COMPUTER MAINTENANCE

COMPUTER MAINTENANCE

1. 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.
     • 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.

2. Maintaining Your Notebook Computer

   • Overall slowness to the system
   • Program may crash and fail to open
   • The computer will require restarting

3. McAfee VirusScan Enterprise

   • 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.
     • • On-Demand Scanner. Configure scan tasks to detect and take action on potential threats in your environment.
     • • Email Scanners. Configure the on-delivery and on-demand scanning of Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes email clients.
   • 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.
     • • Quarantine Manager Policy. Configure the location of the quarantine folder and the number of days to keep quarantined items before automatically deleting them.

4. Maintaining the Hard Drive

   • Disk Cleanup
     • To keep a PC running smoothly, regular maintenance is critical.
       • The utility can be accessed in any of the following methods listed below.
       • 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.

5. Maintaining the Battery

   • Use the battery as your power source until the low battery warning emerges Using your laptop with the AC adapter plugged into an electrical outlet will overcharge the battery.
   • Condition the battery for maximum performance 1. Discharge the battery – use the battery until the low battery warning emerges. 2. Charge the battery – use the AC adapter until the battery is fully .

6. Disk Defragmenter

   • 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.
   • 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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