A computer implemented method of matching user descriptions of technical problem manifestations with system problem descriptions in which system-level symptoms for computer-related problems which map to problem descriptions and recommended fixes are broken into sub-phrases, and an index of association ratios between the system-level symptom sub-phrases and sub-phrases derived from text extracted from corpora related to computer problem symptoms is generated and prioritized. When user-entered text related to a computer-related problem is received, it is searched against the prioritized index, and matches are presented for the user in order of prioritization from which the user can select and run a recommended fix to which the selection is mapped.