My Computer Just Did What?

Ouch! What’s Wrong Now?

When is the time to “Fix PC Problems”?

The Sting

Did you ever need to know how to fix a pc? You know it’s bound to happen at sometime. Usually at the worst of times. Its seems to be unavoidable. Seems like you’re doing innocent enough activities on your pc like reading email or browsing the web and “bam”! It was almost unavoidable. Fix time? Maybe.

Usually, it prompts you with the “illegal operation” warning and makes you reboot. Eventually, that gives way to the infamous pc “blue screen of death”. You sit there staring at the screen hoping it will fix itself. Come on, you say. Not NOW! Fix time? Probably.

You keep doing the ctrl-alt-dlte pc thingy to fix it, and maybe get up and running again, but, seems like you’re doing that more and more often. You get frustrated. Work is getting lost. You have to keep re-entering things you’ve already entered before!

Yup, NOW it’s time to know how to fix your pc. Bug? Virus? Who knows right now? But, here are some solutions - try these and you will probably will fix your pc.

The Fix

Let’s begin with a KISS (keep it simple stupid) to begin with. Simple is good.

Ready? Take a deep breath and let’s fix the problem. Run a system scan on your computer, use the thorough method. Try this: Click Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools and then Click Scan Disk.

Next, if you haven’t done so already, visit Windows Updates (if you’re using that system) to locate and install the most recent update. This alone could fix you pc problems.

Now, get rid of any adware programs on your system. Time to jettison anything that may be suspicious. Look around this site for software for your pc that removes and can fix adware “problems” that make be running. The more you travel the web the more likely you are to have “picked up” a rider. Try going to http://www.safer-networking.org and download SpybotSD. Install it and get the updates. Then let it do what it does best and clean your computer for you.

The Future

Finally, to keep your pc fixed, go to a site like http://www.zonelabs.com and download their personal ZoneAlarm firewall software and protect yourself against needing to know how to fix pc problems.

Perchance, the pc that needed a fix isn’t fixed, then I would HIGHLY recommend consulting someone like the GeekSquad or your local PC outlet for further help. You may have much bigger issues.

Hopefully this helped you to know how to fix pc problems (at least some). More info will follow in the days to come. Look around the site for helpful links and software.

Ray Dudley is a freelance author living on a lake in New Hampshire. His writings reflect life as seen from his view on the lake and cover things like his attempt at home improvements or trying to refinance his ARM. Nothing is off limits. Gospel swing music? Network Marketing? Gourmet applesauce? Yup, he writes about them all.
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