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DIY Computer Repairs & Maintenance We offer free help & advice on all aspects of home computer repair & maintenance. Our online tech support can guide you through the most difficult tasks such as computer virus & spyware removal, choosing components, computers upgrade, even a format & reinstall of Windows OS. We will guide you [...]
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Windows XP Repair Using CD If you’ve tried the XP Restore & you’re still having problems, then let’s use the Windows XP CD to repair your Windows XP installation. A repair Install will replace the computer system files with the files on the XP CD which can quite often mean not having to resort to a [...]
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Using XP System Restore Ok assuming you have tried resetting the computer bios & have tried last known good configuration, we are left with one more attempt to try to get things back to relative normality, before having to move on & look at some of the more serious issues & causes. Unfortunately this last method [...]
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Last Known Good Configuration. There are times when either through computer virus / spyware removal or through some other computer system error, that you find your PC will no longer boot ! But don’t panic, we are going to go back in time using a little facility built into Windows XP. We are going to [...]
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Vundo Trojan (Virtumonde) Although first discovered in May 2007, this little nasty still infects numerous computers world wide and therefore still classes as a threat, with a high spreading potential & inflicting medium damage. Trojan.Vundo ( Virtumonde ) Spreading: very high Damage: medium Size: approx 50 kb Discovered: 2007 May 25 SYMPTOMS: Presence of numerous [...]
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The Latest From The BBC on The Conflicker Worm. Clock ticking on worm attack code The worm can also spread via USB flash drives. Experts are warning that hackers have yet to activate the payload of the Conficker virus. The worm is spreading through low security networks, memory sticks, and PCs without current security updates. [...]
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Planning Your System With the wealth of information constantly available at your finger tips, it is not surprising that a growing number of PC users are turning to self build projects, for their next and subsequent home computers. Unfortunately some will make a very simple mistake & eventually end up believing that mass produced computers [...]
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Upgrades & System Build This can be one of the most satisfying areas of computer ownership and maintenance, the sense of satisfaction & achievement you get having pressed the power button on your newly built PC and then watching it burst into life! (OK who mentioned Frankenstein…?) Can be very hard to equal & almost [...]
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Aids To PC Security These are an assortment of simple steps you can take to ensure your computers security. If everyone adopted these steps as habits much like smoking or gambling, then the internet would be a far cleaner & safer place to go surfing & browsing ! 1. Dont assume anything. Make time to [...]
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