Does your computer need a tune-up? -GIVEAWAY!
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Unless it’s brand new out of the box, it probably does. With so many spyware, virii and various other malicious attacks that our computers combat on a daily basis, it would be a small miracle if your computer was able to stay safe through it all. Then add in your internet browsing, podcast listening, game playing and you have a veritable mess. It’s a crash just waiting to happen.
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Norton by Symantec has created one elegant solution. Norton Premium Services allows Norton experts to connect with you one-on-one, listen to the problems your encountering, and then directly access your computer via the Internet so they can run diagnostic tests and fix the problems while you sit back and watch. In addition to making your PC run like new, they can also help with killing viruses, eliminating spyware, and installing Norton software, just to name a few.
You do all of this without your computer having to be unplugged, carried to the car, carried into the computer store – fixed by them (sometimes) – then carried back to the car, back into the house, re-plugging everything back in, and keeping your fingers crossed that nothing happened to it in the meantime.
Because you stay on the phone with them the whole time, they can also explain AND show you how to do some preventative maintenance on your computer so that you can keep it running smoothly. The technician will show you how to do things – not just do things for you, nor talk over your head. This is all done for you through the internet connection – and all for just $69.99. (It would also make a great gift for someone!)
and guess what!?
I have THREE free Norton PC Tune-Up Services to give away! All you have to do is leave a comment telling me the problems you’re having with your computer.
As always, if you would like an extra entry, blog about my giveaway.
Another entry? Post my button on your blog.
ANOTHER entry? Subscribe to my feed 
Just leave a comment indicating each way you’re entering.
I’m easy like that
I will draw 3 random winners from all qualified entries next Friday, December 12th!
I will allow Canadian (and US) entries for this one, since it’s not a big package
Special thanks to MomCentral for this awesome opportunity.
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Kristy (1 comments.) says:
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:05 pm
I have two laptops and I can’t use one of them because it is sooo slow! I would love to win this…in fact…I NEED this!
jjean says:
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:30 pm
My pc needs a tune-up–desperately! Not only does it sound like a single engine aircraft when it is running, it is slow and probably bogged down with things I can’t figure out how to remove. I would love the Norton Tune-up. Thank you!
Tiffini says:
December 4th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
SLOW!!! I am sure that I have lots of unwanted “extras” that should be destroyed.
Tracy (1 comments.) says:
December 4th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Boy, howdy, do I need a tune-up. My computer crashed this summer, and once we got it back up and running, it’s just sort of limping along. I earn my living with the computer, but can’t afford to buy a new computer right now, so I need help!
Thanks!
Karla Meachem (2 comments.) says:
December 4th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
I would love to win this tune-up, as I am quite disappointed with Norton right now. This would make up for the disappointing service that I received recently…which I am still working at resolving. This would be an added bonus! Thanx for the entry!
Karla Meachem (2 comments.) says:
December 4th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Just subscribed to your rss feed…problems with my computer included a virus…
Sherry B. says:
December 5th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
I think my computer needs a tuneup worse than any one else’s that I know of! A few months ago, I switched internet providers and went with a little known company that supposedly offered hi-speed internet at a much lower price than I had been paying. My computer, which is relatively new, suddenly pulled in myriad viruses from this service and finally crashed completely. Their tech support offered no help and blamed my computer. Finally, they actually suggested that I call a well-known retailer (who had nothing whatsoever to do with my computer) and ask if THEIR tech support could help me! Talk about passing the buck! Not having the money available to put the comp in the shop, we then hooked up my son’s computer and it was fine for a couple of days. Then the same thing happened with his! Called again, same story! Finally, my son pulled my computer down, cleaned the hard-drive, and did a complete reinstallation on it. It now runs part of the time, with a lot of problems, but at least I can spend a (very) little time online. With our old service, we had been online for many years and never had any problems with any of our computers! Now, this company has went to an all-automated phone system, and I can’t even find a way to dicontinue my service with them; we have to pay the bill because our telephone is also through them. My husband has recently had a stroke, so we have to have a phone in case he gets sick. I feel about as ready to crash as my computer! If I won this package, maybe it would help, at least until I can figure out what else to do. Thank you for having the patience to listen to my rant and for the contest.
