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Layback Bear,
Please understand, no serious offense was taken on my part. I appreciate the time everyone takes on these forum to assist those in need. As my first post stated, I was looking for thoughts and opinions.
I partially agree with Seffrid's later comment in that not everyone is computer savvy enough to maintain a regular computer maintenance program. On one hand, we all understand the importance of taking our cars for regular oil changes (equal to running updates, etc.), but none of us would be happy if after you got that oil change your car stopped running (equal to bugged updates).
In my own situation, I try to take the time and maintain my personal computer. However, as I work in a medium sized engineering firm with no dedicated IT staff, a few of us pitch in to take on the responsibilities. Of course, I handle a majority of the issues that arise and they are mostly software related. I am trying to take a proactive approach by introducing a maintenance program here in our office and I am trying to determine what the routine should be, i.e. physically dusting out the inside of these machines, running Windows updates, etc. That is why I introduced this topic. And again, all opinions are welcomed!