Steps:

1. Click the Start button.

2. Now press the Control Panel button.

3. Once the Control Panel screens appears, click the green Hardware and Sound link.

4. Under the Devices and Printers section press the Mouse link.

5. On the mouse properties screen select the Hardware tab. Now highlight the touchpad mouse which is the PS/2 Compatible Mouse and press the Properties button.

6. Now click the Change Settings button at the bottom of the mouse properties screen. When the new mouse properties screen apears select the Drivers tab and then press the Disable button. Windows will now warm you about disabling this device; just click the Yes button.

7. When you return to the mouse properties screen press the OK button. You will now be asked to restart your laptop for the settings to take effect. Press the Yes button and let Windows 7 restart. Upon login into Windows again your touchpad will be disabled.

Tips:

- If your laptop has a Synaptics touchpad then you can disable it by going to the Synaptics tab under the mouse properties.

- Some laptops have a button or function key to disable the touchpad. Make sure to use this method first before following this tutorial.

That’s it! It’s really that simple. We hope the tutorial “How to Disable the Touchpad on a Laptop in Windows 7″ has helped you with your computer repair issue.

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Steps:

1. To get started, click the Start button on the taskbar.

2. Now click on the Control Panel button on the start menu.

3. Next step is to click the Add or Remove user Account link under the User Accounts and Family section.

4. Once the Manage Accounts screen appears you will click on the Create a New Account link near the bottom.

5. After pressing the link you will asked to enter a name for the new user. Select the appropriate name and then choose the type of user you want to create. You can choose between a Standard or Administrator user. The difference between the users is the amount of access the user will have to make changes to the operating system. An Administrator will have full access, while a Standard user will not be able to make system changes. Once you have selected the type of user press the Create Account button.

6. Now that the new account is created you can log off the current user by click the Start button and pressing the arrow button right next to the Shutdown and then choose Log Off.

7. You will now see the newly created profile and you can click on the user profile and you’re done.

Tips:

- If you are setting up multiple users on one computer it is highly recommended to create a password for each user.

- If you there are any unused accounts it is wise to delete that account to free up hard drive space.

That’s it! It’s really that simple. We hope the tutorial “How to Create a New User Account in Windows 7″ has helped you with your computer repair issue.

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Steps:

1. To get started, click on the wireless icon in the taskbar. This icon looks like a group of ascending bars.

2. Once you’ve click the icon a list of wireless networks will be displayed. This list of wireless networks are all the networks that are within reach of your computer. Find your network and press it.

3. Now you have the option of connecting to your network automatically. If this is a home or office network then check the Connect Automatically box and press the Connect button. If this is a temporary connection like a coffee shop then don’t check the box. When you’re ready press the Connect button.

4. The next step is to enter the network security key for the network. Enter the security key of the wireless router and press OK.

5. After pressing OK you will see the wireless icon is working at acquiring all the IP’s it needs to connect. Once the adapter is ready you’ll see the wireless bars are now full.

6. Open your favorite internet browser and start surfing your favorite sites.

Tips:

- Make sure to configure your wireless router prior to this tutorial.

That’s it! It’s really that simple. We hope the tutorial “How to Connect to a Wireless Network in Windows 7″ has helped you with your computer repair issue.

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Steps:

1. Open the start menu by clicking on the Start button and then choose Control Panel.

2. When the control panel windows appears find the System and Security section and below it you need to click on the Back Up Your Computer link.

3. Under the Backup and Restore screen click the Set Up Backup link on the left side. Now you will begin the setup process for your backup.

4. The next step in the backup process is to select the destination, or location, of the backup. Basically, it’s asking where do you want to save your backup files. So select the destination drive where you want to backup your files and then press the Next button.

5. Next you will have to choose what folders and files you want to backup. You can let Windows automatically choose for you or you can manually choose yourself. Choose the Let Me Choose option and then press Next.

6. Now you will select the specific folder or folders that you want to backup. Once you’ve selected the desired folders then click the Next button.

7. After you’ve reviewed the backup settings you can change the scheduling of the backups by pressing the Change Schedule link.

8. You can now choose if you want run backups on a schedule or not. If you don’t want to run a scheduled backup then un-check the box. If you do then just select the appropriate frequency, usually every week for business users and every month for home users, and click OK.

9. After that you can press the Save Settings and Run Backup button and your done. You can now view all the backup details. Windows 7 will start the first backup as soon as you’re done.

Tips:

- The Windows 7 backup tool can only backup your files if your computer is on. So when you setup a schedule backup time make sure that you choose a time when your computer will be powered on.

