COMPREHENSIVE OVERNIGHT Tune Up:  (About 8 hours)

We do a quick check of the hard drive error logs for bad sectors, which can cause a computer failure and data loss in the future. 

Downloading, Installing, Updating and Scanning using Malwarebytes for spyware (which slows down your PC)  A quick scan takes about 15 minutes.

Checking your antivirus program, and Downloading a Free Antivirus/Antispyware if necessary.

Checking Memory Usage: 512 is minimum for Windows XP, 2 Gigs is minimum for Vista and 3 Gigs is minimum for Windows 7.  If you want, we can add Memory:  $30 for 512, $45 for 1 Gig.

Adjusting Memory Paging size to use current memory most efficiently.

Checking Hard Drive space to make sure less than 90%.

Checking for Compressed Files which show up in blue writing, and are created by using Disk Clean Up.  These greatly slow down the PC.

If you bring it into the office, we do everything above plus these items:

• Ran Full Diagnostic

Hardware Tests on:    Processor:  ______   Memory:  ___   Hard Drive:  ___  Mobo: ____

• Defragment Hard Drive (~2 hours)
• Run chkdsk to confirm file structure (~1 hour)
• Basic Spyware Scans: Each takes ~1 hour
• Kaspersky: _____
• Panda:  ______
• Trend Micro:  ______
• Webroot Spysweeper:  ______
• Spyware Doctor:  ______
• Malwarebytes Full Scan:  ______
• Spybot if necessary: ______
• ESET if necessary:  _______
• Installed and Ran TDSSKiller to find Rootkit viruses
• Installed & Ran SmitFraudFix if necessary
• Installed & Ran Combofix if necessary
• Installed & Ran Dial-a-fix if necessary
• Installed & Ran HiJack This, if necessary

 Temp Files Removed:  ________ MB

Removed: _____ Group Policies, which are usually placed by spyware

Running www.reimage.com to check for missing and corrupted Windows XP files and reinstall them (~1 hour)

Downloading, Installing and Running CCleaner to Stop unnecessary startup items, clean registry, and look for small errors

Removing unnecessary icons from the desktop

Checking for music sharing programs like Limewire, Bearshare, Kazaa, and Morpheus.  These are illegal but teenagers constantly use them.
 
Checking that your firewall is working properly (free in Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7)

Checking for Critical Windows Updates from Microsoft, and driver updates, and installing them.  (usually takes 45 min to do this.  Remotely we don’t charge for the time. Onsite we have to charge for the time)

Double-checking that System Restore is working so you can turn your computer back in time if you needed this.

If you want ESET, which is rated one of the highest antivirus programs, we can install this for $40 additional.