Maintaining System Health

Performing regular system admin tasks is critical to ensure that you PC or Laptop performs reliably and is as secure as possible.

Listed are the recommended tasks that should be performed on your system to maintain its performance and keep out nasty undesirable attacks:

1. Perform a scan of your hard disk(s) for any errors using the Error-Checking Tool
2. Run a full defragmentation of your hard disk(s)
3. Scan for Spware / Aware and remove it
4. Update your anti-virus everyday
5. Download all relevant Windows Updates (especially critical updates) to maintain your system security
6. Change your login password on a regular basis.  This includes passwords for such things as online banking.
7. Backup your important files to another location.