Computer problems, use google

Name: Google can help me...?
Category: Solving problems
Operating System: MOST
Difficulty: Easy to Hard - depending on the solution

This is sort of a mini tech tip today, but one I think people often overlook. You would be surprised the amount of times that someone has brought a computer for me to fix and I have been able to fix it simply by using google and following a few directions.

If you get an error message that looks suspicious or is unusual then type the exact message into google. 99 times out of 100 someone will have had the same problem and have hopefully worked out a solution. There are thousands of computer help forums where people have probably asked about the same problem you are having and maybe someone has given a solution.

Once you have found the solution and are sure it is the same problem you are having then follow the solution on your computer. If this solution is out of your competence then take the computer to a computer service centre.