Regular Maintenance will keep Your Computer Happy and Humming!

When it's happy, you can be happy, too!
(A lot like taking care of your spouse and kids!) Sweet Smiley face
If you don't, it's only a matter of time until...Unhappy man in front of computer

Spyware Doctor Free Scan

Start this Routine NOW!

Daily:
Every day your virus checker should automatically UPDATE with information about new viruses. This is a Good Thing. Do not begrudge the few micro-seconds this might take.
(Be sure it is set up to do this automatically).

DO THIS WEEKLY:
(Set an appt on your Calendar!)
Disk Clean
On the Desktop,

  1. Doubleclick on MY COMPUTER icon
  2. Mouse to C: drive, ( RIGHT button ) click
  3. click on Properties (Check box to INDEX)
  4. click on DISK CLEANUP. (This will take a few minutes)
    Read the list of what the files are, and how large!
  5. Click OK
  6. Click Yes , I'm sure!
  7. It will take a bit of time.. Go get a cup of coffee, when you get back it will be ready for you to say OK.
This procedure removes a lot of trash stuff acquired through using the Internet, which slows down your computer.

The computer requires free space on the disk to operate this cleaning procedure, about 15% of it's capacity. That means if you have a 200G hard drive, it needs over 30G to be kept Free and empty for moving room. If you don't have that, you need to remove as much stuff manually as you can, pictures, music and unused programs.

Required Software for Protection

Taking good care of a computer does cost $. There are free versions of the programs,which can be "downloaded" for you to try out, but will expire and you need to purchase.

When you ask to download a program, it is sent to your computer and saved on your disk.(Read the page on Download to completely understand.
If you buy it, then an email is sent to you with the Key, or Registration #, which you have to copy and paste into the program after you "open" it, or start it. Sounds complicated but once you've done it, it's easy.
On the right are logo links, that you can click to go directly to a site where you can try or buy.

Before using your credit card online, please click this link and read about Online Financial Safety.

Need to know more?

Man comforting sick computer

This is an area where you really need to learn more. I recommend a little book called "Keep Your computer Alive, and Your Sanity Intact" by Daniel Uitti. It's clear, concise and you'll love the cartoon illustrations. You can order it through Dan's website: www.KeepYourComputerAlive.com or through Amazon.

If you are a real Do-It-Yourself kind of guy or gal, I recommend a site called "DIY Computer Repair". You'll learn a lot about scheduled BACKUP and maintenance.. and you can even learn how to BUILD your own!!

Logo for Site: DIY Computer Repair



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