It is difficult to buy the right desktop computer. Employees usually work on commission and will try to upsell you. But, that may not pan out the way you like. A proactive approach serves you better, so do your homework and know your personal needs before walking in the door.

Does your new computer come with anti virus programs? You can easily find that a virus has infiltrated your computer without it. Mal-ware can steal your personal info and slow down your computer. For continuous protection, you can schedule the anti virus to run and fix problems on a regular basis.

Perform a boot check if you find that your computer is running slower than it should. Click on Start, then Run and type and execute “ms config”. Check out what is starting on boot. Disable anything you don’t use. You should see a difference with your computer running more …