Chapter 10 Periodic Maintenance
Synopsis Daily Tasks Weekly Tasks Monthly Tasks What to do every year.
Daily Tasks Update your Antivirus and Antispyware Signatures (better yet, set automatic updating, if available) Instructions on pages
Weekly Tasks Do a Virus and Spyware scan Check for browser updates (better yet, set automatic updating) Report problems to Microsoft: use the “Problem” utility
Monthly Tasks Update Windows (set to update automatically) and Microsoft Office Check for Anti-Rootkit updates Check other computers Update the firmware on the routers Update any other programs you are using: Browser firewall....
What to do every year Reinstall Windows