Hi, my name is Steve and I am going to be your personal tutor in the form of this web page.

I first got involved with computers some 20 odd years ago, (albeit a tiny little 48k Sinclair Spectrum) A WHAT ??? I hear some of you ask! Hahaha Don’t worry about it, it was just a small step along the road to today’s super fast all singing and dancing Personal Computers.

Do I know all there is to know about computers? Well to that I would have to answer definately NOT! But I have learnt enough over the years to be able to run my own computer store, build computers to order, carry out customer repairs etc & keep my own PC clean of any Virus, Trojan, Spyware, Malware & any other little nasties you care to mention. I can keep my PC running in peak condition without the need to call out engineers that charge extortionate rates. In fact I have never taken my PC to a repair shop! So you tell me, do they really charge so much to fix these things ??? Yes we all know that the cost of getting a Virus, Trojan etc removed from a PC or even some minor upgrade or repair can often cost in excess of $90+ and that is what has prompted me to do this blog.

Recently two friends of mine had got infections on their own PC and had asked me to help sort the problem. The biggest difficulty was that both lived thousands of miles away from me and neither of them were really clued up on a PC. Therefore the idea behind this blog is, to be able to teach you in simple terms;

1. Setup Procedures

2. Software Installation & Removal

3. Carry Out Preventative Maintenance

4. Back Up Procedures

5. How To Deal With Infections

6. Plan & Carry Out Upgrades

7. Good PC Husbandry.

If at any time you require help or advice on a topic not yet covered by an article, then please use any of our comment boxes to request your DIY Computer Repairs FREE HELP & ADVICE. Also due to the fact that this is an online PC repair tutorial & help page, I would advice that you get yourself an A4 ring binder & print out any pages you feel you may need to refer to in emergency. Quite often a severe virus infection can include a browser hijacker which will prevent you accessing the internet or at the very least will only allow you access to the web sites it is programmed for.