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Computer Common Problem and Resolution 2: Blue Screen

Posted by Sean Qiu on Tuesday, June 30, 2009, In : Computer Performance 
From time to time, you might get the "Blue screen of death." Don't panic when you see this type of error, you might just have a memory issue. When the message appeared, there usually a set of numbers came along with. You might want to write it down and search those in Microsoft's Knowledge base or google it if you know how to resolve it by yourself. 

Try one of the following methods to see if problem persists:

  1. Once you've successfully restarted your machine, perform fragmentation and run quick...

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Computer Common Problem and Resolution 1: Print job failed

Posted by Sean Qiu on Wednesday, June 24, 2009, In : Computer Performance 

Computer Common Problem and Resolution 1:

Printer will not print:

Here are several steps to analyize the problem:

  1. Check the power of the printer to make sure it is turned on. Also, you might want to check the AC power plugs that plug into the wall jack, it might be loose, unplug it and plug back in firmly.
  2. If printer is on, you might want to try to turn it off then turn it back on.
  3. Power down the printer and restart the workstation (PC/Laptop), and turn the printer back on once m...


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Is it safe to remove all files in the prefetch folder?

Posted by Sean Qiu on Wednesday, May 27, 2009, In : Computer Performance 
It does not hurt to remove the files from C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch folder, but it is not recommended. These files were created during Windows start up. And they will actually speed up the next boot up process. Windows will clean them up when it is needed.

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