Repair Pc Guide

Delays in Browsing Shared Files and Folders

Recently I’ve been having trouble of making small network of 6 computers working properly with each other through My network places. The problem is when browsing Workgroup members inside the network it takes long time to “see” shared folders and files in the root folder of a given PC. The network consists of 3 PCs with Windows Professional, one server Windows 2000 and two Home Edition PCs. They are connected through the switch that is connected to a router.
Note, Windows Explore can unexpectedly take long time to display Root folders if some items inside of it are inaccessible.
In my case I deleted all unnecessary shared items and left it at very minimum. I tried to remove the switch as well and connect just few computers through a router to no avail. In accessing the Internet there are no problems whatsoever. The problem is only inside the network in the form of a long delay when accessing shared items through My network places. Read more…

Black Friday and Cyber Monday Discounts

As you all know Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the biggest shopping days of the year and 2008 Black Friday is just around the corner starting on 28 Nov 2008. Many companies offer great discounts and deals for their products and many people take the day off to do their shopping. There are few discount offers that I found very lucrative. Make up your mind regarding some of them and act as these deals are only once a year. Read more…

Benefits of Upgrading RAM

We all have experienced slow computers at one time or another and wonder if we need to add memory. What is memory? People sometimes confuse memory or RAM for the amount of hard drive space they have. Memory is what makes the computer able to process information faster. The fact that you have more RAM doesn’t always mean your computer can process information faster. Most computers that you buy in today’s market will only come with one forth to one half of the maximum capacity of RAM. Your pc has to have just enough Read more…

Fixing Master Boot Record for Windows XP and Vista

If for some reason your computer just won’t boot up to Windows, you may be having an issue with the system’s Master Boot Record. Any sort of corruption from malicious code, disk errors, attempting to set up dual boot on the system can cause the Master Boot Record from working. The most common sign that your Master Boot Record is not working is when you boot and you only have a black screen with the words “No Operating System Found”. Since XP and Vista are the dominate Windows Operating Systems that people own we will focus on those two Read more…

Troubleshooting Wireless Connectivity

Wireless Network connections have really exploded in the last few years. It allows you to connect you computer to your network without being bound by the typical network cable. Routers have varying lengths that they can be away from the wireless router, but will typically cover the space of most homes. As we grow to rely on the technology we need to understand how to fix it when things go wrong. This article will give you quick and easy tips to repair your wireless connection if it starts acting up. Here are some of the reasons why your wireless can malfunction as well as ways Read more…

Install HD Audio Driver Failure

Recently I’ve been asked many times to help my clients with the problem of being unable to install HD audio drivers after Windows has been newly installed. Every time you try to install audio driver of your new motherboard you get something like this: “Install Realtek HD audio driver failure!”. Whatever you do to install this driver doesn’t help. I bet you even tried to reinstall your Windows XP and update BIOS but the problem was still there. There is an exclamation point on the Audio Driver in Read more…

The Blue Screen of Death and How to Fix it

All of us that are involved in computers on the technical support have dealt with this infamous issue. User freak out when sees it and trying to read the error message. Sometimes the Blue Screen of Death can be resolved simply by rebooting you computer and never occur again. Usually it is an indication of some serious problem with the computer hardware software or the Operating System.
Blue Screen of Death is a common name for a multitude of issues so there is no concrete way of repairing it unless you know what actually causes it to appear. This is what some of the text on that blue display can say: Read more…

Troubleshooting Windows Startup, Connectivity and Automatic Updates

I spent 2 days in the battle with viruses trying to fix the PC of my client. He said that he visited porno sites and since then every time Windows boots up to the point before the Windows logo it stops responding by displaying a black screen with the white arrow on it. Sure I could just reinstall the Windows but I decided to challenge zillions of viruses, Trojans and worms that are populated this machine through damaged Norton Antivirus and Windows Firewall that was turned off. Read more…

Windows XP vs Vista

Most people are wondering whether it is worth the trouble to change from the Windows XP operating system to the Windows Vista system. With a variety of opinions out on the web, I will strive to list the advantages and disadvantages of each system.

First, we should start with some history of Windows XP. With Windows XP Microsoft changes from the Win9x kernel to a much more stable Win NT 5 kernel, which ended problems with many of the crashes that plagued Windows ME.  Windows XP also included Clear Type to help improve the display of text on LCD screens, DirectX 7 to increase the quality of graphics and it has a greatly improved ability to integrate anti-virus and anti-spam software with the machine itself. The Windows XP firewall functions well for the average user, while still permitting use of games and other programs. This makes XP Read more…

Installing Windows XP With Vista Preinstalled

Many users of Windows Vista are finding that they miss the utility of Windows XP, or they find that Vista is incompatible with many of their favorite programs that ran easily on Windows XP. Luckily it is possible to create a dual-boot program so you can have both Windows XP and Vista installed on your system. Even if you have a PC that came packaged with Windows Vista this doesn’t mean you don’t have a choice between platforms. So this tutorial is for PCs with preinstalled Vista. Read more…