Problems with network access in a Windows workgroup

I was at a business client this summer where a hard drive had failed on a Windows workgroup computer in a shared peer-peer network.  After we got the new hard drive installed and setup, I had to change BIOS settings for drive to be seen by the computer. I went to...

My computer dilemma with Linux and Windows

One of my dilemmas being a computer consultant is what operating system do I use on my own computers?  The one I like or one the majority of my clients use?  Unfortunately, they aren’t the same in my case: I prefer Linux Mint and most of my clients use some...

How can you be sure your computer data is safe

I was on a computer repair call this Fall where a business client had me work on their five computers. One of them was being retired from service and they didn’t want it any longer. They were concerned about the computer data still on it, but didn’t know...

One of my computers won’t turn on

I had a new business client service call last month which involved two desktop computers and a laptop. One of the desktop computers wouldn’t turn on and my client thought it was dead.  I started doing a visual inspection on the computer and found it looked ok;...

I thought I was done with this Windows computer

I was working on an old Asus Windows desktop computer for a business client of mine this week. They have a business they are ramping up again and needed a computer with an older Microsoft Windows version on it. I tested the computer in Windows and it seemed great. I...

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