I would like to share to you my daily routine of maintaining my computer stability and performance. The lack of maintenance will create several undesirable effects on your PC. The most noticeable would be the total lack of performance. The speed in which your CPU processes information will be greatly reduced, seek time on your hard drive will be greatly extended. As well it will be easier to detect and locate any problems occurring on your PC or with your programs if you have a properly maintained computer.
Some of the System Maintenance Routines Are
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Right click on Start and click on Explore.
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Empty C:\Windows\Temporary Internet Files folder.
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Empty C:\Windows\Temp folder.
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Clean out any file folder and program folder with unwanted or improperly placed files. (Get to know your Explorer and where certain programs store there cache)
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Empty Recycle Bin.
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Now to check what programs are running in the background. These programs will stop and restart your Defrag. You can’t have any running programs while defrag is in operation if you want a fast defrag. On your keyboard, depress and hold the Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys. Close Programs dialog box appears showing the programs that are running.
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End Task on all running programs except Explorer and Systray by returning to Ctrl+ Alt+Delete for each item to End Task on.
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You are now ready to run the Defragmenter or Scandisk.
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Left click on Start, point at Programs, point at Accessories, point at System Tools and left click on Defragmenter or Scandisk. (depending on which one you want to perform)
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The order of doing these tasks would be Scandisk then Defragmenter. It has been suggested by my friends and computer experts that a Scandisk should be run before a Defrag if you plan to do them both.
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Hope you like it and have fun doing your daily maintenance of your pc…
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