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Well many people loved the feature on Windows Vista called “Widgets” but lets face it, not many people are too happy with Windows Vista. So after doing a little bit of research, I found out that Google actually had the same feature (most likely before Microsoft even came out with Vista) and it works on Windows XP!
It’s called Google G Read the rest of this entry »
It’s been awhile since I actually wrote something on here, but now that I’m back into my I.T roots, I guess I might as well give everyone a few tips and tricks every now and then just to keep the site alive.
Well I’ve recently joined a new company and their software policy is quite a pain. So the first thing I was trying to figure out how to do was to install Adobe Flash player on my PC. For some reason, the admins decided due to the company’s software licensing, they weren’t going to let us install ANY software on our own - not even flash player.
So after doing a bit of research I’ve found out a simple method of installing the flash player plug-in. Just follow these steps and you should be up and running. Read the rest of this entry »
There are many reasons as to why your activation will not work on Windows Vista. To name a few, you have chosen an invalid way of installing Vista (You chose Custom instead of Upgrade) or you have ran the installation without typing in the Product Key.
Now when you get the prompt to activate Windows Vista, you get an error saying “Product Key already in use” - Do not fear, this does mean that Microsoft has given the same product key to someone else, it just means that the Product Key has already been registered on the server and therefore needs to be activated by Phone.
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Been noticing the amount of Microsoft Office issues coming in from my customers and I had called up Microsoft Technical Support to get help regarding an issue to see how their technical support would begin troubleshoot their Microsoft Office issues.
If you are facing issues where your Microsoft Office is running slow or freezing up while you are using it, the best solution would be to Read the rest of this entry »
After going through a fellow bloggers article regarding the differences between FAT32 and NTFS (Which was something new I learn’t today) I decided to warn any users who were about to upgrade to Windows Vista of a compulsary decision you need to make.
First, I would like you to read over what crystalattice has blogged about in his article about Read the rest of this entry »
I have rencently been getting quite a few issues regarding Windows Updates failing to install or download with error numbers such as 0×8007041D, 0×80040111, 0×80070020 and many more. It also fixes issues where you are unable to install more than 30 updates, unable to access secure websites and Windows Genuine Advantage issues.
To make my life and everyone elses easier, I have created a batch file compiled with most common steps you should take when it comes to re-registering DLL Read the rest of this entry »
A couple of days ago I had an issue regarding the Spellcheck not working in MS Word 2007. However this time I’ve come across another common issue where in Outlook or Outlook Express, Spellcheck is always in French. I’ve been getting quite a few issues where when a customer tries to use Outlook 2003/2007 or Outlook Express, their default spellcheck language is set to French and they’re unable to change it.
After doing a lot of research over the internet I’ve found quite a bit of articles relating to this issue so I thought I’d write an article about it. Basically it is a common issue and has an easy fix to it… Read the rest of this entry »
If you are facing an issue where you’re using Microsoft Office Word 2007 and the Spellcheck feature is not working while you are typing or even when you click on “Check Spelling and Grammar” it doesn’t detect any mistakes, here is the possible solution for you to fix that issue. Read the rest of this entry »
Ever noticed how your Windows Vista’s download speed is slower than your Windows XP’s download speed? This most likely will occur if you have a RealTek Network Card installed on your computer. The reason why you have slow download speeds is because at the moment, there is a Vista driver that is out that is actually pointing to the date of 6-21-2006 when it should really be 1-26-2007. So that pretty much sums up why your speeds have dropped dramatically. You can fix this issue by Read the rest of this entry »
Ever get the problem where whenever you start up ANY Microsoft Office application (Mostly in Microsoft Office 2003) Where you are being prompted to Agree with the End User License Agreement everytime you start up the application. Even after you have agreed to it? Well if you are facing this issue, please try the following steps… I’ve also included illustrations 
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So you tried to plug in your Digital Camera or iPod using a Firewire connection and wondered, “Hmmmm why is Windows Vista not even detecting the device?” - Well here’s the answer, it’s quite simple really.
