Feeling Geeky? – Watch this video of upgrading through every version of windows
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011Feeling rather proud to be a Windows user and a bit nostalgic ... who wants to re-install DOS at this point?!
Feeling rather proud to be a Windows user and a bit nostalgic ... who wants to re-install DOS at this point?!
How to remove toolbars from Internet Explorer
Monday, March 1st, 2010When working on clients machines we often find far too many toolbars in use in their web browser. Having several toolbars can slow down the program, let in spyware/trojans/viruses if they're not secure, cause the browser to crash, take up a lot of space and mess up with your ...
Install LogMeIn
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010LogMeIn is a piece of software commonly used by technicians for remote support. Here's a tutorial to help you install the program. Firstly, your IT support technician will have emailed over a link for you to download/install LogMeIn. Click on the link. The below page will then appear. Type in a relevant ...
Generic steps to removing a virus from an infected PC
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010Ever been infected with a virus but not known what to do? Well have no fear...Brandstar is here...with a tutorial to help you remove the virus! Firstly download the free version of Malwarebytes Now you need to turn off System Restore. Use the following tutorials to aid you: For Windows 7 For ...
How to disable/enable LogMeIn
Saturday, January 30th, 2010Sometimes you may need to disable LogMeIn, but not uninstall it. This might be the case if Brandstar or another IT support company uses LogMeIn to provide remote support, you may want to be sure they can only gain access when you want them to and therefore turning it off ...
Uninstall LogMeIn – XP
Monday, January 25th, 2010Here are the steps you should take if you wish to uninstall LogMeIn whilst using Windows XP. Click Start and select Control Panel Select 'Add or Remove Programs' Locate the LogMeIn file and select 'Remove'. Then just follow the process through until the end. Then the program will then be removed.
XP Users – Welcome to Windows 7 (3)
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009Today is my penultimate attempt to convince XP users that the transition from XP to Windows 7 is worth it! In this blog I'll discuss the differences in Customise and Personalise, Managing Programs and Windows Update. Customise and Personalise There is a huge emphasis on customisation in Windows 7 and it really ...
XP Users – Welcome to Windows 7 (2)
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009Today we're continuing our mission of persuading as many XP users to upgrade to Windows 7. In today's blog I'll go over differences regarding network notifications, user folders, no 'my' and explorer/address bars. Network Notifications In XP, network notifications were shown through two 'blinking' messages. Where as Windows 7 has a single ...
XP Users – Welcome to Windows 7 (1)
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009Here at Brandstar we've become massive fans of the new Windows 7, after having a copy in the office for a good few weeks now we've been able to have a good play with it. We think it's time for all XP users to take a step forward and upgrade ...
Windows Vista – What I think!
Friday, November 23rd, 2007During my review of my Dell Vostro machine I started to head into a Windows Vista rant! So I thought instead I would have a dedicated thread in which to rant about it! Although unlike many people ranting about the terribleness of Vista I am actually very impressed with the ...
