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thefireball View Member Profile	Jun 3 2011, 03:37 PM
Jun 3 2011, 03:37 PM	Learning Roadie Posts: 4.537 Joined: 9-March 10 From: United States, Arkansas	I've been having problems with my laptop for a long time - errors, snail-paced loads, etc. I took to it to my local computer repair shop for help. To make a long story short, he told me a couple of days later that my computer was so "ate up" and was having issues with installing service packs. I had told him I had my stuff backed up in case he had to wipe it and start over. Well, that's just what he had to do. He only charged me $50 bucks for something I could have done myself, but I don't mind the service since he could just take care of it for me. The fact that he tried was worth it. There's probably not a way he could have fixed some of the errors from what he said. I'm just glad I had my files backed up. I have successfully dumped the files back onto my laptop from my 1 TB mini external hard drive. The only things I forgot to back up were my bookmarks and downloads. However, I'm not too worried about it. They weren't anything I can't slowly restore. Now my computer runs as it should, and I have a new free program I didn't know about: Malwarebytes' - Anti-Malware. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- YouTube - A Place For Melodic Guitarists Instagram - Behind the Music Analyzed Within - My Christian Metal Band

Qenzoz View Member Profile	Jun 3 2011, 03:46 PM
Jun 3 2011, 03:46 PM	GMC:er Posts: 450 Joined: 13-November 10 From: Denmark	Well luckily you had a back up , if I lost everything on my PC, I would almost kill my self You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Guitar Suhr S4 Pro Series Bengal Burst

dark dude View Member Profile	Jun 3 2011, 03:54 PM
Jun 3 2011, 03:54 PM	GMC:er Posts: 1.081 Joined: 27-September 09 From: London, UK	Ad-aware and Search and Destroy are good too. Never turned my laptop or PC in for somebody to fix in a situation like that, you get ripped off. There's a chain here in England called PC World, who have this 'Tech Crew' that love format your HD before blinking an eyelid, then charging you a silly amount. Just do regular scans for malware, adware, etc and remember to defragment your drives now and again. Great job on your part for making a backup! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Ibanez 2550E LTD EC-1000 VB Roland Cube 30W

thefireball View Member Profile	Jun 3 2011, 04:07 PM
Jun 3 2011, 04:07 PM	Learning Roadie Posts: 4.537 Joined: 9-March 10 From: United States, Arkansas	QUOTE (dark dude @ Jun 3 2011, 09:54 AM) Ad-aware and Search and Destroy are good too. Never turned my laptop or PC in for somebody to fix in a situation like that, you get ripped off. There's a chain here in England called PC World, who have this 'Tech Crew' that love format your HD before blinking an eyelid, then charging you a silly amount. Just do regular scans for malware, adware, etc and remember to defragment your drives now and again. Great job on your part for making a backup! Thanks, dude! I will download these programs. So I'll a lot of programs. I'm getting AVG again too. By the way, now begins the long process of installing all my programs again. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- YouTube - A Place For Melodic Guitarists Instagram - Behind the Music Analyzed Within - My Christian Metal Band

Ben Higgins View Member Profile	Jun 3 2011, 04:17 PM
Jun 3 2011, 04:17 PM	Instructor Posts: 13.792 Joined: 11-March 10 From: England	QUOTE (Qenzoz @ Jun 3 2011, 03:46 PM) Well luckily you had a back up , if I lost everything on my PC, I would almost kill my self Me too ! By the way, I've been thinking about backing up my computer but I have no idea what size usb thing to buy !? I only use my computer for music composition and it is seperate from this one which has the 'net etc.. so I can't imagine I need a massive usb.. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Lessons My Youtube Channel My Band

Gabriel Leopardi View Member Profile	Jun 3 2011, 04:19 PM
Jun 3 2011, 04:19 PM	Instructor Posts: 36.043 Joined: 3-March 07 From: Argentina	Great to hear that you could solve this cheap and without losing your information! You made me remember that I have to update my laptop's antivirus! Doing it know! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My lessons Do you need a Guitar Plan? Join Gab's Army Check my band:Cirse Check my soundcloud:Soundcloud Please subscribe to my:Youtube Channel

