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Is your Personal Computer running slow or locking up? Are you ready to trash it and just buy another PC because of your frustration? Let me share a few simple and FREE tools that will save you money and heartburn (not to mention creating a safer web experience). I can almost guarantee great results. What have you got to lose?

Below are the steps I take when fixing people's PC headaches.

What To Do

What to Use

Where to Go

Step 1 -
Update Microsoft Windows, Office and Internet Explorer

Microsoft Update

http://update.microsoft.com

Step 2 -
Clean old files and Registry

CCleaner

http://www.ccleaner.com/download/builds

Step 3 -
Remove Spyware
(Both Programs are great!)

Malwarebytes
or
SuperAntiSpyware

http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

http://www.superantispyware.com/

Step 4 -
Remove Viruses

AVG Free Anti-Virus

http://free.avg.com/download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition

Step 5 -
Defrag Your Harddrive

Auslogics Disk Defrag

http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/download

Once a Week

* Check for and install Microsoft Updates.
* Run CCleaner and update if new releases are available.
* Check for updates and run your AVG anti-virus software.
* Check for updates and run Quick Scan on Malwarebytes and SuperAntiSpyware.

Once a Month

Defrag your harddrive.

Other Helpful Suggestions

Use a Firewall: (choose just 1)
* ZoneAlarm
* Comodo
* Outpost

Use a Safer Web Browser: (Instead of Internet Explorer)
* Mozilla Firefox
* Opera
* Apple - Safari

Glossary - PC Security
Ten Commands for PC Security
Keep Your PC Running Like New
PC Wireless Security
Ten Commandments PowerPoint
Running Like New PowerPoint

                     

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