Monday, 7 September 2009

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.

Sunday, 6 September 2009

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 !