A free pc scan and fix program is a must these days. I have written free because in my opinion it is not wise to spend money on buying such software as long as the free versions can work fine for you.

To get a free pc scan and fix, all you need to have is an internet connection. There are many programs that are available online. You will simply have to download, install and run them. But you need to consider various things before deciding to choose a particular free pc scan and fix program.

Phase # 1: the installation phase

A free pc scan and fix program ensures two things. Firstly the scan ensures indicating all of the viruses, worms or Trojan horses that are present in the PC. And secondly the program fixes most of these problems.
1. Installing it from a free CD that you got from the software shop
2. Installing it after downloading it from the internet

I have written ‘most’ of the problems because of course you can not get ‘all’ of the problems fixed for free. Still I regard it as a great service since there are rare times when a computer system is infected by such a virus or worm that is not fixable by these free programs. Never ever buy a program if you do not have tried a free version first. When you have downloaded a free pc scan and fix program it can help you in several different ways. In the first phase it will help you indicate the several different flaws (if any) with your OS and registry. It can also indicate if you need a clean up because your registry has become too big and/or too messy.

Phase # 2: the scanning phase or the indication phase

The next phase of a free pc scan and fix program is the scanning phase. The program will scan each and every part of the PC. It will scan each file and the folder, the whole memory and the whole registry. It is the duty of the program to indicate if there is any sort of abnormality, threat, mal ware, mal function or virus in the PC. The program should also indicate if the PC is at a risk of an external threat from a hacker or an intruder.

Phase # 3: the fixing phase

When you are sure that you are going to download an authentic program then consider what your free pc scan and fix program offers. The fact that it comes for free should not affect the features or the number of the features that it is going to offer. For example if a program is just sitting dormant in your PC after downloading then it is no good. It must schedule regular scans and should indicate all the potential problems that are associated with the PC. After indicating the problems it must fix those too. It is understandable that these programs (no matter how good they are) are not able to fix all of the problems but they should be able to fix almost 80 percent of the problems.

I have downloaded and tried several Free PC Scan and Fix programs. Among all of them I have found the registry easy to be the most effective and proficient one.