E-book Category: Computers, Manuals
E-book Title: Slow Computer Emergency Repair Kit
Book Description: Why is my computer slow, and how do I fix it?
Speed up your computer
and prevent it from crashing,
with no technical knowledge what so ever.
I actually broke my computer monitor once. Yup, it was 2 AM and I had just lost an English essay I was writing for class. I had a buggy Windows 98 system that constantly crashed, and though I was saving every couple minutes, when I rebooted after it crashed, the document was completely gone. Forever. I shambled into class a couple hours later with no essay and a sore fist.
My next computer was a gleaming, brand new Windows XP machine. Guess what? After a year, it was slowing to a crawl, and began crashing. Gee, thanks Mr. Gates! By then I had started my own web design business, so my time was extremely valuable. I did this part-time after work. One productive hour a night turned into three frustrating wasted hours, and I found it took twice as long to load up my email than actually reading them! I had to always backup my work to CD, fearing that my system would crash at any moment. I constantly went to bed angry and frustrated, which is certainly NOT a good way to get a good night sleep.
What a nightmare!
I constantly checked online looking for solutions to my slow computer. Forums, newsboards, I tried figuring out why I always seemed to buy computers that sucked. More hours were spent every night reading little bits of information and trying them out. Some worked, some made things worse. Here's what I found:
- Most websites that offer free information offer only specific advice - "try this, if it doesn't work, try this." My evenings quickly turned into a scavenger hunt, and sometimes the information screwed my computer up even more.
- Other websites say it's the registry. The problem is that it's not ONLY the registry. That's only one specific problem (see the point above). Even worse, I did try a registry cleaner once, and my computer would no longer start. THAT WAS SCARY, and I had to take it to a technican.
- Too much techno jargon - I've come across way too many sites where the support staff ask me to do stuff that makes me go "Huh?" Then I look stupid to them, and their responses are either chiding or abusive. I didn't need that, I just wanted my freakin' computer to work, and I needed it in easy steps!
Because I am a web designer, I have crossed paths with many computer experts. A old computer repair friend's story blew me away when he said that he charged $150 to tune up people's slow computers on site. And it only took him 17 minutes to fix each one!
Before moving to another city, I begged him to teach me his techniques, as I still had constant headaches with my own computer. He agreed, teaching me the step-by-step checklist he uses to fix people's computers. I couldn't believe how easy it was!
With his list, and another two years collecting all the tips and advice I found, I revised, refined and simplified my own techniques to keep my computer in optimum shape.
I have a notoriously bad memory (just ask my wife), so if some computer problem again happened down the road (which it did), all I had to do is go back to all the notes I collected. Viola, problem fixed!
Then one night I got a call from one of my clients complaining about his slow computer. Since I was his web designer, he figured I was the "computer guy" to call. I fished out my notes and took him step by step through the techniques that worked for me, in the exact order that from experience I knew worked best. The phone call lasted twenty minutes. And guess what?
He emailed me the next morning thanking me and offering to buy lunch. His computer was completely error-free and blazing fast, just like new!
Before publishing my techniques, I sent copies to other computer repair technicans. All agree that this is very similar to the methods they use to fine tune their client's slow computers - for $75 to $150!
The Slow Computer Emergency Repair Kit is a complete visual step-by-step system, like painting by numbers, that takes you by the hand and solves the problem in just a few simple steps - absolutely anyone can do it! (Hey, if it worked with my mom...)
What you'll find in this guide:
- In Steps One and Two, Cleaning, I have you install and run an incredibly powerful and yet free piece of cleaning software I found by chance. Mouse-click by mouse-click, I guide through through the process, backing up your computer, automatically scanning and cleaning all the old junk, temp files, programs you no longer use, and a file registry fixer. You will know exactly how much space you will be clearing and what junk you will be deleting.
- I will then show you a little-known technique to drastically increase your hard drive space, and a method to prevent unnecessary programs from loading when you first turn your computer on. These two methods alone are absolute gold and should create a huge difference in speed!
- In Step Three, Spyware and Virus Hunting, I have you install and run a compact but incredibly powerful anti-virus and anti-spyware program. It is not only free, it has won many awards, it is very well known in the I.T. industry, and I love it so much I tell people I help to get rid of their old, factory-installed anti-virus software and use this one instead. I will guide you step-by-step on the best method of using this program, how to properly scan your computer, and what to do if you find viruses, spyware and other nasties on your system.
- Steps Four and Five, Maintenance Plan, is the meat and potatoes. I present the list I wrote and refined through the years. It's all in an easy visual guide to all the advanced options in your Windows operating system (Win 98 through XP). You will learn how to remove unwanted programs, put your bloated Windows operating system on an effective diet, optimize your hard drive with a few mouse clicks, streamline your user accounts, and much more.
After you finish these steps, you'll know all the IMPORTANT practices on how to keep your computer running fast, clean and error-free, for the life of your computer
The answer to the most common question I receive:
"You want me to install more software. Won't this make my computer even slower?"
