We guarantee to save you money on your IT Services!

Your IT Department Ltd works hard to form relationships with some of the biggest vendors and suppliers within the UK IT and Communications industry.

Our Guarantee:

We guarantee that by moving your IT services to Your IT department you will reduce your annual IT services costs and also see a marked increase in system reliability and staff productivity.

If we cannot demonstrate any areas within your business where we can save you money on IT or Communications, we will give your business a service of choice free for 1 year*

Call 01158 220 200 for a cost savings analysis

Your can test your internet speed by going to www.speedtest.net.  there are also other tools available.

If you’ve noticed that your Macbook or Macbook Pro purchased in 2006 or 2007 is losing its battery life at an alarming rate, you’re not alone. Apple has had a very large batch of Sony lithium-ion polymer batteries for their laptops that are losing their maximum charge capacity very quickly.

Look at the following article for similar experiences

http://installingcats.com/2008/04/07/apple-macbook-short-battery-life-problems/

Microsoft has made great efforts to help ease the growing pains of migrating Windows XP and Windows Vista to the new and improved, feature rich, user-friendly Windows 7.  The creators of the latest Windows OS have designed several useful tools and an installation method that will help users make a smooth and seamless transition from an older Windows OS to Windows 7.

By using one or more of the migration aids, Microsoft hopes that all users will experience an uneventful transition from an older OS to Windows 7.
Four installation aids are available to help IT staff upgrade machines that are currently running XP or Vista.  These tools will help preserve all existing user data during the upgrade process while keeping customized settings intact.

1.    Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) – is a downloadable set of tools that will help IT administrators create a customized set of installation preferences that can be applied to every computer in the network from one location.

•    Customizing an AIK allows for “one-touch” installation where all of the configurations are pre-set and the IT administrator only has to click the “GO” button once to install the entire Windows 7 OS on the entire IT network.
•     All Microsoft workstation and many third party applications may be bundled into an AIK and upgraded at the same time that Windows 7 is deployed.

2.    User State Migration Tool (USMT) – is a utility that comes prepackaged with Windows 7.  This tool works with the downloadable AIK tool during the OS installation process to transfer custom user settings and files from a specific Windows XP or Vista machine to the upgraded Windows 7 OS on the same machine.

•    This new tool will keep files and settings protected on the workstation during the upgrading process and will save time since data won’t have to be transferred to a portable drive during upgrade and then later reinstalled.
•    Updates typically take less than 30 minutes.

3.    Windows Easy Transfer – is another prepackaged utility that comes with Windows 7.  It works with Windows XP and Vista machines to relocate user data from one machine to another.

•    This tool is ideal when migrating a small number of machines.
•    With Windows Easy Transfer, files and settings can be transferred using a network, a USB drive, or other external storage.

4.    In Place Upgrade – in addition to the above tools, for Vista OS users, Microsoft also offers an installation method that that will automatically preserve all user applications and data during upgrade.

Whether your IT network is currently running Windows XP, Windows Vista, or a combination of both, Microsoft has made great efforts to make upgrading to Windows 7 as easy as possible. 

To learn more speak Your IT Department – 01158 220 200