That’s it! It’s really that simple. We hope the tutorial “How to Backup Your Files in Windows 7″ has helped you with your computer repair issue.

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Steps:

1. Step one is to open the Control Panel by clicking the Start button and then press the Control Panel button.

2. In the Control Panel window find the Network and Internet section and below it you’ll find the Choose Homegroup and Sharing Options link, click on that link.

3. Now you will see that Homegroup window. If this is the first time a Homegroup has will be created then click on the Create a Homegroup button.

4. The Homegroup screen will give you the options of what folders and printers you want to share. You can choose all folders or only one, it’s up to you. Once you’ve selected the folders you can click the Next button.

5. Once Windows 7 is done setting up the Homegroup it will generate a password that you’ll need to know. This password is necessary for all the Windows 7 computers to share information. When you’ve saved the password click Finish.

6. To view the Homegroup you can open up the Computer screen by clicking Start -> Computer and then in the left column you will see a link that says Homegroup. Click on the link and you will all the other computers that are connected to this Homegroup.

Tips:

- You can only use Homegroup with computers that are running Windows 7. You cannot use this cool tool with Windows XP or Vista computers.

That’s it! It’s really that simple. We hope the tutorial “How to Setup a Homegroup in Windows 7″ using Windows 7 has helped you with your computer repair issue.

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Steps:

1. Click on the Start button and in the search box type in “msconfig” and then press Enter.

2. Now the system configuration windows will appear. Select the Startup tab and then you will see a list of all the programs that are automatically set to startup when Windows 7 starts up.

3. Un-check all the desired programs that you don’t want to startup or press the Disable All button to disable all the programs. When you’re done selecting the programs press the Apply button and then OK.

4. Once you hit the OK button you will be asked to restart your computer for the changes to take effect. Press Restart and let the computer restart.

5. When the computer reboots and you see your desktop a System Configuration message will appear stating that there have been some programs blocked from startup. Just check the box Don’t Show This Message or Start System Configuration When Windows Starts and press OK. Now you’re done.

Tips:

- Disabling a program from startup doesn’t remove the program from the computer. It only stops it from automatically starting up with Windows. To fully remove the program you must go to the Add/Remove Programs window and remove the software there.

That’s it! It’s really that simple. We hope the tutorial “How to Disable a Program from Startup in Windows 7″ using Windows 7 has helped you with your computer repair issue.

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Steps:

1. The first step is to make sure you have access to the security options, so open up My Computer by clicking on the Start button and then click on the My Computer icon.

2. Now click on Tools from the top menu and then select Folder Options.

3. Once the folder options window appears click on the View tab and under the Advanced Settings section scroll down to the bottom and un-check the Use Simple File Sharing option. Click Apply and then OK.

The above method will only work in Windows XP Professional. If you are using Windows XP Home then you will have restart your computer and enter Safe Mode by pressing F8 before the Windows XP logo appears. Once you press F8, then select Safe Mode With Networking and then a warming screen will appear. Click Yes on the warming screen and now you will have access to the security tab.

4. Find the drive or folder you want to get access to and right-click it and then choose Properties.

5. Under the properties window select the Security tab. Now go to the bottom and click the Advanced button.

6. When the Advanced window appears click the Owner tab and then select the Administrators Group (the one with two heads) and check the Replace Owner on Subcontainers and Objects. Once you’ve done that click Apply.

7. Next step is to go to the Permissions tab and under the Permission Entries section again select the Administrators and check the Replace Permission Entries on All Child Objects With Entries Shown Here That Apply to Child Objects box. Now click the Apply button. A warning message will pop up asking for you to confirm this step, click Yes.

8. Now click OK on all the open windows and open the desired folder. You will now have access to the folder or drive that you want.

Tips:

- Remember to restore the folder view options in Windows XP Pro after you’ve changed the permissions and ownership so you won’t have any file sharing issues.

That’s it! It’s really that simple. We hope the tutorial “How to Change the Ownership and Permissions of a Folder or Drive” using Windows XP has helped you with your computer repair issue.

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Steps:

1. Shut down the computer and remove the hard drive from the computer with the corrupt registry.

2. Now attach or slave the hard drive to a working computer.

3. Click on the My Computer icon to see all the attached drive on your system. Find the drive of the attached hard drive and click on it.

4. Next step is to change to folder view so you can see the hidden registry files. To change the view click on Tools and then choose Folder Options from the menu.

5. Click on the View tab and under the Advanced Settings section click the Show Hidden Files and Folders box, then un-check the Hide Protected Operating System Files option. When you do this you will get a warning box asking you to confirm your selection; just click Yes. After that press the Apply button and then hit OK.

