Microsoft has very kindly has provided a free open source method for setting up a wifi hotspot in your computer or laptop. This will allow you to share any internet connection with any wifi device (Laptop, phone,netbook,printer etc).
Connection is just as easy as connecting to a wireless router or access point.
The software uses WPA2, which is considered on of the most secure encryption methods.
This software will work on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
Lost your windows box or has the sticker on your laptop rubbed off?
Well there is no need to panic Microsoft very kindly provide a free open source utility to pull your windows key / windows serial number plus some other useful information from the depths of your windows installation.
The program will provide the following information.
Windows Version
Current service pack
Install date
Serial number
Registered User
Windows Key
There is no need to install this program it is a standalone app meaning you can stick it on your USB stick for emergencies.
We are a small professional and friendly company based in Chobham Surrey and covering the surrounding area including Ascot, Sunningdale, Virginia Water, Egham and the Guildford to Woking corridor. We also have customers dotted around the world.
We have a large variety of clients in a variety of industries including personal sites shops, clinics, garages, small businesses and large internationals.
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If you currently have a website and it’s looking a bit tired and outdated or it’s not delivering the type of results you want, we can upgrade and modernise your website and then optimise it for the search engines to help bring your site up the rankings.
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Confused and baffled about social networks and how they can benefit your business, shop or clinic? We can explain in layman’s terms what it is all about and how it can benefit your business. We can then if you wish setup accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest etc for you and hand them over or run them on your behalf.
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Website Design and Creation.
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Website Video Creation and uploading.
Website Domain Name Registration.
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If you would like to see samples of our work or read some of our testimonials please contact us or visit our website design samples page.
How to set up remote desktop on windows XP, Vista and 7
Click your Start button.
In the search box type systempropertiesremote and press enter.
A window will appear asking if you would like to allow access – Click Allow.
You should now have the system properties window open on your screen with the Remote Tab selected. (If the remote tab is not selected, then please select it.)
At the bottom you have 3 options for setting up remote desktop access.
Don’t allow remote connections – Turn off remote access
Allow connection from any version of remote desktop.
Select this is you are connecting from XP or from an Iphone or Ipad.
Select this is you are only going to be connecting from windows vista or higher, or your preferred remote desktop connection software supports NLA.
Allow connections only from Remote Desktop with NLA.
Click Apply at the bottom right.
Your current profile will have automatically been added to the authorised user list.
To add another account or remove an account click “Select Users…”, another window will appear. This window will display any authorised users.
To Add an account.
Click Add, another window will appear in the bottom box marked “Enter the object names to select”.
Type in the account name you wish to add.
Click Check Names.
If the account name is valid it will change to Computername/accountname.
If it is not valid an error window will appear called “Name not Found”.
When happy click OK.
To Remove an account, select the requested account and click remove.
Your Pc is now ready to accept remote connections.
When you connect remotely you will need to type in an authorised account name and its password.
If you would like anymore information or help setting up your computer visit out computer support page or contact us.
Aliasgar Babat
13:25 on January 17, 2013
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Hey, very good article regarding setting up remote desktop on XP, Vista and windows 7 computers. In addition to above, one can even deploy on premise remote support appliance such as RHUB or Bomgar appliances or can use hosted services such as logmeinrescue, gosupportnow, GoToMyPC etc. in order to remotely access computers.
We are a small friendly company offering a quick and personal Laptop, Netbook, Computer and Tablet repair or upgrade services for the Lightwater and surrounding areas.
All our services are offered both to personal and business customers – We will look after your personal laptops in your home as well as your business machines in your Shop, Clinic or Small Business we also look after medium to large internationals.
Laptop Repairs – Dropped your laptop? We can normally fix most faults, including broken or damaged displays, keyboards, batteries and motherboards.
If your laptop or computer is beyond economical repair we can transfer your data and programs to your new machine.
Laptop Upgrades – If your machine is running slow or running out of space, we can upgrade your memory/ram or upgrade your hard disk to a larger version including transferring all your current data to your new machine.
Our services include;
Laptop Screen Repairs.
Laptop Keyboard Repairs
Laptop Battery Replacements.
Laptop Hard Disk Upgrades.
Ram Upgrades.
Software Upgrades.
Operating System Upgrades e.g. XP upgrade to Vista or Windows 8.
Crashes and Lockup Diagnosis.
Virus and Spy ware Removal.
Data Recovery.
Data Backup and or Transfer to a new machine.
This is not a comprehensive list so if there is a service you require that is not mentioned please still contact us.
