tony g
01-06-2006, 05:30 AM
hey all im new here and have been reading posts on these forums for a while now and studying them and learning lots.
I like cleaning up my friends computers and making them run fast again (like they should) so anyway i think im going to run an add in my local paper tommorow (there are none) , charging 70$ per home computer fix to start off, instead of like $70 per hour. cause nobody likes a slow/sluggish computer with pop ups everywhere, so i think id be in demand, and word of mouth will spread. I'd only be fixing home computers using windows xp and ones that you can actually start up.
what i do when i fix my friends computers is this usually takes me 3-5 hours:
1. download microsoft antispyware beta (this program works wonders for windows xp ive found) update def files. run scan, restart
2. download new microsoft windows xp updates install restart.
3. DELETE norton or macafee if they have it. download antivirus program ( either avg, or antivir, sometimes avast! but the userface seems more complicated to me) update new def files, run scan, restart comp.
4. go to add/remeove programs and start removing the non sense, including kazaa or limewire. restart
5. download a firewall keiro? is what ive been using
6. download and install free ram xp 1.5 ( love this program)
7. run a program thats says what programs are needed at start up and which are not.
should i use any of these? cleanup! or windowscare ? am i missing anything.
i dont know how to read log files or hjt, so as of now i wouldnt use ewido or hijack this.
the 3 computers that ive worked on are real fast now and im glad. so i must be doing good for them, and it makes people very happy. just wondering if the order i do things in looks good to you pros, cause i'd like to be as professional as i can. or if anybody has any sugestion tips or advice, your feedback is priceless to me. thanks for reading this. tony
I like cleaning up my friends computers and making them run fast again (like they should) so anyway i think im going to run an add in my local paper tommorow (there are none) , charging 70$ per home computer fix to start off, instead of like $70 per hour. cause nobody likes a slow/sluggish computer with pop ups everywhere, so i think id be in demand, and word of mouth will spread. I'd only be fixing home computers using windows xp and ones that you can actually start up.
what i do when i fix my friends computers is this usually takes me 3-5 hours:
1. download microsoft antispyware beta (this program works wonders for windows xp ive found) update def files. run scan, restart
2. download new microsoft windows xp updates install restart.
3. DELETE norton or macafee if they have it. download antivirus program ( either avg, or antivir, sometimes avast! but the userface seems more complicated to me) update new def files, run scan, restart comp.
4. go to add/remeove programs and start removing the non sense, including kazaa or limewire. restart
5. download a firewall keiro? is what ive been using
6. download and install free ram xp 1.5 ( love this program)
7. run a program thats says what programs are needed at start up and which are not.
should i use any of these? cleanup! or windowscare ? am i missing anything.
i dont know how to read log files or hjt, so as of now i wouldnt use ewido or hijack this.
the 3 computers that ive worked on are real fast now and im glad. so i must be doing good for them, and it makes people very happy. just wondering if the order i do things in looks good to you pros, cause i'd like to be as professional as i can. or if anybody has any sugestion tips or advice, your feedback is priceless to me. thanks for reading this. tony