Oct 07, 2001 05:42 AM
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Well, I just had to check out PCPITSTOP.COM after reading Rosie's review. And everything she said was absolutely true!
I logged on in a split second, read their statements and what they offered and signed up!
This site is sponsored by PC Magazine and there is a small unobtrussive advertisement up in the right corner.
I clicked on a couple of things and as fast as lightening.PCPITSTOP was testing away for free!
While the tests were running, I checked out exactly where they would be checking. It tests all systems in your computer. Programs installed, all drives, caches, connections, security, bandwidth, etc.
During the lightening fast tests, it stops and asks a few questions like, where is your computer used, connection, upload and download speed and how you connect. I answered these and a minute later I had all my results!
It gives you your results in flags, just like at the racetrack. A checkered flag means go(No problems), yellow means caution(minor problem) and red means stop(major problem). Unfortunately for me I got 2 red flags. One for memory. It said a need some major memory surgery. (I already knew I needed more memory, so it was reassuring that they caught that too.). Next it said I was running on low performance on my'D' drive. This I didn't know! It also tells you where and how to fix the problems!
I did also get one warning about an unnamed drive. And it has a place to click on where PCPITSTOP will actually go in and repair minor things like that. So, I clicked!
It checks your anti virus system, disk health, internet connection, active X, technical express, and lets you know if your system is XP ready.
It has a list of helpful and useful downloads, top products suited for your system and a product finder.
There is also an area for FAQ's and contact support.
I ran mine through Internet Explorer and the whole thing, including registration took about 10 minutes.
I guess Rosie hit upon a very useful, FREE service offered, and I'm glad I checked it out. 'Thanks Rosie!'
When you check it out, (and I think you should!), you'll be thanking Rosie too!
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