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Computer repair and optimization tools

BlogAdmin — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:06:17 +0000

The worst thing that can happen to someone is a computer breaking down when they are in the middle of an important piece of work. The worst of all is that you stand a very good chance that you might lose all that important information you need for your business, which is very frustrating. Most of the time people do not wait, they immediately take their computer for repairs, ending up with a hundred dollar or more bill.

Saving money and doing general repairs yourself instead is something that not many people know about. In most cases you only need some kind of optimization and computer tools to do it all by yourself. You can fix many problems with no assistance when you for instance use some sort of Windows optimization tools. An example of such a tool is advanced system optimizer 3.

You will be able to fix problems such as no response when clicking on the mouse, a windows program that takes forever to load, certain crashing programs, and an Internet explorer that loads too slow, programs that automatically switch down all by themselves, or a locked application on windows. By fixing these kinds of problems by yourself, you now can spend that extra money on some other important things you need.

Another great thing is these different programs and/or software to help you fixing these sorts of problems is that you will not need as many programs. You need only four special optimization and computer repair tools to fix these kinds of problems whenever you need it. Your anti-virus, desk defragmentation, anti spy and repair utility for registry programs and software are included amongst these kinds of tools.

When someone tries filtering your system in the form of some virus the anti-virus program/software will warn you immediately. Many of these sorts of viruses damage you computer in such a way that it is impossible to repair it at any way. On the other hand, the anti spy tool quickly warn you when someone is busy using your bandwidth without any permission or payment.

The defragment tool is there to help you making more space available on your computer so that you can do important work without worrying about space. The repair utility for registry fixes any errors that might occur on your computer so quickly that you can hardly notice an error. With regular updates and these four optimization tools, you can be sure of a trouble free working experience on your computer.

You might ask the question why you need these kind tools when you will be able to repair such problems all by yourself or get some assistance. Fact is that your computer will be able to work on a more efficient basis while warning you about harmful threats. This is why the optimization tools advantages is far more than the cons.

The Windows website is the first place online that you should access to find these types of software for your system. Now you will be able to download these tools directly from the site and depend on online assistance from consultants.

Why is it necessary to update your PC’s hardware drivers?

BlogAdmin — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:50:44 +0000

Often it so happens that people are not satisfied with the speed of their computer though they have a very good antivirus and other protections installed. The system slows down without the presence of any malware such as a virus. One probable reason behind this phenomenon may be hardware drivers that they have forgotten to update. Many times the problem of a sluggish computer can be attributed to hardware drivers that have not been updated.

By updating hardware drivers, it is easy to keep a computer performing at an optimum level. It has been seen that people update their software but forget about hardware. The OS used by a person is connected to the hardware by these drivers. This connection is done with the help of software called “driver”. It is when there is a better understanding between hardware and OS with the help of driver software that the system performs at its maximum speed.

People have this habit of not updating hardware drivers despite it being essential. In a system that operates on Windows, this is a prerequisite as drivers are integral part of the system and hence it affects the performance of the PC. Updates of hardware are as easily available in the market as you get software updates. This is an ongoing process and manufacturers do it to get rid of any bugs and also to make drivers better. Although hardware drivers are usually available by the manufacturers, it is a pain to select the correct driver for your specific hardware system.

People use a plethora of devices with their PC like a camera, scanner or a printer that do not work efficiently as there are bugs in the drivers. Old drivers having one or the other problem make it difficult for your computer to keep performing at a high level. Either because of any invalid response from you or because of the presence of any virus, driver files may be deleted or get corrupted. Single missing or deleted files simply means that the devices attached to the PC may not work at a desired level.

Sometimes your computer itself tells you about any problem present in the drivers but they get unnoticed by you. It normally happens that the sound of the computer may behave abnormally and then the system crashes or the PC goes blank in between a game telling you that there is something wrong with the drivers of hardware. It is not only audio but also video drivers that need updating frequently.

Manufacturers keep updating drivers and they are freely available on the net which means that you can update your hardware drivers whenever you think they have become outdated. Then there are people who become used to an older operating system despite having latest hardware drivers. This mismatch also causes problems and necessitates matching of hardware drivers with the OS.

The problem of outdated problems is unique to systems that are Windows based as Windows it is that offers so many choices when it comes to using devices that leads to a mismatch between hardware drivers and the OS. It is natural for Microsoft to think that users would take care of drivers while using different devices.

