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How to prevent Windows Blue Screen Of Death “Inaccessible Boot Device” 0x000000ED

Posted on January 29, 2011 by admin

On numerous occasions I have been called by clients whose computer has failed to start and is displaying the Blue Screen Of Death below. This error can be caused by a variety of hard disk faults from a messed-up filing … Continue reading →

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My CD | DVD Drive has stopped working!

Posted on January 18, 2011 by admin

I was recently given a laptop to repair where the DVD drive was “inaccessible” and unable to play audio CD’s, video DVD’s and data discs. The first place I looked was in Device Manager and sure enough the optical drive … Continue reading →

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74% of work PCs still run XP, and they’re 4.4 years old

Posted on August 23, 2010 by admin

It was said last year that 2010 is a big year for Microsoft because we’re waiting to see which way the tide will turn on enterprise adoption of Windows 7. Lots of companies are on the fence about the migration, … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 Release To Manufacturing

Posted on July 23, 2009 by admin

Reading the many blogs etc here are some of the information that is currently in the wild: * There will be two major release dates: August 6th and October 22nd. * TechNet/MSDN subscribers will be able to download the English … Continue reading →

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IT professionals will not drop Windows XP quietly (if ever)

Posted on July 3, 2009 by admin

In a series of poll questions, IT professionals made it quite clear that they were not interested in migrating away from Windows XP. What do the results mean for your organization? ———————————————————————– A couple of weeks ago, Tech Republic asked … Continue reading →

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