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Computers like cars and other man-made devices require some basic maintenance to perform well. Thankfully gloves and protective eyewear are generally not required.

fDremagetn = Defragment

Defragmenting your hard drive is something that can help your computers performance.

1. Double click the "My Computer" icon. Then right mouse button click the "C:" hard drive, and click "Properties".
2. Click the "Tools" tab, and on this tab you will see "Defragmentation" Click "Defragment Now."
3. You will see the "Disk Defragmenter" program open and two buttons to click: "Analyze", and "Defragment". Click "Defragment" to begin the process. When it finishes, it will generate a report of what it did. You may close this and all windows.
4. Reboot your computer.

Disk Cleanup

Your computer can get bogged down with temporary files, and other unneeded files that it accumulates. The Disk Cleanup tool is a quick way to clean out the junk.

Open "My Computer", right click on the "C:" drive, choose "Properties", and then click on "Disk Cleanup". After a few minutes you will get a form for selecting which categories to delete. If given the option do not choose to compress any files. If you have a laptop and use offline files do not delete the category named "Offline Files. Everything else is TYPICALLY safe to delete. Click "OK" to delete the files.

Keyboards

Your keyboard is a natural catcher of dust, food, and general desk debris. The simplest way to prolong the life and proper fucntioning of a keyboard is to keep the junk out. The second simplest way is to pick it up, turn it upside down, and shake it on a periodic basis. Vigoruous shaking is not recommended. Cans of compressed air can also be used to blow out any accumulated material.

Laptops should typically not be shaken because of the hard-drive and other internal devices.

Network Administrators

If you have a network administrator please check with him/her before acting upon the above information. These ideas are simply tips to help you maintain your computer. And, be nice to your network administrator.