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  • EVERS666
    Senior Member
    • Nov 2008
    • 279
    #1

    laptop heath check..

    i would like to know what i have just had done to my laptop?

    i waz having a few problems with it so i took it to my local computer shop to see what they could do. It all works fine now and all they did, so they said, was they run it through a health cheak?

    what is this?

    is this something i could do myself in future?

    I only paid ?35 for this to be done, was it worth it?
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    • nevovx
      Top Poster
      • Aug 2009
      • 156
      #2
      It is probably a list of tasks they have compiled and call it health check. List could be anything to be honest.

      Scan for viruses, trojans, adware etc
      Delete Temporary files , clean cookies etc
      Check startup items and clean if necessary.
      Check process running on your computer and unload if its not needed.
      Run registry cleaning tools
      Run disk checking tools
      Run defrag programs
      Uninstall left over programs.
      Reinstall or update codecs
      Update Drivers and or bios.
      Update windows
      Cleaning fans or reapplying thermal paste.
      Temperature check, benchmark programs or stress testing etc.
      Above list are the basic stuff you should do or they might have done, though becareful when using registry cleaners as not all programs do what they say on the box. Those are the stuff which comes into my mind right now and not in particular order , could be more obviously.

      Good Luck.
      Last edited by nevovx; 19 August, 2009, 09:55.

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        • EVERS666
          Senior Member
          • Nov 2008
          • 279
          #3
          Wow thats alot ov s**t... thanx 4 ur reply anyway.

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            • Bulld0g
              V.I.P. Member
              • Apr 2008
              • 7158
              #4
              Originally posted by EVERS666
              Wow thats alot ov s**t... thanx 4 ur reply anyway.
              Not really m8. You can get progs that do it all for you with one simple click. You can buy software like Nortons Utilities for about ?20.

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                • cunny
                  V.I.P. Member
                  • Jan 2009
                  • 4915
                  #5
                  I find the best way to sort stuff out when windows is either slow, hitting problems ect is a total format and reinstal of it. This will do all the above and if your files you need to keep are on another drive/partition then it takes no more than an hour to totally restore the system with a clean instal of windows
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                    • CDL
                      Newbie
                      • Aug 2009
                      • 3
                      #6
                      If they cleaned fans and re-applied thermal paste then i suppose it was worth the cash. Whereas a health scan can be done yourself with your (which i assume you have) antivirus software.

                      If you havnt previously done it i wouldnt reapply thermal paste yourself without guidance. You can fry your CPU

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                        • ManofScience
                          DK Veteran
                          • May 2009
                          • 650
                          #7
                          i normally don't like/trust those "all in 1 tune up utilities" but i've changed my mind with this one : Free PC Repair, Protection & Clean Up | Advanced SystemCare Free Computer Scan, Optimizer, Maintenance it's a handy little tool

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