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Register Kaspersky Pure or Internet Security with a new key

kaspersky-pure-2011-2012-cheapest-renewal-price Here’s my method for registering a new product key within Kaspersky Pure, Internet Security or Antivirus. Using this method you can legitimately use a licence that you own to add extra licence time onto an already installed Kaspersky product. This is great when it comes to renewal time and you want to use a licence that you purchased at a rock bottom price (see my Cheapest Kaspersky Internet Security Licence article)

First off, check you are using the correct licence for the number of computers, ie the 3-user licence is for up to 3 separate PCs where the 1-user licence literally allows use on 1 PC only
Double click the Kaspersky icon in the system tray (bottom right of screen). If this is not visible use the arrow to the left of the icons to expand the menu and select it.
In the main Kaspersky Window, click on “Licence expired” (NOT “Renew licence”). If you are renewing before expiry then you should click on “Licence X days remaining” in the bottom right corner
Click “Activate the application with a new licence”
Type in your code that came with the product you bought. On CD versions this is either on the CD itself or printed on the inside paper sleeve. Click on Next
Fill in the email address and country (optional, we don’t do this) and click Next
The Kaspersky software will connect to the activation servers and you are now registered for another 12 months!

Register Kaspersky Pure or Internet Security with the cheapest licence key?

Want to know where to get the cheapest licence keys and renewals? No worries, read how to get the cheapest Kaspersky Internet Security or Kaspersky Pure and use my method to register the latest full product absolutely free!

Cheapest Kaspersky Internet Security renewal

Many people are looking for the cheapest renewal price for Kaspersky Internet Security. This product is their flagship one along with “Kaspersky Pure“, having antivirus, firewall, antispyware, parental control, anti-spam, safe run and much more.

The PCRepairMan rates this as the best protection security package currently available, with fantastic detection rates and top stability. Performance is very good and Windows 7 compatibility is seamless.

Because it is a fully fledged Internet Security package, Kaspersky charge quite a premium for purchase and renewal. My little-known method is to purchase an older Kaspersky software version that is fully licensed (look at the selection below) but download and install the latest version from here. It’s a trial version but becomes full on activation. Then, simply use the purchased licence key (from the old version) to activate the latest version when prompted – no need to install the old version at all!

I have written full instructions for what to do at renewal time too (12 months later) which you can read here:

How to register Kaspersy Internet Security with a new product key

Kaspersky free upgrade registration method

Because Kaspersky offers a free upgrade to this version from all previous ones from 2009 onwards, this is a completely legitimate method. Importantly, you will save LOTS of money without needing any underhanded pirate serial codes that only last for a few weeks. With Kaspersky prices being anything up to 85% cheaper in the deals below, it makes serious sense and you get the best security suite currently available.

CAVEAT – Check that you purchase the correct licence for the number of computers you are installing on, ie the 3-user licence is for up to 3 separate PCs where the 1-user licence will only allow use on 1 PC. Also check that the product you download is the same as the product you have purchased the older version of, eg “Kaspersky Internet Security” not “Kaspersky Pure” or “Kaspersky Antivirus”

Personally, I’d go for the internet security package rather than just the antivirus as there will be a very small difference in cost but there’s a huge amount of extra functionality.

If you do use my method, please either drop a little donation in the tin, ‘Tweet’ or Facebook ‘like’ this article or just give me a link back to help others save some cash!

I sell hugely discounted antivirus packages in my software store that can be used with this method:

Buy discounted packages now

Click here for similar deals on Kaspersky Pure

Got Norton products instead? Checkout these:
Cheapest Norton Internet Security renewal or Cheapest Norton Antivirus renewal or Cheapest Norton 360 renewal

AVG upgrade to 2011 gives a frozen desktop with no icons

avg-discount-coupon-code-renewal-2017 I have seen a frozen desktop and menu immediately after an AVG upgrade to 2011 version on MANY customer PCs and, though it can be relatively straight forward to sort out, you will need to carefully follow my method below to avoid any issues.

First off, if the PC is frozen, make sure there are no lights flashing on the tower denoting that there is hard drive activity. If you switch off and the drive is being written to you WILL compound the problem by adding bad sectors to the hard drive.

When you are happy the PC is not ‘active’, you can power it off.

PCRepairMan’s top tip
You can power off most PCs and laptops by holding in the ‘Power on’ button for 5 seconds

Right, now we need to restart the computer in Safe Mode. If you are not sure how to do this, check out my article on Starting a Windows PC in Safe Mode

Note: If you are having a blue screen on startup after attempting to install AVG read my article here, this is a different fix required:

AVG blue screen of death on startup after installing 2011 version

Onto the fix for the frozen desktop…..

Once in Safe Mode, we login using an Administrator’s account. This may be yours or another one with Administrator permissions. We can see a message stating that you can use the PC in Safe Mode or perform a System Restore. The System Restore is what we need so select this. Now we’ll restore it to a date before the AVG installation. No matter if you have deleted the old AVG version 8 or 9 install, we can deal with that later. Let the computer restart and your icons should reappear.

There is also an issue where the frozen desktop and missing icons are caused by a hard drive with errors on the surface. These can generally be fixed bya good quality drive scanning and repairing tool such as the one I reviewed here:

HDD Regenerator review

Hope this helps and you should now have a proper desktop with icons again!

Starting a Windows PC in Safe Mode

How to start a Windows PC in Safe Mode

You should print these instructions if you need to access the same PC in safe mode.

If your computer is turned on, click start and then click shut down wait for 20 seconds and turn your PC back on using the power button.

