An important part of keeping the computer in good health and working efficiently is the maintenance of the computer. Windows 95 has a lot of the tools that are required for maintaining the system. Windows 98 extends the possibilities and this makes it a lot easier.  There is a range of things that you can do in order maximize the level of efficiency that the computer is able to deliver. It is possible to maintain the computer at a very low cost. There are a lot of programs available for keeping the computer in good condition and a lot of these programs feature strong engines. There are a lot of programs that are found the start menu, program menu, accessories menu and also in the systems folder for tools.

It is recommended that the defrag disk is run in Windows 95 on a regular basis at least once a month at whenever you either remove or add a program. This can also be run in Windows 98 but is should be run once a week due to the new engine. The more this software is run the faster the system will be able to operate. The programs are places in the hard disk in such a way that it allows the regularly used programs to be located a lot easier.

The scan disk should be run on the system once a month regardless of whether you are using Windows 95 and Windows 98. It is possible to run this program once a month and this is especially the case if the hard disk is taking a long time to run the systems. Normally the checks will actually run through at a reasonable folder and file. The disk cleanup is good for seeing how much space unnecessary files, which are in the temp file or the recycle bin are taking up. This will then allow you to remove the unnecessary files.

The pcdocpro is a simple piece of software that is actually very effective. This software can be downloaded for free from the Microsoft website. The pcdocpro  software normally takes about a minute to completely check the registry system of the computer. It is a very good idea to use the windows updates, as this will make sure that your computer is up to date and has all the latest problems sorted. Clicking on the start menu under windows 98 can access these updates.

There are other things that you can do in order to improve the speed of the computer system. The first thing that you can do is to let the computer completely start prior to opening any applications or software. Anther very useful thing to do is to refresh the desktop after closing any of the computer applications as this will remove ant unused files from the memory of the computer.  It is a good idea to avoid using large sized icons on your wallpaper, as this will take up more the memory space on the computer.