HOW CAN I MAINTAIN MY COMPUTER REGULARLY?

HOW CAN I MAINTAIN MY COMPUTER REGULARLY?

               We know that what does computer do & why we are using it so to be protected from any risk & dangerous and not to hire any problem our self we must maintain our computer regularly, for that get some ideas below:-

1.                        Delete the contents of the /TEMP folder (except for today's files).

2.                        Run Scandisk regularly (should be programmed in Task Scheduler).

3.                        Run Defrag regularly.

4.                        Run RegClean (CNET), also here.

5.                        Delete Temporarily Internet Files in Internet Explorer.
(Internet Explorer keeps copies of every web site visited including all graphics.)

·        Click Tools and pick Internet Options.

·        Click General Tab, Temporarily Internet Files, click Delete Files.

·        Click OK twice.

·        To do this automatically, click Tools and pick Internet Options. Click Advanced tab and near the bottom in the Security section, click Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed.

6. Run the System Configuration Utility (C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSCONFIG.EXE) and disable unneeded programs in Startup tab by removing the check mark. Click Start, Run, and type msconfig.

7.                        Compact folders in Outlook Express. Close OE and delete Folders.dbx when large.

·        Click File menu, pick Folder then Compact All Folders (may take awhile).

·        Close Outlook Express and use Explorer to find the Outlook Express folders.

·        Check the size of the folder named Folders.dbx.

·        Delete Folders.dbx if it is over 1 MB. It will be recreated next time.

8. Check and trim Task Scheduler log.

·        Open Task Scheduler.

·        Pick Advanced then Stop Using Task Scheduler.

·        Pick Advanced then View Log to see that recent tasks have competed OK.

·        If log has wrapped around, delete any entries beyond
***** Most recent entry is above this line *****

·        Pick Advanced then Start Using Task Scheduler.

9. Trim application log at C:\WINDOWS\Applog to just a few weeks. Remove any programs you don't use frequently.

10.                    Back up the following

·        C:\ Autoexec.bat and Config.sys

·        C:\Windows ini files and the folders: Desktop, Favorites\Links, Inf, SendTo, and Start Menu

·        C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

11.                    Check for huge files named ~XXXX.tmp and *.tmp and delete them. Check for duplicate DLLs: Right-click C:\Windows and pick Find, then sort by Name. Leave any duplicates in C:\WINDOWS\SYSBCKUP.

12.                     Run Boot Log Analyzer Bla.Exe. See Microsoft support for more information. Check here for   how to get a new log each restart.

13.                    Compact the registry

·        Check the sizes of User.dat and System.dat at C:\Windows (sort by Modified)

·        Restart in DOS Mode (Start, Shutdown, Restart in MS-DOS Mode)

·        Give command scanreg /opt

·        Type exit to return to Win98

·        Check sizes of User.dat and System.dat again; they should be smaller

14.               Run WinTop to see what is taking too much CPU computer time.

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