As the computer starts up you will first see the BIOS screen which contains information about your computer. Shortly afterwards you need to press F8. The method I use and teach to others is to simply tap the F8 key approximately every quarter of a second. This will bring up a selection menu of white writing on a black screen.

Should you miss this selection menu then you will need to wait until Windows finishes loading, shutdown, then retry the startup procedure again.

Cheapest McAfee Internet Security renewal

mcafee-internet-security-cheapest-renewal-price This is how to get the cheapest renewal price for McAfee’s Internet Security. The Internet Security product is their best one as it has antivirus, firewall, antispyware and more built in. McAfee’s renewal price is quite extortionate so many people look to find cheaper renewals. The best way is to purchase a new program that is fully licensed (see the selection below) and install this. Completely legitimate and you save lots of money without resorting to serials, cracks or keygens that themselves may be riddled with viruses. Oh and did I mention it would be up to 92% cheaper……?

First, pick up a hugely discounted antivirus packages in my software store (opens in a new tab). Make sure you uninstall the old expired product from Control Panel first then restart your PC. If you are prompted to remove any McAfee data or quarantined files then say ‘yes’ to this. Now install the new version.

Total time for most installations including removing the old version is about 5 minutes on most computers. It’s worth checking out my shop for McAfee at cheaper than renewal prices and many have next day delivery options too.

Want to install another security package instead? Checkout these:
Cheapest Norton Internet Security renewal or Cheapest Norton Antivirus renewal or Cheapest Norton 360 renewal
Our preferred software internet security package at the moment is Kaspersky Pure which scored a fantastic 99.2% in our workshop trials

Finding, downloading and installing drivers in Windows

Motherboard, sound, video, usb drivers missing? There are a few tips and tricks I can give you for finding and installing Windows device drivers. First off, let’s open up the Control Panel and get to the Hardware section. You will find a yellow exclamation mark in the device manager indicating a device has not been identified. This can be audio, video, modem, tv card, usb cards etc.

A little-known quirk of Windows XP is that if you install Service Pack 3 you get more chance of automatically downloading drivers from the Microsoft website. Strange and undocumented but in my experience this is true. I have had several occasions where I needed to get drivers and, for example, this morning I required an audio driver for an ECS motherboard. The drivers were not listed on the manufacturer’s website and a search for updated drivers brought nothing. By installing SP3 I restarted, the auto-hardware detect kicked in and the hi-def audio bus was recognised then relevant hi-def audio software drivers were auto-installed. Even the more common Realtek drivers have been invoked this way when they just refuse to install.

If you are really struggling to get drivers then you can download software that can help. There are a few programs that stand out from the crowd as they have excellent driver databases and are kept up-to-date. Driver Detective has a slick ‘Backup and migrate’ feature too, useful for copying from one PC to another or before wiping and reloading. Click the links below to visit their websites for more info.

Driver detective

PC updater

Livedrive review and free trial – secure online file storage

Livedrive review and free trial. livedrive-review-secure-online-file-storage Livedrive offers a very good secure online file storage service that ranks highly here at PCRMB Towers. So good that we actually use it ourselves. Livedrive automatically backs up your files safely online, monitoring your computer(s) for new files and detail changes. You can restore files (even deleted ones) quickly and easily. It’s totally secure, easy to use and quick to setup. Users get unlimited online storage space as standard which means you can choose this service and never have to upgrade. You can sync files, stream music and access your files from anywhere.

PCRepairMan’s Verdict
Offering a 30 day free trial, you can choose if it’s right for you or not. Current pricing is very keen – you pay nothing during the trial and then get a 10% discount for life. Highly recommended.

Secure online file storage with Livedrive

Here are some of the advantages of this service:

Many online file storage services will cap the amount of storage to a measly few Gigabytes. With Livedrive there is literally no limit.
Version history is included. Say you mistakenly save changes on a ducument, you can ‘roll back’ to an older version as Livedrive will store up to 30 versions of your file
Deleted files can be restored (up to 30 days later)
Iphone and iPad access is included by default
Windows and Mac compatibility
Livedrive will monitor all of your files while you are working. If you modify then save something then it will be backed up immediately. This way there is no need to back it up manually!
External hard drives can be backed up too
You can download your files at any time and from any computer
Backed up files are encrypted with incredibly strong algorithms
A high quality streaming facility allows iPhones and iPads to view photos and listen to music

All in all, an excellent service that costs very little and gives peace of mind. Highly recommended.

Try Livedrive unlimited online storage free for 30 days or Visit the Livedrive Website to learn more

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AVG error message 0xE001C065 or 0xE001C064 during installation

avg-error-code-during-installation You get the error message 0xE001C065 or 0xE001C064 during installation. This is solved by doing the following:

First off, restart the PC that has the error. Close down any open programs.

Visit the MajorGeeks website and download the free AVG program from their servers, not using the AVG download manager as provided by CNET. MajorGeeks are a trusted download site (as are CNET).

Here is a link to the AVG download on Majorgeeks

Close your browser and start the installation using the downloaded file. Once installed, run an update and a full virus scan from the main AVG interface.

If you decide now to upgrade to the full version (which also has a 30 day trial) then this too will get over the installation problem. The advantage here is that your computer will have rootkit scanning functionality and identity theft protection afterwards.

Upgrading to the full version of AVG Internet Security

If you wish to upgrade to the all-singing and dancing version of AVG then it’s a matter of downloading the full version from this link:
AVG Internet Security 9.0
This paid version provides you with a stronger firewall and better scheduled scanning options. It also has identity protection and rootkit scanning built in and you can get immediate free support from AVG.