Regular update of hardware drivers means that you are always using the most advanced and better drivers. Being available for free, you need not make any effort to get these drivers. Another way to get these drivers is to look for driver databases and “auto-update” tools which go out and find the correct drivers for you. One such tool is driver navigator.

Recover Deleted Data – Potential Setbacks With Using Freeware

BlogAdmin — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:25:01 +0000

Data recovery software (such as spotmau powersuite) has made it possible to recover deleted data sometimes weeks after a file has been lost. In this post, we’ll take a look at some of the potential barriers to successful file retrieval.

Before using a data recovery tool, it is worth pointing out that if files have been deleted as a result of application faults or some form of operating system corruption (e.g. the registry has become corrupted file virus attack) then you are better off fixing a computer issue like this using computer maintenance software prior to attempting to use data recovery software.

Data recovery tools are capable of retrieving deleted documents due to the fact that file deletion will only alter a documents index in the file allocation table so that the document is no longer visible in Windows Explorer, but your files data clusters will still be intact. Your document is stored on the hard drive as data clusters located around the disk, and file recovery software can easily read these and try to reassemble them to form your original file.

Where the process starts to fall over is if you have been continuing to use the hard drive for applications. Any type of new file that is being created when using applications (this includes temporary Internet files) will be stored to the hard drive and can potentially overwrite the data clusters belonging to your deleted documents. While these clusters are not originally wiped from the drive, they are flagged to Windows as free to reuse for saving any new data. Over time, running applications and saving documents will gradually overwrite all your old deleted files.

You will also find that different data recovery tools will have varying capabilities for finding your deleted documents. Each program is developed independently of the next so use different logic to try and piece together data clusters (some are better than others at piecing together this jigsaw puzzle of data fragments). For this reason, you are better off using freeware applications (e.g. Smart Recover) or trying the free trial scans that come with commercial tools before committing to a product.

How to recover my Windows 7 product key

BlogAdmin — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:53:57 +0000

Problem:
Let’s Say you want to reinstall your system since it is corrupted, but you forgot your Windows 7 product key. Have you been worried that your Windows 7 product key has been lost? Have you been worried that you will have to purchase another product key?

Solution:
Spotmau BootSuite 2011 is the solution for you. One of Spotmau’s BootSuite 2011 highly recommended functions — Password Kit — can help you.

MS Key Finder in “Password Kit” is an effective and powerful recovery tool. It checks a system for all possible MS product keys, and shows you the product keys immediately with the option to select which one you want to recover. With it, you will be able to find out almost all hidden MS product keys including all Windows product keys, Microsoft Office product keys, etc.

Procedure of finding back Microsoft products key:

1. Double click Spotmau icon and enter BOOT SUITE 2011 interface, follow these steps: Self Service —> PowerSuite 2010 Wincare–>Password Kit –> MS Key Finder, then you can see the interface looked just like the following picture.

2. Afterward, you can either write down the Microsoft products key you need (if so, to put them in a safe place is suggested.)

3. Or you can export them as a .txt file by clicking“Export”.A “Save to file” dialog will pop up, and you can specify the destination for the file or rename it.

4. Click”Save”, MS Key Finder will finish its task for you. And the whole process is finished.

NOTES:
With the same procedures you can find out your lost product keys of Microsoft Office(2003/2007) and Windows XP (all versions), Windows 2000 (all versions), Windows 2003 (all versions) ,Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Vista and Windows 7.

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Windows Computer Startup Problems-How to Fix them

BlogAdmin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:31:37 +0000

If you are facing computer startup problems such as your machine taking longer and longer to boot up, then it is time to take some positive action before total disaster strikes. It could be an early warning signal that your operating system needs a health check and if you ignore it you are likely to face a computer crash soon and lose precious data in the process.

You need to address computer startup problems quickly as it could even signify a virus attack or a spyware or other malicious software that is running in the background. These need to be identified and stopped and if you are not a computer geek you would need professional assistance to get your machine back to superior performance.

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One way to avoid computer startup problems is to keep your operating system in top shape at all times. For this you need to do frequent verification of your system files and services to make sure that they are not corrupted. You also need to keep applying patches and service packs as and when they are released so that you plug all the holes in your operating system successfully.

