Welcome To Rob's Computer Corner, Guelph's Affordable Answer To Computer Repair
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Welcome To Rob's Computer Corner, Guelph's Affordable Answer To Computer Repair
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Useful Links: Computer Virus & Spyware Prevention
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The Importance of Regular PC Maintenance Introduction A PC, like a car, is a complex piece of equipment that requires regular maintenance in order to keep it running as the manufacturer intended. Unfortunately, unlike a car - which must, by law, maintained in roadworthy condition - a PC tends to be taken for granted, and maintenance is often of the reactive, rather than proactive, kind. If, like many people, you have experienced a PC that was once fast and reliable becoming increasingly slow, hesitant and unreliable, you may be interested in some proactive maintenance measures that you can take to restore your PC to its former glory, and keep it that way. Regular PC Maintenance Benefits & Considerations It is fair to say that most problems and annoyances associated with a PC are of a simple nature. Viruses and malware - including less serious, but often equally disruptive and annoying, adware and spyware - are ever-present dangers for anyone who connects their PC to the Internet, even infrequently. Reputable antivirus and anti-malware software products, which can be updated automatically, or manually (at least once a week), and used to scan your PC on a regular basis, should be your first line of defence against such intrusions. Many antivirus programs also identify, and allow you to remove, so-called "tracking cookies", which store information about your surfing habits, and may display advertisements, etc., accordingly. Deleting these files, along with other temporary files, such as those created when you browse the Internet, or during software installation, not only protects your privacy but speeds up the operation of your PC. Disk cleanup utilities exist within the various versions of Windows, for example, for accomplishing this task. Another area where you can make significant performance improvements is startup programs. Many software applications - commercial applications, as well as shareware and freeware - install themselves in such a way that they start, automatically, when Windows starts. This means that your PC takes longer and longer to boot, and program icons sit in the System Tray, using up resources, even though you may seldom, or never, use the programs themselves. A system configuration utility exists, once again, to prevent such programs - and anything else that you cannot identify, or deem suspicious - from running at startup. This is why Robs Computer Corner should be your first choice to keep your systems up & running at 100% efficiency.
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