Maintaining Your Notebook Computer

Maintaining Your Notebook Computer

1. computers should be maintained regularly, if this regular maintenance is not done, it could cause the following problems: 1. Global slowness to the system. 2. The program may fail and not open 3. The computer will require a restart

   • There are tools available in Windows designed to optimize the The performance of your laptop, as well as avoid problems in the future.

2. To properly maintain your notebook, the following procedures should be performed with regularity: 1. Configure McAfee VirusScan Enterprise correctly 2. Update virus definitions 3. Microsoft Windows Updates 4. Discharge the battery for a laptop 5. Disk cleanup 6. Disk Scan 7. Disk Defragmenter

3. McAfee VirusScan Enterprise

   • We recommend that each student install this on their personal computer not only so that they can protect themselves, but everyone with whom they interact. When installed, VirusScan Enterprise is configured to use the detection definitions that were packaged with the product and provides general security for your environment.
     • • We recommend that you get the latest detection definitions and customize the configuration to meet your requirements
         • • Take these actions immediately after installing the product.
             • 1. Update detection definitions. Perform an Update Now task to ensure that you have the most recent detection definitions.
               • 2. Prevent intrusions. Configure these features to prevent potential threats from accessing your systems: • Access Protection. Configure access protection rules to prevent unwanted changes to your computer and enable the option to prevent McAfee processes from being terminated. • Buffer Overflow Protection. Enable buffer overflow detection.
                 • 3. Detect intrusions. Configure these features to detect potential threats on your system, then notify you and take action when detections occur: • Auto Update. Configure update tasks to get the most current detection definitions, scanning engine, and product upgrades. • On-Access Scanner. Configure the scanner to detect and take action on potential threats as they are accessed in your environment. Enable scanning of unwanted programs. If you installed the AntiSpyware Enterprise Module, you can also scan for cookies in the cookies folder. • On-Demand Scanner. Configure scan tasks to detect and take action on potential threats in your environment. Enable scanning of unwanted programs. If you installed the AntiSpyware Enterprise Module, you can also scan for cookies in the cookies folder and potentially unwanted spyware-related registry entries that were not previously cleaned. See Scanning Items On-Demand for more information. • Email Scanners. Configure the on-delivery and on-demand s
                   • 4. Send alerts and quarantine threats. Configure these features to alert you when detections occur and manage quarantined items: • Alerts and Notifications. Configure how and when you receive detection notifications and alerts. See Configuring Alerts and Notifications for more information. • Quarantine Manager Policy. Configure the location of the quarantine folder and the number of days to keep quarantined items before automatically deleting them.

4. Updating Microsoft Windows

   • Running Widows Updates
     • 1. Click on Start, then All Programs, and then finally the Windows Update icon at the top of the list.
       • 2. Click on Check for Updates. Windows will now check for all available updates for your computer
         • 3. If new updates are found, click on Install updates.
           • 4. Windows will now download and install all necessary updates for your computer. Give it some time to finish. (This can take a while if there are many updates).
             • 5. After you have installed all updates, perform a Windows Update every 2 to 3 weeks to keep your system up to date and enable automatic updating.

5. Maintaining the Hard Drive

   • Disk Cleanup
     • To keep a PC running smoothly, regular maintenance is critical. The disk cleaning utility can Determine which files on your hard drive will no longer be needed and delete them.
       • In addition to releasing a potentially significant amount of hard disk space, using disk cleanup in a regular basis can improve the performance of the system.
         • • The utility can be accessed in any of the following methods listed below. • Click Start I All Programs I Accessories I System Tools I Disk Cleanup
             • • When the scan is complete you will be presented with a list of temporary folder and the amount of space used by the each folder. Select: • Temporary Internet Files • Recycle Bin • Temporary files

6. Disk Defragmenter

   • Disk Defragmenter is used to organize files on the hard disk and optimize free space, Improves the speed and performance of the computer.
     • 1. To run Disk Defragmenter, click on Start I All Programs I Accessories I System Tools I Disk Defragmenter.
       • 2. If your hard drive is partitioned (you have more than one drive), choose which drive you wish to defragment. In most cases, you will select C.
         • 3. Click on the Defragment disk button to begin the operation.
           • 4. When defragmenting begins it will always analyze the hard drive first and then start the defragmentation process.

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