The Windows Advisor

Several months ago I had an e-mail inviting me to look at a website called, Window Advisor UK that claimed "100% Windows, 0% Stress". I rarely click on links I receive in emails making such claims but on this occasion I'm glad I did. I read promises of whether I was running Windows 98, Me, 2000 or XP, I would receive brilliants tips and advice that couldn't be found in any other manual or handbook. I would learn how to get rid of errors, protect my machine from viruses, learn about functions in Word, get rid of computer errors and ban computer freezing. All this for a special offer price of ... more

My laptop was running desperately slow so when I came across Windows Advisor on recently I thought I had found the answer to my problem without have the expense of calling in a computer specialist. I could not have been more wrong ... my machine no longer functions at all having gone through the precise instructions under the heading 'Tuning your Windows drive cache settings for super-fast performance' After 3 days no suggestions have been put forward so to say I am disappointed is an understatement. It did also come with a DVD where you could download all kinds of useful software which is a ... more

I got a mailing "The Windows Advisor in association with Serif". Normally I quickly dump junk mail, but I had nothing better to do at the time, so I read it. A very convincing read, but very little mentioned about Vista, just XP. Whereas the offer price of £14.97 incl P&P for a 618 page document, with 5 free gifts (too keep) and 6 week review seems pretty good, there is no real indication on how much the additonal updates are likely to cost other that 18p per page. How often would updates be sent, and how many pages? However you can cancel updates anytime. So will I go for it? Almost did, yet ... more