It is not rocket science and you don’t have to be an IT professional to keep your PC in a good shape. Any computer user can follow guidelines I have mentioned below and can reduce their PC problems dramatically.
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Use a good anti virus program. This is the most important piece
of work in preventive maintenance. Installing the anti virus program is not
good enough. You should do following as well.
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Check the virus definitions date regularly and see
whether it is up to date.
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Set-up your PC to Download and install “Windows Updates”
automatically.
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Windows updates include Operating System patches for bugs
and PC security related issues. These patches can reduce many unknown
computer problems.
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Install a good anti Spyware program to detect Spyware.
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Install a Personal Firewall. Most of the anti virus
programs are bundled with a Personal Firewalls these days. Personal firewall is
a barrier between your PC and the outside world. This can prevent your PC from
hackers and Spyware tools.
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Uninstall unnecessary programs installed in your PC.
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Perform Scandisk periodically to check the Hard Drive.
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Delete temporary Internet files every month.
