“Don’t forget to back-up your data before you reformat your hard drive and install your new OS!”
Month: December 2010
Tutorial: How Do I Fix Computer Hard Drive Errors?
Many factors go into how efficiently a computer processes information, but few are as important as keeping hard drive with minimal errors through free computer maintenance. A computer processor, RAM and a hard drive all work in concert to deliver an interactive experience. Computers can slow down over time even if a computer accesses only a few program in its lifetime. Understanding how a hard drive writes and searches for information is an important computer efficiency concept. A beginning computer user can use this concept as well as other computer maintenance ideas to retain peak computer performance.
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Importance of Backing Up Personal Files and Other Data
One of the most time consuming and tedious parts of regular computer maintenance is backing up personal files and other data. These files go beyond your typical documents and photos but also include Windows settings like desktop wallpapers or layouts for programs like Microsoft Word or your internet browser.
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Importance of Windows Firewall
Windows Firewall is not only important for Internet security but also for computer maintenance. Microsoft Windows Firewall works like any traditional digital firewall. Firewalls are a piece of software that manages what programs are allowed to connect with the Internet and which programs are not. Windows Firewall is a piece of software built into Microsoft Windows operating systems but often is not properly used by Windows users. Many Windows operating system users disable Windows Firewall which can leave their computers open to hacker intrusion or abuse by malicious software.
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Slow Computer Start-Up
One reason you may have a slow computer is too many programs opening when your computers boots up, and without free computer maintenance these programs can accumulate. While a few of these programs may not be a big problem, an aggregate of too many programs can lead to a slow computer. Individually these programs may not slow down your computer, but when all of them are launched at the same time, a bloating effect is created and total boot time is increased. To understand why your computer has too many programs opening at start-up, we have to understand how …
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