Serif Staff Blogs
Repair the Windows XP installation
Friday 18th April 2008 9:40AM
So you have some problems and files are either missing, damaged or changed which is stopping your PC from booting up, don't want to format your hard disk, you just want to repair the installation, here goes!
REPAIR A WINDOWS XP INSTALLATION
1. Boot the computer using your Windows XP CD. You will probably need to change the boot order in the sy... [read more]
Banning Commenters
Monday 7th April 2008 10:57AM
Banning Commenters
You may ban commenters to prevent your blog being spammed. Homebuild uses the ip address (unique computer address) of the spammer to ban them. Unfortunately, many spammers have multiple ip addresses, or gain a new ip address when they reconnect to their service provider so this option is not foolproof.Banning Commenters
You may ban... [read more]
HP Workstation STOP error while installing XP
Thursday 3rd April 2008 11:17AM
The HP Compaq workstations come pre-installed with OS and also a system restore partition, however, there are times when you would like to Re-install from scratch or replace the OS with another.
When booting from a Windows XP OEM CD for reinstalling you may find that you are quickly presented with the Blue Screen Of Death STOP error, stating that the... [read more]
Installing PHP 5 on IIS
Sunday 23rd March 2008 12:59PM
This was frustrating to say the least, setting up a web server for an experimental site; I wanted to use Windows Server and IIS and also needed PHP.
The Windows Server is pretty much straight forward stuff, point, shoot, work.
When I went to download PHP I found that I had a choice, either download PHP in a ZIP file and do it all manually or downlo... [read more]
Removing Software
Friday 7th March 2008 7:54PM
Removing Software: What You Should Know To Get Rid of It For Good
Do you know when you install a software on your computer, it adds information in many more places than just the Program Files folder. For instance, it adds:
Several Registry entries
Desktop and Start menu program shortcuts
Uninstall files
And, many other related folders, such as p... [read more]
DLL Errors Explained and Defined
Tuesday 26th February 2008 9:20PM
DLL Errors Explained and Defined
Causes of DLL Errors
A Windows computer contains hundreds of Dynamic Link Library (DLL) files. Many of these files are essential for your Windows computer, and are shipped along with the operating system. Several of them come later when you install additional tools and software programs on the system.
DLL erro... [read more]
Spam and those NDR's that say I sent an email....
Friday 15th February 2008 10:20AM
We've all had emails in our inbox saying we tried to email someone we've never heard of and that the email couldn't be delivered, what are they? Well, simply put, they are the result of spammers trying to send junk to people who don't exist.
One of the major characteristics of the emails which spammers' send out is the fact t... [read more]
DLink DSL-504 Series II and DSL-500 reset
Thursday 14th February 2008 11:36AM
So you have one of the old faithfull DLink DSL-504 Series II or a DSL-500 router and you have lost the Username and Password, simple, reset the box and set it up again.... wrong, there's no reset button on these units.
Instead, follow these instructions to get the unit to give up it's username and password.
You must use an RS-232 serial c... [read more]
Basic rules of IT
Wednesday 28th November 2007 2:27PM
1. When you call us to have your computer moved, be sure to leave it buried under half a ton of postcards, baby pictures, stuffed animals, dried flowers, bowling trophies and children's art. We don't have a life, and we find it deeply moving to catch a fleeting glimpse of yours.
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Exchange 2003 - adding more email domains
Friday 27th July 2007 10:04AM
You have Microsoft Exchange 2003 in your business, usually you will have the domain set to - yourcompany.local and this is what the users will be logging on to, then you'll have your internet domain, which will be yourcompany.co.uk, obviously your full domain name as registered on the internet.
You now decide you want to be able to send and reci... [read more]
Welcome to the blog
Wednesday 25th July 2007 9:01AM
Welcome to the PCFella blog, who is PCFella ?
PCFella is me, I have been a PC based engineer since the days of IBM PC's and XT's and have been a site based engineer for the main part of that.
In 1987 I underwent Apple Training and am proud to say that my Apple Passport has one of the lowest serial numbers in the country, although the ph... [read more]
AVG Anti Virus and Security Products
Tuesday 24th April 2007 4:25PM
This is an important day for Serif Systems Ltd.
We recently decided that the existing Anti Virus, Software Firewalls, Internet Security and AntiSpam software choices were not living up to their promises.
For years we have stuck by the same old tried and tested protection software only to find year on year an overhead of manual labour and a slow dow... [read more]
Podcast away!
Friday 2nd February 2007 12:53PM
Podcast FM: the one-stop solution for podcast hosting and syndication.
Podcast in either audio or video with Podcast FM's easy-to-use podcasting control panel.
No need for technical know-how, Podcast FM handles all the uploading, renaming and cataloguing of your podcasts. We then track downloads for you so you can see which podcasts ar... [read more]
NEW Peli Protector Cases
Friday 2nd February 2007 11:14AM
Serif Systems are pleased to anounce that we have taken on distributorship of Peli Cases. The Peli Protector™ range of watertight and crushproof cases offer total protection in virtually any situation:
The body of the case is a structural copolymer resin. Incorporated into the shell of the case is a pressure purge valve to allow pressur... [read more]
Pi News Feed
Friday 26th January 2007 5:11PM
Pi Internet Ltd is one of the few trade only ASP (Application Service Providers) and ISP (Internet Service Providers) in the UK, all our current web/Internet products are offered through a local and national reseller channel.Providing internet solutions to companies such as design/PR companies, website developers and Pi specialise in content management... [read more]