While refining my list, I've tried to make the process faster and more painless. The first few times, it would take a couple hours for me to clean and speed up my computer. When my computer friend said it took him about 17 minutes of actual work, he revealed some programs that did all the hard work for him.
With his programs in mind, I tried them, and researched five other programs that promised to clean up my system without all the manual steps I was then doing. Three were limited trial versions, one screwed my computer up worse, and the other two were pretty good. The one I chose was what he originally recommended! The smallest, leanest and most effective of them all. I can't believe it's still free!
The anti-virus program I discovered was a godsend! The first time I installed it, I noticed how much faster it scanned my system than the default one that came with my computer. It also found and deleted eleven malicious pieces of spyware. Impressed, I quickly deleted my old bloated anti-virus program, and just by doing that my computer boot-up time was suddenly blazingly fast. When my brother-in-law had the same problem with the same pre-installed software, I also had him switch.
Of course, if you don't have an anti-virus program, that could be half your problem! There's just too many viruses, worms, spyware and tracking software out there that invisibly downloads to your machine and begins grinding processes down.
Slow Computer Emergency Help Kit - Updated to October, 2008
Every so often I check to make sure these techniques are still the best and easiest for you and your computer. My guide was originally released in 2005, and I'm glad to say it has stood up well to the test of time. The software I recommend are still the best, and more importantly, still free. It still keeps my computer clean and virus-free.
However, it doesn't cover Windows Vista, Microsoft's latest version of Windows. I notice, though, that 91% of users coming to my site still use Windows 98 to XP, so I haven't yet updated it. I don't have experience with Vista, because I haven't needed to buy a new computer. With the maintence schedule I follow in my ebook, I've never had any reason to upgrade. My system still runs fast and lean after four years, so I don't worry about bugs and crashes anymore, and it'll probably be another three or five years before I decide to buy a new computer (Maybe sooner if I get addicted to a really good game that needs the latest and greatest system!)
The full package includes:
- Access to all of the software that's needed to speed up and fix your slow computer.
- Slow Computer Emergency Repair Kit manual, the complete "How-to" bible for maintaining and running a healthy PC.
- Slow Computer Cleanup program. High quality program that completely cleans and deletes junk files.
- Registry Fixer. Instantly scan and fix your registry, one of the major causes of slow and crashing computers.
- Antivirus program. Scans your system and provides up to the minute protection against harmful computer viruses.
- Anti-spyware program. Complete protection against spyware, malware and Trojans.
Ready to double your computer speed NOW?
- Faster performance. You'll quickly and easily get rid of all the junk files which have been grinding your computer to a halt. Windows runs noticeably faster when it has more working disk space, so eliminating the excess files that Windows leaves on your computer every time it runs a task means you'll notice a smoother, faster PC in no time at all (AND you'll find out the secret of keeping your computer running faster ... forever!)
- Quicker, faster start-up times. If you've ever had the feeling that Windows is starting slower and slower, you're right! Every time you install a new program or application Windows is running more and more tasks in the background. With a few mouse clicks you'll be able to stop these annoying resource-stealing programs in their tracks and prevent them from running when your computer starts-up. You'll notice your computer start up in seconds - not minutes, allowing you to get started quickly and easily when you expect to and get more done in less time!
- No restarts, No Errors. Get your PC to start on demand, when you want it to every single time. You'll remove all traces of those old files that your computer is still looking for when it starts. No more "false start-ups" or waiting around for your computer to restart, eliminating wasted and stressful minutes.
- Eliminate random computer crashes. You'll stop your computer from crashing by safely removing nonsense and corrupt files in Window's Registry that confuses your computer when you are trying to run your favorite programs (a BIG headache for me!) No more crashes before you've managed to save that important file or when you're in the middle of an important task - you'll never have to restart or repeat those tasks ever again...
- The ability to remove unwanted programs with just one click. You'll be able to see everything that is installed on your computer in one place (even things you had forgotten or didn't know were installed).
- The power to restore your computer back to the way it was after a crash or other major computer disasters reducing the loss of your important and precious data, information or files.
- Complete protection against harmful computer viruses. Prevent viruses from destroying your computers files and "stealing" your systems resources (such as using your computer to send spam emails).
- Complete protection against spyware and malware. Prevent hackers and spyware applications from hijacking your computer, stealing your personal details and files or spying on your internet browsing activities (you'll also be safe from spyware sending you annoying pop-up messages, adverts and other symptoms of spyware infection).
- The complete and unlimited ability to speed up your computer's performance and start-up times, prevent computer crashes, remove junk files, scan for, remove and prevent viruses and spyware . . . Any time you feel like your computer could do with a kickstart! You'll do all of this anytime you like, as often as you like, forever - with absolutely no limitations and no strings attached...You'll never have to bring your computer to a technician.
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