It really is not a bad idea to run this twice each time you use it.
The first time you run this program it may take awhile to complete because there may be quite a few items to remove. Also, I would run this when I am going to be away from the computer for an hour or so. You could even let it run overnight, it won’t hurt anything.
It is a good idea to have more than one anti-virus available to scan your computer. Often one will miss some problems and another will catch them. It is nearly
impossible to keep up with all the new viruses that are written so you want to be sure to protect yourself.
There are some pretty good free anti-virus programs available. Send an email to Mr. Technology to get some advice about which to try.
Ad-Aware (Once a week – Make sure all other programs are closed. Run this when you aren’t planning on using your computer for about 30 minutes or so.) This is a free download so if you don’t already have the program on your system you can -
Go to - http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html to download the program. Click “Download Now” then click save. From here click the drop down arrow and select the G:\ drive. After file has been saved click “Run.” If you get the Internet Explorer Security Warning click “Run” again. Click “Next” click to accept the license agreement. When you get to the “Destination Location” window click the “Browse” button. Click the drop down arrow at the bottom of this window and select the G:\drive. Click “OK” then next and follow the rest of the instructions to install Ad Aware. (Since you have dial-up this may take a few minutes to complete so be patient.
1. Double Click the Ad-Aware icon on your desktop
2. Click Check for updates now
3. Click Connect
4. After all updates have been installed click Finish
5. Close your Internet connection so your phone line won’t be tied up during the scan.
6. Click Start
7. Make sure the radio button for Full System Scan is checked and click Next
8. Once the scan is complete right click on any of the items found and click Select All
9. Click Delete and when it is finished close the program.
The first time you run this program it may take awhile to complete because there may be quite a few items to remove.
6) Disk Maintenance
If your computer has ever been turned off without using the proper shut down procedure you’ve probably seen your computer run a utility called ScanDisk
which checks the hard drive for errors.
You can and should periodically run ScanDisk from within Windows allowing a more thorough scan of your hard drive and better detection of errors that could
make it difficult or impossible to read or write to the disk.
Windows XP refers to ScanDisk as an "error-checking" tool. To run Scandisk, i.e., perform error-checking, follow these Steps:
1. Open My Computer, then select the local disk you want to check.
2. On the File menu, click Properties.
3. On the Tools tab, under Error-checking, click Check Now.
4. Under Check Disk options, select the “Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors” box.
ScanDisk should only take a few minutes to run. You should run it about every couple months. Scandisk will provide a report of the number and types of errors it has found,
and can automatically repair some of them. More serious errors can be repaired by reformatting the drive, which means loss of data that hasn't been backed up. This will only
work with "soft" errors or those which have not physically damaged the hard drive.
"Hard" errors refer to actual physical damage to the disk, such as a scratch or a bump, and cannot be repaired. If you have a large number
of hard errors on your disk, it will probably need to be replaced.
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