Joanne Willey says:
December 6th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
I could sure use this!!
Carol says:
December 6th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
My computer is like Molasses. Slow! Help. Pick me!
Kelly Jones says:
December 6th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
my problems are numerous with my desktop. the most aggrivating one is that it runs slow as molasses. there are times i want to throw it out the window. i have no patience anymore. i can’t afford to take it to get it fixed, get a software program to get it fixed and/or can’t afford to buy a new one. i have it shut off and go to the library and use one of theirs.
ron says:
December 6th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
works slower and s l o w e r and s l o w e r
Vergie says:
December 6th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
need more memory
s says:
December 6th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
could use this mrs.mommyyatgmaildotcom
Stacie says:
December 6th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Sometimes a window will keep opening and won’t stop and I have to pull the power cord to stop the computer. My computer has some serious issues!
Lisa says:
December 6th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
My computer runs very slow.
joy says:
December 6th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
My Computer is Extremely slow and it takes Forever to get online and I have dsl this will help a lot.
rebecca snodgrass says:
December 6th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
My computer is getting slow these days. I think this would really help me out.
Angela J says:
December 6th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
This would be handy
Adrienne Gordon says:
December 6th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
can’t run chkdsk
ky2here says:
December 6th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Well, I had to restart when I was logging on now. Does that count? LOL
joanne says:
December 6th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Great prize. My computer runs so much slower than it used to and I’m clueless.
Rita A. says:
December 6th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
My internet Explorer keeps freezing up. Then I have to open a new window and start all over. Very frustrating.
susan varney says:
December 6th, 2008 at 11:16 pm
i don’t have a problem per say but contest sites like the celebrity cafe and womans day are terribly slow and frustrating sites
Andrea Pacia says:
December 6th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
It needs a boost!!
christopher h says:
December 6th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
my computer has been running slower and slower
Lorraine says:
December 6th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
PC is clogged up, clogged down, clogged etc.
Toby says:
December 7th, 2008 at 1:11 am
I’ll be brief: slooooowwww…….
Albert says:
December 7th, 2008 at 1:12 am
Its very sluggish
margaret herrin says:
December 7th, 2008 at 1:16 am
My current problem is with the computer hardware. The ppowerboard on my monitor has gone bad AGAIN.
Leann S says:
December 7th, 2008 at 1:30 am
My PC is slow thinks to my kids who link to everything.
Jacqueline Strawder says:
December 7th, 2008 at 2:46 am
My PC is slower than snail mail…..thanks to my granddaughter who tries to link to every horse site in the world! I really NEED to win this!
Linda Chaput says:
December 7th, 2008 at 3:28 am
I got high speed and yet my computer’s slow.
Shannon Baas says:
December 7th, 2008 at 4:18 am
Its running very slowly.
djp says:
December 7th, 2008 at 5:50 am
problem with my computer is…its 8 yrs old or older, i would love a more up to date one
Dan L says:
December 7th, 2008 at 5:55 am
Several days ago I was downloading a game from a website I play at everyday before I head to class every other day, but anyways i download it and BAM!!!@!@!@!@!@ My pc crash on me and when I booted my pc back up everything didn’t boot up right so I had to start up explorer.exe through task manager. Then everything is kind of glitching up on me like the start menu take forever to load and sometimes it shows up different columns when I didn’t have that program selected.
Tara says:
December 7th, 2008 at 6:48 am
It takes forever for my computer to start up.
Joanna says:
December 7th, 2008 at 8:23 am
My computer is old and slow.
Meredith S. says:
December 7th, 2008 at 11:07 am
My laptop just stops opening new links periodically. I have to shut it down, then it is okay for a while.
Carol Lawrence says:
December 7th, 2008 at 11:39 am
I’m running out of memory and every trick I know to clear space isn’t enough.
