A disk read error has occurred

A disk read error has occurred - one morning you turn your computer on and all you get is this message, this is how I fixed it. There are 1,000's of messages on the net about this problem, this is the only one that worked for me. I tried all the chkdsk, fixmbr, drive jumpers, IDE cable, bios reset cures and none worked. Luckily I had Ghost 2003, which I used to copy the faulty drive to another same size drive, inserted in the computer as a slave drive. When the copy is finished, shutdown, remove the original drive, make the new drive master and hey presto, everything worked as normal, same desktop, docs etc. etc. all back again. Why does this work ?, something to do with the Ghost copy fixes the problem. Good luck. Tip, make sure you copy from the faulty drive to the new drive, otherwise you lose everything !
Disk read error - fix number two, get your hands on a USB to IDE adapter, plug in your problem drive and run the windows disk defragmenter. Don't ask me why it works, it just does.
Disk read error - fix number three, same as above but plug the problem drive into another computer as a slave drive and run disk defragmenter.
Disk read error - fix number four, download Ultimate Boot CD for Windows and burn it to a CD. Boot your problem computer with this CD, and run Disk Defragmenter from the CD. Problem solved without having to dismantle anything!

Microsoft Office for FREE !

Why waste your money by buying mega expensive Microsoft Office, when there's a FREE alternative !
Yes, Open Office is totally free and fully Microsoft Office compatible.
You get word, excel, powerpoint etc. all for free.
Go to www.mevweb.com, click on the Open Office link, download and install all for free, amazing.

Antivirus Pro 2010

Antivirus Pro 2010 is a fake anti-virus program that falsely makes out your computer is riddled with viruses, trojans, spyware etc.
It looks frightening, but don't worry, its easy to get rid of.
Go to www.mevweb.com and download Malwarebytes AntiMalware. Install it and then run a quick scan. When finished, click on Show Results and then on Remove Selected. All done, your computer is bug free !
Just to be on the safe side, run an Update on Malwarebytes and then a full scan.

FREE anti virus software

You don't need to pay for anti virus software, there's some great stuff out there thats just as good, and guess what, its free !
AVG is a fully featured anti virus that continuously monitors your computer for virus activity and automatically updates itself every day.
Malwarebytes AntiMalware is good at fixing those nasties that your anti virus misses, especially those fake anti virus programs and trojans, highly recommended.
Bonus ! your computer will probably run faster using free anti virus software, as some of the paid for anti virus software really slows your computer down, especially if you've got an older machine.
Find links to download AVG and Malwarebytes on the www.mevweb.com website.

Re-installing Windows on a Dell computer

If the hidden restore partition on your Dell computer is intact, the instructions below will re-install windows. If this doesn't work use a Dell restore CD or DVD.

Windows XP
Press Ctrl + F11 just after the computer is started, before the blue bar appears at the top of the screen. Click Restore. Warning - this will erase everything on your computer, make sure you have backed up !

Windows Vista
Press F8 just after the computer is started. Click on Repair your computer. Choose the US keyboard. Login using your Username and password if you have one. Click on Dell Factory Image Restore. Warning - this will erase everything on your computer, make sure you have backed up !

Windows 7
Press F8 just after the computer is started. Click on Repair your computer. Choose the US keyboard. Login using your Username and password if you have one. Click on Dell Factory Image Restore. Warning - this will erase everything on your computer, make sure you have backed up !