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Hi. I would be very thankful to you if you please explain me the following: 1. What is the use of 'Set Programs Access and Defaults' in 'Add or Remove Options' in Control panel. 2. What is the use of 'Administrative tools' in Control Panel. Thank You so much.

RoHe · Answer

Set Programs Access and Defaults is a quick way of seeing and setting which of several choices to use for routine applications. For example, if you have both Internet Explorer and Mozilla (or other brower) installed you can quickly tell Windows which one to use by default. Click that Access button and then click down arrowhead at the far right of each selection (eg, Manufacturer, Microsoft, Non-Microsoft, etc) to expand the list. You'll see how those guys would configure the default apps for various things if you select that option. Click Custom down arrowhead to make your own choices of default browser, music player etc.

Administrative Tools control panel is shortcut to variety of things that the system administrator might want to see and/or change. Like security settings, access to a system performance monitor, and access to the Windows Event Viewer in which XP logs the good and bad when you start/shutdown the system or if there's a crash.

Ron

ds4world · Answer

Hi. My antivrus program states there is a virus in my computer. They have given ne address: c:\documents........... But I cannot find that extension in my computer. What should I do to delete that file, having difficulty to find that address. Thanks a lot

RoHe · Answer

If your antiviral program identifies an infected file, won't it clean it, or at least quarantine it?

If not, go to Dell's HijackThis forum, click the red link and read all the FAQs. Then grab free copy of HijackThis and post the entire HJT log on that forum for expert assistance.

http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/board?board.id=si_hijack

Ron

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