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CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook

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Updating Windows

Windows Update helps you keep your notebook up-to-date. Use Windows Update to choose 
updates for your notebook’s operating system, software, and hardware. New content is added 
to the site regularly, so you can always get the most recent updates and fixes to protect your 
notebook and keep it running smoothly. Windows Update scans your notebook and provides you 
with a tailored selection of updates that apply only to the software and hardware on your 
notebook. Windows Update can also be controlled through the Windows Security Center. For more 
information, see 

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Using BigFix

BigFix monitors your notebook for problems and conflicts. It automatically gathers information 
about the latest bugs, security alerts, and updates from BigFix sites on the Internet. Whenever 
BigFix detects a problem, it alerts you by flashing the blue taskbar icon. To fix the problem, click 
on that icon to open BigFix.

To start BigFix:

 

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Click 

 (Start), All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click BigFix.

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To learn more about BigFix, click Help, then click Tutorial.

Managing hard drive space

Windows provides several utilities you can use to check hard drive space, delete unnecessary 
files, defragment files, and back up files.

Checking hard drive space

To check hard drive space:

 

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Click 

 (Start) then click Computer. The Computer window opens.

For more information about Windows Update, click Start, then click Help and 

Support. Type windows update in the Search Help box, then press E

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