CATASTROPHE! What To Do When The Hard Drive Crashes

You didn’t think much of it at first. A few glitches here and there, a few times when it didn’t really seem 100%. You assumed it was just having a bad day, after all, we all do at some point. Then came the fateful morning when you tried to turn it on and nothing happened. Just a sad little death rattle and then unbearable silence. Of course, you rush it to your nearest computer support technician, and wait anxiously while he looks it over. When he emerges, a sad look in his eyes, resignedly shaking his head, you know the truth, but you have to hear him say it. “Is…Is there any hope?” you ask, eyes bright with manic desperation. “I’m sorry. It’s gone.”
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Computer Repair – When to do it Yourself and When to Send it to an Expert

Ah computers, everyone loves them and praises them to the skies until something goes wrong, which in this world of rapidly evolving technology and mass personal computers can be fairly often. But how do you fix your computer if you don’t have an in house IT support consultant? With the rise of downloadable problem solvers available through the internet, most issues can be solved by applying the right software to them. However there are a few persistent issues that it is best left to an expert tackle, especially because unless you’ve had multiple friends successfully use online software without issue, then you never know what you’re going to get. We’ve put together solutions for the two most common issues computers present, with suggested remedies.

Your computer is running slowly or shutting down regularly: This one you can probably fix on your own, with the right tools. Common causes of a computer running poorly or going on the blink fall into three basic categories: virtual and actual mess, cluttered registries or something more serious. The trick here is to approach the issue step by step.
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