How to perform Annual maintenance for Computers

Hey every one of us owns a computer, use it for games, entertainment, business, studies and bla, bla, bla. Can you define exactly what a computer is? Hope you can, a computer to be precise is an electronics device, takes input from the input device, process it and display the result as output. If talking in day to day life’s example, it’s a super idiot who follows instruction given to him. It’s a fast rule following, non-innovative machine, able to remember information. In long run this machine gets lot of bugs, like others of its family and ready to occupy a space in garbage if not properly maintained. Now here comes the great question, how to perform annual maintenance for computer? Oops, if it’s no, then no need to worry about, I am here with my article to provide you steps to do so, just go on reading you will get your solution.

The steps to perform annual maintenance for computers are as follows,

·         Always backup your important data in external hard drive.

·         Check your schedule “backup” scheme to see if it is still applicable.

·         Test your restore function regularly to ensure it works properly or not.

·         Make it sure firewall settings are configured for automatic updates.

·         Confirm that security settings are up to date and license is current.

·         Configure your internet browser settings to appropriate secure zone.

·         Review internet browser current zone settings to appropriate levels.

·         Confirm “automatic updates” for anti-virus, anti-spam and anti-spyware.

·         Run regular weekly scan process for viruses and spywares.

·         Check regularly for your software programs (media players, music players, adobe etc.) for updates and new software versions.

·         Ensure that applicable updates have been applied to your operating system.

Steps for windows XP OS are:

Ø  Settings/Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs and click Show updates.

·         Remove programs and their trial versions that are not needed.

Steps for windows XP OS are:

Ø  Go to Settings/Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs to uninstall a program.

·         Regularly scan your hard disk for errors.

Steps

Ø  Open windows explorer.

Ø  Right click the drive.

Ø  Click properties/ tools/ check now/ check “automatically fix file system errors” and “Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors.”

·         Regularly defragment your hard disk to create free space.

Steps

Ø  Open windows explorer.

Ø  Right click the selected drive.

Ø  Click properties/tools/defragment now.

·         Regularly clean your disk to remove cookies, temp files, cache and history files.

Steps

Ø  Go to start/program/accessories/system tools/disk clean up.

·         Regularly remove old files and emails that are not necessary.

·         Make a routine to empty recycle bin or deleted items folder regularly.

Friends, these are the ways through which you can maintain your computer in long computer run. As computer is a machine which needs proper maintenance like other machine needs, so maintain it regularly to enhance its performance. If you need any sort of technical support you can call me on my toll free number 1-855-352-1816. You can even visit website www.impcsupport.com, it provides online technical support, windows maintenance tools and so on.