Corrupted Facebook Page Just recently I had to help fix a Windows 8 laptop that had two problems. One; there was no wireless connections, I ended up having to reinstall the wireless drivers to get that issue fixed. In this case I just went to […]
I’ve fixed a number of computers over the years using the following procedure. I first came across this when trying to fix a Windows XP computer, a long time ago, that wouldn’t boot. No amount of scanning, poking or prodding was able to clear it
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I have decided not to upgrade to Windows 10 till Microsoft gives me control of the updates like in Windows 7. That said. My first experience with Windows 10, as I posted here, was fixing a problem where the user lost their sound. It was
This problem is from my own computer a short while ago. I first noticed there was an issue when a little ! mark in a yellowish shield appeared on my Start Menu. When I put my mouse over the shutdown button it states Install updates
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Deleting the Paging File Causes Slow Shutdown I’ve have had my share of problems with my computers over the years. I have had two problems recently. First, a minor one, my Windows 7 desktop would take a long time to shutdown. It turns out it’s
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Too many times people have brought their computers to me after losing all their photos, documents, etc., due to a crashed hard drive.. You cannot have too many backups! The ultimate backup is creating full system images, for which I use Macrium Reflect: http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.aspx. Or
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Got up this morning to a discover a minor problem on my Windows 7 computer. I was trying to create a new text document by right-clicking on my desktop and choosing New and then Text Document, only the ‘New’ option was missing from my menu.
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I like to optimize my system using tweaks and tips I find online. Sadly, most of these tweaks and tips either don’t work or if there are any benefits we are talking about fractions of a second that we cannot perceive one way or the
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A guy brought me his Windows 7 laptop because it was displaying a message claiming that the Windows version was not genuine. It was the original version that came installed on the laptop. So I figured it would just be a matter of clicking on
The first time I came across this issue was when a guy called me because, after re-installing WinXP on his computer, he kept receiving the following error message when trying to get online: the security certificate has expired or is not yet valid. Tried updating
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I had to recently uninstall the Ask toolbar from a Chrome browser but I didn’t have the option to uninstall it or even to disable it. Way to go Google! When I tried to uninstall or disable it I would get the message This extension
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When you first start up your computer you go to the logon screen where you put in your password to start up Windows. If you’re tired of seeing the same old background image at that point, it’s possible to change that using a program called
I have my Windows Updates set to just notify me. I usually click on the Windows update icon, make sure only important security updates are checked and then just click to get the download and install started. Some recommend automatic download and install but I
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I originally wrote this over a period of time. I started when the most dominant malware around was those fake anti-virus programs – you know, the ones that block your system and try to bully you into paying for an upgrade to remove the so-called
