Direct MP3 Download: Podnutz Daily #99 – The COA Debate Continues
The new 13′ MacBook introduced.
I am looking at MacPros to acquire on CraigsList
to improve the performance of Second Life for The Great Tech Debate.
Old PIII ThinkPad would not install Microsoft Office
XP with 64MB ram. No SP1 IE6F
It was a fresh install but it must have been an old one.
Desktop could not pull up task manager:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/
http://wiki.lunarsoft.net/wiki/Dial-a-fix
Newer Dell Laptop dream job:
Customer just wanted a clean install
Ctrl+F11 does a factory recovery using Norton Ghost
All that is left to do is remove all of the crapware.
Very very infected PC came in:
Two new bad guys to add to a growing list –
AntiMalware 2009
Win AntiSpyware 2009
Unstable system frequent crashing, popups everywhere
Desktop wallpaper high-jacked, IE high-jacked
Steve’s Cleanup Routine
The computer would not allow me to install SuperAntiSpyware
New class of malware is getting smarter.
More on the COA debate
With what install disks will the Product Key work
and can you use a disk from a different PC manufacturer
Voice Mail from Simon about COA:
If you have an OEM build machine
(HP, CompaQ, Dell)
They will have a COA sticker on the PC
You can use any OEM install disk on these computers
and use the Product Key (COA) on the machine.
The manufacturer’s RESTORE cds are different
and usually cannot be used machine to machine
because these disks have a code on them
that checks the hardware for manufacturer specifics.
These disks also hold a generic installation CD key
that is specific to the mother board and will
pre-activate the operating system.
These restore cds are usually very out of date
so it is important to know you can use OEM cds
on the computers that come with these restore cds
and the COA Product Key on the PC will work.
Email from Sandros:
Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo D8830 laptop
will not power on and I have checked the power adapter.
How do I troubleshoot this issue?
Please determine if it is the mother board or the power jack.
and I give further tips on ruling one or the other out.
Email from Daniel:
Just started doing on-site work and I want to know
what rules to follow or how to handle the situation
when you find yourself romantically interested in one of the clients.
1, Get the buiness out of the way first & do a very good job.
2. Go for it.
Email from Walt:
ComboFix has a cool installation process
It installs several products automatically
then it runs scans and gives you a report
Email from Andrew:
After several years of fixing computers
I have noticed that every fall and spring are slow.
We all experience this.
Email from Mark:
More on offering customers a back up service
Get affiliated with mozy.com
No customer service responsibilities and make money by sending leads to them.
Email from Ben:
Comcatastrophe
Comcast Filled My House With Raw Sewage
Live call from Nebben:
He just had to share that Comcast story
because everybody hates Comcast.
