Ask The Computer Lady

 
Dear Computer Lady,
I hope you can HELP ME!

 I have WinME. My Free AVG 7 stopped supporting WinME on April 30. And I can’t upgrade because of O.S. Is there a GOOD & Free online Antivirus program that will support this O.S.??
 We absolutely cannot afford to upgrade our computer. I am unemployed now and husband is [...]

Memtest Version 3.2
Works in Windows 9x, 2000, XP, Vista
http://hcidesign.com/memtest/
MemTest is a RAM reliability tester that runs under Windows. It evaluates the ability of your computer’s memory to store and retrieve data accurately.  A correctly functioning computer should be able to do both these tasks with 100% accuracy day in and day out. A computer that [...]

Dear Computer Lady,
A few years ago, you suggested a free download that would let me print screen and capture all the files I had under a particular folder.  I have a new computer and can’t remember the name and am not able to google it yet.  Do you remember what it is?  
Thanks, Michele

Dear Computer Lady,
I just tried to download Firefox, but after the download completed and started to extract the files…..I was told it could not install as it needs Win.2000 or newer.   

I still run win.98 second edition.   Is there an option for me to run another firefox version or am I unable to use [...]

WordWeb Free for Windows 95/98/2000/NT/Me/XP/Vista
Free Thesaurus and Dictionary
One of the freeware programs that I use quite often is WordWeb. A nice little dictionary program. I used it to figure out the correct spelling of several words in this week’s issue. WordWeb has definitions, synonyms, related words and if you want it will install an icon [...]

Moffsoft FreeCalc
Works in Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
http://www.moffsoft.com/freecalc.htm
Moffsoft FreeCalc is a basic calculator that makes a great replacement for the Windows calculator.
FreeCalc includes a simulated paper history tape that you can print or save.
You can change and save the size of the FreeCalc window,
You can easily access the calculator using the system tray icon,
You can set [...]

Yahtzee
Works in Windows 9X, ME, 2000 & XP
http://www.rekenwonder.com/yahtzee.htm
Yahtzee is the computer version of the famous dice game.
I have found quite a few free versions of this game on the internet over the years, but what is special about this version is that you get a preview of your score, and that it has a [...]

Irfanview Version 3.97
Works in Windows 9X, ME, 2000 & XP
http://www.irfanview.com
This is a great graphic viewing program that I have been using for years.

FREE SOFTWARE OF THE WEEK:
Budget Tracker
Works in Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP
http://www.ducksoftware.com/budgettracker.html
Budget Tracker is an easy to use program that will help you track and understand your monthly expenses.
Each month you can enter in a number of specific monthly expenses including Rent/Mortgage, Utilities, Grocery, Entertainment, Phone, Medical, Clothing, and more. Each of these is tracked [...]

My Key Ring
www.mykeyring.com
My Key Ring is a small password manager.  It allows you to save your passwords in a secure database with easy access to all of the data. 

My Key Ring will fill in Web forms for you, and it has a tool called LaunchAssist! that copies a password to the Clipboard for use with [...]