Hi everybody. So you just bought that brand new Windows 7 machine home from your favorite retailer and you ready to get to work. Before you dive into your first project, there are a few things you need to know and do. First and foremost, you want to be sure you have an active anti virus installed on your system. Most computers will come with a trial version of a major virus company such as Norton. These programs will work but we usually recommend the free Microsoft Security Essentials. This product works great in our tests and also uses very little of your computer resources. In our tests, the program did a good job of removing and preventing infections from disabling your computer. The next thing we need to do is to be sure you don’t have any programs on your new computer that you do not need. Lets go to the Start menu and then click on Control Panel. By default, Control Panel will usually show all the contents in category view. Navigate to the left right corner and under “View By” change the setting to “Large Icons”. Now look for the option called “Programs and Features” in the control panels list of functions. Once open, you will see a list of programs that are installed on your computer. Choose any programs you will never use and use the “uninstall” option. Be careful you do not take out any programs that might be necessary for every day operation. If you are not sure, it is best that you get a professional to do the new computer set up for you. Only uninstall what you know is safe to remove. Once the computer is cleaned up, it is time to get to work! Here is a quick tip that is a really cool feature in Windows 7. Lets say you have 3 Windows open and you want to close all but one, here is a quick and fun way to do it. Navigate your curser to the top bar of the Window you want to keep open. Right click the mouse and hold the button down. Now shake the Window back and forth a few times. All the Windows...
Read MoreWays to a trouble free computer There are many people that greatly depend on computers as they do their daily assigned tasks. Thus, their routines normally entail them to have little or more contact with computers. With this, you would most probably aim that your computer would function the right and fast way so that you would also be able to function properly in daily life. This would be important so that the things that you do in your computer would also be done faster. You should then be able to do the ten ways to keep your pc clean and healthy. In this article, you will learn, understand and try to apply them more often. An error free computer can be possible if you follow the ten ways to keep your pc clean and healthy. You would not want to allow any virus infection in your computer as it would be hindering you from doing your everyday operations. Thus, you should know that there are many anti-virus, anti-malware, and anti-spyware programs in the Internet. You should be able to select the best possible program and do the scan regularly. There are more important steps to do for your computer to better function. To summarize, you should know these ten ways to keep your pc clean and healthy. Make sure that the firewall functions properly so that malicious programs in the computer would not be transferred to other more important files in your computer as you are using the Internet. Regularly scan your computer for possible viruses through anti-virus scans. Regular anti spyware scans should also be done. If found, you should immediately eliminate them to avoid further damages in the computer system. Keep a healthy system through getting updated or latest version of programs. Thus, the performance of your computer would improve as you get updates in the Internet. Doing the regular hard disk maintenance would also a big help if you would be able to clean up a considerable amount of cleared space. This step is easy to use and Windows can give you the steps on how to do this. Scan the windows registry more often. Additionally, you should make sure that you do the registry...
Read MoreA computer crash is one of the last things you would want to experience in the middle of an important business you are doing on your PC. It also would ruin an otherwise enjoyable and relaxing web surfing or research experience. The hardest part, of course, is dealing with a computer crash problem, which is a very tedious task. It may also cost you a fortune. The most common causes of a computer crash are (1) a damaged registry; (2) spyware programs; (3) an overcrowded hard disk; and (4) too much startup programs installed. A computer’s registry contains important configuration information that supports all hardware and software operations. It is one of the most vulnerable components of your Windows operating system. The prolonged use of your PC system opens it up to malicious, incorrect, and harmful information carried by malicious spyware. These unwanted data fills up your PC memory, causing the whole system to slow down, read errors, and eventually, crash. A slow registry slows the computer down because it would take longer to read requests sent by your software and hardware programs. A reliable registry cleaning tool is the best option you have to solve your problem. Such tools dispose of unwanted and malicious files in your registry. Use registry cleaner tools to defrag your registry and create registry backups. This way your registry could be restored in case it fails because of malware. Registry problems do not develop overnight. However, one virus could send your computer crashing within a matter of minutes. It is the responsibility of computer owners to install anti-spyware and anti-virus on their computers. If you plan on buying a new PC, make sure such programs are already installed. Update your anti-virus programs regularly. New viruses and malware programs are developed every passing minute, ready to invade your system if you make the wrong move. Choose tools that have a real-time protection system to be able to combat incoming malware and viruses as they make their first move. Anti-virus and anti-spyware tools can usually be set to hold full system scans at regular intervals. Take advantage of this function. Once your disk space has been cleaned, it is advisable to activate your Disk Defragmenter,...
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