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Learning to Troubleshoot approach?

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hemi79

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I recently put together an i7 Haswell build and loved it. I'd like to learn more about troubleshooting the PC and tweaking for better performance. I am in no rush, but would like to have a good approach. Any recommendations? I don't want to go to school, approach a degree or anything, but maybe there are some books out there that can be recommended or some online sites or programs? I want to take this as a serious hobby. Im a civil engineer and get busy but I spend around 15 to 20 hours a week on my PC trying to learn more but I sometimes do well and sometimes don't.

Thanks,

Hemi79
 
I don't know what your starting point is, but I felt like an A+ book was helpful. There were a lot of things in there I did know, but plenty I didn't. There are a lot of intelligent people here in the forums too. Hang out here long enough, and you'll figure out who they are, and can glean from what they know.

You mentioned tweaking your computer for better performance, and I want to mention something about that. From the Windows side of things, the number of ways people say you can make your computer fast, and the number of ways that will actually make your computer faster, is probably a 50:1 ratio.

Find a specific OS you want to learn more about, and start some Google searches. The better you understand how it works, the better you will be at helping people when they have a problem.
 
ketchup79 said:
I don't know what your starting point is, but I felt like an A+ book was helpful. There were a lot of things in there I did know, but plenty I didn't. There are a lot of intelligent people here in the forums too. Hang out here long enough, and you'll figure out who they are, and can glean from what they know.

You mentioned tweaking your computer for better performance, and I want to mention something about that. From the Windows side of things, the number of ways people say you can make your computer fast, and the number of ways that will actually make your computer faster, is probably a 50:1 ratio.

Find a specific OS you want to learn more about, and start some Google searches. The better you understand how it works, the better you will be at helping people when they have a problem.
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Could say it better myself.I know quit a bit.but still learning everyday.from guys like Ketchup and many more.:thumbsup:
 
ketchup79 said:
I don't know what your starting point is, but I felt like an A+ book was helpful. There were a lot of things in there I did know, but plenty I didn't. There are a lot of intelligent people here in the forums too. Hang out here long enough, and you'll figure out who they are, and can glean from what they know.

You mentioned tweaking your computer for better performance, and I want to mention something about that. From the Windows side of things, the number of ways people say you can make your computer fast, and the number of ways that will actually make your computer faster, is probably a 50:1 ratio.

Find a specific OS you want to learn more about, and start some Google searches. The better you understand how it works, the better you will be at helping people when they have a problem.
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Yep, Google has been my greatest resource lately. Odds are someone else has ran into the same exact problem with the same error code or whatever and posted a solution online somewhere. Other than that just explore all the different menu options in windows. Just click it and see what it does. Worst case is you have to format and reload.
 
Thank you very much for the replies!! I constantly googled and searched this forum for problems and solutions when I was building my CADpc (i7 Haswell) and it was such a BIG help. This forum is awesome and I will keep up with every advice given to me. The sources and books mentioned I will purchase this week along with my new Fujitsu Q572 Tablet 🙂


Thanks everyone!
 
If you want to learn about installing, understanding and troubleshooting any Windows OS system, head over to Tweakguides.com and download the free 4-500 pages pdf book, which covers, in detail, everything you want to know about your Windows system.

The first book (XP) got me started in computers and tweaking, and essentially got me through the MCP exam for Win XP. Have read each book relevant to my system since, and I never have problems I don't understand or can't fix with my computers. To be clear, I am not connected to that site or its owner in any way, but I can't overstate how good his Windows guides are.

Any A+ study book is also a great place to start or read along with other things.
 
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