As soon as i run iTunes on my customers laptop with 4 GB ram and a dual core processor the system slows almost to a halt. I’ve looked at everything. I’ve uninstalled iTunes and re-installed it three or four times, tried updating the system with Sony updates and windows updates and all the other things that i could think of. Nope still hogs the processor. I tried a 32 bit version on a 64 bit machine, nope. No malware or viruses on the system. Nothing i did worked until i found this page…….

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3259052?start=0&tstart=0

Where some users suggested that there is a winsock error.

Simply follow the following instructions.

Click Start
Click All Programs
Click Accessories
Right click on Command Prompt
(choose Run as Administrator) type in ‘Netsh winsock reset’ without the ‘
Restart your computer
Open iTunes
Try the store again.

You should also notice that the processor has settled down and you can use the computer normally Happy days and three days of searching for the answer. Hope it helps someone….

Just to let you know that I am on holiday from work from Friday 16th September through to Monday 26th September.

Change your default printer

If more than one printer is connected to your computer, you can choose one to use by default. Choose the printer you will use most often. That way, when you print using Windows or your programs, you won’t have to select a printer each time. You can change the default printer at any time and you can still select other printers for occasional print jobs.

In Windows XP

click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes.

Right-click the icon for the printer you want to use as the default printer, and then click Set As Default Printer on the shortcut menu.

Vista

Click the Start button, click Control Panel, click Hardware and Sound, and then click Printers.

Right-click the printer you want to use, and then click Set as Default Printer. A check mark is displayed on the printer icon to mark it as your default printer.

Windows 7

Open Devices and Printers by clicking the Start button , and then, on the Start menu, clicking Devices and Printers.

Right-click the printer you want to use, and then click Set as default printer. (You’ll see a check mark on the printer’s icon signifying that it’s now your default printer.)

Internet Banking, Shopping, Email, etc, etc,

How much of this would you want to get into another persons hands?

This can happen just from your browser. Regardless of the fact that you have full Virus protection. These vulnerabilities get through your Virus protections.

So do yourself a favour take yourself along to The Qualys BrowserCheck website.

https://browsercheck.qualys.com/

Click on the “Scan Now” button and follow the instructions on securing your web browser.

If you hit any problems or need help securing your computer please let me know.

Please read it and do it today just to be sure.

If you see the symptoms get in touch and we will look at how we can help you clean your PC.

Matt Cutt’s is head of spam at Google this is what he writes…

This is important: Google has been able to detect a large number of computers infected with a specific piece of malware. If you go to Google and do a search (any word will do) right now, check to see whether you get a “Your computer appears to be infected” warning at the top of the search results. If you see the message, you need to clean up the infection from your machine.

We’re trying this as an experiment to alert and protect consumers that we believe have infected machines. Please share this widely.

Added: This is malware that’s specific to Windows. Remember to do an actual search (any search will do) and check the top of the search results page; don’t just go to the home page.

Here is the official notice of this on The Official Google Blog…..

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/using-data-to-protect-people-from.html

Firstly get yourself along to the link below and click on the download button….

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=3

To see any of the images on this page more clearly click on the image, then click back on your browser to bring you back to the article.

Next you will see this….

Click on “Run”

Next the program will download and the program will start to install.

To begin with you will see the Software Licence Terms that you should Tick to say you accept and then click Continue as you can see in the Image below..

Wait for it to install…..

Then a box will appear to say that the installation is complete.

Click on OK, Well done you have now installed the Compatibility pack and you shouldn’t get any troubles with your office files.

LG W2261VP-PF 22″ LCD Widescreen Full HD Monitor

The LG W2261VP-PF is equipped with the essentials for enjoying the latest entertainment. Full HD resolution provides realistic rendition of characters and backgrounds of movies and games while the ultra fast response time of 2ms clearly displays fast scenes in action movies and sports without blurring.

Additionally, the monitor offers a power multimedia experience with an HDMI terminal that supports convenient connection with the latest entertainment devices such as PS3, Xbox360, and Blu-ray.

Features

Full HD Resolution
Ultra Fast 2ms Response
HDMI Input
ez-Zooming
Photo effect
HDCP
Intelligent Auto
Plug & Play
f-Engine
Smart Package

For full specs email me at darren@darrenfoster.co.uk

£99.99 Call me today to place your order 07881 805523. Can be delivered to your door next day delivery in most cases.

There’s a scam goin’ on that implicates Microsoft being run from Indian call centres.

The scam starts with a call which goes through the usual security checks before saying “I’m calling for Microsoft. We’ve had a report from your internet service provider of serious virus problems from your computer.”

Naturally, they then tell you that your computer is going to die or sprout legs and kick you to death or something should the problem go unsolved.

If they’ve succeed in convincing you to keep talking, you’ll be directed to your computer and asked to open a program called “Windows Event Viewer”. To the average user, it looks like a troubling and long list of errors, some labelled “critical”.

“Yes, that’s it,” says the caller. “Now let me guide you through the steps to fixing it.”

You’re then sent to a website and told to download a program that hands over remote control of your computer and the caller “installs” various “fixes” for the problem. Then you need to cough-up £185.

Of course, there’s was never anything wrong with your computer (well, unless you count that weird porn you’ve been looking at) and naturally, the caller does not work for Microsoft. Microsoft aren’t in the habit of ringing people up are they? Sadly, anyone falling for this will have handed over every bit of data from their computer.

This scam has been going since 2008 and grew hugely this year. It is being run from call centres based in Kolkata, by teams believed to have access to sales databases from computer and software companies who seem to be using the phonebook to get names to call.

When contacted about the scams, Microsoft said it was “currently investigating a series of instances in which the business practices of an organisation within the Microsoft Partner Network [that] have given rise to significant concerns from a number of sources. We take matters such as these extremely seriously and will take any action that is appropriate once our investigation is complete.”