With the new roll out of Windows Vista, rumour has it that Windows Vista does not Read the rest of this entry »
So you were using Microsoft Office one day and out of no where after doing some Windows Update you are being prompted to Activate your version of Microsoft Office again! Here are the possible scenario’s that you could face at this point…
Basically there is quite an easy fix for this, all you have to do is the following…
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Just a lil tip for all you Windows XP users who want to make that move to Windows Vista - Especially those home / custom made computers with different hardware on your computers or users who wants to use Windows Vista x64
As I said in one of my previous blogs, make sure your computer is computers hardware is Vista compatible before you even think of buying the Operating System. So here’s a little tip on what you should do before upgrading to…
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Well I thought I’d add a new category this week just to spice my blog up a little bit. So I’ve added a Game Review category and seeing as Im about to go to the Cybercafe in an hours time to go play Counter Strike, I thought it would be an appropriate topic to talk about today. So I’m sure many of the ‘gamers’ around the world have heard of Counter Strike. So I’m sorry if I write anything incorrect, because I’m not 100% sure about this as I’m actually quite new to the game. So here goes nothing.
Game: Counter Strike
Well I have always heard of the infamous Counter Strike whenever Read the rest of this entry »
“Help I can’t browse the internet, I keep getting the error ‘Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage’ everytime I try to go online”
So you were using your computer one day and out of no where you are unable to access the internet. You then try to trace your steps back to what you did last and came up with the conclusion that it was a windows update that caused the problem right? You might be right, but then again you might be wrong. I have come across quite a few people who have brough their computer to me blaming Microsoft for everything when 90% of the time the problem was caused by a non-microsoft product.
Okay, so what we need to do first is to identify if you even have an internet connection because it may be that your internet service provider might be having problems on their side. So to do this we would need to identify if you have an IP Address. What’s important for us to look at here is your IP Address and Default Gateway. Depending on what type of mode you are using your IP Address and Default Gateway may be the same or it might be slightly different. Read the rest of this entry »
So you were using your computer one day and out of no where you are unable to access the internet. You then try to trace your steps back to what you did last and came up with the conclusion that it was a windows update that caused the problem right? You might be right, but then again you might be wrong. I have come across quite a few people who have brough their computer to me blaming Microsoft for everything when 90% of the time the problem was caused by a non-microsoft product.
Okay, so what we need to do first is to identify if you even have an internet connection because it may be that your internet service provider might be having problems on their side. So to do this we would need to identify if you have an IP Address.
Step 1: Click on the Start button
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Just thought I’d share, to the newbies of the internet world, that there’s a search engine soo powerful, it could solve most of your problems. So I was having a problem with this guy’s computer the other day - His issue was that he used to be able to print a list of items that was in his command prompt and now he can’t. So don’t get me wrong, this is a whole new issue for me mainly because I barely ever use command prompts to generate lists for me! So what do I do? I do a Google Search. To my amazement, I found a solution for him within a few minutes and resolved his issue within no time. Now, think about it. You come across a problem that you have never faced before, and you don’t know where to go. It could be you can’t load into Windows, Read the rest of this entry »
Well seeing as Microsoft Windows Vista is the latest hot topic when it comes to Operating Systems I thought I should post a lil introduction about it before you go out there and purchase it. Okay so firstly what you need to know is that like Windows XP, there is more than one version of the Operating System out now. Windows XP branches out into 3 parts really:
Most people have not heard of Windows XP Media Centre because this version of XP is only sold by manufacturers such as Dell, HP, Acer and all those are computer manufacturing companies. So back to the topic at hand, Vista. Read the rest of this entry »
Well lately I have been getting quite a few customers asking me why they can’t activate their Microsoft Windows XP?! Questions like:
“I’ve gone past my 30 days and now I can’t logon to Windows XP because it keeps asking me to activate”
“I’ve tried to activate Windows XP over the internet and it keeps failing.”
Okay so let me make this simple for you all. Basically for you to be able to activate over the internet, you would need: Read the rest of this entry »
Hey everyone!
Well guess this would be my first blog article and I guess I better start off by introducing my self and my life…
I’ve been using computers since the age of 7 and well most of my friends know me as the go to guy for computers. I’m more into the software side of computers rather than the hardware but I’m still quite young so I might start to dabble into that side sooner or later. Read the rest of this entry »
