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Windows Operating System File Extensions
Posted by admin in General category on April 10th, 2009
In windows operating system groups file extensions play an important role. All the files that exist in windows operating systems have certain extensions. Most of them which you remember are .sys, .dll etc. These are all the system files. Windows operating system understands the files by their extensions and uses appropriate program to open the files for the user. For example when you open Microsoft Support, Windows help it has a certain extension and it exists as a file and then operating system uses Microsoft explorer to open the file for you.
There are thousands of file types which exist and so are their extensions. But for windows all these extensions are not same certain programs are needed to be associated to the files. For files which are pictures and have extensions like .jpeg and .bmp windows opens either Windows fax and picture viewer or Microsoft Paint for these files. One of the major problems and end user faces is de-association of file extensions or improper association of file types. Various viruses or spywares might affect your computer by changing the file associations which could lead to system failure. Microsoft support, Microsoft help, Microsoft Windows support has got lot of end users calling for system failure and that most commonly is caused by file associations changed by spywares.
All the settings for the file associations are managed by registry and if there are changes happening that happen in registry. One should make sure to consult Tech support or Microsoft support or Windows help prior to making any change in registry. Various spyware removal programs while removing spywares on your computer might affect the file associations. The safe way is to first take a back up of either registry or make a system restore point so that you can return back to the state where you have all the file associations intact. Most of the spyware removal programs promise to remove spywares but you should be sure of the right programme for you. Consult HP support, Dell Support, Microsoft support or any third party Tech support prior to installing and configuring these programs.
Norton and other antivirus vendors also provide Tech support for the removal of the spywares and viruses. They also install their self developed products for the removal of spywares and viruses.
By Emma elle, computer support.
How Do I Get Rid Of Ads On My Computer?
If you have an adware infection on your computer, you know it: the constant advertisements are a tell-tale sign. Nobody likes these things, so let’s take a look at what they are, how to get rid of them!
How Does Adware Get On My Computer Anyway?
Short answer: By using it.
Long answer: There are a variety of factors, such as how well your computer is protected from adware (which is different from virus protection, more on that later) and what you use the computer for. High risk groups for adware infections include music downloading and video downloading.
Do They Just Exist to Annoy Me?
They exist to line the pockets of whoever wrote them. When the ads show up on your computer, someone else is getting paid!
As an extra bit of fun, in addition to just being annoying, it also can cause your computer to slow significantly, and uses up a lot of bandwidth (leaving you with less to use the internet with)
How Do I Get Rid Of Them?
This is the most important part. Getting rid of adware can be, in short, a huge pain in the butt. If you look around on the web, you can usually find free adware scanning programs so you can figure out exactly what kind of adware you have on your computer. From there, you can google the type of infection found and look for removal instructions (or bite the bullet and pay for adware removal)
Stay away from free adware removal programs! Many of them are designed to just infect your computer with their own adware instead of actually helping you. Free scanning is fine, but watch out for programs that advertise free removal.
What’s The Best Protection Against Them?
There are a number of anti-adware programs out there that include both removal of adware as well as active protection against adware. Note that anti-virus software generally does not protect you from adware, because the two types of software are quite different (namely, viruses actively cripple your computer instead of just annoy you with ads).
Every computer that is used to access the internet should be protected by some manner of adware scanning software, just to prevent any infection.
By: Roger C Edwards, Adware Removal Programs