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Following are many of the steps included in a standard 2SS.Com PC installation and which we borrow from in our routine tune-up procedures.

 ·               Windows 10, or now rarely 7 or Vista are updated with all recent service packs/builds as well as security, application and performance patches and fixes.

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Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and sometimes Mozilla Firefox are updated with all recent security and recommended patches and fixes (We encourage folks whenever possible, not to use Internet Explorer).

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Windows 10, 7 or, Vista Firewall is verified as active.

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Exclusive 2SS.Com 'Standard Install' software (see below) is installed and used to implement our unique 'Maintenance Regiment' to tune-up the PC.

·               If appropriate purchased software packages are installed, updated and configured for your use including

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Adobe Acrobat Professional DC, Creative Suite, etc.

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Financial management tools like Quicken & QuickBooks (from Intuit)

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Microsoft Office 365 typically via subscription.

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and others...

·               And, based on your needs we will selectively install many of the following (For more
details on these see:
StdInstall.Com):

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Adobe Acrobat Reader (:)

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Avira - Leading Windows 10 AntiVirus software (:)
(See article a comparative review here)

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Backblaze online backup software and service

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Bitdefencer - Corporate level online and centrally monitored
antivirus protection

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Classic Start (for Win 7 classic-style menus in Win 8 & 10, :)

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Mozilla Firefox - an alternative web browser (:)

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MSP306 for backing up files to USB drives and disks

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CCleaner - For PC maintenance

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Google Chrome - an alternative web browser (:)

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Google Earth (:)

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Splashtop is used with all our clients for remote PC access. 

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Join.me - Remote support and demonstration software.

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Malwarebytes for spyware and secondary virus protectioin (:)

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Ninite (See description below)

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NinjaRMM - Our remote management tool that allows us to automate and monitor
 much of the 'Maintenance Regiment' as noted above.

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PDF Redirect (A freeware print to ‘PDF’ tool)PeaZip - Fee and full-featured file compression software

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PeaZip file compression and de-compression software for file transfer and
archiving
(:)

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Skype voice and chat communications software (:)

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VLC Media Player (:)

(:) Install many of these programs in one step by selecting them at www.Ninite.Com.  Then use the resulting install program again-and-again to find and install updates to the selected programs.

·               New root level folders are established and used for various purposes including:

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C:\2_Delete’ containing items from the desktop and elsewhere that are probably not of use.

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C:\x_Software to Install’ containing software that was downloaded for updating this PC.

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C:\x_Old PC’ as a file archive for all files from any former PC (see below)

·               Internet Explorer Favorites are initialized with our 2SS.Com standard folders and if appropriate, we’ve transferred Internet browser 'Favorites' or 'Bookmarks' along with 'My Documents' and 'Desktop' contents from a former PC to the newer one.

·               Standard 2SS.Com customizations are applied to systems including the:

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Addition of Favorites folders to assist in organizing favorites, and to provide a few typical links to search engines, etc.

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Addition in Windows of Networking and Printer choices to the ‘Programs’ menu.

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Customizing of ‘Send To’ choices available when using the ‘Right’ mouse button on any file.

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Implementation of ‘Explorer at My Desktop’ and ‘Your Organization's Name
Favorites on the start menu in what we call our 'Maintenance Regiment'
 (Included is a link to 2SS.Com Get Help Now, our remote support tools.)

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Loading and configuring our '2SS.Com' collection of FAVORITE screen saver photos

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Setting of folder display preferences to eliminate the ‘Web Page’ look of folders, maximize the file list display and to set-up for quick file dragging operations between desktop windows that are already positioned to facilitate it.

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Setting or installing Windows Classic preferences, to create a 'simple & classic'
Windows look and operation.

·               New PCs are completely scanned with CC Cleaner to identify and remove various system and registry errors (Often 150 to 500 or more) that are typical of a new PC or one being scanned for the first time.

·               The PC is finally optimized via defragmentation (If needed what we call 'deep' or repeated defragmentation runs) of its hard disk occasionally using opposing defragmentation tools.  (NOTE:  Solid State disks should NOT be defragmented.)
 


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