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Computer Error Messages

Computer Error Messages. This is a list of 12 of the most common computer error messages you may get in Windows, an explanation of the likely cause & the suggested remedy.

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Ok so hopefully you will have the desktop screen showing on your monitor…? So move your mouse until the mouse pointer is over the start button at the bottom left of your screen, click once with the left hand button on the mouse and you should now see more or less what is shown here.

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File Sharing Windows With Samba Ubuntu 10.04

Hello and welcome to another awesome guide by DIY Tech Tips & Guides on how to Network Windows and Ubuntu 10.04. While setting a shared folder in Ubuntu may sound intimidating for a Windows user since working with Ubuntu sounds like there is a need to know and execute a lot of complex instructions and [...]

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Windows 7- Get The Best Out Of Windows 7

Windows 7 Tips and Tricks Windows 7 operating system, is the latest Windows offering from Microsoft and Diy-computer-repairs will show you the 12 coolest things you can do with this system. This article is going to delve deep into the OS itself, the new features that are added into this new operating system which makes [...]

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Network Win 7 With XP

Welcome to DIY Tech Tips & Guides how to network Win 7 with XP. Since the Windows 7 came up with a new concept in networking called the homegroup, it is not possible to access a Windows 7 computer’s folder with an older version of Windows. However, the newer Windows 7 operating system is able [...]

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Install Windows 7 USB

Install Windows 7 using USB thumb drive Installing Windows 7 from USB thumb drive is very useful for netbooks that do not come with a disc drive. It is also very beneficial when carrying out any diy computer repairs as it is faster then trying to install from a disc. Users who do not have [...]

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Disable Automatic Restarts

Disable Windows Auto Restart After Updates Here’s a way to disable that auto-reboot procedure after a patch has been applied or installed automatically by Windows. We all know that it is important to keep your Windows updated with the latest patch, but sometimes an update or a patch requires a reboot. When such an alert [...]

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Customize Windows 7

Customize your Windows 7 Desktop Windows 7 is already being used by a lot of people out there. So if I asked you, what do you know that is different about Windows 7? Do you know how to customize Windows 7? There are a couple of useful features that you can put to good use [...]

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Mute keyboard shortcut keys

Create your own mute shortcut key A phone call comes in all of a sudden and you need to lower the volume quickly, the best way is to mute the whole thing altogether. If only there is a mute shortcut key. My own habit is to either hit the power socket switch that powers the [...]

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Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts

How to set Windows Keyboard Shortcut Keys and using your keyboard to start programs. In the past, we relied on 3rd party software to store frequent Windows Shortcut Keys that we often use so that we can bring up that program in god speed. Now Windows 7 comes with its own Windows Shortcut Keys for [...]

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