Hi all! My name is Max. I - IT specialist, or, as many say, a computer wizard. My main area professional activity on this moment(2016) - in one of the cities near Moscow in the Leningrad direction.
Or, to put it another way - computer help with a home visit. I think this definition is more correct, because people turn to me not only when something goes wrong, but also when they need to install a program, set up a printer or router, and simply to receive advice on choosing equipment.
Every day I solve many different problems related to computers, laptops, the Internet, local networks and the periphery. I do everything - from installing and configuring programs to hardware repairs. The specifics of my work force me to constantly struggle with new and new “glitches,” “bugs,” viruses, etc.
The idea to create your own Computer blog has been ripe for me for quite a long time (domain website lay idle for almost a year).
I am sure that the problems that I encounter while fixing clients’ computer equipment are experienced by thousands of people around the world. The solution to these problems is not always simple and obvious, and sometimes even I, a master with extensive experience, have to spend a lot of time trying to find where and what “tick” to make everything work.
It's time to share your experience!
What is this computer blog about?
Surprisingly - about computers. 🙂 The list of topics that I am going to cover here is great. The main sections are software and hardware repair of computers and laptops.
I’ll also be sure to tell you about the setup features wi-fi networks and the Internet, about useful “everyday” programs, about “tricks” of operating systems that you, dear readers, will probably find interesting and useful. I'll tell you maximum in simple language , understandable to ordinary users.
In general, subscribe! It will be interesting!
and the correct regional settings must be set, which exactly correspond to the physical location of the computer.
First. Through Start, we find the Widows Update Center and see if there are any uninstalled updates.
If windows is configured to automatic update, you can skip this point.
If you have a pirated copy of Windows, it is better not to trade on such a version, set it up to work with a broker
and installing all the updates will be problematic.
But it will work in offline mode.
For example, windowsXP is no longer supported by Microsoft, so it will be impossible to run TSLab on it.
Second. Regional settings, for example, for Russia:
Additionally, the language of systems that do not support Unicode is Russian.
Comma delimiter. Those. All regional settings are Russian. 
If your car is located in New York, then the regional settings should fully correspond to this region.
As for language and time itself. Windows can have any language, the system time can be set to any language, regardless of the region.
Those. , for example, my car is in Russia, the regional settings fully correspond to the region,
A windows language I speak English and I can set the time to anyone if desired,
But when connecting to some data providers, such as Interactiv Brokers, through the TWS program, local time can make a big difference.
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