HP Pavilion v7100 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide - Page 9

Recommended Maintenance Schedule Daily Manage e-mail Delete e-mail from unknown sources. Do not open untrusted attachments. Organize e-mail. Weekly Protect against viruses, adware, and spyware Update definition files or schedule a weekly automatic update. Run a full virus, adware, and spyware scan or schedule a weekly automatic scan. Monthly Use Windows Update Check for updates or schedule a monthly automatic update. (See the Getting Started guide for details.) Quarterly (seasonally) Set new passwords (See the Getting Started guide for details.) Optimize performance Run Disk Cleanup. (See "Running the Disk Cleanup Program" on page 2.) Run Disk Defragmenter. (See "Running the Disk Defragmenter Program" on page 3.) Check for disk errors. (See "Checking for Hard Disk Drive Errors" on page 4.) Clean up Web browser files Delete cookies. Delete cache. Delete history files. Review the Start menu Set to open only needed applications: 1 Click the Windows Start Button, All Programs, then click Windows Defender. 2 Click Tools. 3 Click Software Explorer. 4 In the Category list, select Startup Programs. 5 Select the program that you want to prevent from running and click Disable. Clean the computer, monitor, keyboard, and mouse For detailed cleaning instructions, go to: http://www.hp.com/ support Select your country/region and language, search on your computer model number, and then search on the keyword cleaning. Clean up the desktop Delete or uninstall unneeded icons and applications. (See "Removing Unused Programs" on page 2.) Maintenance 5