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Acer Aspire One running Windows Vista

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The Acer Aspire One is a fun little netbook, but it’s just not fast enough to run Windows Vista. That’s why Windows XP was included instead of Vista. Right? Well, I put that to the test and found that by modifying Vista as I described earlier, Vista runs great on the Aspire One.

It actually [...]

November 26th, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Mobile, Notebook Computers, Windows | 2 comments

Dell Reinstallation Disk Doesn’t Always Work

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I recently performed a system reinstall for an Arlington, VA customer. His Dell Inspiron 1720 came with a Reinstallation DVD for Windows Vista Business 32Bit. This is not the same as an installation disk from Microsoft because it can only be installed on a particular computer.

But after Vista was reinstalled using the Reinstallation DVD, [...]

September 21st, 2008 | Tags: , , | Category: Computer Hardware, Software | Leave a comment

Operating System re-installs installs for virus ridden computers

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Infections Beyond Repair

Most people say that once a machine is infected with a virus, there is no practical way to know for sure if it is ever truly safe. You could take out the drive, attach it to a Linux machine for scans, and run all the latest tools. But this doesn’t guarantee [...]

August 4th, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Software, Viruses | Leave a comment