Microsoft® Windows® Vista™ Unleashed

Chapter 15. Maintaining Your Windows Vista System

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Vista’s Stability Improvements

• Checking Your Hard Disk for Errors

• Checking Free Disk Space

• Deleting Unnecessary Files

• Defragmenting Your Hard Disk

• Setting System Restore Points

• Backing Up Your Files

• Checking For Updates and Security Patches

• Reviewing Event Viewer Logs

• Setting Up a 10-Step Maintenance Schedule

Computer problems, like the proverbial death and taxes, seem to be one of those constants in life. Whether it’s a hard disk giving up the ghost, a power failure that trashes your files, or a virus that invades your system, the issue isn’t whether something will go wrong, but rather when it will happen. Instead of waiting to deal with these difficulties after they’ve occurred (what I call ...