Okay people, if I’ve said this once, I’ll say it a thousand times = remember that when you see that balloon pop up on your computer that an update is available, LISTEN TO IT!
Dr. Mill just finished replacing a Hitachi failed hard drive on a customer’s Toshiba laptop which was likely the victim of some malware attack to one of it’s partitions. Although hard drives can fail for other reasons, like if they overheat; often times the attack comes in some form of file or link you downloaded or clicked on.
Remember, while we play games online, surf the web, and remain oblivious – hackers out there creating viruses, trojans, and malware of all kinds to infect our computers. Stay safe by updating all the patches that Microsoft and software creators freely offer on a daily basis. Although this can seem like a hassle to spend the time and download the update, restart the computer when needed, it can potentially save you from spending between $300-500 on a repair, and losing precious files and family photos. I know lots of you have been there already. I’ve been there myself. You wouldn’t jump out of a plane without a parachute would you? Well, that is what we do on a daily basis when we fail to heed the warnings and update our software. Another good idea is to regularly back up your important files either on an external hard drive or a thumbnail USB drive. Both are fairly cheap now and can fit in your laptop bag or key chain.
If you are unfortunate enough to become a victim of an attack and your computer fails, you’ve tried everything, and can’t get your machine to re-boot or work – feel free to call Dr. Mill for a complete diagnostics service and reasonably priced repair. We don’t rape our customers and we aim to please! See our testimonials on our website:
www.DrMillComputerWiz.com
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