Tweak Name: No restart on BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) File Type: Registry File Download: norebootBSOD.reg Ever since XP came out BSODs have been reduced but still happen so many times it’s not even funny. Unfortunately out of the box Windows is configured to restart as soon as it encounters a blue screen. Of course […]
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Apps: Unknown Devices Identifier
Program: Unknown Devices Price: Freeware Site: www.halfdone.com/ukd/ Description: Identifies devices connected to your computer. Since there are still many people going about downgrading computers from Vista to XP I thought it might be useful to you guys to post the “Unknown Devices” program today. Basically what the program does is act like a more detailed […]
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Future Shop launches ‘ConnectPro’ Tech Services
It would appear that Future Shop (the Canadian version of Best Buy) has launched their own branded tech services. Future Shop has had computer repair before now but not under any name. Future Shop joins those honored retail tech repair places such as Best Buy’s Geek Squad, Circuit City’s Firedog, and Staples’ Easy Tech. Source: […]
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Wal-Mart to start computer repair service called ‘Solution Stations’
From our good friends over at PCMag, It looks as if Walmart is set to open a computer repair place called “Solutions Stations.” These will reportedly be staffed with Dell tech staff…. Does this not sound like a bad idea to anyone? I mean even if they are “Dell trained” the technicians are not going […]
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Apps: JkDefrag
Program: JkDefrag Price: Freeware (GPL Open Source) Site: www.kessels.com/Jkdefrag Description: Disk Defragmenter JkDefrag is a program that I think I’ve fallen in love with. After years of using the drab Windows Defragmentor I tried out JkDefrag. The program is named after it’s creator Jeroen Kessels who develops the program then gives it away for free, […]
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Apps: Revo Uninstaller
Program: Revo Uninstaller Price: Freeware Site: www.revouninstaller.com Description: Alternate uninstaller utility The Revo Uninstaller from VS Revo Group is one of the most helpful utilites out there. Okay picture this: you’re doing a tuneup and you come across an old program that the client wants you to remove. You try using Add or Remove Programs […]
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Fix: DVD Drive not showing up
Problem: You try to play a DVD movie or try to run some other disc and nothing happens. The drive spins and seems to work but Windows does nothing. You look into My Computer and the drive is missing there. You look into the device manager and see the device but it has a warning. […]
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Fix: Can’t delete or send messages in Windows Mail
Problem:You suddenly and inexplicably cannot send or delete some mail from your outbox. Fix: Apply a Microsoft update to Windows Mail to fix the problem THE 32-BIT METHOD: Ensure that you are running 32-bit Windows Vista. Download the 32-bit version of the update (Clicky). Apply the update. Restart the computer. THE 64-BIT METHOD: Ensure that […]
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How to Eject a CD when it’s stuck in a Mac
So a client brought in their computer to my repair shop and it was a Mac. Now we don’t get many of these in for repair so I screamed in surprise and after the customer left (I had to convince him that the scream was a nasty oversight on my part and would NOT happen […]
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Fix: User logs on then right back out.
Good day to you all. I hope things are treating you okay today. ;) Problem: Windows boots normally and you hit the logon page. You click on one of the accounts and it starts to log in, you see a flash of your desktop wallpaper and then you’re logged back out again. This happens for […]
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