This Morning we are at Leamington performing a check up on a couple of computers one desktop and one laptop. The desktop is pretty good just needed an update to the antivirus program and the HP printer scanner software loading to correct a scanner issue. The laptop has been very lucky i guess not used to much as it had no antivirus installed this was rectified and the machine given a malware clean up.
Blank Screen on Dell Dimension PC
This afternoon we are at The Cambrige Villa Hotel in Warwick .
We have a Dell dimension PC to repair with no screen output after removing the video and memory boards and giving them a clean we have a working machine again.
Setup Apple Macbook Pro with Wireless HP Laserjet
2nd job of the day is in the working units at The Mill on Mill Lane, Little Shrewley near Hatton here we have a HP Laserjet wireless Laserjet to install and make work correctly over the wireless network with an Apple Macbook Pro also to add to the fun it is using Sage accountant inside Parallels with Windows XP running virtually. this was all setup and tested much to the customers relief she had been using as left by another computer person with it connected via usb leads which i have to add looked dangerous.
Computer dead no power
This morning i have a computer in Warwick with no power getting to the machine. After checking the fuses (by the way its almost never the fuses or the power switch) and the mains , We put a new power supply unit in to the machine and tested it , This was all that was needed on this machine but a simular set of faults are apparent when the motherboard, processor or memory simm boards have a fault.
Installing Epson Cheque Printer
This morning we are back at Blunts Green between Henley in Arden and Tanworth working for Warwickshire Trailers.
We setup and tested an epson cheque printer to work with Intuit Quickbooks Pro via USB the hard part with this is to get the software to line up the cheques properly, that way all you need to do is load the cheques and not have to try to adjust the position off the paper each time.
Aol Wireless Setup
Phew last job of the day we are now in Lillington Between Leamington Spa and Cubbington . We are here to setup a new router on an aol broadband system, The old router is a BT one that looks like its been used for 6 years or more one of the original ones aol provided when it first launched broadband. still we managed to find all the details and set up a netgear wireless router in its place.
Compaq PC not Booting
For the 3rd job of the day we are at Milverton in Leamington Spa for this one we had a Compaq PC with powerlights but no screen for this one we just needed to clean the contacts on the video and memory cards then reseat the processor.
BT Wireless Router Installation
2nd job of the day back in to warwick to setup an ipad and several laptop computers on a BT Wireless router all working with a wireless HP printer
Pc Health Check
This morning we are at Blunts Green between Henley in Arden and Tanworth working for Warwickshire Trailers.
Today we are giving the computer’s here a service to make sure running ok.
Under Warranty ADSL Wireless Modem Router
This Afternoon im at Aztec Design on Aragon drive just off of the Mtyon Road in Warwick it seems the ADSL Router we fitted here with an Bridged access point system to cover the house has an odd fault, We discovered that it looses the settings upon power failure and at other intermittant times. this has been replaced underwarranty and tested all seems well
Brother Network Scanner Installation
Working for PL Tooling today at Honiley reconfiguring there Brother Multifunction Network Printer so that the scanner performs in the way that the customer Expects .
Broadband Trouble
Last job of the day is at Barford the customer has had trouble connecting to the internet, its a BT Home Hub router so we reset and it’s all back up and working, going to keep an eye on this one if it happens again i guess the router is over heating and needs replacing.
Laptop Data Recovery
Computer Clean up in Kenilworth
First job Today is at Kenilworth Cleaning up a Hewlett Packard PC removing data and games and Setting up an email account. on this one as there was no data to keep we went straight to the emergency recovery partition and wiped the machine it was running very slow before the wipe after running like new and just needed the correct drivers for the added wireless adapter loading and a new email address for the new user.
Hp Scanner trouble
Computer Backup System at Leamington Spa
This morning we are in North Leamington to put in place a backup system for a basic external USB harddrive for this we are using the free download from microsoft called synctoy, The reason im using this here is that it is pretty easy to use and does not take to long because it only copies updated files.
Data recovery in Wellesbourne
This afternoon i am on Grange Gardens in Wellesbourne to see a computer that is giving a blue screen of death and rebooting. To be honest the machine is fairly aged but the data is important so we booted in to recovery console and attempted to read the drive this resulted in the “Drive can not be enumerated” error message and we then attempted to run a check disk on the harddrive, this is a 50/50 situation and takes a good 60 to 90 minutes to complete but as the data was urgent we tried it and suceeded.The important thing to remember is that although it was working straight after there still might be an issue with the hardrive so we left the customer backing up his data to an external hardrive.
UPDATE as is the case in murphy’s law 2 weeks after we did this the computer died again but the customer was happy due to the fact his data had been saved and he had taken on board the warning and updated his backup each time he used.
