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How to fix a Nokia Lumia that won’t start up

Piers Chipperfield Microsoft, Software, Technology, Windows June 30, 2015

I thought I was going to need to buy a new phone at the weekend when my Nokia Lumia 925 got stuck in a reboot loop, showing the turning cogs followed by the Nokia logo, followed by the cogs, followed by the Nokia logo ...Read More

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Windows couldn’t be activated – DNS name does not exist – how to fix it

Piers Chipperfield Microsoft, Software, Technology, Windows November 8, 2013

On Windows 7, 8 and Server 2012 you may see this error when trying to activate Windows. ‘Windows couldn’t be activated. Error code 0x8007232B’. Error description: DNS name does not exist.’ It seems that this is absolutely nothing to do with DNS, and the ...Read More

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Error 1310 writing to config.msi

Piers Chipperfield Microsoft, Software, Technology, Windows May 9, 2013

‘Error 1310 writing to config.msi’. I’ve seen this quite a few times now and thought I ought to share it for anyone struggling to fix the problem. When uninstalling (possibly also installing or repairing although I haven’t come across those instances) a program on Windows, ...Read More

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