For those who are afraid of touching the files they can wade into unknown waters and give it a go. Many of the instructions are pretty straight forward, just takes a bit of time and patience.
The important thing is to backup your files as you go along, so you can always undo if you muck it up.
Another option of course is to have someone else who is confortable editing files do it for you.
Modifying files isn't for everyone, but for those that want more, new, better that is what we are here for.