Free Advice!! A Do-It-Yourself PC Check-Up
| Free Do-It-Yourself PC Check-up According to a recent article in the Intelligencer Journal, 15% of people who had an issue with some piece of technology were never able to get it repaired. When it comes to PCs, the most common problems involve spyware, viruses and/or an inefficiently configured hard drive. Remove Spyware To remove spyware, you can install many free spyware removal applications that are available on the internet. Spybot is one of the most used, effective and easy-to-use applications. It can be downloaded at http://www.spybot.com/en/download/index.html Remove Viruses A computer virus is a computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer without permission or knowledge of the user. You can also find many free resources on the internet to remove viruses. One of the most popular anti-virus programs is AVG. It can be downloaded for free at http://free.avg.com/ |
Defragment your hard drive Defragmentation is a process that reduces the amount of fragmentation in file systems. It does this by physically organizing the contents of the disk to store the pieces of each file close together and contiguously. The best part about “defragging” your hard drive is that the tool you need is already installed on your Windows computer. Simply click on Start | Programs | Accessories | System Tools, and choose Disk Defragmenter While these tricks and tips are not a guarantee that your PC will run as new, they are definitely worth the (time) investment. If you continue to experience problems after performing these scans, you still do not have to drive out to Computer World and buy a new $700 personal computer. For $99, we will back up all your pictures, MP3s. documents, reformat and optimize your hard drive, provide a clean, error-free install of the operating system*, re-install all your software* and restore all your valuable data. PC Support & Repair Alwin Philippa, Owner phone: (717) 808-9827 Columbia |