10 Secrets To A Healthy Computer And A Happier You

Article Index 10 Secrets To A Healthy Computer And A Happier You Steps 1 - 3 Steps 4 - 6 Steps 7 - 9 Step 10 Page 3 of 5 Step 4 Purchase and install a well known anti-virus program that can be regularly updated with the latest virus definitions and ran during boot-up to help protect your computer from being the victim of an unwanted infestation. Step 5 Every few months or so run your computer’s “Scandisk” program followed by the “Defragmenter” program to maximize the efficiency of your hard drive. If you are not certain of how to use these utilities and being that the steps to execute these programs varies slightly from one operating system to the other it would be easiest to simply use the “Help” option that can be found by clicking on the START button found on your computers desktop. The START menu will open up a drop-down-box that should display the “Help” option. By going here you can enter the keywords that deal with the answers to the subject you are searching for. Step 6 Run your computers “Disk Cleanup” utility every other week or so. If set the “Disk Cleanup” utility will automatically empty the recycling bin and recover some wasted disk space by removing the internet temporary files that seem to always accumulate. Again, use the “Help” option if you are uncertain of how to perform this task. << Prev - Next >>