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Tips for PC Administration? | Protect Your PC

Hynek Palatin — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 16:44:00 +0000

Forum: Safe computing
Topic: Tips for PC Administration?
Poster: Hynek Palatin
Post title: Protect Your PC

I think protection is very important these days. You can follow Microsoft's advice:

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(Use a firewall, get updates, use up-to-date antivirus.) The new Windows XP Service Pack 2 puts a lot of emphasis on security for common users, so you should download it as soon as it's released.

[Edited at 2004-06-23 16:46]

Tips for PC Administration? | There is a lot of things you can do,

Andrzej Lejman — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 14:26:00 +0000

Forum: Safe computing
Topic: Tips for PC Administration?
Poster: Andrzej Lejman
Post title: There is a lot of things you can do,

but don't forget regular updates of Windows, Office, firewall software, virus signatures etc. Backups and updates are the most important things, IMHO. As for virus scan, check your software - there should be a scheduler - it can do it for you, as well as the updates.
Emptying recycle bin is only important, when your hard disc becomes full - for freeing space.
Download and install Ad-ware( [url removed] ) - so you can delete spyware from your computer.

:-)
Andrzej

Tips for PC Administration?

Joanne Parker — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 13:46:00 +0000

Forum: Safe computing
Topic: Tips for PC Administration?
Poster: Joanne Parker

I am in the middle of running a virus scan and it has discovered a load of trojans etc in my temp file. So this has got me wondering: what administration should one do on a monthly basis to help maintain your PC?

Things I can think of:

* Backups (on a daily basis)!
* Regular virus scan
* Disk defrag
* Empty recycle bin

What else should I be doing?

Thanks,

Joanne

[Edited at 2004-06-23 13:50]