Computer Repairs & Troubleshooting

Still in business RE:COVID19

Just a quick update to let you know that we have been still helping clients onsite throughout COVID19.

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Solved: Lost and forgotten passwords and Microsoft account issues in Perth

Recently I’ve helped a few clients recover their lost/forgotten/mistaken passwords preventing them from logging into Windows. One of the problems came when a client linked their windows account to their microsoft account when trying to setup email, this is a common problem on windows 10. Microsoft likes to link user profiles to their Microsoft profiles but you can avoid this if you know...

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Solved – “the version of iphoto installed on this mac must be updated through the mac app store”

I was recently helping a client who had lost access to his iphoto through an update to osx mavericks (and also sierra, which removes iphoto altogether) and it wouldn’t launch due to that version not being compatible with the OSX. When I found an update to iphoto it also wouldn’t install due to the mac thinking it was linked to an app store account. Fortunately I found this awesome...

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Recovering lost emails & myob files from a re-installed PC

Yesterday I arrived at a client’s place to help with missing myob & email files. It turns out the computer had been having problems including a cryptolocker virus and someone had re-installed the operating system using the system recovery mode for the Samsung all in one screen based computer. It was tricky one because when a system recovery is done through the Samsung software it wipes...

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Installing Myob without the installer disk…

  I recently wanted to install myob on my new tablet but can’t find the original disk, so I stumbled upon this guide with instructions to install or transfer it without the original installer. We are often helping people to re-install software so this guide might be helpful for you (or us) in the...

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Mobile Internet Repair done in Northbridge (Perth) & More Windows 10

Yesterday I was helping troubleshoot and fix an internet connection in the Northbridge area. Basically the client had an unreliable internet connection for quite some time and when it finally would not connect or work at all they called us in. When I arrived I found that the modem wasn’t sync’ing (talking to the internet provider) at all so I traced it back and plugged the modem into...

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