HP SR2010NX manual Recommended Maintenance Schedule, Daily Weekly Monthly, Quarterly seasonally

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Windows reports smaller capacity in the Windows Explorer tool and in the My Computer window because it shows information about one partition on the hard disk drive at a time. The first partition contains the System Recovery information.

Recommended Maintenance Schedule

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

 

 

 

Manage e-mail

Protect against viruses,

Use Windows Update

Delete e-mail from

adware, and spyware

Check for updates

unknown sources.

Update definition files

or schedule a monthly

Do not open untrusted

 

or schedule a weekly

automatic update.

attachments.

 

automatic update.

(See the Getting Started

File e-mail.

Run a full virus, adware, and

Guide for details.)

 

 

spyware scan or schedule a

 

 

 

weekly automatic scan.

 

 

 

 

 

Optimize performance

Review the Start menu

 

Run Disk Cleanup.

Set to launch only needed

 

 

(See “Running the Disk

applications.

 

 

Cleanup Program” on

 

 

 

page 1.)

 

 

Check for disk errors.

 

 

 

(See “Checking for Hard

 

 

 

Disk Drive Errors” on

 

 

 

page 2.)

 

 

Run Disk Defragmenter.

 

 

 

(See “Running the Disk

 

 

 

Defragmenter Program”

 

 

 

page 2.)

 

 

 

 

 

Optimize your browser

Clean up the desktop

 

Delete cookies.

Delete or uninstall unneeded

 

Delete cache.

icons and applications.

 

Delete history files.

(See “Removing Unused

 

 

 

Programs” on page 1.)

 

 

 

 

Empty the Recycle Bin

Maintain overall condition

 

This, and other cleanup

Check cleanliness.

 

 

tasks, can be performed with

Make sure ventilation is

 

 

the Disk Cleanup program.

unobstructed.

 

 

(See “Running the Disk

Secure all connections and

 

 

Cleanup Program” on

cabling.

 

 

page 1.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back up important files to

Create a Restore Point

 

CD or DVD

(See “Microsoft System

 

(See “Creating Data Backup

Restore” on page 16.)

 

Discs” on page 1.)

 

 

 

 

 

Quarterly (seasonally)

Set new passwords

(See the Getting Started Guide for details.)

Clean the PC, monitor, keyboard, and mouse

For detailed cleaning instructions, go to http://www.hp.com/ support

select your country/region and language, search on your PC model number, and then search on the keyword cleaning.

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Contents PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide USA Table of Contents Creating a Recovery Tools CD Repairing Software ProblemsScheduling Disk Cleanup to run automatically Creating Data Backup DiscsCreating System Recovery Discs Running the Disk Cleanup ProgramRunning the Disk Defragmenter Program Checking for Hard Disk Drive ErrorsUnderstanding Hard Disk Drive Space Daily Weekly Monthly Recommended Maintenance ScheduleQuarterly seasonally Codec Symptom Possible solutionAudio DevicesClick Start and then My Computer SymptomVideo CD and DVD DrivesDVD recording software Display Monitor Hard disk drive error message Hardware InstallationHard Disk Drive Click Performance and Maintenance Internet AccessClick Device Manager Double-clickAdd or Remove Programs Click Printers and Other Hardware, if it is presentDouble-clickPhone and Modem Options Click Control PanelKeyboard Print button does not work Keyboard and MouseMouse PowerClick the Pointer Options tab Performance PowerMiscellaneous For and attempt recovery of bad sectorsChoose Turn Off Computer Software Repair OverviewRestarting Your PC Turning Off Your PCApplication and Driver Recovery Microsoft System RestoreUpdating Drivers Click Start, Control Panel, and then Add or Remove Programs System Recovery OverviewTo create System Recovery discs Creating a Recovery Tools CDTo create or start the Recovery Tools CD Running System Recovery from the Hard Disk Drive Running System Recovery from Recovery DiscsStarting System Recovery if the PC is not responding Starting System Recovery if the PC is responding
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