Ya Might Wanna...

The items listed below aren't REALLY necessary, but are good things to do.

Install Adobe PDF Reader
   
backup your data
   
update you computer's bios
   
establish a "throw away" e-mail account
   
clean your registry
   
defragment your hard
  before you "defrag", use the Windows CheckDIsk program to ensure file integrity
   
update your application programs
   
set restore points
   
delete unused programs