Jusched.exe is the Java Update Scheduler. This process is installed by Sun Microsystems' Java to periodically check for updates related to Java handling, runtime environment and internet browsing and install them whenever present. By default, it is installed as a service and set to start automatically.
This process is a nonessential process and can be safely terminated since it sits there eating memory space only to check once a month for updates from the Sun community. Note that terminating the process will prevent automatic updates to Java.
read more: What is Jusched.exe Process on My Windows Computer?
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Files ending with the extension TMP are frequently found on computers. So what are these TMP files?
Well, as the file extension might suggest, they are temporary files. These files are typically created by applications to store some form of temporary data, in a permanent form than RAM, on your hard disk. TMP files are commonly produced either when a program can't allocate enough memory for its tasks, or as part of inter-process communication.
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Now that you've gotten yourself a new computer you're considering giving away your old one. Perhaps you have a relative, or a favorite charity, or even just a recycling/donation station that will take your old computer.
There's one thing you must do before giving it away.
Securely erase the hard drive.
It seems every day we hear of computers that have been discarded or donated by banks, hospitals, or others that later turn up only to find out that all sorts of private information that should have been erased first wasn't, and is now in the wrong hands.
It happens all the time, and it's one of the easiest ways to become the victim of identity theft.
What to do is easy: erase the data. How to do it depends on how paranoid you are.
read more: Thinking Of Giving Away Your Computer? Don't Give Away Your Identity
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For users running Windows 7 editions – Professional, Ultimate or Enterprise, a need may arise to run older applications made for Windows XP that won't run on Windows 7.
Fortunately, Windows 7 provides a feature called XP Mode that will let you run a virtualized copy of XP SP3 on your computer in order to minimize compatibility issues.
The only problem is…can your computer run XP Mode?read more: How To Determine If Your Computer Can Run Windows 7 XP Mode Feature
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With the release of Windows 7, comes a new list of hardware requirements to run the latest operating system from Microsoft.
If you decided to make the move, after comparing the different versions of Windows 7 (link to above article) the next item you need to consider is if you can run Windows 7 on your existing hardware or do you need to purchase new hardware.read more: What Are The Windows 7 Hardware Requirements?
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While Windows 7 release date is just around the corner (October 22 2009), the question on everyone's mind, after deciding to upgrade, is "which Windows 7 edition is right for me?"
One would think the choice is simple but as always with Microsoft operating systems, there are usually more than one choice available.
First let's start with how many editions are available for Windows 7 – six (6). They are: Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate.
In reality not all six editions are available to the consumer. Let's look at those editions first:
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No matter what type of browser you are using, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, Google Chrome, one thing is for sure, sooner or later you will receive an error message that will either make sense or not.
Some, you may have seen many times, such as the typical 404 or 408 error, to others that seem obscure such as the 503 error.
In most cases, you can simply refresh the page again by hitting the F5 key on your keyboard, while other errors will have you scratching your head in confusion.
So the next time you do come across a browser error while surfing the Internet, here are some tips on how to deal with them along with an explanation of each error.
read more: 8 Common Browser Errors You May Encounter While Surfing The Internet
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What is a Macro?
Simply put, a Macro is a series of steps to accomplish a task which can be recorded and then reused in the future.
For example: Let's say you have many steps that you use to create a report each month for your boss. Each month you may have the same spreadsheet, but with the current month's figures. Each month you setup the same Sums, Formulas, Text Formatting, Pivot Table, and maybe more.
This could be very time consuming if you completed these steps individually each month.
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