how i keep my computer well maintained?

to keep my computer well maintained i reboot when i see my systems logo i start tapping f8 this brought me to a safe mode screen then i scroled down to last good configuration when my system acted correctly(advance)

then when i got back to my desktop i hit start>programs>accessories>system tools when i used win xp there was a calender i hit the first lit number to my far left my system restore and reboot.

when that was complete then when i got back to my desktop i hit start>settings>control panel then i hit the internet options icon there i delete my history and my cookies and i exit back to my desktop.

now i go back to system tools and now i defragment this was a very important step so i made sure it completed.

now from my desktop i hit my computer icon and i right clicked C:\ and hit properties there i hit the tools tab and hit clean disk i just hit okay because i was already signed up to scan disk i got a message do you want to schedule a scan disk i hit okay and reboot properly my system reboot and scan disk quickly.

now i went back to scan disk but this time i unchecked scan disk and checked search for lost clusters this took about twenty minutes but i noticed how much faster my computer was when it was running very slow before.

now i was thinking that if it happens for me i bet it will help your computer too so give it a try.

another thing i highly recommend is take your tower to a computer repairman and have him install 4gb of new ram into your system it will increase your speed and performance. good luck i hope this was helpful to anyone who read this.