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Give your PC a tuneup using this free eBook from WindowsSecrets.com

Summary: This eBook is free for a limited time and walks you through installing and fine-tuning Windows 7, and optimizing your PC in general

Joel Evans

By for The Mobile Gadgeteer |

If you have been thinking about playing around with Windows 7 or your machine is just not running as smoothly as you wish it could, check out the free eBook that I've linked to below.

The eBook, PC Maintenance Guide, is normally $9.95, but TradePub is offering it for free for a limited time.

If you're wondering what's covered in it, I took a quick look and it goes through the process of installing Windows 7 on a separate partition, and even installing from a USB drive, backing up your existing Windows installation, with some recommended free tools, optimizing, and then even speeding up your PC in general. The eBook starts off focused on Windows 7 but then goes into a more generic PC-style troubleshooting.

You can't beat the price and I actually found it to be useful enough to keep handy, for the next time I want to play around with some optimizing.

Fetch it today at tradepub.com.

Topics: Mobility, Hardware, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Software, Windows

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With more than 15 years of mobile, Internet and wireless experience, Joel specializes in taking existing brands and technologies into the mobile and wireless space. Joel is currently the VP of Strategy Integration for Mobiquity, an enterprise-class mobile solutions provider.

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  • RE: Give your PC a tuneup using this free eBook from WindowsSecrets.com

    Thanks Joel! Good stuff!
    Samic
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    • RE: Give your PC a tuneup using this free eBook from WindowsSecrets.com

      @Samic Can you please forward that ebook to my email: robinmathewrajan@yahoo.com because now Tradepub has closed that offer...!!
      RobinMathewRajan
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  • There is absolutely nothing free about this

    [i]Complete and verifiable information is required in order to receive this offer[/i]
    [i]Valid email address is required to fulfill your request. [/i]

    Means you're selling off your privacy to spammers.

    And if you think that they're not going to spam you, then why do they require a verifiable email address if you're not going to sign up for newsletters?
    Joe_Raby
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    • RE: Give your PC a tuneup using this free eBook from WindowsSecrets.com

      @Joe_Raby Agreed
      slewis@...
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    • RE: Give your PC a tuneup using this free eBook from WindowsSecrets.com

      @Joe_Raby <br><br>Indeed, indeed. It links to the WS newsletter webbie, so at least it's a legit site. But registration is required, to include a verifiable email addy. If you do bite, use a throw away or online 'spam' account to be on the safe side, not a POP3 or better.
      klumper
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    • RE: Give your PC a tuneup using this free eBook from WindowsSecrets.com

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    • RE: Give your PC a tuneup using this free eBook from WindowsSecrets.com

      @Joe_Raby the reason why you need to give a verifiable email address is so they know where to send the ebook when you signup, how else are you going to get it?
      radiobuck
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  • RE: Give your PC a tuneup using this free eBook from WindowsSecrets.com

    @Joe_Raby
    I agree; there is another tech website that does the same thing...either it's free or it's not! I think ZDNet should vet these scams before they offer them.
    horusbedhetys@...
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  • RE: Give your PC a tuneup using this free eBook from WindowsSecrets.com

    Spam galore!
    Droid.Incredible
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  • RE: Give your PC a tuneup using this free eBook from WindowsSecrets.com

    I actually think ZDNET got hacked...the body text sounds like an advertisement...something fishy here...am not getting that book.
    Mohater
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  • Use Your Fake Info

    This is one of those sites you definitely want to use your fake info for. Windows Secrets apparently is on a membership drive. You will probably see emails from them to sign up for their pay-for newsletter (not that good - used to have it and dropped it).
    jpr75_z
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  • Komplete GARBAGE

    Do not download!!! SHAME ON YOU Joel Evans for recomending this peace of garbage on such respectable site as zd net is!
    nesoxy
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  • ZD Net is selling snake oil...

    and so are a bunch of other "technical sites".
    They will do ANYTHING to get your info.
    I usually fill in with First Name: "Dontask" Last Name: "Forthatinfo" and so on but the product is always worthless.
    garylavery
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    • RE: Give your PC a tuneup using this free eBook from WindowsSecrets.com

      @garylavery
      I'd try that (First Name: "Dontask" Last Name: "Forthatinfo") but I'd probably get "You've alreay signed up for that" (grin)
      mike_flood
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  • RE: Give your PC a tuneup using this free eBook from WindowsSecrets.com

    It is not a free ebook. They require contact information which is of value or they would not be asking for it. With all the talk about privacy and identity theft, I don't understand why something is labeled "FREE" if that contact information is required. Free means no strings!
    medragn@...
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  • RE: Give your PC a tuneup using this free eBook from WindowsSecrets.com

    This is crap, all they do is try to sell you stuff. I used an email address that I don't care about and never received any link to the book. SHAME ON YOU for recommending this!
    jmunzer
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  • FAKE

    This is just a come on; because it says it is NO LONGER advilable; but of course we all know that it NEVER WAS, they just use this as a teaser and then try and get you to buy one
    dinosoft@...
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  • Free E book

    I agree . Just bait and switch .I wont buy anything from them EVER.
    aharrow@...
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