In Windows 7, the logon screen usually contains a picture that you choose when setting up the computer and a default user name. Since I purchased my computer from Best Buy, the picture was already set and the user name was simply User.

Not very unique! The first thing I did when I got my computer was to change the user name and change my user picture. That is what I’ll explain in this article. Read more

A BIOS password is a protection measure that can be used to stop someone powering up a computer system or making changes in some of the computers most sensitive areas. Many big name computer manufacturers such as Dell and HP lock the customers out of this area because they don’t want the customer changing anything and potentially damaging the machine (which the manufacturer may have to warranty). However, when someone like a computer technician or hardware enthusiast needs to make some hardware changes to the computer, they will need to access the BIOS. Here are some methods to bypass or remove a BIOS password. Read more

If you cannot make changes to a document, your Word program might not be activated, the document might be locked for editing or password-protected, or you might be trying to modify a document or text in a form that is protected.

Note You cannot edit a document that is open in Word Viewer, but you can copy text to the Clipboard to paste it in other applications.

This command is not available because the document is locked for editing

If you see the following message when you try to modify a document in Word 2003 or Word 2002: “This command is not available because the document is locked for editing,” your Word program might not be activated. To check, do the following: Read more