Cannot get your wireless connection manager to work in Windows?

Our computer geeks came across an interesting problem where the Windows WLAN server would fail to start and an error code would popup saying Error Code 1114. Now that error code only means something to Microsoft and not the man on the street. To further add to the confusion, it shows the following message "Error 1114: A dynamic link library(DLL) initialization routine failed."

Immediately our computer geeks suspected that a file might be corrupt or missing. So in order to fix this problem you need to check that all the windows operating system files are correct. In order to check this, you need to do the following;

1) Click on the start bar
2) Type CMD.exe
3) Before you press enter, you'll notice that the CMD command has been found as possible program to run in the search results.
4) Hover over the cmd result at the top, and right-click, choosing to "Run as" or "Run as administrator"
5) Deselected the "Protect" option if applicable and run it
6) Now type "sfc /scannow" and press enter

This process is the system file checker tool, which scans each core operating system file to see if it's missing or corrupt. Eventually it will come across the missing WLAN service files, and replace or repair them. Once that is done, try restarting the WLAN service, or restarting your computer.

We offer computer repairs in Tanawha aswell as the rest of the Sunshine Coast.

What's making that BEEP noise coming out of my computer?

Firstly in order to understand what the BEEPS mean you need to understand what the "BIOS" is all about. Let our computer repair geeks explain a little..

The BIOS is a program built into a computer to control its operation, especially the booting of an operating system. Most computers let the user configure various BIOS options by means of a special screen or set of screens.

The first thing that the BIOS does when it boots the PC is to perform what is called the Power-On Self-Test, or POST for short. The POST is a built-in diagnostic program that checks your hardware to ensure that everything is functioning properly.

The following table map of BEEPS can help you diagnose a problem;
1 short beep = Normal POST - system is ok
2 short beeps = POST Error - error code shown on screen
- No beep = Power supply or system board problem
- Continuous beep = Power supply, system board, or keyboard problem
- Repeating short beeps = Power supply or system board problem
1 long, 1 short beep System board problem
1 long, 2 short beeps Display adapter problem (MDA, CGA)
1 long, 3 short beeps Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA)

For a more comprehensive listing of BEEPS following this link.

To test this, you could take your memory out from your motherboard, power on the computer, and you'll most certainly hear a BEEP or two.

So if you find that your computer is faulty, and the computer is sending out more than just the one normal beep, then give our Computer Repairs geeks a call on 07 5457 0541.

Is your machine under attack from viruses?

In most cases a good anti-virus tool will detect 99% of all viruses in circulation, but every now and then, a brand new virus will slip through undetected, infect thousands of new computers, only for the anti-virus companies to play catch up.

Virus Removal Buderim

Such a case of a brand new virus hit one of our clients even after a new version of anti-virus was installed a month prior. A trojan horse had infected two of the core main operating Windows 7 files and the anti-virus detected them on open but slowed the netbook down to a grinding halt.

The only way to fix such issues is by booting a linux rescue disc (look for AVG rescue CD), use midnight command to browser your NTFS/FAT based partition, delete the infected Windows 7 .exe's. Once you've done that, boot with the Windows 7 installation disc, select 'Repair options', select the option which says restore from a previous system point, press cancel, which should then give you access to the command line option.

Then type sfc /scannow /offbootdir=c:\ /offwindir=c:\windows

This command will scan for missing/corrupted Windows 7 install files, and replace them with fresh new ones from the install disk. The virus will obviously have been removed, allowing you to reboot your operating system, and then performing a full scan for any other potential threats.

So if you need help removing viruses, spyware or malware from Windows give our Computer Repairs Geek a visit at www.buzzageek.com.au.

Computer Repairs Sunshine Coast

Our computer geeks on the Sunshine Coast deal with loads of new technology and often never have a problem in dealing with problems. A client of ours in Twin Waters has been having erratic USB problems with his old machine, so we he suggested we put together a new machine, have it installed, transfer all the  necessary programs etc. Our computer repairs Geeks tried everything to resuscitate this ailing machine, so finally the client decided enough was enough and asked us to build a new machine.

