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| Taking care of your system; A Dummy's Guide | |
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| +Lt. Jessie+ | Jan 9 2008, 05:04 PM Post #1 |
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All right, seems like people are thinking that reformatting is the best way to go to get rid of things. Technically, this is the LAST thing you should be doing... I'll be doing this walkthrough for the Windows OS. For others, give me time to look them up or ask a friend of mine. ======================= For Windows 98, 2000, ME, XP, Vista, 7, 8 =======================
If this does NOT get rid of the virus, that means you will have to do this manually, which is for advanced users only as it requires Ice Sword and HijackThis. Most of the time, it will get rid of the malware. If not, then you reformat. Reformatting should ALWAYS be a last resort... I'll try to hunt around for the other OS people are running.
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| +Lt. Jessie+ | Jan 9 2008, 05:05 PM Post #2 |
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So, your software is nice and clean and set up properly, but now, your system seems to be overheating faster than when you first bought it. Solution? A good hardware cleaning. ======================= Hardware Maintenance ======================= Might want to do this outside, as things will get dusty. Also, a face mask is very good, especially if you're allergic to dust.
This should greatly increase the performance of the computer in terms of overheating as dust is a major heat trap and a bane to healthy systems. Also, if you need to, you might want to buy extra fans to install into your system, like a high RPM (Anything above 2400 RPM) back fan or a cyclone fan that can be placed under the graphics card. Another way to reduce dust buildup is to have an air filter nearby. Those desktop filters will do just fine, but if you're in an environment where dust tends to be a norm (Like myself...), a large room air filter is a good thing to have. It's also good to do a hardware clean every 3 months or so, depending on how much dust is accumulated in the time. For unusually dusty environments, make sure that there are filter screens for your computer and be prepared to clean the system about once a month. |
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| +Lt. Jessie+ | Jan 20 2008, 02:53 PM Post #3 |
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======================= Utilities ======================= These are some things I use that are available for download to help maintain my computer. Some of these things do require other databases, like HiJackThis, but those are plentiful around the net. I'll update as I find where they can be downloaded, because some of these UCSD ACS gave me so I can troubleshoot my own system.
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| ~Broken Image~ | Feb 13 2008, 02:51 AM Post #4 |
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Because it got old.
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I think it also needs to be said, for older windows systems, anyways, that a periodic reformat and re-install is a very good thing. I don't know how it works with XP/Vista, but older windows, at least, develop a condition called "Windows Rot"--little bits of whatever that build up over time that make you system run strange, but for no concrete reason. A reformat and reinstall about once a year is good (or, so I'm told). I also find it refreshing to have a nice and squeaky-clean HD to play with, something that you can rebuild brand-new from scratch. |
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"If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside." -Robert X. Cringley | |
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| +Lt. Jessie+ | Feb 13 2008, 03:26 PM Post #5 |
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I already did mention the reformatting, but that is only good AFTER you've done everything else. It is actually quite bad to the hard drive to do that if unnecessary, especially to an older one. I currently have two very old systems (95 and ME), none of which I have needed to reformat in any way. Again, this is why you need to run a clean up and defrag to get rid of these 'build ups' |
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