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Welcome to my Help Section!
I've received a few e-mails concerning problems with installing & playing Freeware Games. Please read section below for an efficient method of saving, installing and storing FreeWare Games.

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Computer Problems & Solutions


How to fix them?
I, wish there was a simple answer to this question, but we all suffer computer problems their very annoying and in some cases down right distructive. The best tool we have at our disposal is own processing power. Use common sense where ever whenever possible. Only download files from reputable sites and from people you know very well.

Scan every downloaded file including e-mail attachments with a good Anti Virus program before opening it.

Back up & save copies or your registry on a regular basis in the event that new game you installed trashed it and now Windows starts doing wierd things or refuses to boot at all.

When things do go wrong read and save any & all error messages that flashes on your screen. Take notes what where you doing right before the problem. Example installing new software, applications that where running, adding a new device etc. This will prove to be very helpful in searching for solutions and you may never see the message again. Below are some links that will help answer most computer related problems.

Last word of advise. Strong defense is the best offense. Install a good Fire Wall read the instructions, configure it correctly. Use good Anti Virus protection software, keep it updated for latest virus definitions. See section below for more info.









How to Install Freeware computer Games

I, downloaded the file but it says it's zipped what is that?

Most Freeware games are zipped or compressed in an effort to save space on servers and to quicken download time for the user. You need a program to unzip or extract the file. Some popular programs are WinZip & Extract Now. Click on link below to start dowload.

WinZip 8.1 downloads as a self extracting file simply locate the installer where you saved it to, click it then follow on screen instructions.

Step by Step instructions for headache free installation & play

Step 1
Create two folders on your desktop by Right clicking an open area, highlighting New then Folder repeat for folder two.

Step 2
Rename the folders by right clicking select Rename rename folder one Downloaded Games & folder two Installed Games this will save a lot headaches later.

Step 3
Now when you download a game save it to the Downloaded Games folder on your desktop.

Step 4
When your ready to install the game open the Installed games folder on your desktop & create a new folder within it naming it after the game you want to install. {Example Icy Towers}

Step 5
Now open the Down Loaded Games folder, click on the game you want to install. This will automatically bring up WinZip in a seperate window.

Step 6
High light the first file on the list by clicking once. Press & hold the Shift key then use the Arrow Down key until all files are highlighted.

Step 7
Click the Extract button now navigate through the list Desk Top / Installed Games / Icy Towers {example}.

Step 8
Using this method will install all files into one folder for that particular game. Which will solve most loading problems.

Step 9
Now close all open windows. Get back to your desktop click Installed Games then open the desired game folder and read the Read Me or any text folder. This will give you specific instructions on how to set up & play your new Freeware Game.

Step 10
Enjoy









Protection & Security

Zone Alarm,
Great Firewall, allows you to know exactly what programs are sending and receiving information to and from the net. Which is a great help in diagnosing those pesky SpyWare & MalWare program.Keeps you hidden from all attackers by closing all ports. Also lets you know when someone is attempting to gain access to your machine. Read the Help Product documentation. Then test your firewall out to see if everything is set correctly. You can do that by clicking HERE

Visual Zone,
Picks up where Zone Alarm falls off (free version) Now that you know someone attemted to probe now what? This program allows you to trace whoever tried to connect to you and tell you the Who What Where & When. Now you can contact thier ISP and ask the Why. Also it will allow you to connect to them. I, wouldn't advise this because by doing so tells them everything you have just learned about them, and would defeat the purpose of the firewall.

Avast,
Great Anti-Virus program. Scans hard drives, registry file, programs files, data files for Virus', Trojans, Worms! Monitors all info you receive from the net in real time downloaded pages, instant messages, e-mails and file sharing programs P2P such as Kazaa then alerts you whenever something malicious is found. Updates automatically when you connect to the net for the latest virus and trojan definitions.

Spybot Search & Destroy,
This is one of those multi purpose tools. It's main function is to find and eliminate SpyWare which sends info to whoever wrote the program like, where you been, what you do, what programs you use, e-mail sent, chat sessions key strokes etc. Also in advance mode you can search & destroy System Trace Files you'll be surprised at the amount of junk Windows keep track of.







How to build Simple pages & Web Sites


Download this tutorial HERE It's very straight forward & designed to teach you basic HTML Web Design in several lessons. You can open it using any pdf acrobat reader program.

Learn as much HTML code as you can handle then practice making web pages on your computer using Windoze Notepad sounds strange now, but trust me it helps out a lot in the long run!

Once you can create simple pages with text, paragraphs and images maybe even create an entire web site with multiple pages it's time to get an HTML editor to simplify repetitive tasks.

I, use a simple yet powerful program called HTML-Kit its absolutely FREE ...! Of course what else would I, use? Check out the links below about the HTML-Kit program and start Building your own Web Sites. I'm so impressed with this HTML editor I, would have gladly paid real money for it! I'll add some more links in the near future about HTML stuff.

Computer problems?

What computer problems do you have more often? Missing or corrupt files. Start in DOS mode. Games not loading correctly. Games running slow. Creating web sites / pages. view results