If you have been using Windows XP as your operating system then there is this cool new service that can help you avoid computer startup problems or any other Windows XP crashes and errors – it is called Reimage. It is a service which can replace any faulty Windows components in your system thus helping you fix any computer startup problems or other errors caused by your operating system. The service will also tweak your operating system settings in such a manner as to speed up your Windows XP significantly thereby reducing the time needed to startup your machine and also helps to avoid computer startup problems. Another solution for Windows Startup Problems is a repair software CD, such as SpotMau Bootsuite 2011.

If you want to try some quick solutions for your computer startup problems then you can do a Google search for your problems and try out some of the suggestions available in online forums. There are several tutorials offering your free advice but you really need to be careful when you try these out yourselves to reduce your computer startup problems or else you might just end up having more problems than you started off with. This is especially true if you are trying to edit registry entries or replace system files by yourselves. Also, these will only be quick fix solutions and your problem is likely to recur sooner than later. Therefore it is a good idea to leave such things to the experts and with Reimage offering you the service that will get completed within 30 minutes, you really don’t have an excuse to keep delaying taking any action to reduce your computer startup problems. What is more you can even get your money back in case you are not satisfied with the services that they offer. Always remember that a stitch in time saves nine and the more you delay addressing your computer startup problems the more trouble you are likely to face at a later date. Act now!

Regarding the other repair solution that I mentioned before, you can read a SpotMau BootSuite Review here.

Fix Windows Problems Without a PC Technician

BlogAdmin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:10:39 +0000

If your computer needs a tune up there are many ways to fix Windows problems. Most problems are simple and easily fixed with some Google searching or software upgrades. Another option is to purchase repair services online that will scan your computer and automatically fix any problems. The point is, you can fix many Windows problems from home without having to rely on a PC technician.

PC technicians are expensive and inconvenient. Do you really want a complete stranger to have access to all of your personal files and information? Do you really want to take the time to first find a technician, then have him come to your house? You can drop your computer off at a repair shop, but who has the time to do all of that driving?

You can fix Windows problems on your own. You don’t have to be a science geek or have a PHD to fix Windows problems. It only takes a bit of patience and knowing where to look. Searching on Google is the first option for people who have some technical background and know how to fix some basic computer errors. Also, there are windows repair software available which can boot up a computer which does not start, fix blue screens, recover data from crashed hard disk, recover lost passwords etc. Such a software is Spotmau Powersuite which comes on a bootable CD with many many excellent repair features or you can purchase a Quick Fix service with which a real online technician will connect to your PC and repair it. EDIT: There is a new version of Spotmau 2011 repair software available now. The packages are split into Spotmau Powersuite and Spotmau Bootsuite while the Spotmau Golden Edition is the combination of the two products. A full Spotmau Review can be found on the previous link.

When you get an error report, it is very important that you allow Windows to send a report to Microsoft. This is how they find bugs in their programs. Once the problem is determined, the software engineers at Microsoft go about finding a solution to the problem. This is where Windows updates come in. Always allow updates on your computer. These updates fix errors and will solve many minor problems.

The best way to find viruses and malicious spyware is to run a scan from a couple of different antivirus tools. An antivirus tool is a program that looks for viruses, corrupt programs, spyware, and other malware that can cause your computer to become sluggish. Detected problems are fixed with the same program. However, files that got corrupted from viruses are not fixed by the antivirus tools. To fix those files you need specialized repair software such as Reimage. This tool fixes Windows XP online by replacing the corrupted Windows files with new files from a repository of 25 million original Microsoft files database. Check out the following Reimage Review for more information and details.

Don’t be afraid to fix Windows problems. You can do it on your own with instructions from the Internet, or by using specialized software or by using an online repair service. If you hesitate to use one of the repair software or services, keep in mind that most companies have on-line support to answer your questions and offer money back guarantees.

How to recover lost administrator password in windows

BlogAdmin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:47:29 +0000

Keeping track of different passwords is a hard thing to do for most people. It is best to use some sort of tool to help you out. You have several different options that you can use, to have easier access to your passwords. You can either memorize the password and hope you don’t forget it or you can use a piece of software that will store the information for you. You can also write it down on a piece of paper (not recommended though!!). No matter what method you use, a time might come that you might lose your computer’s password. This can be especially troubling if it is the administrator password for your Windows operating system. This can happen to anyone. If this does happen to you, there are several techniques that you can use to be able to recover the password. We will go over a few of them in this article.

