Replacing Laptop Keyboard – HP dv2815nr
Here is what you will need:
- Order a New or Refurbished Keyboard ($50)
Search Google for your “laptop model + keyboard replacement”
- Screwdriver
- Laptop Service Manual
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Follow the service manual instructions for replacing the keyboard.
Removing unwanted applications from new PC
Nothing is more frustrating then setting up a new PC, only to find it full of stuff you don’t want. It can be very time consuming to remove unwanted programs for an inexperienced user. Their is a tool to simplify the process, PC Decrapifier. PC Decrapifier is free for personal use, and offers a low subscription rate for businesses that want to use the tool.
Sony was charging $50 for a similar service, but the catch is that they are the ones loading up the computers with the software. Sony has since decided against charging customers for the application removal.
I hope one day computer manufacturers will catch on to what makes Apple computers so appealing.
If you purchase a new mac, you won’t find all the free trial offers, or unwanted software upon your first use. You actually get to enjoy your new computer!
How to setup remote access on a Windows XP PC
What you need
- High Speed Internet
- Router w/port forwarding (Linksys WRT54G)
- DYNDNS Account
- Windows XP Professional
- 1 hour of complete silence, no interruptions
Step 1
Enable Remote Desktop on the computer you want to connect to remotely.
Make sure you have a password set on your windows user account. If not, set a password by clicking on user accounts located in the control panel.
- Right click my computer
- Click Properties
- Click Remote
- Check “Allow users to connect remotely to this computer”
Step 2
Create a DynDNS
Step 3
Set a Static IP Address
- Right click on My Network Places
- Click Properties
- Right click on Local Area Connection and choose status
- Click Support
- Select TCP/IP
- Click General
- Click Properties
- Select TCP/IP
- Click Properties
- Select Use the following IP address and enter the number
- Enter the IP address of the router in the Default Gateway & Preferred DNS server fields.
- Click OK
Step 4
Configure the router
- Log into your router (usually 192.168.1.1/admin)
- Setup port forwarding. The default port for Remote Desktop is 3389
- Click Applications & Gaming
- Enter Application Name (RDP), Ext Port (a # between 50,000 & 60,000), Int Port. (3389), Protocol (Both), IP Address (same address as static ip of computer, Check Enabled)
- Make sure you have changed the default user id/password of the router for security purposes
- Click the Setup Tab
- Click DDNS
- Enter your DynDNS account information
Step 5
Install DynDNS software locally on the computer your are connecting to.
Step 6
How to connect.
- Click Start, Programs, Accessories, Communications, Remote Desktop
- Enter your computer address from DynDNS
- Connect using the user id/pass you setup