What is your computer maintanence routine?

[lucyanna girl]

On the last day of the year I am making sure all our computers are in good shape for the new year. Normally, I try to run several programs a couple of times a week. They are Spy-bot, CC Cleaner, and the defracer. We use Mcafee Security but I am thinking of changing to something else when subscriptions are up. What am I missing? Can't let something happen to keep me off the DIS.

 

[MagicKingdom05]

I have Mcafee Security running, I run a spyware scan once or twice a week, my virus protection runs automatically each Sunday and I run defrag every once in a while.

 

[DKH01701]

A few "must do's":

Download antivirus definitions daily or have your antivirus software set to automatically them.

Do full antivirus scan weekly.

Do anti-spyware scan weekly - Using more than one software application is better. IE Run Spy-bot and AdAware

Defrag at least monthly.

Check for Windows Updates - twice a month, or have your system set to auto download.

Run "msconfig" occasionally and trim your startup programs to just the essential programs. (If you are not sure how to do this, ask someone who is PC proficient to show you)

 

[Disney Ontario]

We are all set. About a month ago, our harddrive went, so thats new. A couple of weeks ago it wasn't working right so we got our fan replaced. Then Dec.22 the motherboard went. Knock on wood (knock,knock) we are all set to go for the new year.

 

[CarolynNC]

I also update and run virus scans & spyware programs weekly. I keep my systems updated and most importantly I run backups regularly.

There are several web sites devoted to keeping your computer safe. I like this one . They have forums and lots of great information. I recommend everyone learn about computer security.