Maintaining Your Personal Computer

IT Recommends Proper PC Maintenance As Follows:

Protect your computer with Windows Critical Updates.
Make sure you have an Anti-virus program and keep it updated. If you don't have an anti-virus application, check out the NNU Application CD from the NNU Library and install McAfee on your personal computer.
Schedule your anti-virus or anti-adware scans daily or at least weekly. Also scan whenever you visit a suspicious web site or start getting pop-ups.

For help knowing what sites might be infected, you may download McAfee Site Advisor for free.

Use the Windows Disk Cleanup feature once a week and/or whenever you visit a suspicious web site.
Use Windows Disk Defragmenter one a month or whenever you uninstall a program.
Practice safe web surfing.
Avoid installing or using programs known to contain malware/spyware.
CLEAN BEFORE YOU CAN'T--the longer you let a situation go on, the less likely you will be able to clean everything off of your computer.

Failure to keep your computer clean can result in...

Loss of network connectivity (Your computer connection will be de-activated*)
Inconvenience
Loss of privacy
Loss of data
Possible crash of your computer
Infection of friends' computers
Inability to surf the internet
Inability to complete school assignments

*THE IT DEPARTMENT CANNOT ALLOW HEAVILY INFECTED COMPUTERS ON THE NNU NETWORK AND WILL DE-ACTIVATE THE NETWORK CONNECTION UNTIL THE OFFENDING COMPUTER IS CLEANED UP.

You may refer to the Student Technology Guide page 29 for information on the NNU Virus Policy.

If you have any questions or problems, feel free to call the Technical Response Center, 467-8111, or email them at help(at)nnu.edu.