Valerie Furr says:
December 7th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
My computer freezes up for about a minute on certain sites aggravating.
Susan C (2 comments.) says:
December 7th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
My computer has been so slow, I can’t afford a new computer right now, so I would love some info on how to speed it up!
Vergie says:
December 7th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
o yes will use
Susie Stewart says:
December 7th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Slow, slower , slowest!
david basile says:
December 7th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
i try to clean up with the free stuff
but there is still more garbage back there
Denyse says:
December 7th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
It’s SLOW!
Richard Hansen says:
December 7th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Raceing pages and freeze-ups.
Connie P says:
December 7th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
I got my PC seconhand from a friend & I need a lot of useless junk cleared out.
Jason says:
December 7th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
My computer freezes up almost every time I use it.
Mike Weisberg (1 comments.) says:
December 7th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
slow
Erin Walsh says:
December 7th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
My computer seems to get slower each day and I have a ton of old useless programs that I would love to get rid of but I get error messages when I try to remove them the normal way. Would love a chance to try this.
Alexandria Levan (1 comments.) says:
December 7th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
My computer has been very slow and freezing up.
veronica sandberg says:
December 7th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
It recently crashed and want to make sure that doesn’t happen again
bina edwards says:
December 7th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
yeah we def need this for all the stuff we have here
paul haddock says:
December 7th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
Please count me in , need this badly
Kathy Scott says:
December 8th, 2008 at 1:08 am
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Christina G. says:
December 8th, 2008 at 1:12 am
I can’t think of a specific problem I’m having with my computer, but it runs slower than I’d like. This should help!
Christina G. says:
December 8th, 2008 at 1:13 am
I posted on my blog: http://gouldgalore.blogspot.com/2008/12/dawniemom-reviews-norton-giveaway.html
Christina G. says:
December 8th, 2008 at 1:14 am
I have your button: http://gouldgalore.blogspot.com/
Christina G. says:
December 8th, 2008 at 1:14 am
I’m a subscriber.
Karin says:
December 8th, 2008 at 1:43 am
My computer is running very slowly. It is extremely irritating - it used to be so fast when I got it.
Terri D says:
December 8th, 2008 at 3:17 am
My computer is running R-E-A-L-L-Y slow.
Lisa L. says:
December 8th, 2008 at 3:19 am
Just did battle a couple times with malware and spyware.
They kicked my comps butt but I fought back. Need all the help I can get with this computer and the viruses that are always out there.
Marina N says:
December 8th, 2008 at 5:32 am
I can really use this
Debbie B says:
December 8th, 2008 at 6:01 am
my laptop is running very slowly lately!
David Bertolo says:
December 8th, 2008 at 6:28 am
I have Norton 360 with 10 GB of storage so I am not having problems with my computer but please still enter me so I can give this as a gift.
KD Munoz says:
December 8th, 2008 at 8:53 am
The problem I have- is my teenagers see bright lights & flashing things saying, “click here” so they do. How was I supposed to know the ONE thing they were told to do AND actually do, is the ONE thing that will add viruses, open me to hackers & basically put our life out of business. However, I now understand if I expect my teen to do what I want- I just need to put up something that flashes online with the instruction!
J Chaborek says:
December 8th, 2008 at 11:18 am
I download a lot of stuff & do not have updated virus protection currently (will have it after Christmas though!). I just lost all my info on my new laptop to a virus. I download a lot & I have a fear I might have a few trojans (or even a hundred). Surprisingly enough it does run slow at times (mainly in IE). Take care!
beth shepherd says:
December 8th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Thank you. My computer seems to shut down on its own and seems to be slow at times.
tatertot374@sbcglobal.net
Gene Garvin says:
December 8th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
Everything just takes too long to execute when you click on a program. I have 4 gb of ram, that should not happer
Clifton Wade says:
December 8th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
My wonderful but disabled wife of more than 38 years is having alot of problems with her computer that she uses to increase her muscles, memory, and co-ordination. This would be such a great gift for her. Thank you for this great contest and prize!
