Ten ways of maintaining the computer?

Answer 1

The maintenance tools you're going to use are going to do some very "heavy lifting". You never know what's going to get dropped. Do yourself a big favor. Back up your critical files, and preferably, back up your entire system first. == Start your maintenance work with Disk Cleanup. It will make error checking and defragmenting go better and faster, because there's less junk for the tools to deal with. You might want to go further and do some basic cleanup before you start the rest of your maintenance. PC World has two good articles on this topic.

Deleting program files is an error that neophytes often make. Programs should always be uninstalled, which is quite different. To uninstall use: "Start" > "Control Panel" > "Add and Remove Programs". Find the program in the list and delete it. After you've done that, some files may remain in the program's folder, which is usually in C:\Program Files\Name (name of the program you just installed). It's OK to delete the files and folder now. == Disk error checking was called ScanDisk in Windows 98. It's a good idea to check for errors about once a month to keep your system running well. The tool can find and fix errors in the file allocation table, the file system structure (lost clusters, crosslinked files) and the directory tree structure. It can also detect and isolate sectors that have gone bad because of damage to the surface of your disk. When you click "Start" the tool will tell you, "The disk check could not be performed... Do you want to schedule this disk check to occur the next time you restart the computer? Click "Yes". If you begin to see defective sectors in the report, especially a growing number, you may want to replace your hard drive before it crashes and dies. At the very least bad sectors should motivate you to be very disciplined about backing up your work. == You should defragment your hard drive on a regular basis -- every three months is good -- to keep your system running well. In the course of normal usage, files are constantly changed and written or rewritten to the hard drive. The file system tries to pack the files tightly. It breaks them into pieces to fit where it finds space for them. Over time these pieces get scattered all over the drive. It begins to take a lot of head movement (and thus time) to read and write files. As a result, your computer's performance suffers, and worse yet, it's easier for errors to creep in. Before you defrag * Clean out any junk files that you don't need. Empty the recycle bin, delete the contents of C:\Temp\ and C:\Windows\Temp, and delete your temporary internet files ["Tools" > "Internet Options" > "Delete files..."]. You might want to use Disk Cleanup to clean out more junk. * If you have a virus program, turn off "auto-protect" or close the program. Otherwise it will very likely interfere with Disk Defragmenter. * Disable your screensaver Right click the Desktop > select "Properties" > click the "Screen Saver" tab > select "none" > and click "OK". * You may need to disable, or exit other programs too. (Use the "3-fingered salute" -- Ctrl+Alt+Delete -- to shut down unnecessary programs.) * It's a good idea to check your disk for errors just before you defrag. The defrag tool will look for disk errors but it can't fix them itself. If there are errors, you'll end up using the error checking tool, and trying defrag again. Do not run defrag if there's a chance that electrical power will be interrupted -- for example, during a thunderstorm, or when construction could cause an outage. Defrag will be unable to complete what it was in the middle of and your hard drive will probably be scrambled. Don't use the automatic mode to defrag a laptop. Some day you're going to forget to plug it in, defrag will start, the battery will run down, and you'll lose all your data and get to reinstall everything. == Cleaning your PC is part of the maintenance job. Computers aren't big enough for dust bunnies, but they collect a lot more fuzz than you might imagine. It can eventually cause overheating, which is a nemesis for anything electronic. ==== ====

Answer 2

1. Keeping it dust-free 2. up to-date antivirus scans 3. spyware scanning 4. hard-drive defragging (cleaning the harddrive up) 5. emptying temp folders and cache folders every now and then 6. clean reboots once in a while 7. windows live updates ( of course ) 8. checking capacitors on the motherboard or any other hardwares inside the computer (not really necessary unless your under warranty and are concerned about bad caps) 9. run harddrive diagnostics to make sure your harddrive is running smoothly (as they age, they get closer to dieing on you) 10. if you really want to maintain well, some people like to throw a little thermal paste on the processor to keep it cool

Answer 3

u need to do disk finishing regularly. And u need to make sure that there's no Trojan or other virus in your computer by some techniques like antivirus software.

and the most important thing is no access to website which is dangerous.XD

Answer 4

It is important to take care of your laptop to keep it in good shape; prevention is always better than cure. There are a number of easy things that you can do to keep your laptop in great shape; following these easy steps will help to ensure that it lasts longer and will need less maintenance. As an added bonus, many of the steps will also maintain your laptops speed.

Use an old tooth brush to clean the area around the exhaust fan screen. If that gets plugged up, air flow is diminished and overheating can most certainly occur

Answer 5

Stay up to date on anything important on your system. This would be your systems anti-virus and other clean up tools. I would suggest Ccleaner , Auslogics defrag, Malwarebytes, and Microsoft security essentials. This would probably be all you need, so long as you are not the curious type and decides to explore websites that do not seem legit.

Answer 6

By making sure every component in the computer is properly plugged and powered in correctly.

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OK THEY LAST FOREVER IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT BRAND,INSTALL ANTI VIRUS AND ANTI SPYWARE PROGRAMS BEFORE YOU EVEN START USING IT.NOW NEVER INSTALL UPDATES FROM MICROSOFT THAT WILL DAMAGE AND IT WILL MAKE IT SLOWER.BECAUSE IF YOU REALLY NEED IT IT WILL TELL YOU.IF YOU DONT STAY WITH THE ORIGINAL OR GENUINE.NOW ONCE YOU STARTED USING INTERNET MAKE SURE INSTALL ALOT WEB BROWSER OTHER THAN INTERNET EXPLORER,BECAUSE ONCE YOUR STUCK YOUR GOING TO HAVE TO RECOVERY THE WINDOWS,INCASE YOUR COMPUTER WILL CRASH RESTART THEN ONCE IT START YOU WILL SEE A RECOVERY ON THE SCREEN YOU HAVE TO PRESS THAT COMMAND AND FOLLOW THEN YOU WILL HAVE A BRAND NEW WINDOWS.IF YOU KNOW WHERE THE BLOWER OF THE COMPUTER LOCATED,ONCE IN A BLUE MOON YOU HAVE TO BRUSH THEM WITH VERY SOFT BRUSH AND APLICATION,YOU JUST HAD A COMPUTER THAT LAST FOREVER REMEMBER THE KEY IS VERY GOOD BRAND,HOPE IT HELPS.

Answer 7

The first thing to do on any computer is to make sure it has a good antivirus program and a good anti-malware program installed, keep both updated and scan with both on a regular basis. Most other maintenance tools such as disk defragmenters are built into the computer system and can be scheduled to run automatically at regular intervals.

Answer 8

Some things you can do is take it for a cleaning (dusting) once a year or so; make sure it has an antivirus that gets updated regularly; do a regular defragmentation; check disk space regularly, keeping at least 20% of your hard disk free. Also, just in case there is a disaster, it is important to make backups of important data.