How often do you clean-out your computer? Do you give it a good spring-cleaning?
I must confess to being a Power User. I go everywhere on the Internet. I run applications until I run out of memory. Multiple screens don’t give me enough desktop for all the stuff I have running. This creates a problem if I have a problem with my computer. If something goes wrong, it is almost impossible to find the source of such difficulties if it is anything but a hardware breakdown.
Periodically, I format my hard drives. I then do a fresh install of my OS and applications from an Ghost image. After that is done, I install the latest service packs and upgrades if they exist. When everything is working properly, I create a new image. Of course, this ritual might be a nightmare for somebody who frequently adds and deletes programmes, or has a lot of updates to install that are not on CD.
Normally, this is is a spring cleaning ritual, just like cleaning-out the dust bunnies with a leaf blower and checking the fans inside the box. Getting the built-up dust out of the power supply is important to reliable operation of the PC.
The spring-cleaning ritual allows me to start with a clean slate. It provides the best defragmentation. It gets rid of all the garbage that accumulates on the hard drive that sometimes causes problems and slows the PC.
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