Windows XP Tips 2 - AntiVirus & Cleanup
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Technically I suppose this could be considered two tips but I combined them because either one by itself would make for a really short post.
Antivirus
Simply put, you need to have a good antivirus program and you need to keep it updated so that you're protected from new variations of malware. I've tried several A/V programs and have come to the conclusion that for most people, the free versions are some of the best stuff out there.
My personal recommendation is the Free version of Avast!. It's an effective, lightweight A/V utility that does the job nicely without draining your wallet. I switched to it about a month ago when I got tired of AVG's tendency to invade every browser I used (even the portable one's!) with their thrice damned toolbar. I also have come to hate their linkscanner because of the extra load it puts on cpu and bandwidth with it's load and scan every link in a search engine result page. Avast! free version is, in my opinion, lightyears better. It's main scanning engine caught a couple of things that AVG had missed and it doesn't try to invade my browser with toolbars that I don't freaking want.
Cleanup
Another important step in keeping your XP system running smoothly is regularly using the Disk Clean Up Utility to remove old temp files and other files that are no longer needed but still clutter the file system.
Just click the Start button, then Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Clean Up. A dialog will appear asking you which drive you want to clean up, Select your C drive and click OK.
Another dialog box will open. Check each of the checkboxes in it and click OK. It will ask you to confirm, click "Yes". Another box will appear showing the progress of the cleanup. When it's done the box will disappear and you will have recovered the hard drive space that those unneeded files were using.
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Great tips, and let me just say these things should not be just an option for users, but a requirement as well. Its actually very easy to do, and they will help your computer.
yes it is easy, especially with something like the free version of Avast. Once installed it auto-updates itself regularly and when it finds something it lets you know right away and gives you options to deal with it. System cleanup is also really easy to do and will improve overall performance.
thanks for sharing …will def give it a try..nice blog any ways