We chose, what we believed to be quality components, ASUS motherboard etc. Put it all together, and it worked like a dream, the machine was burnt in for 24hours and showed no signs of problems. We delivered the machine, setup the 8 additional USB devices, and left it working perfectly. Except, the machine now randomly HANGS up analysing the USB ports on reboot.

The solutions to the problem was to head into the BIOS and set the "Perform Quick Boot Up" to disabled and lower the USB bus speed. After that all his problems have disappeared.

Trust the Computer Geeks Sunshine Coast to resolve all your business/home computing problems.

Got the technology.. why not use it

Recently our Computer Repair geek went to watch a movie at BBC in Maroochydore. The weather on the Sunshine Coast was poor, and it had been raining all weekend, so we decided that a movie was a good idea. Now getting to the Sunshine Plaza was difficult enough with parking difficult to find...

Patiently we finally made it to the cinema, only to be confronted by long queues, and hundreds of people. We thought we'd be smart and book our tickets online via our iPhone. We thought that by sitting down, logging onto the ticket booking system and getting our tickets, the pain of sitting in queue for hours would be all over in a matter of minutes. We thought we'd be smart. We were wrong...

The BBC hasn't invested in new age technology, they have no App Store application for iPhone's older than 3.2 and there is no iPhone friendly web application. Booking the tickets had failed through the normal website not just once by TWICE...

The BBC invests serious amounts of money into their normal web systems that they have forgotten about the emerging markets. A market that is more mobile has access to the internet from anywhere....

To cut a long story short.. we had to join the queue.... :( But technology should have made our lives more simple and less frustrating... somehow the BBC has made it more difficult and more frustrating..

So BBC call on our geeks to help with iPhone web development sometime.. :)

We’d be more than eager to help.

Dodgy computer repair operators on the Sunshine Coast

This blog entry is more of a public announcement about a scam that is hitting the Sunshine Coast. It seems representatives of this web site, http://www.techisonline.com/, are ringing up people informing them of problems with their computer. These alleged techies then instruct the person to open up their firewalls etc, allowing direct access to their computers. Once done, their valuable identity information gets stolen and used for malicious purposes.

Please beware, this scam has been running worldwide for years. And if "Denzel" rings you up and says something is wrong with your PC - just hang up...

If you do have computer problems, and need computer repairs to your PC, you can always "trust" Buzz A Geek! :)

3G adapters causing my hair to fall out

At first I thought Windows 7 was a robust and highly stable operating system. You plug things in you plug things out and it continues to work.

No problems! No Questions! No error pop-ups! It just works! Well at least I thought it did.

Recently I came across a client who has an Australian Telstra 3G adapter (MF636) which is very similar to the one I own. I was in the process of downloading software on his new laptop, and seeing that his adapter wasn’t picking up signal or being very responsive, I choose to use my newer Turbo adapter on his laptop to get the job done quicker. That was a big mistake on my part. Plugging the adapter in caused the drivers to reinstall over the existing ones, and then it subsequently updated the “Telstra Connection Manager”. Everything about the previous adapter had been wiped clean..

Once I had finished, do you think I could get his old adapter working again??? Absolutely not! Windows 7 refused to revert back to the original USB drivers… Was this a problem with Windows 7 or just my understanding of how the USB/Driver configuration manager works? Downloading 2 different versions from Telstra and ZTE Australia had no effect on getting the old adapter working again. I was stressed, and I believe my clients faith in my abilities was starting to vanish!!

Eventually after the last bead of sweat ran down my face, and with 10′s of minutes of frustration, I tried downloading the drivers from the ZTE New Zealand website.

BINGO!!!.. The adapter initialised, connected, and downloaded the first few bytes of life… Like a Phoenix rising from the Ashes! A sigh of relief could be heard across the Sunshine Coast.

Now I’m not technologically impaired but this was a difficult problem even for me. It got me wondering how many other Telstra 3G clients have been caught out by this.. I’m even wondering how many cards get returned because of such problems? Thousands? Ten’s of Thousands???

In the end the client got what he asked for, his 3G connection was back to normal. At the end of the day you can trust a New Zealand website to fix an Australian problem


Regards,
Your local Geek
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