Ways to help your computer to work better

 

Helpful things to do to get your computer to work right.

 

When we click on a link, be patient, give the computer time to do what you asked it to do  by clicking. If you click on 2 or 3 links at a time the computer doesn’t know what you want   it to do and locks up. And we wonder why?

 

If it was working right a day ago or a week ago or more and it don't work right now-

 

Run System Restore

Takes about 15 minutes

 

 

Start Button

 

 

Help & Restore

 

 

Click on System Restore

 

 

Select when you want it restored to

 

 

Disc Cleanup

Takes about 15 minutes

 

 

Start Button

 

 

All Programs

 

 

Accessories

 

 

System Tools

 

 

Disc Cleanup

 

 

Defragment

Takes about an hour

 

 

Start Button

 

 

All Programs

 

 

Accessories

 

 

System Tools

 

 

Defragment

 

 

Error Checking

Takes about 15 minutes

 

 

Start Button

 

 

My Computer

 

 

Right click on C Drive

 

 

Properties

 

 

Tools

 

 

Error Checking

 

Check Now

 

If you have an Anti Virus program working, don't do the following.

 

 

Do not have more than one anti virus program working-

 

 

they interfere with each other

 

 

 

Read John Toro in the St Pete Times

http://www.tampabay.com/writers/article501557.ece

 

I un-installed AVG Free   http://free.avg.com/us-en/get-basic-protection

Before installing Microsoft Security Essentials

I re-installed.  Microsoft Security Essentials. “John Toro strongly recommends”

It’s FREE

Anti-Malware, Virus, Spyware Protection | Microsoft Security Essentials

 

I also updated from Internet Explorer 7 to IE 8  free. Click the link below.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=341c2ad5-8c3d-4347-8c03-08cdecd8852b

 

Takes some getting used to but it’s a good deal.