Microsoft has made available a beta version of Windows Advisor at MS Connect, a system maintenance tool that continuously runs in the background in the system tray checking for potential errors and problems with your computer in real-time and notifies you when it finds one. It then provides you with quick and easy to fix solutions, if any.

Here is the description of the product from Microsoft Connect:

“Windows Advisor is an easy-to-use self-help tool that notifies users about problems on their PCs and helps fix them. Windows Advisor scans users’ PCs continuously, notifies them about important issues, and, when possible, suggests easy fix solutions. The program also provides users with self-help solutions, such as including a one-click checkup function that enables them to check their PCs whenever they like; tips and tutorials that teach users how to perform certain actions on their PCs; and a toolbox that concentrates the important tools that are found in the operating system into one easy-to-find location.”

Click here to download Windows Advisor Beta for Windows XP and Vista. [13MB]