Think of your computer as a car. If you just drive your car around without servicing and maintaining it, it will eventually slow down, break down and perhaps even melt down. In the same way, you need to take care of your computer and the data you store on it.

You might consider yourself tech-savvy and knowledgeable in the ways of the PC, but we're sure everyone could benefit from the points listed below. Make sure to share this list with your friends and relatives, as it could save them countless hours of PC-related headaches, and it might even save you hours of solving their computer woes.