SAVE MONEY by doing it yourself! There really are no big secrets to anything we do, and we find that a vast majority of our Milwaukee area customers prefer to work on their computers themselves if and when possible. Therefore, we have made a committment to our customers in the Milwaukee area to publish to our web site do-it-yourself guides to computer self-service. We will be adding more of these guides over time, starting with the most commonly provided services, and then moving on to more technically difficult services. We encourage you to CAREFULLY give computer self-service a shot, remembering that whatever you do to you own computer, of course, you are liable for. These guides are not copied from somwhere else but rather written from scratch by our own technicians. These guides are provided without any guarantees, support, warranty, or insurance, neither expressed nor implied. You may ONLY use all information contained here within AT YOUR OWN RISK. You may not copy or reproduce any of these guides without written permission of aur Computer Service, however, you may place links to them on your web site.
- Windows XP® Tune-Up and Optimization Guide written 3/16/08 by Tony Farrell
In a nutshell: Clean out temporary files, remove heavyweight security programs, update windows and security programs, tweak startup programs and memory usage, check internet cache size, cycle and throttle down system restore, defragment your hard drive, and free up hard drive space if needed. Get the full guide here.
- Virus and Spyware Removal Guide written by Tony Farrell, updated 3/23/08
Twelve Steps: Back it up!, Prevent automatic reinfection!, Get the tools!, Install and update the tools!, Run the tools in safe mode!, Clean it out!, Do it again and again!, Manually remove the remaining infections!, Run the final safe mode scans!, Back to normal mode!, Service packs then online!, Windows updates, program updates, be diligent! Get the full guide here.
- PC Maintenance Tips written by Tony Farrell, updated 5/3/07
Tips and tricks for keeping your computer secure and running well.
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