The company has noticed the problem. “Microsoft does not make unsolicited phone calls to help you fix your computer,” it says on its website. “If you receive an unsolicited call from someone claiming to be from Microsoft Tech Support, hang up. We do not make these kinds of calls.”

You may have dropped your laptop and cracked the screen and outer case and thought that’s it its all gone. This doesn’t always have to be the case.

Here you can see a hard drive connected to my laptop recovering data for a customer.

Get in touch if you think this is something that i can do for you?

You might want those all important baby photos that you thought you lost….

1 x Advent Altro Celeron 723 3GB Ram 120GB HD No Optical WiFi 13.3” Widescreen VHP – £270
2 x Advent 9112 Dual Core T2310 2GB Ram 160GB HD DVDRW WiFi 12″ VHP – £290
1 x Advent Verona Celeron 743 3GB Ram 250GB HD WiFi 13.3” Windows 7 – £290
1 x Advent Verona Black Celeron 743 3GB Ram 250GB HD WiFi 13.3” Windows 7 – £290
1 x Advent 9212 Core 2 Duo T5450 2GB Ram 160GB HD DVDRW WiFi 12” VHP – £290
1 x Advent Altro Celeron 723 3GB Ram 120GB HD WiFi 13.3” WiFi Windows 7 – £290
1 x Packard Bell TN36-U-420 Dual Core T3400 4GB Ram 320GB HD DVDRW WiFi 15.6” VHP – £320
1 x Compaq CQ61-110SA Dual Core T4200 3GB Ram 160GB HD DVDRW WiFi 15.6” VHB – £330
1 x P/Bell LJ61-RB-110 Athlon x2 QL-64 3GB Ram 250GB HD DVDRW WiFi 17.3” VHP – £330
1 x Advent 8212 Core 2 Duo T7100 2GB Ram 120GB HD DVDRW WiFi 12.1″ VHP – £330
1 x Packard Bell TN36-U-440UK Dual Core T4200 4GB Ram 320GB HD DVDRW WiFi 15.6” VHP – £330
2 x P/Bell TJ65-AU-010 Dual Core T4200 4GB Ram 250GB HD DVDRW WiFi 15.6” VHP – £340
3 x Acer Aspire 3935-744G25Mn Core 2 Duo P7450 4GB Ram 250GB HD No Optical 13.3” LED Widescreen, 64MB GMA 4500MHD, Webcam, WiFi, Card Reader, VHP – £340
1 x HP G70-212EM Dual Core T3400 3GB Ram 250GB HD DVDRW WiFi 17.3” VHP – £340
1 x P/Bell LJ61-RB-010 Turion X2 RM72 4GB Ram 320GB HD DVDRW WiFi 17.3” VHP – £350
4 x HP DV6-1130SA Dual Core T4200 4GB Ram 250GB HD DVDRW WiFi HD4530 15.6” VHP – £350
3 x Acer Aspire 4810T Core 2 Solo SU3500 3GB Ram 250GB HD DVDRW WiFi 14” VHP – £350
2 x Acer Aspire 3935-864G32n Core 2 Duo P8600 4GB Ram 320GB HD No Optical 13.3” WiFi VHP – £360
1 x Toshiba Satellite U400-15E Core 2 Duo T5800 3GB Ram 250GB HD DVDRW WiFi 13.3” VHP – £360
1 x Toshiba A200-28P Core 2 Duo T8100 3GB Ram 250GB HD DVDRW WiFi 15.4” VHP – £380
3 x HP G70-120EA Core 2 Duo T5800 3GB Ram 160GB HD Blu-Ray WiFi GF9200MGE 17.3″ VHP – £380
1 x HP DV6-1132SA Turion X2 RM75 4GB Ram 320GB HD DVDRW WiFi HD4530 15.6” VHP – £390
1 x HP DV6-1215SA Turion X2 RM-74 4GB Ram 320GB HD DVDRW WiFi HD4530 15.6” VHP – £390
1 x Dell Inspiron 1720 Mid Blue Core 2 Duo T5550 3GB Ram 250GB HD DVDRW WiFi 17.1” VHP – £410
1 x HP Pavilion DV5-1015EA Core 2 Duo P8400 4GB Ram 250GB HD Blu-Ray WiFi 15.4” VHP – £410
1 x Acer 4810T-943G32Mn Core 2 Duo U9400 3GB Ram 320GB HD DVDRW WiFi 14.1” VHP – £410
1 x Sony VGN-AR71E Core 2 Duo T5450 3GB Ram 250GB HD DVDRW WiFi 17.3” VHP – £410
1 x HP TX2-1340EA Turion X2 RM-77 4GB Ram 320GB HD DVDRW HD3200 WiFi 12.1” Win 7 – £510
1 x Asus G2S Core 2 Duo T9300 3GB Ram 320GB HD DVDRW WiFi 17.1” VHP – £530
2 x Dell Adamo Core 2 Duo SU9300 2GB Ram 128MB SSD DVDRW WiFi 13.4” VHP – £650
4 x Dell XPS M1730 Crimson Red Core 2 Duo T9300 4GB Ram 500GB HD DVDRW 17.3” Widescreen, Dual 256MB GeForce Go 8700M GT Video, WiFi, Vista Home Premium – £650

I stress i don’t carry these in stock they are simply available to me at these prices. Let me know if your interested and we can arrange for your laptop to be delivered to your door next day.

There is an additional £12 Delivery charge.

Do your homework people… Once you have found a laptop above, Google the model number and see the prices that are available, then give me a call on 07881 805523 to place your order.

Stock doesn’t stick around very long with my Supplier so be quick