From simple transfer of data from failed devices by re-mounting drives on working hardware to component level electronic repair by external specialists.
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Economical Previously Used Compact Desktop PC
Ex corporate desktop PCs, fast, small, latest Windows Pro OS with Office Suite and a guarantee, upgraded and tested SSD drive & RAM working memory – which makes them very snappy to boot and run applications. Neat and quiet. Delivered and installed locally – call for a quote.

Typical Inclusive guide price: £ 250
Subject to availability and exact specification required
WiFi 4G Broadband SIM Router – Local Short Term Rental


If your fixed line broadband is not available – rent a WiFi Wireless Portable Router with full data allowance using the cellular 4G network to connect to the internet and with built-in WiFi for a maximum of 32 devices to share the service. This might cover temporary, emergency or back-up requirements. All you need is a mains power socket, no telephone or other physical connection is required. You must be within service range of a Cellular 4G provider such as Three, EE, O2. This rental service will include use of a single 4G network and should provide connection reliability similiar to a fixed line ‘wall socket’ service and will make use of any high speed LTE availability.
Weekly rental £24.00 inc VAT
Service Terms & Conditions: A refundable deposit will be required against failure to return, damage etc. Charges apply for any date when the equipment has been in the customer’s possession, not just days-in-use or powered. Delivery & collection if available will be charged extra, local hand-over & installation can be arranged. Total charges will be calculated daily at one seventh of the weekly rate BUT a minimum hire charge of one week will apply.
PC Refresh service – your computer renewed
These days a PC that is a few years old will most likely still be quite capable of useful work, but might be held-back by particular components or original specification that can be easily updated. This is especially true for work-horse systems used for web access, database or document processing – rather than high end media work or gaming systems which do generally benefit from the latest processors & technology.
An internal spring clean with battery or main drive replacement or memory boost might be all that’s required to rejuvenate your system for a few more productive years at a fraction of the cost to buy new.


LAN Device Analyser
O&O Lanytix is a portable application that enables quick and easy analysis of the local network (LAN = Local Area Network) at the push of a button. This not only enables devices in the network to be recognized, but also their properties such as IP address, MAC or the manufacturer of the network card.
Features
- Search and detection of devices in the local network (LAN)
- Determination of name, IP address, MAC, operating system, manufacturer of the network card, response times
- Logging of search results
- Possibility to export search results
- Free
System requirements
- Windows 8 or higher
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 or higher
- Portable, therefore no installation necessary
- Available in German, English and French
Clearing & formatting a drive from the command line using Diskpart
Run diskpart from the Commmand prompt – Run CMD from the Start Menu or Run dialogue box using WinKey + R to get to the command prompt
Then use the commands below in sequence within the diskpart interface
list disk
select disk [#] (adding the reference number from the list command above)
clean (permanent delete content)
create partition primary
format fs=ntfs
assign (gives a drive letter – unspecified)
exit to leave diskpart
Managing Windows Device Drivers with Powershell
Exporting the third party device drivers from your running windows installation.
Export-WindowsDriver -online -Destination D:\path\folder
Exporting the third party device drivers from a windows image
Export-WindowsDriver -Path E:\ -Destination D:\path\folder
Add all device drivers from folder tree to a windows image
Add-WindowsDriver -Path "E:\offline" -Driver "D:\drivers" -Recurse
Add an unsigned device driver to a windows image
Add-WindowsDriver -Path "E:\offline" -Driver "D:\driver.inf" -ForceUnsigned
Software
Organising Audio & Video files MediaMonkey
Monitor Brightness Controller Monitorian