Windows has had a backup tool built into it for years. The issue is very seldom do I see someone take advantage of this tool. Cloud backup services are big business now and are only getting bigger. My thought is, why use a service and pay for it when Windows has already given you the tools you need to keep your PC backed up? And it's free! All you need to take advantage of this free tool is an extra hard drive. Whether it is an external, DVD discs, Flash Drives, or a second internal drive set it up and follow the instructions Windows provides in the Control Panel. In Windows XP, this will be under the "system" icon and in Vista & 7, this will be under "backup and restore". Windows helps you determine a day and time that fits into your schedule. It can set up daily, weekly or monthly. Windows also manages the size of your backups automatically, by deleting older backups as it runs out of room on the drive. Before you sign up for an online backup service, try Windows backup. It could save you hundreds over time....
As a free service to our friends, family, business associates, customers and potential customers we are offering a Q&A session with our techs. Email us via our "Contact Us" page and we will review your question. If we feel it is a good question we will post it here and answer it. If we feel it is specific to your issue only, we will happily answer it through email. This service is a way to show you the value of a knowledgeable company with whom you can trust your computer too. This is limited to one per person. If you feel you can benefit from continuous technical support, you might want to look into one of our extended service plans. For less than a dollar a day, you can have a tech available to help through any jam you may get into.
One of the most frequently asked questions I get all the time is, What's a good anti-virus program and do I need a spyware program too? This is a great question and one that has many answers, but let me break down the question into two parts.
1. A good anti-virus program will have some built-in anti-spyware and anti-malware coverage as well as a search guard and link checker. I always recommend a program that doesn't pull a lot of resources from your PC. While you need aggressive protection, you also need speed. Programs like Norton and McAfee are memory hogs and can slow your computer down tremendously. If you don't have a super-fast computer these can hamper tasks as simple as going to a new website. I always recommend a lean and mean program like AVG Free edition. AVG takes very little resources while offering maximum protection. 2. Yes you should run a separate spyware and malware program to be exact. While most programs cross check for other issues, an independent program will specialize in looking for the issues it protects you from. For spyware we recommend Spybot Search and Destroy (a free program) and for Malware we recommend Malwarebytes free edition. These programs only run when you open them, are user friendly and will even give you some insight on what they removed. Spybot actually gives you a definition of the issue it fixed if you click on the problem. These scans take as little as 2 minutes on a healthy computer and will make sure along with your anti-virus program that you are safe from all the As I am sure you are aware of, we have just started a Facebook page. We will be offering Facebook only specials, contests and informative technical information. As a way to celebrate, we are offering a FREE PC Tune-Up to the 20th person who like us on Facebook. This is a $50.00 value. Tell your friends, family and co-workers. You don't even need to live close to our office to win. You can ship us your PC and we can ship it back to you! Good Luck winning and stay tuned for more exciting give-aways!
Here is the link Simply, because PC's are like cars. The better you treat them, the longer they will last. You change the oil in your car every 3,000 miles, so tune your PC up every 6 months at a minimum. Here at The PC Doctor of PA we check and tweak all the settings in your computer for optimal performance. Every time you install an update, program or uninstall a program registry keys are left behind or get damaged. This can cause slow performance. Having unnecessary programs running in the background can also hamper performance. Pair these two issues with spyware and or malware and you have a perfect recipe for a slow moving machine. Registry repair is best left to trained individuals since the registry is the heart of your operating system. One wrong move and your PC will not start. Windows updates should be confgured to automatically update, but not while doing important tasks. Anti-virus programs should be checked for the latest versions and configured to scan while your not using the PC.While computers have become more easy to understand and newer operating systems are user friendly, only a professional will know exactly what to do to get your PC running better than it was when it was new. Contact us today and see how fast we can make your PC.
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