What is preventive maintenance of data and system files. How it works with scan disks,defrag, system recovery?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

System Recovery - I assume you mean System Restore in WindowsXP?

It restores your system back a step, hopefully to a time when everything was working alright. For example, I learned the hard way to create a "system restore date" immediately before installing a new program or new hardware. This way, if something messed up, I could "restore" to when things were good. Also, at a time when things are running smoothly, it is a good idea to create a "restore" date and make a note that everything is o.k. -- just in case.

As for diskscan, disk cleanup, defrag: These are intended to clean your disk of unnecessary files and restore speed. Below are some things I have learned:

- Are you using a complex screensaver - it runs in the background and eats memory. I had fun with mine, then changed it to blank.
- How many programs do you load at startup? Maybe you should check it out and ensure you are running just what you need.

1. From IE, click Tools, Internet Options
delete cookies
delete files (offline files)
clear history (set days to save to 0 if you want)
click o.k., and Restart

2. click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools – run Disk Cleanup

3. Temporarily close Quick Launch:
Right-click on the Taskbar, click Toolbars, deselect Quick Launch

4. Open My Computer
right-click on C:
click Properties
click Tools, select Error Check (check all and fix), when finished click defrag & run.

5. click Start, Run ipconfig renew (type ipconfig space renew)

6. Restart. Right-click on Taskbar, click Toolbars, select Quick Launch to restore

All these things should be done regularly. The more frequently they are run, the less time they take and they will help boost speed.

Answer 3

At a guess, I'd say that term refers to the actions you would perform to prevent problems from occurring on your computer, rather than waiting for a problem before you react. Such actions would be regular virus/malware scans, defrags, system restore points, etc.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I would say that would be spy-ware, virus, ad-ware prevention and /or protection.