IT Call Out is an On Site Perth (WA) Computer Repair service, we help Small Businesses & Home Users. We provide mobile Virus Repairs, Computer Repairs, Computer tuition and other Professional Computer or Network Support services for Laptop and desktop PCs. Throughout the local Perth metro Area - from Joondalup to Fremantle our onsite technicians Come to help fix all your PC problems.

Category: Problems Fixed

Recent Perth Computer Repairs and other Computer Service tasks..

22 March, 2007 (02:12) | Our Services, Problems Fixed

old computer repair techniques

Luckily most Computer Repair work these days doesnt require 4 smiling ladies to carry parts around.. Going through my diary, here are some recent jobs ive done around the Perth metro area – From Freemantle through to Clarkson – I do alot of driving with my on-site work..

  • Networking a number of computers to the internet with XP and Vista
  • Setting up a backup system to avoid data loss
  • General Computer Clean up
  • Removing Norton and installing better Anti Virus Software (Nod32)
  • Instructing or teaching a client on how to put together a website
  • Re-installing a laptop with a corrupted Windows XP
  • Setting up a new laptop and connecting it to the internet
  • Installing a new hard drive in a computer that wouldn’t boot or load windows
  • Reconfiguring a ADSL broadband connection so it doesnt keep on dropping out all the time

I hope this gives you an idea of the kind of Computer Consultant / Technician work I do on a regular basis.. I’m happy to chat to you if you think I might be able to help you. – 0401 229 104

Computer Problem Repaired – Itunes error message

3 February, 2007 (03:29) | Problems Fixed, Program Problems

 

I recently came across this obscure itunes error message. It was fixed in the end, but it was quite a strange problem.

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Computer Problem Repaired – Phishing Filter issues

3 February, 2007 (02:54) | Firewalls, Internet Explorer

Anti-Phishing Feature of IE7 for Windows 

A client was having problems downloading specific files and logging into banking websites through internet explorer… Heres the solution..

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Reader Question: F8 Button Computer Problems

8 January, 2007 (05:08) | Computer Tips, Keyboards and Mice, Problems Fixed, Reader Questions

A few days ago, my daughter (8 months) was in my lap, and all of a sudden she jumped upon the keyboard and thereby pressing numerous btns. Now instantly, even though one application was open (which I don’t remember now), a pale blue screen covered up with two gear like image in the middle. Although I can view faintly my desktop and other ikons. On trying atleast on all of the btns on my keyboard, I managed to get free from the pale blue screen. By pressing F8 button.

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3 Keyboard problems and how to solve them

3 December, 2006 (07:17) | Keyboards and Mice, Problems Fixed

Issue #1

“When pressing keys on the keyboard, all we get are beeping tones”

“My keyboard keeps beeping, I cant type anything”

Dont worry – Your keyboard may be fine, try turning off filterkeys

computer repair problem - filter keys window

Windows has a feature called “filter keys”, which can be enabled if you hold a key down for too long or press the shift key 5 times in a row ( on some computers only ). This will stop you from pressing any keys on the keyboard and typing anything at all until this feature is disabled.

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