Microsoft Vista Restore Not Accepting Product Key
Microsoft Vista not accepting product key after completing system restore may be a result of not having Service Pack 1 installed.
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Acer Restore Type Mismatch Error
Recently I’ve been working on quite a few Acer desktop PCs with hard drive failures. The specific model, AM5641, has a quirk when it comes to the restore media working, in that unless the hard drive is partitioned as an NTFS volume, the restore process gives a ‘type mismatch’ error right after making a language
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Misbehaving Computer Opportunity to Backup Data
When it comes to a misbehaving computer, take advantage of the moment and backup important data!
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Restoring vs. Cleaning Computer after Infected by Virus
I’ve noticed for quite some time that many of the local Bakersfield computer techs (and I’m sure elsewhere) have been pushing to ‘clean’ Windows-based computers of viruses. What I find interesting is few technicians focus on restoring a computer back to its original state. In my opinion and experience, cleaning a computer should be the
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Future Volume of In-House PC Warranty Repair
Recently, some in-house warranty customers have been asking me if the economy has reduced volume. Right off the bat, I realized that in the majority of these calls this does not currently affect me because in terms of the computers I usually work on, I’m somewhat living in the past.
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PC Technician Best Practice: General System Cleaning During Service Call
One of the things I find interesting during second in-home break/fix calls, or a recent follow-up of another technician, is how lazy PC technicians have become when it comes to a general cleaning. I have been in the business for quite a while, and I am amazed at how much positive feedback from after service surveys when doing a general
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