Computer Help.
Installing Hardware - All USB hardware (webcam , printers etc ) have to have the drivers installed first before you put in the usb lead if not the drivers will not install correctly.
If your hardware as a yellow expatiation point the driver are not installed or not installed correctly .
You will need to update the drivers for that hardware if the drivers come in a zip folder please unzip the folder and look for a .exe file could be named setup.exe.
computer maintenance tips
We have listed some basic computer maintenance tips
- Install a surge protector
- Register your software products
- Schedule Windows automated updates
- Read the maintenance section of your manual
- Set up your email to auto-archive older messages
- Install anti virus software and keep updated
- Install anti-spyware software and keep updated
Other basic computer maintenance tips that you can run weekly or monthly depending on how much you use your computer system.
- Run a disk scan to check for hard drive issues
- Run a defragmentation program
- Run a clean up to delete unneeded files
- Back up your files to a remote location
- Empty your recycle bin
- Delete your Internet files
- Clear your browsing history
- Delete your cookies
- Update your virus definitions
- Run a full virus scan
How to perform harddrive error checking
To perform a harddive error check please follow the step by step guide below
- Click Start, and then click Run.
- In Open, type cmd, and then press ENTER.
- To repair errors, locate bad sectors, and recover readable information, at the command prompt, type chkdsk c:/r, and then press ENTER.