How to use the Windows XP Recovery Console

How to start the Recovery Console To start the Recovery Console when it is installed on your hard drive you would do the following: Reboot your computer and as Windows starts it will present you with your startup options as shown in the figure below. With the arrows keys on your keyboard select the option [...]

How to install and use the Windows XP Recovery Console

What is the Recovery Console? The Recovery Console is a special boot up method that can be used to help fix problems that are preventing your Windows installation from properly booting up into Windows. This method allows you to access the files, format drives, disable and enable services, and other tasks from a console prompt [...]

Computer Support Tool – Trinity Rescue Kit

Trinity Rescue Kit or TRK is a free live Linux distribution that aims specifically at recovery and repair operations on Windows machines, but is equally usable for Linux recovery issues. Since version 3.4 it has an easy to use scrollable text menu that allows anyone who masters a keyboard and some English to perform maintenance [...]

Computer Support Tool – Screencast-O-Matic – Free online screen recorder

Screencast-O-Matic is the original online screen recorder for one-click recording from your browser on Windows, Mac, or Linux with no install for FREE!   Share on Facebook

Computer Support Tool – MyDefrag

MyDefrag is a disk defragmenter and optimizer (a maintenance utility to make your harddisk faster) for Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, 2008, Win7, and for X64. It is freeware, no time limit, fully functional, no advertisements. Fast, low overhead, with many optimization strategies, can handle floppies, USB disks, memory sticks, and anything else that looks [...]

Computer Support Tools

Best Free File Cleaner - CCleaner  “Quickly and effectively remove unused or temporary files, unwanted cookies, and other unneeded files from applications.” Additionally, it can scan the registry for issues, erase, manage the startup, uninstall, and clean system restore points. Also runs automatically at startup or as a task. Best Free PC Tune-up Utility – Glary [...]

How to add the Print Directory feature for folders in Windows XP, in Windows Vista, in Windows 7

Windows XP Step 1: Create the Printdir.bat file To do this, follow these steps:

How to Prepare for Boot or System Problems by Creating a Windows Vista / Windows 7 Repair Disk

Open the Start menu Enter “repair” (no quotes) in the “Search programs and files” line Choose “Create a System Repair Disc” A dialog box opens listing your CD/DVD drive and instructing you to insert a blank CD (image below) Click “Create disc” An alternate path is: Control Panel—System and Maintenance—Backup and Restore. In the left [...]

How to Fix a Windows XP System That Won’t Start

Common errors messages You log on by clicking your user accounts, but then you can’t open any programs Your computer displays the Windows logo, but fails before you can log on You see “Non-system disk or disk error,” or a similar message Your computer stops immediately after you turn it on or displays nothing on [...]

How to Back Up Windows 7 Drivers (32bits)

Drivers are essential software for the functioning of a computer and it is a good idea to back them up to some external source. It can be a real pain to try to reinstall or repair Windows, only to find that some proprietary driver is missing or corrupt. Many PC manufacturers have their own drivers [...]

Search Engine Optimization SEO

Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the visibility of a website or a web page in search engines via the “natural” or un-paid (“organic” or “algorithmic”) search results. In general, the earlier (or higher ranked on the search results page), and more frequently a site appears in the search results list, the more visitors it will receive from the search [...]

Business Continuity Planning BCP and Disaster Recovery Planning DRP

Business Continuity Planning is the activity performed by an organization to ensure that critical business functions will be available to customers, suppliers, regulators, and other entities that must have access to those functions. These activities include many daily chores such as project management, system backups, change control, and help desk. Business continuity is not something implemented [...]

Why Outsource IT?

Proactively managing your system and ensuring smooth business operation while you focus on developing your core business function Reduce your operation cost – proactively seeking new technologies to lower operational costs and increasing workforce productivity Reduce your business risk  by using well-proven IT products and services Provide you market competitive edge by having easy access [...]

Common IT Support Issues

PC is Slow PC cannot shutdown properly or take a long time to shutdown Cannot send email PC cannot bootup/startup to Windows missing hal.dll blank screen PC infected with virus, malware or spyware Blue Screen of Death Cannot delete files Forget password Receiving a lot spams Share on Facebook

How to choose a IT Support Service Provider or IT Vendor

Get customer profile Talk to the engineers about their jobs and experiences Length of Business Talk about the Best Practices Remote Support Tool – to enable remote assistance/support Electronic Ticketing System to track/log issues Share on Facebook

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