Just follow this simple guide you can give maintenance to your PC, increase your speed and keep it error free. Below are six practical tips with tools available on Windows 7, Vista and XP Service Pack 3, that would guarantee you a safe navigation and efficient operation. 1 Remove spyware and protect yourself from your virus. Spyware collects personal information unless you ask permission and many times without that you know, we recommend to first run the freeware PC safety scan from Windows Live OneCare, to check that your equipment is free of this type of infections. 2.-Frees up disk space. Use the disk cleanup tool: Remove temporary internet files.
Delete program files downloaded unnecessarily as Active X controls or Java applets. Empty the Recycle Bin. Remove temporary files such as reports of errors. Remove optional Windows components that you no longer use. Delete programs you no longer use. Delete ghost backups and restore points unnecessary. 3.-Accelerates the speed of access to your information.
Use the disk defragmentation option to consolidate all your files and folders, way to use less space and speed up your hard drive, is recommended to do a defrag once a week, or when: You have added a started number of files. You can only 15% or less of free space on your hard disk. When have you installed new versions of Windows. 4. Detect and repair disk errors. In addition to using the cleaning and defragmenting disk, you can check the integrity of your disk using the error checking utility. If you use your computer every day, it is recommended to use this tool at least once a week, to prevent the loss of information. 5.-Use the ReadyBoost feature. If you use Windows 7 or Windows Vista you can use this option to use external devices such as USB and memory cards to increase the functioning of the system. 6.-Actualizate to Windows 7. If with all the steps above, your PC is not as fast as you you want to, perhaps it is time to migrate to Windows 7 or call a professional.
