Standard Maintainence

To my great success, the culprit has been cornered in the crime of delaying my Windows 7 install.

As I type to you now, I do so on Windows Explorer through my newly installed Windows 7 Home Premium operating system.

After cleaning my RAM heads and blowing the dust out of their saddles, I reinstalled all 4 sticks and gave Windows 7 a shot.

Same old story, the installation hung at the "Starting Windows" screen of uncertainty.

So I yanked the back 3 out and started over...and then it happened.

Marvelous colors of blue, green, red, and yellow began to appear in the center of my screen, rotating like dancing lights bringing about a fancy artistry foreign to a Windows start-up screen, the dazzling colors manifested into the Windows logo before leading my through the install.

After a few weeks of frustrations, business, and laziness, I finally got Windows 7 installed without any problems, on one 2-gig stick of RAM.

Now something important to remember is this.

You must maintain a strict schedule of standard maintainence for your computing-machine to keep it in proper working order.

That means weekly or monthly tasks that need to be done like clockwork.

Familiarize yourself with your BIOS, every start-up you should make sure all your RAM is recognized by your motherboard (it will tells you how much loads each time you start up), so go in your BIOS, disable quick boot, turn off the logo screens, and check to make sure the parts in your computer are registering.

Use the Windows Tools within Accessories in the Windows Start-up Menu, Programs.

Run disk clean up once a week to purge your computer of unncessary temporary files that build up in bulk if forgotten.

Make sure to disk defragment your computer on a monthly basis, this tool helps consolidate files on your computer, install a lot of stuff, download a lot of stuff, do you constantly move large amounts of files around?  These all slow your computer down as bits are saved (like memories of past residencies) so your computer can remember the life and legacy of each file, shorten that legacy using the defragmentor.

A good dusting bi-monthly will ensure your fickle hardware keeps working will full functionality, don't forget to clean out the fans as well.

Stick to a strict code of standard maintainence and you will catch problems like I did, but much sooner.