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Notebook will not charge, notebook repair up – Utah Computer Repair
If you have a notebook that will not charge the first thing you want to try is taking the battery out and see if it works without the battery. If it’s still not working with the battery removed you should look for another charger and test again. Sometimes chargers go out and a [...]
How to access your wireless router – Utah PC repair
At times you need to access your wireless router. You might need to change the password or setup encryption. To access your wireless router, open Internet explorer and in the address bar type in 192.168.1.1 The Brands of routers have different IP addresses and different username and passwords This is the [...]
Notebook Repair – Reinstall Windows 7 – Utah PC repair
Many people are now buying notebooks and mini PC’s. Most of the computers are being sold today do not come with disks that you can use to Reinstall the operating system. Instead they expect you to create these discs using software that is preinstalled on the computer. I highly recommend that you [...]
Virus infection, slow computers, antivirus
Even though you have an antivirus program you can still get a virus. We are constantly fixing computers that have Norton. Mcafee and other antivirus programs even though they have an antivirus program. You can get a virus by opening links that you don’t know the destination too or by opening attachments that contain [...]
New Virus – Open With pops up when you attempt to open any program
There is a new virus out that manifests itself by popping up the “Open With” window as if it does not know what program to use to open the program. I have seen it on a few computers in the last week. If you try and open Word or another program it pops [...]
Free Web Protection Software
This YouTube video will give instructions on installing K9 Web Protection.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXj0ahfHX6Q
Where to get K9 Web Protection free
http://www1.k9webprotection.com/get-k9-web-protection-free
For a free Webfilter that operates on your router I recommend OpenDNS
You can get it free at this link below.
https://www.opendns.com/start/
Instructions on how to find your router
Click “Start”
Run (it may not exist) / “Search Programs and files” field
Type [...]
Wireless Errors – Cannot Connect to Wireless – PC Repair Utah – Computer Repair
Often times, computer manufacturers use their own wireless software to connect to the wireless. If you open the Windows Wireless Utility in the bottom lower right corner and find that it cannot see any wireless signals, there is a good chance that the manufacturers software is controlling this activity. I like [...]
Hard Drive Failures- How to Diagnose – Utah PC Repair, Lehi to Orem Utah
Hard drive failure can be diagnosed with these symptoms. Slow or freezing, blue screens of death, finding a new folder off the root of C:\ called c:\Found.000 – These are symptoms of a hardware failure that will not be resolved by reformatting. You need a new hard drive. This [...]
Home Networks – Home PC Computer Repairs – Utah County, Draper, Orem Utah
Many home users don’t realize they have a fully functioning network at home. If you have more than one computer at home that gets on the internet, you have a network. This means you can share printers, files and more. You can use one computer to backup to the other. [...]
PC Repairs / Computer Repairs – Delays? Slow Service
We here from clients that other shops will keep their computers for weeks at a time. This is unacceptable. Most of our repairs are completed in 24 hours or less. Don’t put up with slow service. We can do it quickly. This short video will tell you [...]