On Sunday 07 November 2004 07:08 pm, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> I would like to set up a routine to go through on a regular basis that will
> keep my comps in as good as shape as possible.  Other than scandisk,
defrag,
> anti-virus updates/full scan, ad-aware scans, deleting .tmp files and
> internet histories, what else would the list suggest?  I don't anticipate
upgrading
> any video/audio or mobo so would I need to regularly check those sites  for
> driver updates?  What about chipset and bios updates?  If there's  nothing
wrong
> with them should they be updated?  Have I left any thing  out?
>
> TIA
> Kevin Nowicki


Kevin:
Take a look here: http://langa.com/cleanup_bat.htm

These programs were developed by Fred Langa. I have no current experience with
any of these programs since I no longer use Windows. Before I switched to
Linux, I used several of his utilities and was quite pleased with them. Fred
was once the editor in chief of Byte magazine, and later a VP of Windows
magazine. He currently writes a very good newsletter, and also contributes to
Information Week. His homepage is at: http://langa.com/index.html. It
includes the last two issues of his newletter.

Caveat: There isn't very much documentation on the cited page. There have been
several articles on these programs in his newsletter through the years, and I
expect that you could get further information using the search site tool.

Regards,
Carroll Grigsby

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