We now offer a complementary collect and drop back service for our customers, this is offered to our local customers in the Lightwater, West end, Chobham and Woking to Guildford corridor.
Below are some basic instructions to allow your to easily add the future and past UK Bank Holidays or almost any other country to your Iphone, these instructions will also work on your Ipad.
Apple provides a useful feature in IOS 4,5,6 and greater that will allow you to subscribe to any Public Internet Calendar. Apple makes things even easier for you by proving its own Public Internet Calendars.
Follow the steps below.
Unlock your Iphone or Ipad.
Tap the “Settings” Icon.
Tap “Mail, Contacts, Calendars”.
Scroll down and tap “Add Account”.
Tap “Other”.
Tap “Add Subscribed Calendar”.
Locate the server field input box and enter the URL of you desired calendar
For UK Bank Holidays enter – ical.mac.com/ical/UK32Holidays.ics
Tap “Next”.
If you want to you can change the name of the calendar on the next screen under “description”
When you are happy Tap “save”.
You should now have every UK Bank Holiday in the Iphone displayed in your or Ipad Calendar app. They will be viewable just like any other appointment.
Follow the link below to find all of Apple’s Public Internet Calendars
We are a small professional Business Website Design and Creation company based in Chobham covering the Camberley and local surrounding areas of Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire.
Our customers include small businesses, shops, medial clinics and large international businesses.
We are experienced in creating websites of various sizes and complexities from simple single page “holder” sites to all the way to ecommerce internet shops and online stock management systems.
We do not use templates to create our sites; each and every site is created from scratch to the customer’s wishes, needs and expectations.
If you currently have a website and it’s looking a bit tired or it’s not bringing in the kind of results you need, we can modernise / update your site and then optimise it for the search engines to increase your visitor’s numbers and enquiries / sales.
Our services include;
Website Design and Creation.
Ecommerce website creation.
Website updates and modernisation.
Online Video creation and uploading.
Social Media account setup and running.
Setting up and running Google advertising campaigns.
Website hosting.
Domain name registration.
Search Engine Optimisation
If the service you require is not mentioned, please contact us, as the list above is only providing a sample and is not comprehensive list
The majority of our clients are in the Camberley, Bagshot, Windlesham, Sunningdale, Chobham areas and the Woking to Guildford / Godalming thoroughfare, but we also have customers around the world so if you are outside this area please still contact us.
For more information please contact us to arrange a quote or site visit or check out a small sample of our clients sites.
We are a Professional Laptop Repair / Computer Repair & Installation company based in Chobham and covering the Egham areas of Surrey and Berkshire.
We are specialists in laptop repair and laptop upgrades including replacing broken screens, liquid damage, drop damage, hard disk & memory upgrades.
As well as laptops we also repair, upgrade and install netbooks, tablets, and standard desktop computers.
If your laptop or computer is beyond economical repair we can recover your data and copy this to a new laptop / computer or external storage device.
Running out of storage space on your laptop or netbook? We can swap out your current drive with a new larger version and copy all your data and settings across so you won’t notice any difference.
Our Services include;
Replacing broken laptop screens.
Replacing broken laptop keyboards.
Data Recovery from non working / broken laptops and computers.
Memory / Ram upgrades.
Hard disk replacement / upgrades.
Crashes and lockup diagnosis.
Virus / Spyware removal.
Operating System upgrades (e.g. XP to Windows 8).
Software Upgrades.
As well as our standard onsite service, we now offer a free collection and drop back service for the Egham and surrounding area including Virginia Water, Wentworth, Sunningdale, Chobham and the Woking to Guildford corridor.
If you are just outside this area please still contact us as we can normally help.
If your business if not already on facebook, now is the time to setup a business page.
Facebook provides an excellent method of communicating directly with your current and potential customers and best of all its free. Once setup there are no running costs apart from your time.
Because facebook is interactive to get the most from it you need to try an engage with your visitors e.g. offer special offers or interesting items that they are likely to want to comment on or share with their friends.
If you would like help setting up a facebook page for your business please contact us or visit our help and support page.
We have customers all over the world, but our onsite work is centred on the south east of the UK, specifically - London, Berkshire, Surrey, Hampshire,Guildford, Camberley, Woking, Windsor, Ascot & Sunningdale.
Aliasgar Babat 13:25 on January 17, 2013 Permalink
Hey, very good article regarding setting up remote desktop on XP, Vista and windows 7 computers. In addition to above, one can even deploy on premise remote support appliance such as RHUB or Bomgar appliances or can use hosted services such as logmeinrescue, gosupportnow, GoToMyPC etc. in order to remotely access computers.