Maintenance and Service Guide

Routine maintenance for performance improvement
The following table presents a summary of the suggested times for performing the routine maintenance
tasks described in this document.
Table 8-58 Routine maintenance tasks to improve performance
Tasks Weekly Monthly Occasionally
Perform a system tune up. X
Run Windows Update. X
Scan for and remove viruses. X
Scan for and remove spyware and adware. X
Empty the Recycle Bin. X
Delete temporary Internet les. X
Back up user les. X
Create a restore point. X
Defragment the hard drive. X
Run Scan Disk. X
Clean the exterior of the computer. X
Close programs that are not being used. X
Prevent programs from loading at startup. X
Common blue screen error messages
Error message list
The following image shows an example of one possible “https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/
hardware/hh994433(v=vs.85).aspx” from Microsoft:
The hexadecimal number following the word "STOP" is called the bug check code or Stop code. This is the
most important item on the screen.
Bug check symbolic names
Each bug check code also has an associated symbolic name. In the example, the screen shows
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/559209(v=vs.85).aspx (MISMATCHED_HAL).
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