How to Repair Your PC for Free
In order to keep a PC running for many years, it's essential to do regular maintenance. Failure to perform this maintenance can often result in a PC that runs slowly and could eventually need repairs (sometimes costly) by a computer technician. It is for this reason that many PC users are seeking to repair their PC for free so that it will continue to run as smoothly as it did the day they brought it home.
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Instructions
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Download CCleaner, Spybot Search & Destroy and AVG Free Antivirus (see Resources). All three are free programs and will comprise your PC maintenance activities.
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Install AVG Free Antivirus by double-clicking the set-up executable. Click "Next" through the next three screens that appear and then "Finish" to complete the installation.
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Install Spybot S&D by double-clicking the set-up executable. Click "Next" to begin the installation and then "Finish" to complete it. Click the "Update" button when Spybot opens up to update the definitions.
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Install CCleaner by double-clicking the set-up executable. Click "Next" twice to begin the installation and then "Finish" to complete it. Click "Start > Shutdown > Restart" to reboot the computer.
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Press "F8" three times at the first screen after rebooting to boot the computer into "Safe Mode." Select "Safe Mode" from the boot options menu. Then log in as yourself.
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Open Spybot and click "Check for Problems." Spybot will then scan your computer for issues which may take up to 20 minutes to complete. Click "Fix Problems" to remove these issues and then exit Spybot once the removal is finished.
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Open AVG Antivirus and click "Scan." Click "Complete Scan" to begin a thorough scan of your computer that may take up to a couple hours to complete but will detect any viruses and trojans present on the machine. Click "Remove" to remove the problems once the scan has completed and then exit AVG.
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Open CCleaner and click "Analyze." CCleaner will then scan your computer for unnecessary files that are using space (memory) on your PC. Click "Run Cleaner" to begin removal of these files.
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Click "Registry" within CCleaner and then "Scan for Issues." Click "Fix Issues" once the scan has completed and then exit CCleaner. Restart your computer by going to "Start > Shutdown > Reboot." You've now repaired your PC for free and improved your PC's performance.
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Tips & Warnings
Keep your programs up to date. Keeping your antivirus, anti-spyware (Spybot) and file cleaner programs updated can prevent your PC from becoming bogged down again. That is why it is a good idea to check for updates to these programs at least once a week.
