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  • VennerCorp 22:39 on October 30, 2012 Permalink |
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    How to create a wifi hotspot on windows 7

    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.How to create a wifi hotspot on windows 7

    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.

    Find it here http://virtualrouter.codeplex.com/

     

    If you would like help with your computer or laptop then please contact us or visit our IT Support Page.

     
  • VennerCorp 13:45 on October 28, 2012 Permalink |
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    What is my windows key?

    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 windoWhat is my windows key?ws 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.

     

    Find it here http://wpkf.codeplex.com/

    What is my windows key?

    You will need .net 2 installed but apart from that it will work under pretty much any installation from XP onwards.

     

    If you would like help with your computer or laptop then please contact us or visit our IT Support Page.

     
  • VennerCorp 13:36 on October 28, 2012 Permalink |
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    Website Design Chobham

    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 Website Design Chobhambusinesses and large internationals.

    New Websites

    We develop websites of all sizes and complexities for our clients including Single page holder sites, mini contact sites, brochure websites, online shops and ecommerce sites, online databases and client and employee portals.

    Currently have a Website?

    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.

    Social Networks

    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.

    Our services include;

    • Website Design and Creation.
    • Website Updates and modernisation.
    • Website Video Creation and uploading.
    • Website Domain Name Registration.
    • Website Hosting.
    • Social Network account Setup (Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest).
    • Social Network account Running / Updating.
    • Search Engine Optimisation.
    • Website Design Consultancy.

    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.

     

     For more information on our services visit our website design services page or contact us to get a quote.

     
  • VennerCorp 15:20 on October 21, 2012 Permalink |
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    How to set up remote desktop on windows XP, Vista and 7

    1. Click your Start button.
    2. In the search box type systempropertiesremote and press enter.
    3. A window will appear asking if you would like to allow access – Click Allow.
    4. 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.)how to setup remote desktop
    5. At the bottom you have 3 options for setting up remote desktop access.
      1. Don’t allow remote connections – Turn off remote access
      2. 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.

      1. Allow connections only from Remote Desktop with NLA.
    1. Click Apply at the bottom right.
    2. Your current profile will have automatically been added to the authorised user list.
    3. To add another account or remove an account click “Select Users…”, another window will appear. This window will display any authorised users.
      1. To Add an account.
      2. Click Add, another window will appear in the bottom box marked “Enter the object names to select”.
      3. Type in the account name you wish to add.
      4. Click Check Names.
      5. If the account name is valid it will change to Computername/accountname.
      6. If it is not valid an error window will appear called “Name not Found”.
      7. When happy click OK.
      8. To Remove an account, select the requested account and click remove.
    1. Your Pc is now ready to accept remote connections.
    2. 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 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.

  • VennerCorp 12:11 on October 21, 2012 Permalink |
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    Laptop Repair Lightwater

    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 Laptop Repair Lightwaterhome 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.

    If you would like any more information or would like to book a collection / get a quote please contact us or visit our laptop repair and upgrade or computer repair and upgrade pages.

     
  • VennerCorp 19:14 on October 15, 2012 Permalink |
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    How to add UK Bank Holidays to my IPhone Calender

    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.How to add UK Bank Holidays to my IPhone Calender

    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

    http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/calendars/

    You can also use the same method above to import  UK Bank Holidays in to your Google Calendar or any other Calender application that accepts ICS feeds.

    If you have problems following these instructions or would like any other IT support please visit our IT Support page or contact us.

     
  • VennerCorp 18:29 on October 15, 2012 Permalink |
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    Business Website Design Camberley

    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.Business Website Design Camberley

    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.

     
  • VennerCorp 16:30 on October 7, 2012 Permalink |
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    How to set up a fixed IP address on windows vista, XP and 7 

    How to set up a fixed IP address on windows Vista

    These instructions will also work on XP,Vista & Windows 7.

    1. Click your Start button.
    2. In the search box type cmd and press enter.
    3. You should now have a black box on your screen.How to set up a fixed IP address
    4. Type ipconfig and press enter.
    5. A lot of text will appear on the screen.
    6. If you connect wirelessly locate Wireless LAN adapter Wireless
      write down the following information

      1.  IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . :
      2. Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . :
      3.  Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
      4.  IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . :
      5. Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . :
      6. Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
    1. If you connect via a cable locate Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
      write down the following information

      1.  IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . .
      2.  Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . :
      3.    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

     

    1. In the black box type exit and the window will close.
    2. Click the Start button again.
    3. In the search box type network and sharing center and press enter.
    4. A window will appear showing all your network connections.
    5. Locate the wireless or wired connection you are using.
    6. Click View Status.
    7. Another window will appear.
    8. Click the Properties at the bottom left.
    9. Another window will appear.
    10. Double click on Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
    11. Select the use the following IP Address so you can edit the boxes.
    12. Fill in the details you wrote down earlier.
    13. Click OK.
    14. Close down all the windows and restart your computer.

    That is it, your pc now has a fixed IP address.

    If you would like more information or help setting up your pc or your network please contact us for a quote or visit our pc support page.

     

     
  • VennerCorp 15:18 on October 7, 2012 Permalink |
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    Laptop Repair Egham

    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.Laptop Repair Egham

    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.

     

    For more information on our Laptop and Computer Services please contact us to Get a Quote / Book a Visit or visit our Laptop Repair & Computer Repair Pages.

     
  • VennerCorp 21:43 on October 4, 2012 Permalink |
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    Facebook hits 1 Billion users!

    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.

     

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