The Sneaky World of Computer Scams—and How to Keep Them From Ruining Your Day Let’s face it: the digital age is a game-changer. We can work from our couches, shop without leaving the house, pay...
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When I get time I post solutions to problems I’ve come across working on computers as well as other interesting info.
Error 0xc1900101 – 0x20017 the installation failed in the SAFE_OS phase with an error during boot operation
Got a HP laptop in because the windows 10 updates were failing to install (still trying to update to release 1909), Normally the quickest was to fix these is to do a repair install of the latest...
Windows 10 Automatic Registry backup disabled by Microsoft
Windows 10 Automatic Registry backup disabled by Microsoft. It appears that Microsoft in their wisdom disabled automatic registry backups from version 1803, This they say was to save disk space...
Windows 7 Home Prem/Pro wont update after a clean install
For a few months now, after replacing hard drives or doing clean installs of Windows Home Premium or Professional SP1 which I install from a deployment server, i have been unable to update windows...
Outlook 2010 Calendar Items Disappearing When Connected to Exchange 2010
Had a problem with a clients Outlook, he was adding Outlook calendar appointments on a shared calendar & they would disappear within about 20 seconds. Info: Client system: Windows 7 & Office...
Windows 7 Startup delay after login screen
Had a windows 7 system in the workshop last week with a strange issue, on boot you get the windows welcome screen, then a black screen with the cursor, it would stay like this for between 3-4mins...
Security Center won’t start after virus infection
Had a Vista Home Premium PC in the workshop the other day infected with viruses & malware, after being fully cleaned started getting a warning in the tray saying that the Windows Security Center...
Fix Windows 7 installation after fitting a new motherboard
If you are very lucky & your motherboard Sata/IDE chipset is identical or very similar it may boot & you will just have to install all the new motherboard drivers. But more often than not,...