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MyPTSMailTuneup and Malwarebytes Updates

If you have MalwareBytes installed on your system MyPTSMailtuneup will now update MalwareBytes definitions as part of its cleanup routine.

For more information or support call us at 410-838-5100 or email us at support@myptsmail.com

If you have MalwareBytes installed on your system MyPTSMailtuneup will now run MalwareBytes as part of its cleanup routine.

For more information or support call us at 410-838-5100 or email us at support@myptsmail.com

MyPTSMail Tuneup now includes disk cleanup.  The MyPTSMail tuneup utility now includes disk cleanup which will remove temporary files and files that are now longer needed such as setup files.

For more information on MyPTSMailtuneup call us at 410-838-5100 or email us at myptsmail@myptsmail.com.

Download the utilities at MyPTSMailtunep.

The MyPTSMail Blog of the week is Jon’s Blog. This blog is based mainly on fitness, especially in the category of “hardgainers”.

Do you have something to say? Do you want the world to see it? Put it in a blog.

Sign up for your Blog today.

Do you want your own wordpress blog with technical support by phone or email?

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To delete files using Disk Cleanup

The following procedure cleans up files associated with your user account. You can also use Disk Cleanup to clean up all the files on your computer.

1.

Open Disk Cleanup by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button. In the search box, type Disk Cleanup, and then, in the list of results, click Disk Cleanup.
2.

In the Drives list, click the hard disk drive that you want to clean up, and then click OK.
3.

In the Disk Cleanup dialog box, on the Disk Cleanup tab, select the check boxes for the file types that you want to delete, and then click OK.
4.

In the message that appears, click Delete files.

For more information or support for Windows 7 call us at 410-838-5100 or email us at experts@expertsinwindows.com

1.

Click on Start and then Control Panel.

Tip: In a hurry? Type computer management in the search box after clicking Start. Choose Computer Management from the list of results and then skip to Step 4.
2.

Click on the System and Maintenance link.

Note: If you’re viewing the Classic View of Control Panel, you won’t see this link. Simply double-click on the Administrative Tools icon and proceed to Step 4.
3.

Click on the Administrative Tools link.
4.

In the Administrative Tools window, open the Computer Management program.
5.

In the Computer Management window, locate the Disk Management option on the left and left-click on it.

If the Disk Management option is not visible, look under the Storage option by clicking the small arrow next to the word Storage.
6.

On the right-hand side of the screen, locate and right-click on the drive that you wish to change the drive letter of and choose Change Drive Letter and Paths….
7.

In the Change Drive Letter and Paths window, click on the Change… button.
8.

The Change Drive Letter or Path dialog box will appear. Choose the drive letter you wish to assign to this partition.

Click OK.
9.

The Confirm window that appears advises you that “Some programs that rely on drive letters might not run correctly. Do you want to continue?”.

Note: If you have software installed to this drive, the software may stop functioning after a drive letter change. Nearly all software defaults to the primary drive though, so this is rarely a concern.
10.

If you’re sure you want to make this change, click Yes. Depending on the speed of your PC, the change should be nearly instant.
11.

You can now close the Computer Management and Administrative Tools windows.

Don’t forget with your MyPTSMail account you can get technical help by phone or email to have someone help walk you through the procedure.

Call us for more information or support call us at 410-838-5100 or email us at myptsmail@myptsmail.com

If you have a MyPTSMail account you get full technical support by phone for all of the services.  Do you have a blog?  You have full technical support by phone or email for your Wordpress Blog.  Do have a Wiki?  You get full technical support by phone for your Doku Wiki.  Do have a question on the Forums call us?  The cost of the service is $19.95 a year and you get full support for all of the services we offer.  You can sign up over the phone and have a tech walk you through your first blog session.  Take a free trial and see the difference our support makes.  If you want to talk to us first call us at 410-838-5100 and ask for a free trial and we will set you over the phone and guide you through the setups.

Updating MyPTSMail blogs to Wordpress 2.9.1

We are in the process of updating all our blogs to Wordpress 2.9.1

For more information or support for Wordpress or MyPTSMail contact us at 410-838-5100 or email us at myptsmail@myptsmail.com

With the MyPTSMail Service you get the following

A spam and virus free email service with tech support by phone for all features.

A single user account is $19.95 a year, a five account package is $39.95 ($8.00 per year per person), a 10 account package is $59.95 ($6.00 per year per person).

Try it first for free.
All features are available with the Trial Membership.

What do you get?

