AVG 2013 Driver installation failed [Solved]

Problems installing AVG 2013 upgrade [Solved].  Trying to install AVG 2013 and many people having the same issue.  Download and go through the install, almost all the way through until finally gets near the end and gives an error “Driver Installation Failed.  Error code 0xC0070643.   MSI action failed.  Error code 0xE0010057” Uninstalling and reinstalling doesn’t …

How to vote in 2012 Readers Choice Award

  Thanks for voting Twinbytes Inc as #1 Computer Repair in Markham for 2009 & 2011.  We look forward to your votes to be #1 in 2012 as well.  You can cast your votes at the following address: http://surveys.metroland.com/TakeSurvey.aspx?PageNumber=1&SurveyID=m8K3lm6  The main link should come from www.yorkregion.com but is currently not available and so this is the …

AVG free 2013 is here

AVG Free edition 2013 is now available as of yesterday.  You can search for it yourself or click here to download from download.com where all links direct you to anyway. It is still free and doesn’t include the firewall, although you can either use your built in Windows firewall or download another free firewall like …

Password protect your list of passwords using Excel

If you own a computer you probably have Internet access, which means you probably have tons of passwords to remember.  Obviously you write them down somewhere.  You can write them on paper in a booklet and store it in your desk, but someone could steal it if they go in your desk. The other thing …

Apple is the new Microsoft

I can’t believe it!  Apple won the case against Samsung for copyright infringement and is awarded over $1 Billion!  There’s a lot of opinions and comments on the news articles online but if you read them it’s interesting.  A Lot of people are clueless and blindly say “yay for Apple, they’re better”.  But then you …

FREE Microsoft Office Training

It’s hard enough trying to keep up with technology in general and all the software updates.  Overall, software vendors make improvements, but sometimes they make things more difficult, or at least it seems that way until you learn and get used to the changes. What may seem totally unexpected for many people, Microsoft has actually …

DNS Changer infection

There is much going around all the news sites about a DNS changer infection.  It’s real.  This is something to check out.  DNS is part of your network settings that tells your computer how to communicate on your local network and Internet.  You may have a problem with Internet being down now because of this, …

How to hack administrator password

Computer repair tip: Hacking into Windows I’ve had to use this method several times to reset various user passwords when someone forgot their password.  It’s handy when it’s your kids computer that they have you locked out and you want to see what they are doing (as a concerned parent), or you are an employer …