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MetalliMyers Administrator A Pompous Ass Location: LV-426 Joined: 3/12/2009 Post Count: 1723 Profile	Message Date Posted: 6/27/2011 9:01:29 AM Subject: Windows PC Maintenance (Lifehacker.com) http://lifehacker.com/5815256/what-kind-of-maintenance-do-i-need-to-do-on-my-windows-pc Update Windows Run Microsoft Security Essentials (http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/) Backup Your Hard Drive Clean Temporary Files with CCleaner (http://www.piriform.com/CCLEANER) Uninstall Programs with Revo Uninstaller (http://www.revouninstaller.com/) The two tips here that I like are running Windows Update and Microsoft Security Essentials. Some people like the use the free Norton Internet Security Suite or McAfee that they get from Comcast. This is fine and better than not running anything at all, but these antivirus programs take up a lot of system resources and often cause more problems than they solve. Microsoft Security Essentials is really light weight and performs well on virus detection tests. I also did a little write up a while ago about backing up your PC here: http://www.manvolve.com/pc-backup-solutions/1089 Click here to login and reply

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Date Posted: 6/27/2011 9:01:29 AM Subject: Windows PC Maintenance (Lifehacker.com)

http://lifehacker.com/5815256/what-kind-of-maintenance-do-i-need-to-do-on-my-windows-pc

Update Windows
Run Microsoft Security Essentials (http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/)
Backup Your Hard Drive
Clean Temporary Files with CCleaner (http://www.piriform.com/CCLEANER)
Uninstall Programs with Revo Uninstaller (http://www.revouninstaller.com/)

The two tips here that I like are running Windows Update and Microsoft Security Essentials. Some people like the use the free Norton Internet Security Suite or McAfee that they get from Comcast. This is fine and better than not running anything at all, but these antivirus programs take up a lot of system resources and often cause more problems than they solve. Microsoft Security Essentials is really light weight and performs well on virus detection tests.

I also did a little write up a while ago about backing up your PC here: http://www.manvolve.com/pc-backup-solutions/1089

Click here to login and reply