Maintaining and Maintaining and Protecting Your PCProtecting Your PC

David CoxDavid Cox

Region VI TLTC FacilitatorRegion VI TLTC Facilitator

Keeping Your PCKeeping Your PCCleanClean

What will I learn today?What will I learn today?

How to clean the outside and How to clean the outside and inside of your PCinside of your PC

How to use built in features of How to use built in features of Windows to clean your PCWindows to clean your PC

IMPORTANT NOTEIMPORTANT NOTE Shut down your PC normally and unplug it Shut down your PC normally and unplug it

before doing any external cleaning to avoid before doing any external cleaning to avoid damage to your computer and possibly damage to your computer and possibly yourselfyourself

Create and keep a home-made cleaning kit Create and keep a home-made cleaning kit handy: clean soft cotton cloths, a small paint handy: clean soft cotton cloths, a small paint brush, an old toothbrush, foam-tipped & cotton brush, an old toothbrush, foam-tipped & cotton swabs, compressed air, bleach/wipes, white swabs, compressed air, bleach/wipes, white vinegar, rubbing alcohol, dishwashing liquid, vinegar, rubbing alcohol, dishwashing liquid, spray bottle, small bucket, a small screwdriver, spray bottle, small bucket, a small screwdriver, and tweezersand tweezers

Keeping Your PCKeeping Your PCCleanClean

OutsideOutside InsideInside Do the right thingDo the right thing

Keeping Your PCKeeping Your PCCleanClean

Bacteria Exposure RankingsBacteria Exposure Rankings TeacherTeacher AccountantAccountant BankerBanker DJDJ DoctorDoctor

Keeping Your PCKeeping Your PCCleanClean

Bacteria Exposure RankingsBacteria Exposure Rankings TV producerTV producer PublicistPublicist ConsultantConsultant LawyerLawyer

Keeping Your PCKeeping Your PCClean FactsClean Facts

Some cold and flu viruses Some cold and flu viruses survive on surfaces to 72 hourssurvive on surfaces to 72 hours

Bacteria levels rise during the Bacteria levels rise during the day and peak after lunchday and peak after lunch

The number doubles every 15-20 The number doubles every 15-20 minutesminutes

Keeping Your PCKeeping Your PCClean FactsClean Facts

Bacteria Levels:Bacteria Levels: Toilet seat 49 psiToilet seat 49 psi Copier 69 psiCopier 69 psi Mouse 1676 psiMouse 1676 psi Keyboard 3295 psiKeyboard 3295 psi Desk 20961 psiDesk 20961 psi Phone 25127 psiPhone 25127 psi

OutsideOutside Use a small brush, a vacuum cleaner, Use a small brush, a vacuum cleaner,

or a can of compressed air to remove or a can of compressed air to remove dust from all external parts you can dust from all external parts you can see—take a keyboard or computer see—take a keyboard or computer outside if compressed air is usedoutside if compressed air is used

Use a soft cloth and plain* water in a Use a soft cloth and plain* water in a spray bottle with a tablespoon of spray bottle with a tablespoon of bleach* to remove rubbed in dirt and bleach* to remove rubbed in dirt and germs from the keyboard & mousegerms from the keyboard & mouse

OutsideOutside Use a soft damp cloth to remove Use a soft damp cloth to remove

material from a CRT monitor screenmaterial from a CRT monitor screen Use a soft damp cloth and a Use a soft damp cloth and a

cleaning solution of distilled* water in cleaning solution of distilled* water in a cheap spray bottle with a a cheap spray bottle with a tablespoon of white vinegar for tablespoon of white vinegar for LCD,* which can be left on to clean. LCD,* which can be left on to clean.

OutsideOutside Always dampen the cloth, not the Always dampen the cloth, not the

computer componentcomputer 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

OutsideOutside Avoid using disinfectants due to kids’ Avoid using disinfectants due to kids’

allergiesallergies Clorox or other bleach wipes are fineClorox or other bleach wipes are fine A few drops of dishwashing liquid A few drops of dishwashing liquid

with water is goodwith water is good Rubbing alcohol as a cleaning agent Rubbing alcohol as a cleaning agent

is good on desks, tables, mice, and is good on desks, tables, mice, and keyboards keyboards

OutsideOutside IOGEAR now makes an optical IOGEAR now makes an optical

mouse with a surface which is said mouse with a surface which is said to be auto-disinfecting due to its to be auto-disinfecting due to its coatingcoating

http://www.iogear.com/main.php?loc=product&Item=GME227RW6http://www.iogear.com/main.php?loc=product&Item=GME227RW6

Whatever you do to clean, consistency Whatever you do to clean, consistency and frequency are importantand frequency are important

InsideInside Delete unwanted files on a regular Delete unwanted files on a regular

basisbasis Empty your Recycle Bin weekly: Empty your Recycle Bin weekly:

right-click on Recycle Bin icon and right-click on Recycle Bin icon and click on Empty Recycle Binclick on Empty Recycle Bin

Empty Internet Explorer files weekly: Empty Internet Explorer files weekly: click Tools->Internet Options-> click Tools->Internet Options-> Delete Files->check Delete all offline Delete Files->check Delete all offline content box->click OKcontent box->click OK

InsideInside Delete unwanted system files Delete unwanted system files

monthly in one fell swoopmonthly in one fell swoop

Click StartClick Start All Programs All Programs AccessoriesAccessories System Tools System Tools Disk Disk CleanupCleanup

Warning: Do NOT check the Office Setup Warning: Do NOT check the Office Setup Files to remove them!Files to remove them!

Other items may be checked for removal Other items may be checked for removal as shown in the prior graphic.as shown in the prior graphic.

Click on the More Options tab to see Click on the More Options tab to see other things you can remove, but remove other things you can remove, but remove only those things you understandonly those things you understand

InsideInside

After removing files and perhaps After removing files and perhaps programs, the hard drive has numerous programs, the hard drive has numerous gaps in its arrangement of programs and gaps in its arrangement of programs and filesfiles

To improve performance after removing To improve performance after removing files, the next step is to close those gapsfiles, the next step is to close those gaps

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, a process where the files had resided, a process called defragmenting or defragmentationcalled defragmenting or defragmentation

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→click Start→

Programs→Programs→ Accessories→ Accessories→ System Tools→System Tools→ Disk Defragmenter→Disk Defragmenter→ DefragmentDefragment

This process is similar in Windows This process is similar in Windows 95 through XP95 through 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 program view of a defragmented hard a program view of a defragmented hard drivedrive

I usually use the Windows application but I usually use the Windows application but there are others like Norton there are others like Norton SystemWorks’ Speed Disk, Perfect Disk,SystemWorks’ Speed Disk, Perfect Disk,

and Diskkeeperand Diskkeeper

ConclusionsConclusions Cleaning the outside of your PC Cleaning the outside of your PC

makes it look better to you and makes it look better to you and others, making you happyothers, making you happy

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!

Maintaining and Maintaining and Protecting Your PCProtecting Your PC

David CoxDavid Cox

Brenda HobdyBrenda Hobdy

Region VI TLTC FacilitatorsRegion VI TLTC Facilitators