Leslie D. says:
December 8th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
We just installed the max amount of memory that is possible on our computer, and we still have problems. It seems like the flash on many websites causes problems. Our desktop still freezes and locks up, and we have to do a hard shutdown. It gets really old when you are trying to do work on the computer and it freezes up. I think everyone has these problems! Oh Bother! Thank you very much.
JD says:
December 9th, 2008 at 2:01 am
I have a Dell laptop that is a couple of years old. I don’t know how to improve it’s speed and capacity. I would love to win this!
Joseph Stowell says:
December 9th, 2008 at 2:09 am
Is it just me or does it take an eternity for webpages to load? I don’t know if it’s because of programs I’ve downloaded or because of the periodic Microsoft updates, but my computer seems to get slower and slower every month. Perhaps this is all a conspiracy–keep increasing the demands of the programs and soon you will have to buy a new computer.
Christie says:
December 9th, 2008 at 7:57 am
The problems? Well, I sometimes fall asleep waiting for a page to load. Yawn.
R Hicks says:
December 9th, 2008 at 9:29 am
I think this heap of wires needs a tuneup. Running slowly lately!
ardy22 at earthlink.net
Lori Downs says:
December 9th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
My computer keeps locking up, I have ran ad aware [rogram but still hasnt helped, maybe this would help!
Janice Wright says:
December 9th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
Oh boy do I really need this. My computer is very slow. Although I keep running a program that gets rid of malware & adware, my computer is still running slow, even when I run this program every hour or so. I’m sure there are other problems I don’t know about.
Kobi Hendrix (1 comments.) says:
December 9th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
My computer is extremely slow and programs freeze all the time.
John says:
December 9th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
Spyware is such a pain! It keeps picking it up everywhere, I have to constantly remove them.
Vickie says:
December 10th, 2008 at 4:10 am
I have a Dell, enough said
Kayce C says:
December 10th, 2008 at 4:23 am
I need some help with my computer’s video settings.
Joseph Perozzi says:
December 10th, 2008 at 11:33 am
My computer has had so much down-time of late,it’s become nothing more than my desk’s paperweight;if you will restore its functions with Norton,maybe I’ll get to do somethin’ importan’!
Erma says:
December 10th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
My computer freezes up and is slow.
Tesa S. says:
December 10th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
My PC is around 6 years old - that’s like 87 in human years! I believe it’s on its last wobbly legs.
I have to get my daughter to fix it every time I get a virus or something slows me down. She says I need more memory. Tune-up couldn’t hurt!
Pauline M says:
December 10th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
So far my laptop is doing OK, but my desktop has lots of problems. It has a really hard time loading sites with flash, (this is really tought on my son since he loves Club Penguin), and crashed about every 40 minutes or 3-4 pages. Very frustrating!
Lance Pearson says:
December 10th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
My computer gets spyware all the time, I have to reboot the system too often.
Jennifer hedden says:
December 10th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
My computer had problems with internet explore freezing up alot
Dawn Horns says:
December 10th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Need to restart it because it freezes.
Jennifer M says:
December 10th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
It’s slow and all the programs are arguing with each other!
Debra F says:
December 10th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
My laptop freezes sometimes, but more problematic is that sometimes it just shuts itself off!
Carol Mathesen says:
December 10th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
How do I count the ways? I bought my computer at a garage sale and for the price it does a pretty good job. There are some downloads it won’t do, I can’t get it to open some e mails and in general it just acts wonky. Could sure use a tune-up.
hazel hunt says:
December 11th, 2008 at 12:39 am
works slower and s l o w e r and s l o w e r
Steve Scott says:
December 11th, 2008 at 12:56 am
My wife needs a new computer but we can’t afford it. Maybe this could see us thru until we can afford one.
