Help Page

Here is some information and a few links that I think you might find useful. Some may actually help you fix a problem without paying someone to fix it for you.

WARNING! Because technology evolves and links to other sites may change, nothing here should be considered a solution guaranteed by Kulshan Computer Services. This page is designed to be helpful, but I cannot assume responsibility for problems caused by installing software or following the suggestions from any of these links.

With the above warning in mind, I have found the following downloads to be great. I use many of these tools myself and they are great and FREE!

All the software below can be downloaded from download.com:

Antivirus: AVG from Grisoft, AntiVir from Avira, or Avast!
Anti-spyware/Anti-adware: Malware bytes Antimalware and AdAware
Firewall: ZoneAlarm
Registry cleaner: Glary Utilities

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Terms/Definitions

computer - alternatively called "the box", "the hard drive", or "the thing that has everything plugged into it". Inside this case (or laptop) are all the components that make the computer do it's thing. There is a motherboard, CPU, hard drive, and probably a CD, DVD or floppy drive as well as video and sound adapters. Desktop computers include a relatively large case to which a keyboard, mouse and monitor are attached. Laptops have these components integrated.

driver - Software that makes hardware work. For example, you need a driver for your sound card to work properly.

hard drive - The relatively small device where your data is actually stored. The computer itself can be completely dead, but your data may be happily waiting for you inside in your hard drive.

hardware - A physical part of your computer or the computer itself. Also refers to periferals like printers, routers, monitors.

Note: If you find any of these links to have died, or if you find any of the information to be faulty, confusing, or malicious, please let me know. Thanks!

John Hatten, Owner
Kulshan Computer Services