Attending To Your Office Tool

Posted by Cappadonna on Sunday, September 5, 2010

By Heather Sullivan

We have an old joke I remember! One woman purchased a computer and she calls up customer care and says that she is following the instructions but can't get her computer to power on! On further querying from the customer support guy the woman says that she has inserted a neat and uninfected disk to start up the computer. She says that she also took the trouble of washing the disk with a disinfectant soap before inserting it in to the computer!

Of course this might be going too far, in fact it is a tale that is eons old in computer years! In all fairness and in keeping up with the times, let us be gender neutral and say that this could have happened to a man as well!

The fact is that if you wish to keep the pc in running shape it is not a funny business! It is dead serious just because a PC is definitely an investment not merely when it comes to hardware however, you also stand to lose crucial computer data and files just in case you don't take care of your personal computer.

Let's take the issue head-on and see what we should do to maintain a PC

1. Consider investing in a legal copy of an anti-virus anti-malware solution in case your PC doesn't come pre-loaded with one. This will keep the PC running hassle free making it less prone to crashing. It will likewise make your surfing experience much safer.

2. Defrag Often! Defragmenting your computer's hard disk is something the same as taking up files, papers, and stuff on your own desk and keeping it neatly organized so that you can access it easily and quickly! Defragmenting your hard drive can help in increasing the computer's performance. If you think your computer is sluggish over a period of time, then often defragging helps to increase speed.

3. Take care of your registry! The registry is a sort of meta-data about the programs and software installed on your hard disk. This can and does become corrupted on occasion. There are a number of 3rd party tools that can assist you to maintain your window's registry in perfect working condition. This is simply not a job for the faint hearted users so do get acquainted with the registry and the type of tools that will help keep your registry free from bloating. If uncertain, ask a technician or an educated user.

4. Ensure that it stays clean! Maintain your PC in a clean area that isn't vulnerable to dust! This is especially important in the case of a laptop. Not only will your laptop feel better when you clean it regularly, you will also feel better when you use it!

5. Backup! Backup! Backup! In spite of precisely what we do, accidents do happen and hard disks do crash! To be safe and sound keep a backup of all your files and save them on to a USB drive or even a DVD/CD every now and then!

Following these basic rules may help make your computing experience safe and fun! Happy computing!

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