Keeping Your PCKeeping Your PCCleanClean

InsideInside OutsideOutside Do the right thingDo the right thing

OutsideOutside Use a can of compressed air or a Use a can of compressed air or a

small vacuum cleaner to remove small vacuum cleaner to remove dust from all external parts you dust from all external parts you can seecan see

Use a soft cloth and plain water or Use a soft cloth and plain water or glass cleaner to remove rubbed in glass cleaner to remove rubbed in dirt from the keyboard dirt from the keyboard

Use a soft cloth and glass cleaner Use a soft cloth and glass cleaner to remove material from the to remove material from the monitor screen monitor screen

Always spray any cleaner on the Always spray any cleaner on the cloth, not the computer componentcloth, not the computer component

If you use swabs, use foam not If you use swabs, use foam not cottoncotton

Never use an abrasive on the Never use an abrasive on the computer or the monitorcomputer or the monitor

Always turn off the power before Always turn off the power before cleaning your computer system, cleaning your computer system, including peripherals like printersincluding peripherals like printers

InsideInside Delete unwanted files when you Delete unwanted files when you

think about itthink about it Empty your Recycle Bin weeklyEmpty your Recycle Bin weekly Empty Internet Explorer files monthlyEmpty Internet Explorer files monthly

Empty IE files as follows:Empty IE files as follows:

With IE open, click With IE open, click Tools→Internet Options→Delete Tools→Internet Options→Delete Files→Clear History→and finally Files→Clear History→and finally OKOK

DefragmentDefragment

After deleting all of those files, you need After deleting all of those files, you need to remove the space on the hard drive to remove the space on the hard drive where the files had resided or where the files had resided or defragmentdefragment

Defragmentation speeds up your hard Defragmentation speeds up your hard drive a great dealdrive a great deal

Defragmentation makes your programs Defragmentation makes your programs run fasterrun faster

To defragmentTo defragment

At the Windows XP desktop, At the Windows XP desktop, click Start→Programs→Ac-click Start→Programs→Ac-cessories→System Tools→Disk cessories→System Tools→Disk Defragmenter→and Defragmenter→and DefragmentDefragment

This process is similar in Windows This process is similar in Windows 95, 2000, and XP95, 2000, and XP

Be prepared to wait several minutes Be prepared to wait several minutes for the process to completefor the process to complete

What’s it look like?What’s it look like?

The following slide is a screen capture of The following slide is a screen capture of a separate program which also a separate program which also defragments hard drives called defragments hard drives called PerfectDiskPerfectDisk

I usually use the Windows application or I usually use the Windows application or Norton SystemWorks application called Norton SystemWorks application called Speed DiskSpeed Disk

These and others all work wellThese and others all work well

ConclusionsConclusions Cleaning the outside or exterior of Cleaning the outside or exterior of

your PC makes it look better to you your PC makes it look better to you and othersand others

Cleaning the inside of your PC Cleaning the inside of your PC makes you and your computer makes you and your computer happy because everything works happy because everything works better so you don’t end up like this better so you don’t end up like this ladylady

Bye now!