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Cannot log in to Remote Desktop
So I have to admit, I spent an hour trying to figure out why I couldn’t connect to a remote desktop connection. I kept getting a message that the login and/or password was incorrect. I knew the login and password … Continue reading
Posted in Network, Remote Control, Software, Windows
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Monitor shows out of synch
I have a LCD monitor, keyboard, mouse, and power cord setup that I use when testing and/or re-installing a desktop. Recently during a reinstall, the monitor showed “out of sync”, it’s an older Viewsonic VG150 and my first thought was … Continue reading
Posted in Desktop, Hardware, LCD
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HP Laserjet 1012 Windows 7 Driver
A friend recently bought a new Windows 7 desktop and when he hooked up his older HP Laserjet 1012 printer, it couldn’t find any drivers. He went to the HP website and it appears the printer is no longer supported … Continue reading
Posted in Driver, Hardware, HP Laserjet 1012, Printer, Windows
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HP Pavillion DV2000 black screen on boot up
A friend gave me a laptop because it was broken, older and they no longer wanted it anymore. Checking it out, I started it up and yes indeed it appeared to be broken, the blue lights on the media bar … Continue reading
Posted in Hardware, HP Pavillion, Laptop
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NVidia Video Card error
I had a Dell Latitude E6510 laptop and the screen would randomly freeze up, flicker to black and then the video display restored. Windows would display the following error: in the tray and I would need to close and restart … Continue reading
Posted in Dell, Driver, Laptop, Windows
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SATA 2 and 3 not working on a Dell Inspiron
Recently I went to install a second hard drive into a Dell Inspiron 531. It currently had an existing hard drive and DVD drive already installed on SATA 0 and SATA 1. I figured simple enough, add a SATA cable … Continue reading
Posted in Dell, Desktop, Hardware, Sata
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Computer going to sleep
So it’s Friday and you need to get home but you still have some work to do. What should you do? Well you have logmein installed, so great, you can leave your computer on and remotely access the computer from … Continue reading
Posted in Battery, Software, Windows
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Free Microsoft Office 2010 Online
A lot of people when buying a new computer don’t realize that Microsoft Office does not come pre-installed on the machine (well it might but it’ll be a trial evaluation copy). They might have stretched their budget to get the … Continue reading
Posted in Free, Software, Windows
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Free video screen capture
Have you ever had to try and explain how to do something over the phone but the person at the other end just wasn’t computer literate or just couldn’t follow along? A great application called Camstudio is free and allows … Continue reading
Posted in Free, Remote Control, Screen Capture, Software, Windows
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Power cord only charges the battery when twisted
I’m surprised how often I see people do strange things to make their computer work. One example is twisting the power cord on a laptop so that the battery will charge. The process of twisting or placing a book on … Continue reading
Posted in Battery, Hardware, Laptop
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