- Students
- Senior Citizens
Lightning computer repair offers mobile PC & laptop computer services, so we come to you, whether you are a home or business user.
Plymouth, Ivybridge, Tavistock, Torpoint, Saltash, Yelverton, Plympton, Plymstock, Elburton, Brixton, Yealmpton, Newton Ferrers, Noss Mayo, Modbury, South Hams.
Did a PC motherboard repair for a lady in Modbury.
PC repair for Little Acorns pre-school in Plymouth.
Repair for software problems on a laptop via remote support.
Repair for a faulty DC socket on a Sony Vaio laptop in Plymouth.
LCD screen repair on an Asus laptop in Plymouth.
Computer Repair Plymouth Ivybridge Tavistock
We come to you saving you a trip to a repair shop. Lightning Computer Repair is a mobile PC and laptop computer repair company serving homes & businesses in Plymouth, Ivybridge, Tavistock & surrounding areas. We have a wide range of IT support services for local businesses & a FREE health check for businesses in March - call for details.
Price & Discounts
We have no call-out charges & give a free quote. If we need to change a hardware component to repair your PC or laptop computer it will be at cost price. We offer a 20% discount to students and senior citizens in Plymouth, Ivybridge & Tavistock. We will also beat any quote that you get from other companies in Plymouth, Ivybridge & Tavistock.
PC Repair Plymouth Ivybridge Tavistock
Our PC repairs cover software and hardware repair to get your PC up and running again quickly. We also do PC hardware upgrades to boost your computer performance such as RAM memory, graphics cards, wireless internet & printers. We can back up or retrieve data on a faulty hard drive on your PC. Read more PC Repair Plymouth Ivybridge Tavistock
Laptop Repair Plymouth Ivybridge Tavistock
We repair most of the common laptop hardware problems such as cracked screens, missing keyboard keys and broken power supply sockets. All laptop replacement parts will be of high quality and specific to your laptop and we won't make any profit on spare parts saving you money. Read more Laptop Repair Plymouth Ivybridge Tavistock
Virus Removal
We will remove malware problems from your PC or laptop computer such as viruses, spyware, trojan droppers and rogue-ware. If you suddenly have an anti-virus program suddenly appear on your pc or laptop computer that you haven't installed saying you have infections & it asks you to pay via credit card then DON'T pay.
Computer Running Slowly?
This is the most common PC and laptop computer problem that we encounter in Plymouth, Ivybridge & Tavistock. It is extremely annoying to have a PC or laptop that is very slow and you have to wait several minutes for internet explorer to start up for example. If your PC or laptop computer is running slowly then we can fix this for you.
Data Safety
Most of the time we won't have to wipe your hard drive and re-install your operating system on your PC or laptop if you live in Plymouth. You will be able to keep all your settings and not have to re-install any software that you use on your PC or laptop. We are very meticulous to ensure that when we do a repair for you that your data won't be erased by us.
Software Faults
Most PC & laptop computer problems are caused by software faults and can be fixed quickly and easily. If you are receiving error messages or programs stop working and your operating system starts freezing or crashing with a blue screen then do not despair. We can quickly fix these problems for you and often we won't have to re-install your operating system.
Automatic Update for Your Hardware Drivers
To ensure that your PC or laptop computer hardware devices are functioning correctly you should make sure you are using the latest drivers. Updateing drivers is a good habit as this can cure bugs that could lead to your PC or laptop computer crashing. The Device Manager in Control Panel has an Update Driver function that will can locate the latest driver for a hardware device, but it doesn't always have the latest drivers from all manufacturers. You really should use the driver that the manufacturer supplies. If you don't know what you are doing this can be a very time consuming process finding the correct drivers on the internet.
There are PC and laptop computer software programs that can do this process for you very quickly. One great free tool is a program called Driver Identifier that will find the latest drivers available for your PC or laptop computer and will allow you to download the latest drivers. Driver Identifier scans all the hardware connected to your PC or laptop computer and checks in its database of drivers to see if there are any updates available for your hardware. The program is easy to use and once finished it will open a web page in your internet browser listing all of the hardware devices that has an available updated driver and give you the option to download it and install it. DriverIdentifier works on a PC or laptop computer running Windows 7, Windows Vista and XP. You can download Driver Identifier from www.driveridentifier.com. If you don't feel confident enough to do this then give Lightning computer repair a call and we will do this for you as part of a system tune-up whether you live in Plymouth, Ivybridge or Tavistock.
Microsoft Skydrive
Microsoft SkyDrive allows you to store your important files and documents such as photos and word processing documents in an Internet based storage facility. You can then access your data anywhere, without having to use an external storage device such as a usb memory stick. As well as these basic data storage capabilities, Microsoft have recently announced a new SkyDrive applications, so you can get more out of the service. With this SkyDrive desktop application, you will be able to drag and drop files from Windows Explorer directly to your SkyDrive folder on the internet. To learn more visit https://skydrive.live.com
Switch to a More Secure Web Browser
Should you use Internet Explorer, installed by Microsoft on your pc or laptop computer, or should you download an alternative? You might have thought that all browsers were the same, but this isn’t the case. According to Germany’s cyber security agency, BSI, Google’s Chrome browser is the most secure, due to its sandbox feature and automatic updating. The sandbox isolates Chrome from the rest of your operating system, so that if its security is compromised by a virus or other piece of malware, it cannot gain access to operating system functions in order to lodge itself on your system. The automatic updating process in Chrome is silent, meaning that the updates are installed without you, as a user, noticing. This makes the browser much more secure, since Google can offer fixes for problems which users cannot turn down or postpone.
Chrome also comes with Flash Player included, which is also updated automatically. Since Flash Player is frequently at the bottom of web security problems, this automatic silent update process will ensure you always have the latest Flash fixes on your system. A statement from BSI said, 'Your internet browser is the key component for the use of services on the Web and thus represents the main target for cyber-attacks, By using Google Chrome in conjunction with the other measures outlined above, you can significantly reduce the risk of a successful IT attack.
Google Chrome works on Windows 7, Vista and XP. However, on an old pc or laptop it can be slower than the default Internet Explorer but you can use either one if that is the case. You can download it at www.google.co.uk/chrome