Computer Troubleshooting

Windows Wont Boot – What Can I do?

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What will YOU do when Windows Wont Boot? I’m sure that you like myself, use your computer for many different reasons such as: listening to music, watching movies, checking email, working and more. When Windows won’t boot, it seems as your entire life flashes in front of your eyes! I have combined six of the [...]

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How to Repair Corrupt MFT and Recover Your Data

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Windows XP uses NTFS file system to store and organize data saved on its multiple logical partitions. Thus, to maintain the records of each and every file or folder saved on the NTFS volume it uses a relational database which is termed as Master File Table (MFT). Therefore, when a new file is added to [...]

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The PC Repair Technician’s Secret Weapon – PowerSuite Golden

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A couple screwdrivers, a PC Post Card Tester, a Windows install CD, and a copy of PowerSuite Golden 2012—these are all things no experienced computer repair technicians leaves home without. The screwdriver and the POST code checker will help you find or fix almost any hardware problem. PowerSuite Golden will help you fix almost any [...]

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Black Screen in Windows Troubleshooting Computer Tips

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Starting your computer and seeing the disastrous black screen  means that you definitely need to see these troubleshooting black screen computer tips. I have seen many black screens on computers as I used to repair them. I am grateful that I do not have to do this any more, as I used to have literally [...]

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How to Diagnose and Fix Boot Errors Using POST

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How can you fix boot errors when nothing gets displayed to your computer screen? There’s no details, there’s no error message, there’s no secret code or is there? It looks like you have a black screen in Windows and nothing is happening. I have written many articles on troubleshooting a black screen on startup but [...]

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Windows Stops Responding When You Run Disk Defragmenter

May 26, 2010

Sometimes when you attempt to run Disk Defragmenter in Windows, your computer stops responding and sometimes even shuts down. You are finally doing the right thing by performing much needed computer maintenance, but if this problem is not solved even after you have run Scandisk, then maybe you have a serious error. The disk defragmenter [...]

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Windows Error – System32\DRIVERS\PCI.SYS is either corrupt or missing

May 26, 2010

By Mitz Free computer Education When this message “system32DRIVERSPCI.SYS is either corrupt or missing” your computer will probably not startup properly until this error is fixed. An example of the error looks like this: Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: system32DRIVERSPCI.SYS You can attempt to repair this file by [...]

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What is safe mode?

May 26, 2010

Starting a PC in Safe Mode means stripping Windows down to its bare bones and preventing all non-Windows applications from starting up. This helps in two ways: the processor has to run at only a tiny fraction of its capacity; and it enables users to test installed software for faults one by one. Under normal [...]

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Where did the dos command window go when I typed a command into the run box?

May 26, 2010

Computer Tips – By Mitz Sometimes when you put a command into the run window the Windows cmd window flashes and closes before you can see it. Why does it disappear like that? It is very annoying and it leaves you unsure whether the cmd you typed in was actually completed or not? How to [...]

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Ways To Hide Files On Your Computer.

May 26, 2010

At some point in time, perhaps on your family computer, or your own computer, you will develop, collect, and store some important personal files on your hard drive that are strictly for your needs and purposes. These digital files may be so important to you, that under no circumstances, should anyone ever be able to [...]

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What is a Virus and how do I know if I have one?

May 26, 2010

If you are asking “What is a virus” then it is very important that you read through this article. There are some obvious symptoms that your computer will develop when it gets infected with a virus and to recognize these, you need to know what a virus is. But the first thing I have to [...]

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S381-Me+ Intel® 810 M-ATX Mainboard

May 26, 2010

Free Computer Help By Mitz I was putting this motherboard into another case and I wanted to connect the S381-Me motherboards front panel header, however I could not find any information on the internet. So here is a diagram I made. I hope it saves someone from a few headaches. Some of these motherboards came [...]

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