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Basic computer maintenance
This document provides tips for basic computer maintenance including cleaning and cooling your computer, deleting temporary files, running scandisk, backing up your data, defragmenting your hard drive, running error checking, uninstalling software, emptying your recycle bin and deleted emails, and reinstalling your operating system. It also offers tips for dealing with viruses, updating Windows, and resolving common computer issues.
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- 1. Tips & Tricks Computer Maintenance BY:Mohit patodiya
- 2. Basic Computer Maintenance http://www. •Clean and Cool • Deleting Temporary Files • Scandisk • Backup Your Data How to run scandisk? Click on Start-Programs-Accessories- System Tools-Scandisk. Click on Start-Run. In the Run field type scandisk, press OK or press the Enter key. There are two ways:
- 3. http://ww Basic Computer Maintenance Defragmentyour Hard Drive What is Defragmentation? • When you create and delete files and applications on your computer the hard drive will become fragmented. • Data is split into chunks and stored in different areas of the hard disk. • frees up disk space and speeds up your computer.
- 4. http://ww Basic Computer Maintenance HowTo Defrag Your Harddrive?
- 5. http://ww How to DefragYour Harddrive •Stop using your computer while you are defragmenting the drive. •Stop all programs running including your screen saver. •Run this program overnight NOTE:
- 6. http://ww How to DefragYour Harddrive Windows 9x, xp,window 7 • Click on the Start button, then move to the Programs, select Accessories, then System Tools, and then click on the Disk Defragmenter • Select the drive you wish to defragment (usually Drive c), click OK, and then click Yes. Wait for the defragmentation tool to finish (this may take a long time).
- 7. http://ww Windows 2000/Xp/win 7 •Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories then System Tools, and click Disk Defragmenter. • Click the drive you want to defragment, click the Defragment button and then wait for the defragmentation tool to finish (this may take a long time). How to Defrag Your Harddrive
- 8. http://ww Basic Computer Maintenance HardDisk Error Checking Virus Checker Uninstall Software Clean Out Your Recycle Bin Emptying the Recycle Bin Emptying Your Deleted Email Operating System Reinstall
- 9. http://ww General Computer Tips TheGolden Rule: When all else fails, REBOOT. • Ctrl+Alt+Del (all at the same time). A Close Program or Task Manager dialog box will appear. • Select the task you want to end (or the ones that say they are "not responding") and select End Task. • If this doesn’t work you can reboot the machine, pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del twice in succession.
- 10. http://ww Unknown Emails Unknown FileDownloads Incompatible Hardware and Software Random Deletion of Files General Computer Tips 1 2 3 4
- 11. http://ww Windows Update Starting WindowsUpdate MS Windows XP / 2000/win7 •http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
- 12. http://ww Computer Viruses What isa virus? • a computer program designed to replicate and spread on its own, preferably without a user’s knowledge How do viruses spread? • Computer viruses spread whenever infected diskettes or files are exchanged. • Exchanging computer disks or viewing email attachments.
- 13. http://ww How can youprotect yourself from viruses? Computer Viruses • Have an Antivirus program installed on your computer •Regularly scan the computer for viruses (at least once a week). •Keep your virus definition files ,up to date (at least once a month, more times if possible).
- 14. http://ww Computer Viruses •Keep updatedin regards to the latest security patches for your operating systems and applications •Do not open email attachments that are from people you don’t know
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