Raleigh Computer Maintenance and Repair

The importance of regular computer maintenance cannot be stressed enough. Lizardwebs suggests regular computer maintenance  – particularly in business environments where a crash can bring business to a grinding halt. Many companies are tied to their computers in such a way that a computer failure can not only bring business to a halt, but seriously jeopardize business continuity if there is a data loss. Think billings, financial records, employee records and even contact information. What kind of price tag can you put on THAT data?

Computers are very similar to cars. Sure, you could run for thousands and thousands of miles without changing your oil or replacing a filter, but one day, it’s going to catch up to you. And when it does, it isn’t going to be pretty. You can ignore computer updates, not defrag, not clean up or check installed programs, but… Lost pictures, lost documents, lost productivity, inability to interact as so many people do on the internet, inability to even conduct regular day to day business are the possible consequences. A crashed hard drive or computer breakdown is never a pretty thing.

The Lizardwebs’ philosophy is to prevent computer breakdowns through regular computer maintenance. This doesn’t necessarily mean seeing your computer tech on a weekly or monthly basis, but a regular computer maintenance schedule should be followed. Some users can handle this on their own, but others just don’t have the time to learn all the settings and workings of their system. That is where a partner computer maintenance company comes in.

We recommend a computer maintenance window of between 3 and 6 months in most cases.

Standard Computer Maintenance Routine

• Crack open the case to clean the hardware when indicated. In dusty/dirty environments particularly, dust will will collect inside the case and possibly lead to overheating and eventual failure.
• General file cleaning to remove temporary and unneeded files. This removes old files that are no longer needed which in turn frees up disk space, reduces disk load and will improve performance. These files reside in a number of places.
• Registry cleaning to remove invalid entries. The registry is where Windows operating systems keep track of software, users and settings, and generally most all of the software characteristics of your computer. Over time, installing and uninstalling software will leave this particular area full of invalid entries that can cause systems to slow down, applications to hang or not even start, and even cause system crashes. Skillful cleaning of the registry can make a huge improvement to a computer.
• Uninstall garbage or unneeded programs. Many computers that are “preloaded” from the factory frequently include a number of trial and/or generally unneeded programs. By removing these, performance can be increased. Simpler is always better. If there are programs on there that really are not needed, it is best to get them out of there!
• Verify that the computer antivirus and computer antispyware programs are active and viable. Lizardwebs will always ensure that a valid computer antivirus program is running on your computer after servicing. Computer antivirus software is free for all home customers!
• Make sure all relevant Microsoft patches and Windows updates are applied. Many computers are set to autoupdate, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that those patches are actually all applied. MS patches frequently are security updates to ensure up to date protection from new computer viruses, hacks and other exploits. It is imperative that these are applied to protect your computer.
• Finally, a good hard drive disk defragement is performed. Defragmenting involves getting the file parts all together in a single unit.

Other actions are performed at times depending on the situation including disk cloning, data backup, intensive antivirus scans.

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