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LVIT is dedicated to quality service. We provide Las Vegas computer repair, upgrades, virus removal, maintenance, networks, sales and computer repair service.

Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, LVIT gives you a team of IT professionals offering a broad range of computer-related services to an even broader range of clients from Casinos to the small offices environment, we also make house calls, if you find yourself in need of technology HELP we will find a way to serve your needs. With over 20 years of computer software & hardware experience, we can help you solve all your computer problems. One call will save you hours of worrying about your las Vegas computer repair.

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The IT business is usually run on one of three pricing models, hourly, pre-paid blocks and computer maintenance contracts. Although hourly can be the most lucrative, a savvy computer guy will lock his clients in with a contract to assure his financial future. When times are slow, a contract still pays out but an hourly guy will take a beating as his clients cut back on service calls.

Finding new clients for a computer service business can be difficult. Some IT businesses depend on the phone book or their website to get them business and most depend on word of mouth. No one wants to walk into an office with their business card and give a 30 second sales pitch to the office manager. When I first started, this is how I acquired some of my first customers, but word of mouth is the best method once you have a few clients. That’s what I thought until I discovered a new technique.

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An oft-repeated metaphor for computer maintenance likens your PC to your car. While that’s close, throwing in details such as driving every day though a mud pit in a Pinto gets you nearer to the truth about the amount of dreck that routinely accumulates on a hard drive and impacts your PC’s performance. Your PC needs a full suite of tools to maximize its speed and handling abilities without you hauling out the ownerÂ’s manual. We can show you how to use TuneUp Utilities 2003, one of the best utilities available, to get your PC humming along at top speeds.

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Tips to Speed Up a Slow Computer

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My computer has reached that magic 2 year old mark, where it starts to slow down and needs to rebooted very often. How I long for the days that this computer flew! Of course, I have had this problem before with other computers and it is mainly my fault. I don’t do simple maintenance on a regular basis. The only time I think of it is when the computer starts to slow down. I think most people put off computer maintenance also. Yesterday, I set out to make this computer speed up and I am happy to say that it worked and it really wasn’t that hard to do.

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There are several small things that you should do to tune up your PC performance. First, clean. Get rid of all the spyware hiding on your machine. You might think your computer is uncontaminated because you only visit reputable sites, but if you cruise the Internet, you have spyware. To review the best Anti-Spyware programs, click here

After you run a spyware program that deletes active spyware files, you are still left with references to those files in your computer registry. These traces will clog your registry over time, leaving your computer vulnerable to failure.

That’s where Registry Cleaners can help out. Cleaners will eliminate all the leftover traces of spyware and scan your registry for possible problems, saving you from future headaches.

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Firewall Protection

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how do I defrag my computer

How Do I Defrag My Computer is a common question that is asked by people who are frustrated by their computers running slow. I personally know this because I too used to suffer from this condition; and I did not have any diagnostic software tools on hand. So what do you do when your computer keeps kicking you off and you can not seem to get anything done online? Take Care Of Your PC

It is important to defrag computer on a regular basis to keep it running smoothing and efficiently at all times.

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Any small to medium sized business that does not require a full time information technical support staff. With a System Maintenance Agreement, you can afford the same support and technology expertise as a large company. Many small businesses take the “lets do it ourselves” approach to computer systems…. Hired a new person? No problem just wheel down to the friendly computer super center and wait in line behind the sweet grandmother purchasing her very first computer system. After viewing pictures of her grandkids you finally make it to the checkout with your on-sale-heck-of-a-deal-made-in-who-knows-where desktop computer. Spend few hours setting it up only to discover that the network switch has no free connections left. So its back to the super center to get a new switch. Naturally, they don’t carry the size switch you need, so you walk out with a purchase large enough to run 3 offices your size. After lunch, you discover the unique joys of running category 5 cables to your new desktop computer. This is usually the time that you discover that the new computer has stage fright and won’t talk to the network, printer or internet – so you break down and call a computer tech that charges you $250 bucks to put a new connector on a cable or informs you that the parts are not compatible.

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Computer Maintenance Checklist

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