Here it is; the computer that you have always wanted. The manual tells you very little about why or how to use many of the programs on it. You know you are supposed to clean the hard drive but you are not quite sure how to do that. What is antispyware? Well I can answer many of those questions for you and a few more.
Make sure that you have a firewall, antivirus software, antispyware, and a good disk cleaning program. You may want to also get a good registry cleaner. Keeping your computer clean and free from old files is important in keeping it running fast and smoothly. Take all of the icons that you do not frequently use off of your desktop. Remove programs from the startup menu that do not have to be there. This helps the computer to start up faster.
Each website you visit places files on your computer. You need to clean these files out. This is what a disk cleaner will do. It searches for duplicate files, or files that are no longer needed or used by your computer. It cleans them off of your hard drive. These would include files from your temporary folders cookies and cache. This should be done daily or every few days depending on your computer use.
A disk cleaner, registry cleaner and defragmenter keep your computer clean and more organized. You will need to use these programs weekly or biweekly. You should also remove icons from your desktop that you do not frequently use. Remove programs from your startup that do not need to be there. Your antiviral program and firewall should be on your startup menu. By doing this it will take less time for your desktop to load on startup.
You should run a scan disk on your computer bi-weekly or monthly depending on how often you use your computer. It keeps files compressed and in the right areas of the hard drive to help your computer continue to run smoothly. If you have many files and programs on your computer this can take a few hours.
Remove any programs from your computer that you do not use. Use the uninstall program that came with your computer, never just delete a program folder. Run the registry cleaner weekly as it will remove stray file strings left on your computer after programs and files are removed.
If you follow these instructions you should keep your computer running up to speed and also running well without problems. If you do see the computer acting up, run your antiviral software. If nothing is found you can go to an online forum or live help website for help.
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