Computer Service - Tips for Beginners

"How long ago did you reinstall the system?" - I know from experience that this will be the first question asked by computer masters. And did you know that it is possible to significantly reduce the number of calls of such masters who do computer maintenance? For this, it is not necessary to be a "monster" of computer technologies and you also do not need to be able to program. All that is required of you is to understand how to work on a computer, and follow the recommendations below.

• Install updates on Windows

Surprisingly, on whether all the critical updates to the system are worth depends in many ways on how long and how smoothly the PC will work. Why is it important? OS is the cornerstone of the system. On whether it works correctly, the quality of other programs will depend, including such important ones as antivirus, firewall and other

To do the updates you have two paths. You can enable automatic updates in the control panel (or in the properties of the system by right clicking on the "My Computer" properties on the desktop and selecting the item about updates). The second way is to download official and not official fix packs - service pack. For XP - this is a service pack 1-3, as well as amateur preSP4 builds. For Windows 7 - SP1.

• Clean the computer

In fact - cleaning the computer topic of a separate article. How can I maintain a computer so that it is in shape? Defragment the disks.

Try to keep the disk with the system free by at least 20%. But how? Clean the temp folder from time to time . This can be done manually by finding the folder folder C: \ Documents and Settings \ username \ Local Settings \ Temp c: \ Documents and Settings \ username \ Local (in Win 7 - folder names from: \ Users \ username \ Local Settings \ Temp c: \ Users \ username \ Local). But it's easier to download a program like CCleaner.

Clear old restore points (drive property - clean - additionally - system restore - clean), delete folders like $ NtUninstallKB935146 $ in the windows folder. Clear your browser's cache .

• Create recovery points

Thanks to this you can always restore the system after unsuccessful experiments or installation of some not very friendly program. And also so you can protect yourself from your own mistakes and insure yourself.

• Install new drivers.

From the freshness of the drivers depends both the speed and stability of the system. Speaking of stability - to ensure it, do not put the driver with the mark beta. You can do this with programs like SlimDrivers or manually, browsing the sites of the manufacturers of parts of your PC.

• Use proven programs.

Do not try to install and try all the programs in the world. Stop at the most popular ones. Believe me, their popularity is well-deserved. Especially it rocks programs that make computer maintenance.

• Correctly delete programs.

Every time you want to uninstall the program, go to the control panel and select "Remove Programs". In the combo box, select the program that you want to remove. Select it with a mouse click and click on the "delete" button. This is important, otherwise there will be a lot of garbage registry keys that will slow down the work. By the way, a separate topic has already been devoted to this.

• Install antivirus and firewall.

Because of viruses, you often have to reinstall the system, which instantly became unmanageable. Check the flash drive of friends. If you are connected to the Internet, be sure to install the firewall. You can also use Windows built-in tools: Windows Firewall.

Soviets, as you can see not so much, but following them will prolong the time of effective work at the computer.