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The best hosting company around the web

Cedric — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:00:05 +0000

Although I have been with Server complete only for a few months, I can testify of the extreme quality of their service. I have never seen a company so dedicated to making their clients’ life easier. I have seen Daniel and his team put up a custom control panel and an array of tools just for the benefit of the clients. But that isn’t enough for them; they add new data centers to accommodate the needs of every customer and even extended their services to Windows systems.

On the support side, speed and quality in another asset. In almost all cases, a submitted ticket was answered within minutes and solved within an hour. The team is always working hard to make sure the backbone is always working at its best and they are always on stand‐by for a potential issue.

In addition, recently, I decided that a VPS was to much for what I needed and I emailed Daniel to inquire about my options. Quickly he replied that he would set up a reseller account for me at the end of the month (what I already had paid), saving me over $20 per month.

In all aspects, Server Complete is truly the best hosting company I have ever seen and I will recommend it to anyone that needs a VPS or Dedicated server.

Cheers to Daniel and his team!

Recovering a Windows computer stuck in lock ups on log in

Cedric — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:24:54 +0000

You boot your computer, log in and try to open your favorite application but… wait… your computer just locked on you! You reboot, same issue! What happened? A virus? Maybe not; your computer might just get stuck with a program hanging soon after you logged in. The good news: It’s an easy fix!

You need to get that software out of the “startup” list. First, reboot your computer in Safe Mode by pressing F8 right after the BIOS POST. Log in and reply to the Windows prompt about being in Safe Mode. Click start and Run (Win XP) or the “Search Program and Files” search box (Vista and Win 7), type “msconfig” and press “enter”. Look in the Startup tab and click “Disable all”. Reboot in normal mode and your computer shouldn’t lock anymore.

Now get back into msconfig and start re-enabling the startup software a few at a time until you find the problematic application.

If this doesn’t fix the issue, it could be a few options: a virus or spyware, a faulty driver or some corrupted Windows files. Try running an anti-virus/anti-spyware in safe mode, updating your drivers and repairing Windows files with the installation CD.

If that still doesn’t fix the issue, drop me a line in the comment section!