The list below is made up of the daily problems that I run across and is provided to help people understand how to avoid computer repair problems. I understand that most of you that read this probably are knowledgeable, and all of this information is probably old news to you. If you are one of these people then this was not meant for you but for the person that needs help with their computer problems and computer skills.
1. No Backup
First and the most important is backing up of your important data on a regular basis. Since 1.44 Floppies can no longer hold enough data for backing up today, I suggest that you purchase a CDRW-CD-ROM Drive (A Recordable CD-ROM Drive). You can purchase a good name brand CDRW for $29 to $49 retail. Watch out for those really cheap no-name brands because they usually don't last very long. Make sure when you purchase the CDRW that it includes the Burning Software with it. Some CDRW's that are advertised very cheaply do not include this software. Next be sure to buy the recording CD's. You can buy the CDR's for backing up your data and making music CD's or CDRW CD's that you can format and use just like you would a floppy disk only these will hold about 650mbs of data. Just think of them as being a giant floppy disk. Another option is to purchase a External USB Hard Drive. Some of the External USB Hard Drives come with Back-up Software. They are about $89 for 320 Gigabytes. Also a USB Flash Drive is another device that you can use to back up your data. A good size to start with is a 32GB Flash Drive. They usually run around $40 to $50. The USB Devices are probably a better method than a CDRW Drive if you have a lot of data to back-up. An off-site backup service is good too for small to medium size companies. A very good off-site company to use is called Carbonite. Just go to carbonite.com and sign up for a free 30 trial. Or you can just use the offer that I have below to sign up for their service.