Augusta Computer Repair

Lightspeeds Computer Repair of Augusta
provides a low affordable flat rate in home, on site computer repair for home, and business owners in the Augusta local area. Offering Free Pickup, Re-Delivery, and setup at your convenience, around your schedule. 90% of computer problems are virus, spyware, over-heating, software related, so I specialize in getting your computer system repaired, and running better than new.

Unless you are upgrading hardware, or replacing a component, each on site service call receives the "full package" complete flat rate repair & optmization with no extra charges:

On Site Flat Rate Computer Repair & Optimization Includes:
Free diagnostics & repair, complete virus, spyware detection & removal utilizing several popular programs.

Once your computer is repaired, operating system clean, free of viruses, and spyware we will re-optimize your computer, give your system a "tuneup" for peak performance.

Complete system security check & "lockdown". Lightspeeds will check, and adjust as need be your firewall settings, browser settings, and update all security programs on your computer.

Cooling is important, electronics and fans attract dust, hair, dust prevents proper cooling, all internal components, system boards, all cooling fans, cpu, power supply unit will all be cleaned. Improper computer cooling is the leading cause of hardware failure! And while we are in there all connections on cables will be checked & secured.

Lightspeeds Computer Repair will install, free of charge a few of the best free anti virus, spyware prevention & detection programs (if need be). AVG Free Anti Virus 8.0, with Spyware Protection, Spybot - Search & Destroy, Spyblaster (System Immunization Tool), Malwarebytes Anti Malware. Installed & configured free of charge.

(If no components are needed in your repair, flat rate Computer Repair & Optimization Service applies.)

Possible virus, spyware infection that you can't get rid of? Loss of internet connection or a decrease in speed? Excessive, annoying, embarrassing pop-up screens? A sudden slow down in the amount of time your computer boots, start up time, or overrall slow performance? Thinking of a computer upgrade, as in an additional hardrive, larger hardrive for additional storage space, adding more computer memory to your system, upgrading your video graphics card, upgrading your sound card, DVD rewrite drive? Thinking of setting up a wireless connection at your home, and need some assistance? Need some general information as to what upgrade could be needed?

Feel free to check out my other webpages and blogs out around the internet for more info.
Feel free to Contact Lightspeeds Computer Service of Augusta with any questions, or help you might need with your computer, or laptop. THANK YOU!

The following are some basic signs that your computer might be infected, and your computers security has been breached:

• Your computer runs more slowly than normal.
• Your computer stops responding or locks up often.  
• Your computer crashes and restarts every few minutes.
  
• Your computer restarts on its own and then fails to run normally.
  
• Applications on your computer don't work correctly.
  
• Disks or disk drives are inaccessible.
  
• You can't print correctly.
  
• You see unusual error messages.
  
• Unexpected messages or images are suddenly displayed.
  
• Programs suddenly start on your computer.
  
• Your computer becomes unstable.
  
• Some computer virus symptoms may alert users of their presence with an on-screen message.
• Frequent lock-ups, freezing, crashing or if your computer re-starts on its own.
  
• Your anti-virus software is crashing or is not working correctly.
• Your firewall alerts you to an unknown program trying to access the Internet.
• Excessive popup windows, unable to stop or close.
• If any of your security tools have been disabled or open and close right away, this is a good sign of nasties.
• You're unable to access any of these: task manager, regedit, MSCONFIG, control panel, Run command and maybe even task bar.The homepage of your browser is changed suddenly, and you have no clue as to how it happened.

These are common signs of infection—but they might also indicate hardware or software problems that have nothing to do with a virus, or the aftermath of a virus.

Hidden or not, they can corrupt or delete your program or system files, or infest your computer hard drive and memory. The loss of critical files is usually recognized instantly, because commonly used programs stop performing as they're supposed to. The computer operating system becomes unstable or just stops working. If you didn't do something to cause this behavior, you can be quite certain that your computer has been infected with a computer virus or browser HiJacker. Many implanted viruses create multiple copies of themselves on each computer, so that if one suspect is deleted, other hidden copies can carry on.

If your on the internet, with out good protection, knowledge, you are bound to get it. "Spyware is any software that performs sneaky activities behind the user's back--these activities can range from installing itself onto your computer, gathering information on you and transmitting it across the Internet, downloading files or running programs on your computer, messing with your system settings, or even trying to silently pass itself on to others. it may don disguises to hide itself and its intentions. It will try very hard not to be noticed. It will persist in the background even after you tell it to go away. It might even try to hide from you, if it knows you're looking for it!"

Collects information from your computer without your knowledge and/or consent.

Transmits a unique code to identify you (for tracking purposes) without your knowledge and/or consent.

Collects/transmits information about your computer use or other habits without your knowledge and/or consent.

Installs itself on your computer without your knowledge and/or consent.

Keeps reinstalling itself, no matter how many times you remove it, and performs other unwholesome duties without your knowledge and/or consent.

Spyware on your computer is the same as an informant with a spy camera. Like a mole, it crawls through all your files, takes note of where you go, grabs your email address book, copies your chats, records your online banking sites, looks at your credit card information, picks up your user names and passwords, and more.

Very bad stuff, I've seen spyware, and computer virus's lock out almost every means of removal.Mostcomputer repair shops will take the easy route in repairing a highly infected system by asking you for your systems recovery, installation disk and reinstall your operating system... a "format" as we call it. WHich is erasing everything, all data on drive, and reinstalling the operating system fresh. Unless you have a back up of all important data, pictures, documents, email contacts etc everything is erased!

"Keyloggers, and Infostealers" are extremely dangerous! If on your computer system, they are coded to record your keystrokes, and transmit this information back to the attacker. On line banking? On line holiday reservation, when you'll be out of town? Without a good, updated anti virus program, and a system firewall in place, there is a good chance your information might be breached. Advice here is to update any security software, unplug your computer from internet until the system has been serviced. (If you have a cable or DSL connection, you are fully connected, and "live" on line just with your computer turned on, any information within your system can be transmitted without you even knowing). Also to change all account usernames, AND passwords!

Adware is a close relative of spyware. Adware is software that is installed on your computer to show you advertisements. Adware can slow your PC by using System Memory, and CPU cycles. Adware can also slow your Internet connection by using bandwidth to retrieve advertisements. In addition, adware can increase the instability of your system because many adware applications are not programmed well. And the most frustrating is, adware can annoy you and waste huge amounts of your time by popping unwanted ads onto your screen, which require you to close them before you can get back to using your pc.

What is a Virus?

Email