Qenzoz View Member Profile	Jun 3 2011, 04:38 PM
Jun 3 2011, 04:38 PM	GMC:er Posts: 450 Joined: 13-November 10 From: Denmark	QUOTE (thefireball @ Jun 3 2011, 05:07 PM) Thanks, dude! I will download these programs. So I'll a lot of programs. I'm getting AVG again too. By the way, now begins the long process of installing all my programs again. Don't get AVG, AVG is well pure crap, and don't use alot of anti-virus-ish programs, since they'll over ride eachother, or what it is called, get the anti virus program called Avast, its free basicly, all you have to do is from time to time, enter you e-mail so they can see how many users they have , and its awesome QUOTE (Ben Higgins @ Jun 3 2011, 05:17 PM) Me too ! By the way, I've been thinking about backing up my computer but I have no idea what size usb thing to buy !? I only use my computer for music composition and it is seperate from this one which has the 'net etc.. so I can't imagine I need a massive usb.. Well, how much is your current storage at? I have a 2 TB externa Seagate harddrive, its VERY VERY VERY cheap On amazon.co.uk you can get a 500 GB external Seagate harddrive for 36.30 GBP, 1 TB for 54.01 GBP and a 2 TB for 67.90 GBP, so if you do the math, it would be smartest to buy the 2 TB, plus you'll have extra space, which is always nice , in case you need to back up more stuff or u like to download weird shizzle , and of course it comes with a power supply (no idea if you're one of the people that can't stand a external harddrive if it uses power supply ) You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Guitar Suhr S4 Pro Series Bengal Burst

thefireball View Member Profile	Jun 3 2011, 04:42 PM
Jun 3 2011, 04:42 PM	Learning Roadie Posts: 4.537 Joined: 9-March 10 From: United States, Arkansas	QUOTE (Qenzoz @ Jun 3 2011, 10:38 AM) Don't get AVG, AVG is well pure crap, and don't use alot of anti-virus-ish programs, since they'll over ride eachother, or what it is called, get the anti virus program called Avast, its free basicly, all you have to do is from time to time, enter you e-mail so they can see how many users they have , and its awesome I guess everybody has their preferences. Well, how much is your current storage at? I have a 2 TB externa Seagate harddrive, its VERY VERY VERY cheap On amazon.co.uk you can get a 500 GB external Seagate harddrive for 36.30 GBP, 1 TB for 54.01 GBP and a 2 TB for 67.90 GBP, so if you do the math, it would be smartest to buy the 2 TB, plus you'll have extra space, which is always nice , in case you need to back up more stuff or u like to download weird shizzle , and of course it comes with a power supply (no idea if you're one of the people that can't stand a external harddrive if it uses power supply ) I was gonna get a 2 TB, but I didn't find a mini sized one at the time, so I just went with the TB one for now. I'll eventually upgrade. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- YouTube - A Place For Melodic Guitarists Instagram - Behind the Music Analyzed Within - My Christian Metal Band

dark dude View Member Profile	Jun 3 2011, 06:37 PM
Jun 3 2011, 06:37 PM	GMC:er Posts: 1.081 Joined: 27-September 09 From: London, UK	QUOTE (Qenzoz @ Jun 3 2011, 04:38 PM) don't use alot of anti-virus-ish programs, since they'll over ride eachother, or what it is called, get the anti virus program called Avast Some anti-malware or adware programs will only pick up certain things. Run a few scans and you're sorted. I don't recommend two antiviruses either, heh I had problems with AVG when playing games that used the anti-cheating program PunkBuster, no problems with Avast! so far. QUOTE (Qenzoz @ Jun 3 2011, 04:38 PM) I have a 2 TB externa Seagate harddrive, its VERY VERY VERY cheap I think the important missing word here is relatively, haha. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Ibanez 2550E LTD EC-1000 VB Roland Cube 30W

Ivan Milenkovic View Member Profile	Jun 3 2011, 06:50 PM
Jun 3 2011, 06:50 PM	Instructor Posts: 25.396 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia	Man, it's great that you do your backups. That reminds me to do backup again (and possibly get an external drive just for backup). You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE - Check out my GMC Profile and Lessons - (Please subscribe to my) YouTube Official Channel - Let's be connected through ! Facebook! :)

Qenzoz View Member Profile	Jun 3 2011, 06:58 PM
Jun 3 2011, 06:58 PM	GMC:er Posts: 450 Joined: 13-November 10 From: Denmark	QUOTE (dark dude @ Jun 3 2011, 07:37 PM) Some anti-malware or adware programs will only pick up certain things. Run a few scans and you're sorted. I don't recommend two antiviruses either, heh I had problems with AVG when playing games that used the anti-cheating program PunkBuster, no problems with Avast! so far. I think the important missing word here is relatively, haha. True, but still compared to other and the awesome quality i'd say it is VERY VERY VERY cheap You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Guitar Suhr S4 Pro Series Bengal Burst

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