Trisha says:
December 11th, 2008 at 4:33 am
our kids computer wont go online, we think it was a trojan and we have to do a system restore…..i think@
Jaye says:
December 11th, 2008 at 7:56 am
Haha! I have LOTS of problems. My desktop stopped working a while ago. Just stopped. It’ll boot up just fine but when it finally gets to Windows it’ll just freeze up. It has all of my documents for the last 5 years still on it and I can’t get it off! It would be great to get it working again without spending an arm and a leg!
Teresa C says:
December 11th, 2008 at 11:33 am
My computer has started slowing down and I cannot find the problem. I would hope this would help.
Thanks.
wendy wallach says:
December 11th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
My computer makes a whirring noise every now and again and also WHOOSH! noises…I have no clue but wouldlove to get rid of them so it would speed up.!!
Geoff K says:
December 11th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Like others, my computer has been running slower and slower — I can no longer run multiple applications at the same time, my browser locks up, and at least twice in the last year I lost files when they became corrupt for no apparent reason. I would love the chance to win this product to see if it can help. Thanks!
Chrysa (3 comments.) says:
December 11th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
My PC is running realllllly slow. I think this would help!
Chrysa (3 comments.) says:
December 11th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
I’m also subscribed to your RSS feed!
kathy pease says:
December 11th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
my computer is slow as a tortoise riding on a snail..lol
Dan says:
December 11th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
Its slow. I wish it were faster.
D Johnson says:
December 11th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Sister
Sandra says:
December 11th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
My laptop is driving me crazy! I will plugging along surfing the web , when suddenly I lose all my screens and I end up with just the main start-up screen. I can’t reenter the internet. I have to restart my computer! I can’t figure it out. I would love to have the PC tuneup! Thanks!
John Deal says:
December 11th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
I would like this for my sister. Her PC is getting very slow and probably has a lot of useless junk in it.
Laura G says:
December 11th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
my computer is super slow
Elizabeth Ray says:
December 11th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Everything keeps getting slower, and every once in a while, jamb to a halt, so I have to reboot. Also, the computer will no longer read memory card form my digital camera, which it USED to do! Sounds like I need the Tuneup!
claire cline says:
December 11th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
My computer is so slow you can nap between pages - and it crashes when you are online often. Help!
Melinda L Smith says:
December 11th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
My computer shuts down and restarts.
Lawrence Davis says:
December 11th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
Slow, randomly chsmges sittings, when incerting or adding text censor jumps to a different location and places imput there or deletes all, had a blue screen error and had to reload OS as a second system but cannot use any MSN preloaded programes - can open first but can only use preloaded games.
Lawrence Davis says:
December 11th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
Slow, randomly changes sittings, when inserting or adding text censor jumps to a different location and places input there or deletes all, had a blue screen error and had to reload OS as a second system but cannot use any MSN preloaded programs - can open first but can only use preloaded games.
Tamara Burks says:
December 11th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
Mine is old and cranky and has serious trouble everytime I run across a page that requires flash 9.
Kate says:
December 11th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
My computer started out fast and now is so slow!! I haven’t had a ‘tuneup’ in a while, either!
chris says:
December 12th, 2008 at 1:19 am
slow startup
Angel says:
December 12th, 2008 at 1:23 am
my computer has viruses and it’s slooooow
Lily Kwan says:
December 12th, 2008 at 2:10 am
My computer runs sluggishly.
Buddy Garret says:
December 12th, 2008 at 3:04 am
My computer freezez up. It won’t turn off. It jumps back and forth from link to link. It connects so slow that I can’t connect to some web sites. It’s a gamble whether or not My connection is going to go through.
Janet says:
December 12th, 2008 at 4:09 am
My computer runs slow.
Marc says:
December 12th, 2008 at 4:21 am
I’m told I have something like a virus that has embedded itself in my computer, and it’s very dangerous. Of course, you can tell I’m not a computer expert.
Donna K says:
December 12th, 2008 at 4:29 am
We can’t get the webkins site to work. Mykids are having a fit!
Donna K says:
December 12th, 2008 at 4:29 am
I am a subscriber.
Donna K says:
December 12th, 2008 at 4:30 am
I put your button on my blog.