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Trying to find a solution to your computer issues? Looking for technical support information and don't know where to turn? Layman's PC Sales and Service is here to help you help yourself with everything from information and tutorials, to useful links for services and applications Layman's PC uses everyday to keep user's computers operating smoothly. If you get in over your head, try out the FREE Tech Support Chat, or try the NEW remote PC service. See the sections below to try and find a solution to your computer issues. With the nature of the computer industry, things change allot, and things change fast. Layman's PC will strive to keep adding content and information to these support pages to give you the help you need to fix your everyday computer issues. So check back often!

	Research Windows Event Logs issues at EventID.Net: The Event ID database contains 10,911 event IDs and 547 event sources, with 17,649 comments provided by 3,784 contributors, and 1,270 submitted events or comments pending validation. EventID.Net was initiated by Altair Technologies Ltd in February 2001 and since then, there were 71,186,825 queries performed against the database. Currently there are 1,379 users connected.

	Layman's PC recommends Symantec's "Norton Internet Security" to be installed on all systems that use the internet. Norton Internet Security is a product suite that contains Norton Anti-Virus, Norton Personal Firewall, and Norton Anti-Spam. It provides the highest level of protection and stability over any product tested to date. Need a trial version? Click Here for a 90 day trial of Norton Antivirus 2011!

	Need a free real-time antivirus solution? Try Microsoft Security Essentials! Microsoft Security Essentials is a free download from Microsoft that is simple to install, easy to use, and always kept up to date so you can be assured your PC is protected by the latest technology. It’s easy to tell if your PC is secure — when you’re green, you’re good. It’s that simple. Microsoft's free solution is proving itself better than some paid products as seen in the following link. Ed Bott's ZDNet article on McAfee versus MSE in the real world.


		Click above for a tutorial and download to run Norton Power Eraser from Symantec. Norton Power Eraser is a free tool that can be downloaded and run to remove threats from your computer. You can run this tool to scan for threats in Normal or Safe mode. Do you think your PC has a virus? The Microsoft Safety Scanner is a free downloadable security tool that provides on-demand scanning and helps remove viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. It works with your existing antivirus software. Click the link above for more information.

Internet Speed Test Not sure if your internet connection is performing like it should? Try the servers located at Speedtest.Net and compare to what your provider advertises as your connection speed.	Internet Troubleshooting and Optimization Check out the articles and message forums for information to optimize or troubleshoot your internet connection.

Network Setup and Troubleshooting Help	Network and Security Articles An excellent 8 part Microsoft article on setting up a home network with Windows XP. Microsoft's "Start here to set up a home network in Windows 7". Microsoft's 10 Immutable Laws of Security.

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