.  The program will close with no problems.

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