The Newbie's Guide To Personal Computer Maintenance
By Austin Culley

When you turn on your computer, does it act like it needs a
coffee to wake up? When you surf around the Internet, are you
bombarded with pop-up windows? Does your computer freeze up or
turn off for no apparent reason?

Before you decide to throw your monitor out of the nearest
window, there may be a number of solutions to fix these
problems that won't require you having a degree in computer
technology.

There are two primary ways to maintain your computer's
performance, and the maintenance should be done once a week or
more. First, acquire and use software that will help you clean
and protect your computer, and second, know how to use the
programs already in your computer to keep it's engines running
smooth.

SOFTWARE

The software solutions below will not cost you any money, nor
will they take you much of your time to download, understand,
and implement:

1) Virus Protection - Avast AntiVirus is an excellent free
program to guard yourself against Trojans, Worms, and Hacks.

2) Spyware - AdAware and Spybot are terrific free programs for
eliminating pop-ups and other wares from your computer. It is
recommended that you use them both, as one may find problems
that the other may not ... a great one-two punch to protect
yourself.

3) Registry Cleaners - WinASO Registry Optimizer is a great
program for repairing your computer registry. The free version
allows you to clean or repair ten items at a time, so you will
have to re-run it numerous times if you have many problems.

4) Internet Speed - If you use dial-up, or have a computer the
size of a calculator, you may wish to use RamBooster to help
give you the best speed possible for the limitations you have.

Go to http://www.download.com for these and other great
resources.

PROGRAMS

Now that you've taken out the garbage, you should keep the
place neat and tidy by using the programs already existing in
your computer. Once again, you should do this once a week:

1) Clear your Internet History

2) Defrag your Computer

3) Use a Firewall

You can find the programs that will do this for you by looking
in the System Tools or Security Center sections of your
computer.

Another option for those of you who've got smoke billowing out
of the back of your computer, with no seemingly useful solution
in sight; you may wish to look at the System Restore feature
that your computer may have. This allows you to revert back to
a state when your computer actually worked well. It doesn't
work all the time, by it is an option ... and not an end all be
all ... use it only when absolutely necessary.

About the Author: Austin Culley is the Chief Operating Officer
for Oil-Net.Com Inc. http://www.oil-net.com

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