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Windows Installer Problems

Mike called us with problems in his security software. Here are the links to possible solutions: http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;295823  He was using a security a package from his Internet provider, it might be better to uninstall their package and use the security software we recommend on our site.

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Ed called us and had a computer that was automatically doing a scan disk at every boot up. We weren’t quite sure what was happening, but here is a site that might help.

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Set up a home network – Part IV

This is our final installment of our networking tips. In this tip, you will learn how to share files and printers between computers on your network. One of the greatest advantages of a network for home users is the ability to use a single printer to service all the computers. Windows XP offers a networking wizard that works quite well for most people to setup a home or small business network. You can find it by: ...

Sometimes it’s easier to just start over

I saw three problems today that, in one form or another, the best solution was to just start over. My first client was having trouble printing one specific Excel file. All of his other Excel files worked fine, but this one particular file would not print. He could open it and view it and even change it, but it would only print blank sheets of paper. Rather than try to figure out where the culprit formula or cell was, I...

Typical Day Kickoff!!

Today was one of the best examples ever of a typical day. In fact, today was so typical that it was atypically typical. I began my day by giving the office manager at a local doctor’s office a lesson in Microsoft PowerPoint. Immediately after that I headed to Sam’s Club to purchase a video card for my next client. I barely had enough time to buy the card before I had to be at their house to install it. I have had...

Nothing more important in computing than backup...

Destiny played its hand today in choosing my topic for my first installment of "Riding Shotgun". Riding Shotgun is the brain-child of Adam and I. We wanted to create a daily snippet of the things we see, learn, fix, and experience in our daily travels from office-to-office and home-to-home fixing computers and helping people learn about the computers. Backup, or the lack of a backup, played a big part in my day...

Welcome to Riding Shotgun

Welcome to Riding Shotgun with Rick & Adam For a long time Rick and I have talked about our strange and wonderful jobs as roving computer guys. Our roles stretch beyond being ordinary computer repair people. We help people keep their worlds on course. That may seem like an exaggeration, but it is not. Some days we may help people through ordinary problems like viruses and spyware, other days we may be helping a client...

Get Quicken Support Quickly

One of the easiest ways to get support for any Quicken products is to chat with a tech support agent online. Here’s how: Visit their web site at www.quicken.com Click Help & Support Choose your version of Quicken (or other product) Click the "Live Help" tab on the next page that shows Their hours are: Chat support is available:   Monday – Friday:  05:00 AM – 09:00 PM...