Troubleshooting Windows Article:

"usage error 11030" when attempting to use recovery disks from Acer.

This means the hard drive needs to have a partition created before attempting to use the recovery disks.

1) Go to http://www.acerpanam.com/
2) Choice your country
3) Go to Drivers & Downloads
4) Select your product
5) Find "Post Acer Disk Formatter CD ISO Image"
6) Download this file, burn a CD-ROM with it.
7) Put in CD-ROM drive on Ac ...Read Full Article

Virus Removal Geek Tip:

Are you getting one of the following errors while trying to run spybot?
"Failed to load C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search _Destroy\DelZip179.dll"
or
"Failed to load C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search_Destroy\DelZip179.dll"
or
"Failed to load DelZip179.dll"

This occurs because of certain viruses that change the permissions and policies on your computer. To fix this download Dial-A-Fix from http://wiki.djlizard.net/Dial-a ...Read Full Geek Tip

Other Geek Tip:

Having trouble installing flash? Try the stand-alone installer.
Flash Installer Download ...Read Full Geek Tip

Other Geek Tip:

If you encounter a poor battery life on your Treo 680 and you have to recharge very often even if not using the phone function, the issue might have been caused by an incorrect first charging of the device. Please follow the steps below to solve the issue:



1. Connect your Treo to the charger.



2. Remove the battery from the Treo and wait for at least one minute.



3. Remove the SIM card from the dev ...Read Full Geek Tip

Other Geek Tip:

AOL's (America Online) Secret United States Support Phone Number



Sick of calling India for AOL help?

Here you go:

1-800-827-6364
...Read Full Geek Tip

Other Geek Tip:

Remove the Acer Empowering Technology System Recovery Password without paying Acer $100. To do it follow these instructions..



Step 1


Download Ubuntu (Linux Live CD) Get Ubuntu


Step 2


Burn the CD image you downloaded to a CD using your burning software (Follow the instructions in your burning software to burn a disk from an imag ...Read Full Geek Tip

Virus Removal Geek Tip:

Removing startdrv.exe - trojan backdoor cutwail family virus



Removing the Virus


1) Boot using a Free Ubuntu Live CD GET UBUNTU(or any other OS bootable cd)


2) Delete C:\Windows\ temp\startdrv.exe and
C:\Windows\system32\
runtime2.sys (variants of the virus drops files with different names into the system32 folder)


3) Bo ...Read Full Geek Tip

Troubleshooting Hardware Geek Tip:

Need an eps12v adapter for your power supply ?



Actually you don't. Most boards will run using the four pin 12v plugged into the 8 hole connector on the motherboard. If not just buy a molex to four pin adapter and then you will have two four pin 12v connectors to plug into the 8 hole connector.
...Read Full Geek Tip