Out of the box, most new PCs need a little fine-tuning to optimize and protect them. While corporate IT shops often have standard hard drive images for this, home users are often stuck doing the job manually. And, many aren’t sure when they should do. During this week’s TR Dojo episode, I share five tips from TechRepublic blogger Jack Wallen on setting up that new PC.

If you’re an IT consultant or work for a corporate shop, you should have this process down pat. But somewhere in between, lies the many users who can benefit from knowing what types of things to do when a new PC arrives. That’s where this video comes in handy. Send your novice users a link to this video and help them get off on the right foot.

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For those who prefer text to video, you can click the Transcript link that appears below the video player window or check out Jack Wallen’s article, “Five tips for improving a new PC.”

Here are links to resources that I mention in the video:

• Tweak Windows Vista services the right way
• 10 services to turn off in MS Windows XP
• Video: Five services you can turn off in Windows XP

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