MSLN Circuit Rider Troubleshooting Guide

The MSLN Circuit Riders have put together a Troubleshooting Guide for the Maine State Library's Gates Training Initiative. You may download the Guide as a Microsoft Word Document, a PDF Document, or click on any of the links below to access a section.


Basic Troubleshooting Guide

Table of Contents

  1. Maintaining a Healthy Computer
    • Scan Disk
    • Defrag
    • Disk Cleanup
    • Maintenance
  2. Network Management Tool (NM)
    • Login and passwords
    • Adding and deleting computers
    • Adding and deleting email accounts
  3. Error Messages
    • Write error messages down
    • What was the last thing you were doing
    • New software?
    • New download?
  4. Program Crashes
    • Occasional?
    • Persistent?
    • Update programs?
  5. Viruses
    • Software(Norton, McAfee, free software(PCCillin, AVG)
    • Install and Configure correctly
    • Software updates
    • Virus data/definitions update; how do you know it updated?
    • What is auto-update?
    • Scheduling
    • Renewing
  6. Troubleshooting your Internet Connection
    • One computer or many computers?
    • Check hubs and FRAD/Router ‚ light
    • What is an IP address? What is the MAC address?
    • Check IP address, MAC addresses and lease from server
  7. Printers
    • Adding a printer
    • Networking
    • Sharing
    • Printer Drivers (Web and CD)
    • Troubleshooting Printers
    • Supplies
  8. Essentials and Checklist
    • Windows disk/CDs
    • Program disks/CDs
    • Drivers
    • Computer checklist ‚ Inventory
  9. Resources
    • CD
    • CR Web Page
    • Web Resources


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MSLN Information
Tips and Advice
Web Related Information
MSLN Web Server/Hosting Viruses, Worms and Hoaxes Browser Information
MSLN Web Mail/Email Troubleshooting Guide SpyWare, AdBlockers, Pop-Ups
T1 Upgrades, Bandwidth Graphs Computer Checklist/Inventory Security/Securing Public Access Computers
Network Management Tool Wireless Web Resources-Schools and Libraries
MSLN Content Filter Maintaining a Healthy Computer Maine Databases
MSLN Contacts and Help Desk Buying a New Computer MLTI Project
E-Rate and MTEAF Windows and Mac OS Updates Miscellaneous
  Maine School and Library Network: Circuit Rider ben@msln.net  

Page last updated on 10/6/03