6. Now make sure you’re at the attached drive and double click the Windows folder, then the System32 folder, then the Config folder. You will now see the five important registry files called Default, SAM, Security, Software and System. These are the files that will need to be replaced. Leave this windows open.

7. Open another window by clicking on the Start button and then My Computer. Click on the attached hard drive and then click on the System Volume Information folder.

If you get an Access Denied message when trying to open the System Volume Information folder the follow these steps. Click on Tools -> Folder Options -> View Tab -> Advanced Settings -> Un-check Use Simple File Sharing option. Now click Apply and then OK. Now right-click on the System Volume Information icon and those Properties. Click on the Security tab and then the Advanced button at the bottom. Then click on the Owner tab and highlight the Administrators group and check the Replace Owner on Subcontainers and Objects box. Now click Apply.

8. Click on the _Restore folder and now choose a RPXXX folder that is a week to three weeks old. Next click on the Repository folder and now you will see the five backup registry files created by Windows.

9. Now go back to the attached hard drive Config folder and create a new folder called Old. Cut and paste the five corrupted registries into the Old folder.

10. Next step is to copy and paste the five backup registry files from the Repository folder into the Config folder of the attached drive. Once the files have been copied you must rename them as follows: Default, SAM, Security, Software and System.

11. Once the files have been added and renamed you can detach the hard drive from your computer and place it in the original system and start the computer. Now your problem is fixed.

Tips:

- You can also fix a bad registry using the Windows recovery console if you don’t another computer available.

- Once you’ve recovered the Windows registry it is a good idea to completed all the Windows updates immediately.

That’s it! It’s really that simple. We hope the tutorial “How to Fix or Recover a Corrupt Windows Registry” using Windows XP has helped you with your computer repair issue.

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Steps:

1. Click on the Start button or find the My Computer icon.

2. Once you find the My Computer icon, right-click it and choose Properties.

3. Now click the System Restore tab and check off the Turn Off System Restore On All Drives box. Then click the Apply button.

4. You will get a warning message asking you to confirm this procedure; just click the Yes button. Now you see that the status will change from Monitoring to Turned Off.

5. After you’ve deleted all the restore point you can enable System Restore again by un-checking the Turn Off System Restore box and click Apply. Now press the OK button and you’re done.

Tips:

- Make sure to remember to enable system restore after deleting all the restore points so you can recover your system if a failure occurs.

That’s it! It’s really that simple. We hope the tutorial “How to Delete the System Restore Files” using Windows XP has helped you with your computer repair issue.

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Steps:

1. Find the Start button and click on it.

2. Now click on the Network button. Once the network window pops up you might see a warning bar asking you if you’d like to turn on network discovery and file sharing. Click on the bar and those “Turn on Network Discovery and File Sharing”

3. User Account Control will now ask you to allow the operation to continue. Click Continue. Then click yes to turn on network and file sharing.

4. Now you will need to change the Workgroup Name on your computer. To do this just click the Start button again and then right-click the Computer button and select Properties.

5. Once the System window appears scroll down to the Computer Name, Domain and Workgroup Settings section and then click the Change Settings link. Again User Account Control will ask for your permission to continue. Press Continue.

6. The System Properties window will appear, so now you have to click on the Change button near the bottom of the window.

7. When the next window appears you can choose a computer name and a workgroup name for your system. Once you’ve selected the desired computer name and workgroup name press OK.

8. You will now see and Welcome message stating that your successfully connected to the workgroup. Click OK and then close all the windows and restart your computer.

9. If you want to share a particular file or folder then right-click on the desired folder and choose Share….

10. In the File Sharing window click on the drop-down menu and select Everyone and then press the Share button. User Account Control will warm you again so just press Continue. You will then get a message confirming the folder is shared. Click the Done button.

11. To share a printer click the Start button and then click on the Control Panel button. Now find Hardware and Sound section and click the Printer link.

12. Once the printer window appears you will see all your installed printers. Select the desired printer and right-click on it and then select the Sharing… option. Under the Sharing tab press the Change Sharing Options button and then click continue when the User Account Control appears.

13. Now check the Share This Printer box and select a share name for the printer. Click OK and now you’re done. Your printer is now shared.

Tips:

- Sometimes there might be a problem with sharing files and printers if you are sharing from different operating systems, like Windows XP to Vista.

That’s it! It’s really that simple. We hope the tutorial “How to Share Files and a Printer in Windows Vista” using Windows Vista has helped you with your computer repair issue.

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