1. Chapter 10 Periodic Maintenance

2. Synopsis Daily Tasks Weekly Tasks Monthly Tasks What to do every year.

3. Daily Tasks Update your Antivirus and Antispyware Signatures (better yet, set automatic updating, if available) Instructions on pages 345-347

4. 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

5. 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:  Email  Browser  firewall....

6. What to do every year Reinstall Windows