Fix IT Newsletter Alert July 2008 Issue 0008 News New Pages since last newsletter... Core 2 Quad Processor by Intel Information about Paging file or Memory dump file Articles Hello Summer time and the living is easy, and lots of visitors. Everyone stopping by for a couple of days to a month; One thing that came up repeatedly was the wireless connection to the access point in our house. Out of the five laptops that came with the visitors only one had any security applied to the wireless adapter. On my web site there are two pages that deal with wireless security, you would think that all these laptop owners would read those pages (I have told them about the web site numerous times) fix the security. Nope, easier to call Dad, Father-in-law, Uncle, of friend. (Not that I mind someone calling) and have me walk them through the problem resolution. So have a look at these pages and beef up your wireless security, after all it is your data and how long you keep it yours depends on how secure your network is. Setup a Router Wireless Router setup Troubleshooting Wireless Networking Errors As you know I have been working on finding a solution to the AVG and XP with Service Pack 3 installation problem. So far no such luck, I have been to the Grisoft site numerous times over the last two weeks to download the latest file, still fails installation. Even purchasing the new version 8 and downloading the paid version it will not install on a computer that has XP Service Pack 3 and any version of AVG 7.5. After many tries (using VM Ware Virtual Machine) and loading up a brand new vm, with a brand new copy of XP with Service Pack 3 integrated, then loading AVG 7.5 the program will not upgrade to AVG version 8. It will how ever install on a computer that has never had AVG installed on it. Even with cleaning all the registry entries, deleting the AVG folder, restarting it fails. I have a support ticket to Grisoft for the failure. So it is now a wait and see if they have a fix. Sorry about not getting this out sooner. Note: Editing the registry should not be done lightly, one mistake will cause your Operating System to fail. Other news: Well if you were going to buy a copy of XP to upgrade from Vista then it is too late, as of 30 June XP is no longer for sale by the major software stores. You may however find it in a small electronics store locally. I bought my last cd on Monday from Newegg. The good news is if you are an XP user you will have support until 2014, this is unprecedented by Microsoft because the company usually doesn't extend support for a Operating System past ten years. And if they do extend support it is only for large corporations willing to pay for the updates. When NT 4 finished it's run of 14 years the company I worked for had so many systems they couldn't get them all upgraded to Windows 2000 so they banned together with some other large companies to get Microsoft to support NT 4 for two more years. That cost all the companies involved over 10 million dollars. Comments? Ideas? Feedback? I'd love to hear from you. Just reply to this newsletter and tell me what you think! Yes, you may forward this email to anyone you want! If you don't have a subscription, and would like one, just go to the Fix It! newsletter signup (and get free eBook pages at the same time) Here are some web sites that may be of interest to you: Need help with basic system functions: Computer help - Learn how to use your computer Ebook Guides to Quickly Overcome Your Internet Beginner's Blues. http://www.my-ebook-guides.com All the best, Monte Russell Webmaster www.diy-computer-repair.com Return to top