The first way that you can recover the passwords that you have lost in Windows is to use one of the many software options that are available. There have been several solutions that are also highly rated and will help you get the password back. Just be sure that you read the reviews of the software that you are downloading. You want to make sure that the software works and that it doesn’t harm your computer in any way. There have been some password recovery solutions that have been known to mess up the registry settings. In any case you should always back up your registry, in case something like this happens. This is especially true when embarking on a project such as this. A proven and safe software to recover your computer’s administrator password is Spotmau Powersuite. This is a bootable CD which you insert into your CD drive and reboot. After booting up, the program will recover for you all computer’s passwords, both for regular user accounts and for the Administrator account. It can also recover lost passwords from email, Windows Live, Yahoo mail, Gmail, Outlook etc. Spotmau Powersuite advertises that it achieves a 100% recovery rate for lost passwords.

If you don’t want to spend a few dollars on a password recovery program, you can also try another way. This is the techniques used by hackers when they are trying to break into a system. They use a brute force attack. A brute force attack is when a program runs through the dictionary and uses random word combinations to see if it can guess the password. This is an old school hacker attack and can prove to be very successful. The drawback about this technique, is that it can take a long time to run through the process. The faster the computer, the faster it can go through the combinations. If you don’t have a lot of time, this solution should only be used, if the former does not work.

These are a couple of ways that you can recover the Windows administrator password off of your hard drive. One of these techniques should do the trick. Try it and you will soon be back to enjoying your computer.

How to recover data from a crashed hard disk

BlogAdmin — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:52:20 +0000

When you rely on a computer for work or recreation, you have to learn to prepare for the worse. There will be a day when your hard drive may crash. It will give a faint warning by making weird grinding noises. After that happens, all of a sudden your screen will go black. Unfortunately, when this happens, people are not prepared for it. Most users, will go throughout their entire computing lives, without making a single back up of their data on the hard drive. Or they will back up data only once a year, and are surprised when this data is not updated, when they try to restore it. At the very least, you should have your system set up with system restore points every couple of days. Luckily, even in the event of a hard drive crash, there are ways to be able to save the data on a crashed disk.

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Now you have to remember one thing as we list the methods that might help you save the data on your hard drive. None of these are full proof methods . It is at best a 50/50 chance that this information will save the data from your hard drive. There is still a good chance that your hard drive is too far gone to be saved by this point. If that is the case, then you must make sure that you dispose off the hard drive very carefully. Even though the data should be impossible to get, you still do not want to take the chance that some bad guys get your hard-disk and steal your personal information from it.

The first method that you should use in trying to save the data from your hard drive, is to use a specialized software solution that is specifically made for this task. There are many different programs that can help you accomplish this. The best all-in-one computer repair software to help you restore your data is Spotmau Powersuite. This software, in addition to restoring data from a crashed hard-disk, is a complete computer repair solution which can be used for many different computer problems as described in the official Spotmau website here. The Spotmau Powersuite program can help you solve your data recovery problems guaranteed.

The second method in recovering data on a crashed hard drive, is to hook the drive up to another computer. You have to make sure that the drive is hooked up as the secondary drive, or slave drive. This will allow you to see the hard drive contents without using that same hard drive to boot up. If there is anything to be found on the drive, you will be able to access from the Windows explorer menu of this new computer.

These are the two ways that you can recover data from a crashed hard drive. Neither technique is fullproof but have worked in the past for many users.

How to Rescue Lost Data from Your Hard Disk Using Spotmau Powersuite 2010

BlogAdmin — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:11:29 +0000

What Spotmau Powersuite 2010 can do to rescue lost data?

It will find any deleted and lost data from your hard disk. Data can be lost for several reasons such as your system lost the partition table or if by mistake you have done quick format or if your system crashed unexpectedly. You can recover all these lost data with the help of Spotmau Powersuite 2010.
Spotmau however cannot recover data from physically damaged drive.
It also finds and repairs crashed boot sectors.
Finds missing files and repairs the errors.
Recovers lost or forgotten passwords.
By using this software you can back up the entire system.

How to use Spotmau Powersuite 2010

No matter what you have deleted, that means, if you have deleted videos or pictures or audio files from you disk drive or if you formatted your media storage disk or during write process if you pulled out your media storage, Spotmau Powersuite 2010 program can reconstruct data automatically.

