whats the best way to keep up on a computer?

United States
March 5, 2007 1:25pm CST
Okay i bought my first computer a few years ago and i didnt and still dont know crap about keeping it well maintained.My computer now is so messed up.Like it turns off for no reason,my internet connection fails all the time,its slow.I have no more memory room and so on.Well i recently got a new computer but i dont want to set it up until i know what im doing.Whats the best way to keep up on your computer so it doesnt screw up.
2 responses
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
7 Mar 07
I am going to list some ways to keep your computer clean and working properly below. I use these almost every day, especially when my computer seems sluggish. 1. Make sure you run disc cleanup 2. Make sure you run disk defragment 3. Make sure that you have an adaware & spyware protection on your computer to run 4. Make sure not to download attached files if you do not know who they are from 5. Make sure your computer has a firewall and that it is turned on 6. Make sure you have antivirus protection and make sure you get all the updates for it and run your antivirus scan. 7. Try not to download a bunch of things onto your computer as it will take up alot of memory and space and make your computer very slow
• United States
7 Mar 07
i did have a firewall before but it wouldnt let me connect to the internet and do things like that so i took it off.Is there some kind of computers for dummies book cuz im dumb founded with this.
@morocz66 (121)
• Romania
5 Mar 07
i have no problems like these:D well first of all be sure you install an antivirus and a firewall after that try to organise your files, delete the unnecesery files and so on