Tips To Keeping Your PC healthy, Safe, &Fast
I posted this a few days ago in the archives to add
to Monika's post: "Streamline Your Laptop (Windows)"
&thought i might move it over here,
These are methods iv researched & used over the years
to keep my, my friends, & my familys' PC’s running clean & healthy
*DISC CLEAN UP (monthy)
start > all programs> system tools > disc clean up
(i check all boxes then hit run)
*DISC DEFRAGMENT (monthy)
start > all programs> system tools > disc defragment
(make sure you defrag the “C: drive” hahah)
*WINDOWS UPDATE (weekly)
start > control panel > Security center > windows update
(make sure your firewall, and anti virus are on)
i just express install all updates.
download/install/&run
*REGISTRY FIXER, “CCLEANER” (weekly)
(ccleaner.com it’s a freeware!)
this checks your registry for errors,
eliminates old, &compressed files.
&basically “cleans” about 50 other aspects (all checkmarkable)
*RUN YOUR ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE! (weekly)
esp. scan for viruses, & spyware.
!If you currently don't have one active buy or download a trial
or even just get a freeware anti-virus ASAP!
Locally if you have Frontier as your Internet provider you can call and get 3 free serial codes for CA Anti-Virus good for two years! (not one id recommend buying but more effective than the freewares if you don't want to buy one) so call your internet provider and see if there teamed up with a anti-virus software you might be missing out of some free payware!
purchase recommendation: Norton 360 (timely installation but the best)
- i wouldn’t recommend freeware for something so important but if you can’t get one from your provider & don't have the cash to get one these work: AVAST, or AVG (downloadable via: download.com)
also
*DOWNLOAD/RUN WINDOWS DEFENDER
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...r/default.mspx
(a freeware from Microsoft for spyware removal & protection)
*ADJUST AMOUNT OF SPACE FOR TEMP FILES
start > control panel > internet options
then under browsing history hit settings
(i change “disk space to use” to around: 50mb)
- additionally in the internet options hit the security tab,
make sure your “internet” “local intranet” “trusted sites” & “restricted sites” are set to around “medium-high” – iv noticed a lot of peoples are on “custom” & the custom level is set to “lowest”…baaad way to surf..
*UPDATE TO THE MOST RECANT OF YOUR SOFTWARES & DRIVERS
for example jump on mozilla.com &update to the latest version,
then open firefox, at the top hit tools, then options &hit the privacy tab, then check mark “clear private data every time i close firefox” .- this way even if you get tracking cookies there not getting the credit info you sent DJTT last week for your SE VCI.
*UNINSTALL PROGRAMS YOU NO LONG USE
start > control panel > add or remove programs
*google search any programs your not sure about before uninstalling!
for example if you see “NVIDIA” never heard of it &just uninstall it, you’ll no long have sound; that was your sound card’s driver smart guy.
Honestly i run all the most up-to-date applications, &from companies like Ableton, Native Instruments, Image Line, Line 6, Adobe Creative Suites & etc..with out any problems; Believe it or not but on the same PC for eleven years in counting.. hah it even came from a pawn shop. – i fixed it up, treat it right &still use it today. so take it from me, a real street-guru. hahaha
take care, over n out
- Stephen aka Live Fast
