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Computer Hope Top 10 section Welcome Thank you for visiting Computer Hope, the location for free online computer support and computer related information. Computer Hope has been designed to assist all types of computer users with any of their computer or technical related questions as well as a great location to learn more about your computer and its hardware and software. We hope you enjoy your visit at Computer Hope and look forward to helping you for years to come. About Computer Hope Founded in November 1998, Computer Hope™ re-invented
the term "technical support" by offering free technical support to everyone no matter the type of computer, hardware, software, or operating system. Computer Hope will continue to offer free support to all users through the Internet with the intention of becoming the largest free support center on-line. Computer Hope plans on enabling other companies and web sites to link into our database and allow their users to get free support without any of the hassle of implementing thousands of pages of information, continuing to update the content of its pages each day, and ensuring that every link works throughout its database. Additional information about the Computer Hope company can be found on our Company information section. What Computer Hope has to offer Technical Support - Technical Support is the basis of Computer Hope and how we began. Starting off with a basic listing of software and hardware
support links, we have grown to a site containing some of the most complete free listings of various technical information and support. We currently offer support in the below fields.
Search Engine - Computer Hope is utilizing the same search engine that powers the Google search engine. You can search now by typing your question or what you're looking or in the below box or while on any of the Computer Hope pages find this search box at the top left or bottom center of the page. Forums - Online forums enable thousands of Computer Hope users to communicate with each other and talk about computer and help each other with their computer related questions. Visit our online forums by clicking here.
Dictionary - Computers and computer related products are notorious for their obscure language and acronyms, which is why having a dictionary is so helpful. Our dictionary lists thousands of computer related terms that link to related terms and categories, making it one of the best locations to locate a definition or meaning to a computer related term. See our dictionary by clicking here. Chat - Our online chat service enables Computer Hope visitors to chat live with Computer Hope and Computer Hope chat volunteers. Visit our chat page by clicking here.
History - A great section for individuals interested in computer history as well as students looking for the history information, our history section lists computer related history from the 1500's to today and is an excellent reference point for learning more about computer history. Get to this section by clicking here. Buying Tips - Our buying tips section helps you make good decisions when looking to buy computers or computer hardware. In addition to the buying tips,
users may find technical support on those products as well as information about how to install those products. Visit our buying tips section by clicking here. People - Section of Computer Hope that is dedicated to the computer pioneers and information about other people who have affected the computer industry. See our computer people section by clicking here. Downloads - The Internet and companies are always changing; therefore, we have created a great location to locate helpful and useful software for your computer and computer products. In addition to downloads, users can also link to our
driver listing, which has a great listing of where to locate drivers for your computer products. See our downloads and drivers by clicking here. Company Information - Computer Hope is a great resource for your computer needs, but occasionally you may need to contact the manufacturer or developer of your product, which is why we developed our company information section. This page is a wealth of company contact information such as phone numbers, e-mail addresses, business addresses, web addresses, and much more. If you are looking for information about a computer company or how to contact them, this is the place to start. Locate company information by clicking here. News - For those of you who love to keep up to date with the latest computer news, Computer Hope has a great new section that is updated at least daily with the latest computer news, and contains an archive of all the old computer
news. See our main news section by clicking here.
Tools - Over the last several years we've developed several online tools that can help diagnose and give you valuable information online. A full listing of these tools can be found by clicking here. Navigating Navigating introduction
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Navigating - Right navigation bar Navigating introduction We believe that navigation should be completely user friendly; however, at the same time capable of getting the user the information they need to have as fast as possible. We have designed this section to help all of our viewers obtain a better understanding of our pages as well as how to utilize all of our valuable resources. Below are illustrations and descriptions of each of the major portions of Computer Hope. Navigating using the top bar       
The above bar, which will be located on every page of Computer Hope, allows users to quickly get to the main pages of Computer Hope.
- Home - Will link the user directly to the main page of Computer Hope.
- Free Help - Will link the user to the main help section of Computer Hope.
- Contact - Links the user to ways of contacting Computer Hope and other companies.
- Links - Will link the user to the search section of Computer Hope.
- Products - Links the user to the products section of Computer Hope.
- Dictionary - Quickly access the main dictionary section.
- Forums - Quick link to access the Computer Hope forums.
Navigating using the left bar  The image to the left is an example of the left navigation bar. This bar will contain the "search section" on every page of Computer Hope, allowing users to quickly and easily search for information they may be looking for. Below the search, users will also have access to the commonly visited sections of our site, enabling users to get where they need to go even faster. On the majority of the pages users will also have links to e-mail a page to a friend, get access to a print preview, and even edit the page, allowing a user to suggest additional information.
Navigating using the right bar
 | The image to the left is an example of index section of the right navigation bar. This bar is located on the majority of Computer Hope's web pages and has three sections. The first is the section "category", which links you back to the page that the current page is based on. Next is the "Companies" section, which will linking you to a company information page in case you need additional information about that company or need to contact it. Finally, the "Related Pages" section will link you to any page that is related to the current page you are on. |
 | The next section of the right navigation bar will either be "Drivers", "Updates", or will not be listed. If you are reading about a particular hardware product, this section will have a link to a drivers section, if it is available. However, if you are on a software page, the "Updates" section will be listed, which allows you to link to any updates that may be available for the product you are currently reading about. Finally, if you are not reading about either hardware or software, this section will not be listed because it is not needed. |
 | Finally, the resolved section allows the user to give feedback to Computer Hope. If the user was able to locate the answer to their question, the user can click yes and let Computer Hope know that they were able to resolve their computer question, which greatly helps Computer Hope. However, if they were unable to locate the answer, clicking "No" will take them to another section that may be able to link them to where they may need to go and/or allow you to send an e-mail to Computer Hope's Technical Support department. |
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