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PC Irritants: What To Do About Them

by: KayBrenner
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For many computer users, Windows, the operating system that imposed Microsoft as the leader in this field, is a great tool, that allows them to use their computers in a convenient and efficient way. But you will find the same people complaining about the annoying tricks that Windows does on them, no matter what version they run on their computers. Have you ever had to deal with out of the sky security alerts, USB drives announcing around the clock that they have been disabled or close to stupid instant messages interrupting your regular work? If you answered 'yes' to any of these questions, then read further.

Here is how you should deal with these PC irritants.

Pluggable Devices Do Not Befriend Windows

Windows really has an issue with your USB drives when you disconnect them. If you did not take care to let Windows know that the USB drive had been disconnected, then you will have to deal with some really annoying errors resulting in the process. What happens is that Windows will still try to write on the USB drive, even after it has been unplugged. Here is the easiest solution to these PC irritant: search your system tray for the "Safely Remove Hardware" utility and use it; this will announce whenever an USB device is disconnected, and it will ensure that Windows will not try anymore to write data on thin air. This is only one tool, but you can always find other free software to master your USB drives, on the Internet.

Irritant: Perpetual Security Alert Messages

Because you like to have your computer protected against evil threats, you have installed on it the latest versions of antiviruses. And still, Windows is trying to remind you that you are not good enough at this. Of course, this is not the case, but the dumb security alerts you get from Windows do not cease so easily. The reason for this happening is that Windows knows when you play with the antivirus settings and interprets it as a breach in security. Get rid of this irritant, by entering the Virus Protection Panel and choosing the option that allows you to monitor, through the antivirus, you own computer, instead of Windows.

Irritant: Printer Messages Stating the Obvious

Trying to send files to a network printer can prove to be hassle with Windows on your footsteps. Anytime you try to do that, a message will appear, just in case you do not know what you are doing. Do not let the system insult your intelligence and disable the annoying messages from Control Panel. There you will find, in Printers and Faxes, on File, the Server Properties. An the Advanced Tab, there is a box saying "Notify me when remote documents are printed"; this is the one that must be unchecked. All done!

Irritant: Whimsical E-mail Clients

You'll most likely experience this when default settings are not reset when you uninstall a web browser. For example, say you install Firefox, but you decide you'd like to go back to surfing the web with Internet Explorer instead. URLs that you receive in an email client, like Thunderbird or Outlook, may no longer open when you uninstall Firefox, as you need to give the default rights back to Internet Explorer to make the URLs open correctly in IE. Navigate to the Control Panel and select Internet Options; next, choose Programs, and select "Internet Explorer as the default browser". A simple fix for a very annoying problem.

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About the Author

Kay Brenner is a Computer errors expert who restores slow PCs, saving you from the hassles of struggling with a slow PC. To learn how to avoid computer problems, download a free PC Optimizer  

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