Computer maintenance
keeps your device running well, just as servicing your car keeps you moving.
Computer maintenance can best be compared to automobile maintenance in the sense that you need to perform basic tune ups on both of them to get the maximum performance out of your investment. Over time, computers will become fragmented, storing bits and pieces of files in many places on your hard drive. When you try to open a program or file, the computer needs to scan the entire hard drive to find the whole document, which slows down performance. Defragmentation organizes files and helps the computer operate faster. Other steps also can help.
Instructions
Basic Maintenance
1. Click "Start" and select "Run." This will open the run dialog box. Type in "Msconfig" and click "OK." The Windows System Configuration utility will open and you will see tabs across the top. Click "Startup." Scan through each line and uncheck each program that you do not wish to start when Windows boots up. This will use less system resources to load your operating system. Click "Apply" at the bottom and click "Close." You will have an alert box prompt you to restart your computer now or later. Choose "Later."
2. Click "Start," then highlight "All Programs" and select "Accessories." Then highlight and select "System Tools." Click once on the option "Disk Defragmenter." When the utility opens, highlight your system drive (which is usually C:\) and select "Analyze." Once the analysis is complete, select "Defrag now" to start the disk defragmenter.
3. Click "Start" and select "Control panel." When the control panel opens up on the right-hand side, click "Change or remove programs." Go through the list and select the programs that are not needed anymore. Click "Remove," which will start the uninstall program to remove the programs from your computer.
4. Open "Internet Explorer" and select "Tools" and then "Internet Options." On the "General" tab, click the "Delete" option to get an options box to mark each item to delete, such as the "Temporary Internet Files," browser "Cookies" and "Form Data." Click "OK," then "OK" again on the "Internet Options" window, to delete unnecessary files.
5. Upgrade your "RAM." Remove the cover and unlatch the "clips" that hold your RAM chips. Wiggle the RAM chips out and re-insert the new RAM chip and press down till the clips rock forward and lock into place.
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