If you lost data in your smartcard within a digital camera and you want to recover the data then simply connect your camera to your PC and run Spotmau Powersuite 2010 tool to recover the lost data. You can recover the lost data from flash card, memory stick, micro drive, compact disk and smart media cards.

Other General Features of Spotmau Powersuite 2010

It supports the file format of FAT 12, FAT 16 and FAT 32 and NTFS.
It supports Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, VISTA and Windows 7.
It can recover files and store them on an external drive.
This tool is available in different languages such as English, Chinese, Danish, Czech, Dutch, German, French, Estonian, Hungarian, Greek, Japanese, Polish, Norwegian, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Swedish, Spanish and Romanian.
It finds and fixes crashed boot sectors.
Improves the disk performance and optimizes the computer.
Improves the system speed.
Protects from identity theft
It protects your privacy from other people in the network.
If you have confidential files then it can hide those files and protect with password which are visible to you only.
By using this software you can encrypt and decrypt files.
It will free up system resources and it will help you to find hidden programs.
You can also change or recover the Windows Admin password
You can clean the disk to increase your system performance

Conclusion

By using Spotmau Powersuite 2010 tool you can rescue lost data from your hard disk very easily. Comparing to other tools, spotmau is very easy to understand and quite easy to use to recover lost data. If you are newbie to computer field don’t worry. Use Spotmau Powersuite 2010 tool, which works like All-In-One tool to help you fix many more problems in addition to recovering lost data.

Fix Windows XP or VISTA Startup Problems with Spotmau Powersuite 2010

BlogAdmin — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:26:01 +0000

If you are facing startup problems with your computer’s Windows Operating System, then Microsoft is providing us many tools to fix the startup error. For Instance, in Windows NT you can use Emergency Recovery Utility, in Windows 98 you can use MS Config tool, in Windows 2000 you can find Recovery Console, and in Windows XP you can use the System Restore. The only problem however, it is very difficult to understand the working processes of these tools. To fix any start up problems with your computer we suggest you to use Spotmau Powersuite 2010 tool, which will fix the start up problems in all Windows Operating Systems.

What type of problems does Spotmau Powersuite 2010 repair?

As you know very well, a problem related with Windows startup is one of the most difficult problems to troubleshoot and sometimes if you want to fix a startup problem, then you just need to reinstall the OS, but this process is time consuming. To avoid all these headaches, you can simply use Spotmau Powersuite 2010 tool, it will take care of your startup problems.

The Spotmau Powersuite 2010 suite can repair the following startup problems

Incompatible/Corrupt/Missing drivers
Corrupt/Missing System Files
Corrupt/Missing boot configuration settings
Corrupt registry files
Corrupt disk metadata such as boot sector, partition table, master boot record
Problematic installation updates

How does Spotmau Powersuite 2010 Tool work?

If your Windows Vista, XP or any other Microsoft OS is experiencing a startup failure, you can use the bootable CD which comes with Spotmau Powersuite to boot-up the system. Just insert the CD in the drive and restart your system. You might need to get into the BIOS first to enable booting from CD ROM drive. Spotmau Powersuite 2010 tool is automatically activated and it analyzes the startup log files to find out the problem source and runs some tests to find out the cause of the startup problem. Once it detects the problem, then it fixes the problem automatically.

After successfully fixing the startup problem, it will reboot the system automatically and then update the log file to identify the startup problem and the solution for that.

In case it can’t repair the startup problem itself, then it will guide you how to fix the problem manually.

Spotmau Powersuite 2010 Tool will save you time as well as money

If you are using Spotmau Powersuite 2010 tool to fix the startup problems of your system, then it will save you from expensive technical support services. If you decide to call for a PC technician or even bring your computer to a repair center, it will cost you hundreds of dollars and several days before you get your PC fixed.

Additional options in Spotmau Powersuite 2010

It has many options such as

Repair errors and search for missing files
Increase the hard disk performance
Uninstall any unwanted programs
Clean the system obsolete trash and redundant files
Lock any programs for your personal use only
Many more features

Conclusion

Spotmau Powersuite 2010 is designed to solve many Windows problems usually faced by us while reducing the burden of user’s as well as administrators. It is not a “miracle CD” but I can guarantee you that it will help you to fix and optimize the majority of computer errors that you may experience over time.