Generate a System Health Report in Vista

Here is a cool tool found in Windows Vista that lets you run a quick scan of your computer and checks its overall health. The scan checks the operating system, all hardware and security settings within your PC and offers solutions to any problems found.

The results are shown in an easy to read format with solutions beside each problem, these include:

1. Errors
2. Informational
3. Basic system checks
4. Resource overview
5. Software configuration
6. Hardware configuration
7. CPU
8. Network
9. Disk Memory, and
10. Report statistics

These results can essentially solve many problems you have with your PC. The report also takes the guess work and trial and error out of identifying problems. eg: Maybe you think RAM is a problem, but it could just be your CPU consumed by a background process. Run this report before trying any drastic tweaks.

To run a system health report follow these steps:

• Open "Control Panel"
• Click "System and Maintenance"
• Click "Performance Information and Tools"
• Click "Advanced Tools"
• Click "Generate a System Health Report"
• It will take a moment to scan and then give you the results

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