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Tune Up (6) – Check Your System Files
Your operating system files control how your PC runs. If any of those (hundreds) of files becomes corrupted, your PC could start acting strangely. Fortunately, Microsoft has provided a program that inspects all of your system files and restores damaged … Continue reading
Tune Up (5) – Check Your Disk
As a mechanical device, your hard drive develops imperfections over time. Problems that can develop include bad sectors, directory errors, cross-linked files and lost clusters. Microsoft has provided a utility called CHKDSK (short for “check disk”) that can detect and … Continue reading
Tune Up (3) – Malware
Malware is the shortened term for “malicious software”. It denotes any software that installs itself on a computer without the owner’s permission. Two types of malware are adware and spyware. Note: Computer viruses are another type of malware. It is … Continue reading
Tune Up (2) – Spyware
A spyware program is a piece of software that sits I memory and monitors what you are doing on your computer. They can record web sites that you have visited as well as your account numbers and passwords. The dangerous … Continue reading
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