2010 February

Scanning Problems

After physically connecting your HP scanner and installing the software, the computer recognises the scanner in ‘Device Manager’ but the HP software fails to connect to the scanner.Try installing the hardware first before installing the HP Scan software. You can try unplugging the device from the USB port, then uninstalling the software from add or [...]

Endpoint Software

Having problems installing Symantec Endpoint patches? Symantec Endpoint definition patches come in the form of files with a .jdb extension. When using Symantec’s live update feature which won’t install the Endpoint updates successfully, then you can try to install them manually.

You can view the instructions at Symantec’s web site that will quickly show you how [...]

Hal Dll is Missing or Corrupt

Today, I will be showing you potential solutions to the Microsoft Windows “hal dll is missing or corrupt” error message. Make sure that the boot order in the BIOS is correct meaning that for now make sure not to include any slave hard drive(s) in the BIOS. Only your hard drive that is getting the [...]

IE Window

If your using Microsoft Internet Explorer, when all of the sudden your status bar, the title bar, and the Windows task bar disappear you may have accidentally enabled Internet Explorer full screen mode. You may have accidentally hit your F11 key on your keyboard. This key will turn on Internet Explorer Full screen mode which [...]

Bios Locked

How to unlock the BIOS on Toshiba laptop. Right after you hit the power button on your laptop press the F2 key. This should make the computer enter your BIOS.

If not, try pressing the ESC key while powering on the laptop then hit the F1 key. Once in the BIOS look for a menu called [...]

Microsoft Address Book

Some users new to Microsoft Windows 7 have noticed that Outlook Express is missing. They might also be having difficulties finding their old Microsoft address book on their new Windows 7 system, after transferring their data.

Microsoft replaced Outlook Express with Windows Live Mail and your computer may have come preinstalled with Windows Live Mail, depending [...]

Voice Memo

If you can’t get all of your voice memos off of your iPhone then you might want to try the following technique. You can see them in a playlist called voice memos on the iPhone, but they won’t transfer when you sync.

How to Sync the Voice Memos playlist to iPhone:

Connect the iPhone to your computer.
In [...]

PC System Recovery

If your having problems with Windows system recovery try out the following tips. They were useful on a Windows XP computer, but certainly can be tried out on Windows Vista and 7 machines.

You can try booting into windows safe mode by hitting the F8 key after the BIOS screen flashes and before windows tries to [...]

HP Printers Officejet

How to scan from your HP Officejet printer to your PC. If you haven’t done so already, please install the HP Officejet Full Feature Software and Driver from your HP installation CD. If your missing the software you can download and install the hp officejet software.

Once the software is successfully installed, you can follow the [...]

Transfer Tunes

Secret to transferring iTunes songs quickly. If your about to reload the operating sytem on your computer, be aware that your Apple iTunes songs may not be playable. This may also be true, if you are just transferring your iTunes songs, from one computer to another.

Apple has a 5 computer authorization limit, on songs bought [...]

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