Updating Antivirus in Warwick
My First Job Today is in Warwick giving a HP Computer a check up, updated the antivirus and removed a few unneeded Programs.
Profile error on Microsoft Windows Vista at Wolston in Warwickshire
This afternoon we are at Wolston in Warwickshire working for Dental Chrome Systems of Coventry. We are here to repair a laptop computer with a “Profile Error” on boot up this machine is running Microsoft Vista and had just been running some updates the night before the error had occurred. We ran system restore and took it back to the point before the updates and got the machine working properly again, then we made sure the internet security was up to date, reinstalled the updates and tested by rebooted a few times, The machine is still working.
Dead Computer in Warwick Gates
Good Morning, Today we are starting on a Desktop PC at Warwickgates. This PC was dead with no power so first of all we tried a new Power Supply Unit which resulted in no change so at this point we changed tactic and removed the video card and memory boards gave them a clean and retested still the same no power, next was to reseat the processor this fixed the machine and it was able to run. (if it had not worked it could have been a faulty memory stick processor or even the mother board and because of the age would probably have been uneconomic to repair).
Although the machine was now working this was not the end as it seemed some one had been playing on less reputable sites and had filled the machine with malware so much so that the machine ran like an old 286( the PC was running extremely slow), so we cleaned up the machine and got it running much better.
Wireless Trouble in Warwick
In warwick today my only job is to reset the settings on a Belkin Router, then make a desktop PC work with it the first problem is its running Windows XP and its existing Wireless Card does not cope with WPA security, so we disabled the original Wireless Card and added a new Wireless USB adaptor that supports XP. all tested and working with all devices.
Broadband Trouble in Kenilworth
My Second job for today is in Kenilworth the issue is that the router shows a link to the exchange but unable to connect, on all my previous troubles of this kind it has been the password Corrupted at the Internet Service Provider, on this one how ever it is the router that was at fault, so we replaced the ADSL Modem with a new Wireless ADSL Router.
Wireless bridge access point set up at Stratford upon Avon in Warwickshire
This Morning we are at Stratford upon Avon in Warwickshire working for terry-green trouble shooting a bridged wireless access point system. fault found and system left in good working order. We think the BT engineer must have been powering on and off the Netgear WN802T Access Points to quickly.
Setting up Wireless HP Multifunction Printer in Cubbington
Wireless Trouble at Kenilworth
Next today we are in Kenilworth to fix a Netgear ADSL Router Problem the router appears to be working fine but the details for the admin are missing so we reset the Router to defaults and put the original settings back in taking care to write the details in to a safe area should we need to go check the router again.
Help Setting up an Amazon Store
First job This morning we are in Warwick helping to tutor a customer in selling items via Amazon market
Install Sony Vaio Laptop
This afternoon we are working for Jacwood Estates in Leamington Spa to setup a new Sony Laptop and transfer the existing data from their older laptop.
Odd Windows 7 Registry Error
This morning we are at Leamington Spa and have a Dell Desktop PC with a registry error on boot up, This appears to have been caused by a McAfee internet security upgrade going wrong, on this one we had to restore the system to an earlier date, run the windows updates untill all up to date then reinstall the Mc Afee upgrade as downloaded from the internet .
Laptop CDRW Error in Kenilworth
Good morning, We are with a customer in Kenilworth to repair a laptop with a code 19 error on thier CDRW drive.
Installing a Wireless Bridge Access Point System in Leamington Spa
This Morning we are in North Leamington installing a Wireless Bridge system of Access Points, The main objective of this is to share the Buildings Internet connection on the first floor with a room in the cellar(mainly to be used with a building wide Sonos music system), We managed to accomplish this using only 2 access points one which has to be wired to the main router and the other in a strategic location in the cellar on route to the room requiring access.
The first attempt at this failed due to the signal interference so after a rethink we relocated the second access point to a room on the Ground floor this appears to be working well.
Web Site Maintenance Leamington Spa
This morning we are working for Warwick Thimbles at Leamington Spa helping to maintain the customers web site www.warwickthimbles.com
Web Site Maintenance Warwick
Laptop Computer Repair in Kenilworth
This afternoon we are in Kenilworth, Warwickshire working for CLM Training, We are here to repair a laptop computer that is running slow and reload the audio drivers.
Laptop Computer Clean up at Milverton in Leamington Spa
Computer repair in Wellesbourne
Trojan Virus Removal in Royal Leamington Spa
New Laptop Computer installation in Kenilworth
Malware Clean up in Warwick
Computer Maintenance in Daventry
This afternoon we are in Daventry performing a computer repair and network maintenance for Motivation in Motion