7 Things You Should Never Do To Your Computer

Lisa Hendrickson | March 20, 2012 | 0 Comments

Did you know?

That the longer you leave a computer in a repair state, the harder and more expensive it may be to fix?
That Googling repairs yourself does work, but often times gets you in worse situations
You trying to fix complex issues yourself can lead you down a road of hours of wasted time and might take us longer to repair, thus costing you even more time and money
Free is free. Pay for the good stuff. Submit a request here to save that time and money
Not backing up your critical data can cost you $1,000’s later (data recovery)

Factory restore/reset on your computer unless you have all of your data backed up. I mean ALL.
Edit the Registry, unless you really know what you’re doing (this is for the Googlers)
Take apart your laptop to look at the motherboard (laptop teardowns are complex, take time and have tons of tiny parts that are not easy to put back together once taken apart.)
Reinstall your operating system without application and drivers disks (You will not have access to the internet afterwards, no sound, no graphics software, etc)
Delete data on your computer if you are not 100% sure of what it is (Like large mysterious files)
Put your computer into an oven to fix it, just please do not do this
Lay your laptop on ice to cool it down if it’s getting hot to the touch (instead, lift the back end up with a book and blow out the fan ports with dust air)

Restart your computer if things are not working right (a restart puts everything back into place usually)
Turn off your computer on occasion, let it breathe
If your computer is shutting off randomly and is not hot, take out the battery and power cord for 10 minutes, plug in the power cord only and start up the computer. Batteries going bad are a large factor when computers just shut off.
System restore if…
- You just did something to your computer and it’s not working right
- A Windows update went bad and things don’t work right on your computer
- You’re sure you have everything backed up, or can back up before the system restore

Sometimes what seems like an easy fix may not be. Sometimes we charge a flat fee for a repair, but spend hours working on the issue. That is why on occasion, a repair is not fixed in one or two days.
Unlike the big box giants, our repairs stay in Minnesota, no depots here at Call That Girl
Our remote helpdesk is run by people in Minnesota
Our prices at Call That Girl can never “match the competition” because we are already priced lower than the big box giants and most of our local competitors
We do run specials and offer coupons, if you’re out to save money, watch our newsletters and website.