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Keeping your Win7 machine clean and up-to-date

Software updates

Symantec Endpoint Protection

Only the virus definitions are updated automatically!

And there is NO automatic complete scan of the computer…
  • To perform a complete update, click on the Symantec shield icon in the right part of the taskbar, and the click on LiveUpdate
  • You can also click on Rechercher les menaces and then start a quick Active Scan or an Analyse complète
  • Adding an automatic complete scan: TODO

Computer updates

Updating Windows

All the Windows updating settings are available from
Start ⇒ Control Panel ⇒ System & Security ⇒ Windows Update

Click on Change parameters to select how and when Windows should be updated and select:

  • Mises à jour importantes: read the warning below
  • Enable Mises à jour recommandées, Qui peut installer les mises à jour, Microsoft Update and Afficher des notifications détaillées
If you use putty, cygwin/X or other applications that may remain open a long time (e.g during the night, weekend, etc…) make sure to select Télécharger les mises à jour mais me laisser choisir s'il convient de les installer instead of the default Installer les mises à jour automatiquement

With a full automatic update, Windows will automatically restart your computer (if required) after an update, which will kill the open connections…

Dell specific updates

Start ⇒ All programs ⇒ Dell ⇒ Dell Client System Update

  • Choose to set up things manually
    • Download the files to a scratch directory: <disk>:\Scratch\<your_login>\Dell_System_Update
    • Check for updates every week (eg Saturday at noon) and just notify the user about new available updates
  • Start a manual check from the first screen

HP specific updates

Cleaning the computer

Backing up the computer

other/win7maintain.1397205548.txt.gz · Last modified: 2014/04/11 08:39 by jypeter