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To: PMS Witch who wrote (85349)	5/19/2014 10:54:00 AM
From: Ken Adams	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110653

I followed Neeka's suggestion on my laptop and it did lots of "stuff", all of which I know absolutely nothing about. Your instructions sound like a good idea but are much too complex for simple users like me. What will happen to my machine if I only do the routine as suggested by Neeka? Is there a potential for something bad to happen?

To: PMS Witch who wrote (85349)	5/19/2014 11:53:45 AM
From: ETF1	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 110653

PMS W: What do you recommend as a routine for keeping a desktop in proper order? The computer is running very well and would like to keep it that way. I use Windows 7, IE 11, and use a desktop purchased at the end of 2013 Here's what I do currently: Run the Windows Disk Defrag tool daily CCleaner weekly Spybot Search & Destroy weekly Do a 'cold boot' weekly (shut down and start up again) Have a McAfee Internet Security Suite running at all times, and up to date Full virus scan (from McAfee Internet Security Suite) weekly Have the Windows update set to do automatic updates Now I'll add running the Disk Cleanup weekly (steps outlined by Neeka) Should I be doing anything else? Thanks