Download Utilities to help tuneup and maintain your computer as well as showing where friends and family have gone online.
Free phone and email technical support
Ad Free
Consolidate email accounts from any other mail service (including,yahoo,gmail,hotmail,aol) into your MyPTSMail account
Easy to change your email address without losing mail from your other accounts
Compatible with any email client that can use imap and pop protocol (Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora, etc…)
User friendly
No Porn, No Viruses, No Bank Scams, No Pharmaceutical Ads,No Spam
Your mail filtered by the PTSMail Utilities
Cellular Alerts and access for those important emails
Child safe webmail that you control and monitor!
Have your own online journal or diary —- Some of our users Blogs
The option to have Your own WIKI
Full Access to our Online Community (Forums)
Retrieve any desired message which was rejected
Personal Calender
Instant Messenger
Task List reminders

And more.

For more information or support please call us at 410-838-5100 or email us myptsmail@myptsmail.com or visit our web site.

How to Upgrade Windows XP to Windows Vista

You’ve determined that your computer’s hardware & software is ready for Windows Vista, and now you’re going to upgrade your existing Windows XP software.

UPDATE: ExtremeTech evaluated Vista’s performance between an Upgrade Vs. Clean Installation and found no differences!

WHICH WINDOWS VISTA UPGRADES CAN YOU PURCHASE? Only certain Windows XP versions can be upgraded to specific Windows Vista versions:

* Windows XP Home can upgrade to:

Windows Vista Home Basic
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Ultimate

* Windows XP Media Center Edition can upgrade to:

Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Ultimate

* Windows XP Professional & Windows Tablet PC Edition can upgrade to:

Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Ultimate

REMOVE SPYWARE & VIRUS INFECTIONS: I’ve spent the last few years removing spyware from most Windows XP computers — so there’s a great probability there is “some” spyware on your computer. You don’t want to upgrade an infected computer!

Microsoft’s Windows Defender

1. Launch program and check for (& install) updates [from the “Help?” pull-down menu select “Check for Updates”
2. Click “Scan Now” to begin scanning.
3. Uninstall Windows Defender from the Control Panel’s Add Remove Programs. (Real-time antispyware software needs to be removed prior to the upgrade.)

REMOVE VIRUSES — To ensure there’s NO viruses, update and scan your computer – then uninstall your AntiVirus software. (Real-time antivirus software needs to be removed prior to the upgrade.)

BACKUP YOUR DATA: While the Windows Vista upgrade “should” go fine — let’s be cautious and protect your data.

RESTORE: You’ll need to download Windows Vista Restore program. (Let’s hope you don’t need this program).

REMOVE ANY PROGRAMS YOU CAN: Uninstall all programs identified as not compatible with Windows Vista, programs never used, and utilities specific to Windows XP (i.e drive defrag, XP tweaks, CD/DVD Burning).

REMOVE ANY INCOMPATIBLE DRIVERS: Uninstall all drivers identified as not compatible with Windows Vista. Once removed you WILL receive “driver not found” errors while Windows XP is still running (ignore).

Uninstall (if installed) Windows Media Connect 1.0: from the Control Panel’s “Add Remove Programs” (it’s built into Vista’s Windows Media Player 11)

Uninstall (if installed) Sonic DLA from the from the Control Panel’s “Add Remove Programs”

REMOVE 3RD-PARTY FIREWALL SOFTWARE: Uninstall any 3rd-party firewall software NOTE: Windows Vista has a built-in firewall.

CLEAN-UP YOUR HARD DRIVE: Run Windows XP’s Disk Cleanup to remove unnecessary temp files.

REPAIR YOUR HARD DRIVE: Run Windows XP CheckDsk to repair and fix and errors that could give us problems. (Select both checkboxes and reboot computer)

CONVERT HARD DRIVE TO NTFS: Ensure that your hard drive is formatted using NTFS and not the older FAT32.

APPLE iTUNES: Special iTunes Vista Upgrade Instructions from Apple

NETWORK ROUTER: Verify that your network router will still work AFTER you upgrade. Run Microsoft’s Internet Connectivity Evaluation Tool.

UNMUTE YOUR SPEAKER: Ensure that your speaker is not muted.

COMPLETE ALL CRITICAL UPDATES: You must have all current Windows & Office Updates.

NOW YOU CAN FINALLY UPGRADE TO WINDOWS VISTA . . . When Windows XP reboots, insert your Windows Vista Upgrade DVD and click “Install Now”

Follow the onscreen instructions, allowing the setup program to update any new components — continue following the remaining onscreen directions.

NOTE: If you receive compatibility warnings notifying you of incompatible software or hardware device drivers — you didn’t follow this articles opening advice. Either resolve these problems now, or go ahead with the installation and try to get the updates when you’re finished.

After entering your Windows Vista serial number, answering many questions, and a few reboots you’ll eventually get to the Windows Vista Welcome Screen! — Congratulations!

NEW DRIVERS & UPDATES: Remember the drivers & software you prevoiusly uninstalled? Now, visit all those manufacturers’ websites to download & install their updated Windows Vista software.

For more information or technical support by phone call us at 410-838-5100 or email us at experts@expertsinwindows.com