Saturday, March 20, 2010

Tips on How to Maintain your PC

Tips for on how to maintain your pc You can do this weekly or at the very minimum monthly.

  1. Run a disk scan to check for hard drive issues

    Start > Click on My Computer > Right click on Drive C:\
    Click Properties > Click On the “Tool” Heading  Under “Error Checking” Click Check Now

  2. Run a defragmentation program

    Start > Click on My Computer > Right click on Drive C:\
    Click Properties > Click On the “Tool” Heading  Under Click on “Defragment Now”

    If for some reason the defrag program is not working you can download a free defrag program “Defraggler” From here: http://www.piriform.com/defraggler

    Tutorial:
    http://www.adamsdvds.co.uk/tutorials/disk/defragmenter.php
     
  3. Run a clean up to delete unneeded files

    Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Clean Up

  4. Back up your files to a remote location
    Use an online storage company like Mozy or Carbonite
  1. Empty your recycle bin

    Right Click on the recycle bin > Click empty recycle bin

  2. Delete your Internet files\Browser History\Cookies

    In Internet Explorer go to Tools > Internet Options > under browsing history hit delete, you will then get an option of what you would like to delete select “Delete All”

  3. Update your virus definitions

    Depending on the Antivirus that you are using you can Right click on the AV icon in the lower right corner of your PC , select update .

  4. Run a full virus scan

    Start > Click on My Computer > Right click on Drive C:\
    Select Scan for viruses.

  5. Scan for Spyware using one of the following programs:
    Super Antispyware
    http://www.superantispyware.com/download.html
    Spybot : http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
    Adaware:
    http://lavasoft.com/single/trialpay.php

  6. Make sure windows “Automatic Update” is on
Start > Control Panel >  Security Center > Automatic Updates > Make sure that Automatic is selected and hit OK.

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