Computer Maintenance
Microsoft Windows Update
- It is a good idea to shut down applications.
- Go to http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/ and click on Express
Office Updates
- Go to http://office.microsoft.com/ and clickon Office Update
Deleting Spyware
Spyware & Adware can result in data corruption, personal profiling, hacker attacks, pop-up ads, spying and identity theft.
Disk Defragmenter
Using Disk Defragmenter is simple and once started will work without the need to supervise. Depending on the size of your hard drive and the amount of fragmented files it may take more than an hour to complete. Use the instructions below to start defragmenting your hard drive.
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Close all programs that are running. This includes background programs and screensavers.
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Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, then System Tools.
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Click Disk Defragmenter. Follow the onscreen instructions.
If Disk Defragmenter starts itself over and over, then a hidden background program is still accessing the hard drive. Restart the computer in Safe mode and try again.
Figure 1: Disk Defragmenter in Windows XP
- The drive that has been selected for analysis and defragmenting.
- Red bands indicate fragmented files.
- Contiguous files are indicated by blue bands.
- The Analyze button.
- The Defragment button.
- Green bands indicate files that are unmovable.
- The View Report button.
