PWant To Make Your Computer Run Faster And Smoother? Then Take Advantage Of Three Tools Available In Windows XP That Can Help Your Hard Drive Operate Better And Optimise Your PC's Overall Performance. PpstrongFree Up Disk Space Strongbr By Freeing Disk Space, You Can Improve The Performance Of Your Computer. The Disk Cleanup Tool Helps You Free Up Space On Your Hard Disk. The Utility Identifies Files That You Can Safely Delete, And Then Enables You To Choose Whether You Want To Delete Some Or All Of The Identified Files. PpUse Disk Cleanup To: Ptable Cellspacing"0" Cellpadding"0" Tr Td Class"listBullet" Valign"top" Td Td Class"listItem"pRemove Temporary Internet Files Ptd Tr Tr Td Class"listBullet" Valign"top" Td Td Class"listItem"pRemove Downloaded Program Files (such As Microsoft ActiveX Controls And Java Applets) Ptd Tr Tr Td Class"listBullet" Valign"top" Td Td Class"listItem"pEmpty The Recycle Bin Ptd Tr Tr Td Class"listBullet" Valign"top" Td Td Class"listItem"pRemove Windows Temporary Files Ptd Tr Tr Td Class"listBullet" Valign"top" Td Td Class"listItem"pRemove Optional Windows Components That You Don't Use Ptd Tr Tr Td Class"listBullet" Valign"top" Td Td Class"listItem"pRemove Installed Programs That You No Longer Use Ptd TrtablepemTip Emstrong: StrongTemporary Internet Files Typically Take The Most Amount Of Space Because The Browser Caches Each Page You Visit For Faster Access Later. PpTo Use Disk Cleanup: Ptable Cellspacing"0" Cellpadding"0" Tr Td Class"listNumber" Align"right"p1. Ptd TdpClick StrongStart Strong, Point To StrongAll Programs Strong, Point To StrongAccessories Strong, Point To StrongSystem Tools Strong, And Then Click StrongDisk Cleanup Strong. If Several Drives Are Available, You Might Be Prompted To Specify Which Drive You Want To Clean. Ptd Tr Tr Td Class"listNumber" Align"right"p2. Ptd TdpIn The StrongDisk Cleanup For Strong Dialog Box, Scroll Through The Content Of The StrongFiles To Delete Strong List. Ptd Tr Tr Td Class"listNumber" Align"right"p3. Ptd TdpClear The Check Boxes For Files That You Don't Want To Delete, And Then Click StrongOK Strong. Ptd Tr Tr Td Class"listNumber" Align"right"p4. Ptd TdpWhen Prompted To Confirm That You Want To Delete The Specified Files, Click StrongYes Strong. Ptd TrtablepAfter A Few Minutes, The Process Completes And The Disk Cleanup Dialog Box Closes, Leaving Your Computer Cleaner And Performing Better. PpstrongSpeed Up Access To Data Strongbr Disk Fragmentation Slows The Overall Performance Of Your System. When Files Are Fragmented, The Computer Must Search The Hard Disk When The File Is Opened To Piece It Back Together. The Response Time Can Be Significantly Longer. PpDisk Defragmenter Is A Windows Utility That Consolidates Fragmented Files And Folders On Your Computer's Hard Disk So That Each Occupies A Single Space On The Disk. With Your Files Stored Neatly End-to-end, Without Fragmentation, Reading And Writing To The Disk Speeds Up. PpIn Addition To Running Disk Defragmenter At Regular Intervalsmonthly Is Bestyou Should Run Disk Defragmenter When: Ptable Cellspacing"0" Cellpadding"0" Tr Td Class"listBullet" Valign"top" Td Td Class"listItem"pYou Add A Large Number Of Files Ptd Tr Tr Td Class"listBullet" Valign"top" Td Td Class"listItem"pYour Free Disk Space Nears 15 Percent Ptd Tr Tr Td Class"listBullet" Valign"top" Td Td Class"listItem"pYou Install New Programs Or A New Version Of Windows Ptd TrtablepemTip Em: You Should Analyse A Volume Before Defragmenting It To Get An Estimate Of How Long The Defragmentation Process Will Take. PpTo Use Disk Defragmenter: Ptable Cellspacing"0" Cellpadding"0" Tr Td Class"listNumber" Align"right"p1. Ptd TdpClick StrongStart Strong, Point To StrongAll Programs Strong, Point To StrongAccessories Strong, Point To StrongSystem Tools Strong, And Then Click StrongDisk Defragmenter Strong. Ptd Tr Tr Td Class"listNumber" Align"right"p2. Ptd TdpIn The StrongDisk Defragmenter Strong Dialog Box, Click The Drives That You Want To Defragment, And Then Click The StrongAnalyse Strong Button. After The Disk Is Analysed, A Dialog Box Appears, Letting You Know Whether You Should Defragment The Analysed Drives. Ptd Tr Tr Td Class"listNumber" Align"right"p3. Ptd TdpTo Defragment The Selected Drive Or Drives, Click The StrongDefragment Strongbutton. After The Defragmentation Is Complete, Disk Defragmenter Displays The Results. Ptd Tr Tr Td Class"listNumber" Align"right"p4. Ptd TdpTo Display Detailed Information About The Defragmented Disk Or Partition, Click StrongView Report Strong. Ptd Tr Tr Td Class"listNumber" Align"right"p5. Ptd TdpTo Close The Strong View Report Strongdialog Box, Click StrongClose Strong. Ptd Tr Tr Td Class"listNumber" Align"right"p6. Ptd TdpTo Close The Disk Defragmenter Utility, Click The StrongClose Strongbutton On The Title Bar Of The Window. Ptd TrtablepstrongDetect And Repair Disk Errors Strongbr In Addition To Running Disk Cleanup And Disk Defragmenter To Optimise The Performance Of Your Computer, You Can Check The Integrity Of The Files Stored On Your Hard Disk By Running The Error Checking Utility. PpAs You Use Your Hard Drive, It Can Develop Bad Sectors. Bad Sectors Slow Down Hard Disk Performance And Sometimes Make Data Writing (such As File Saving) Difficult, Or Even Impossible. The Error Checking Utility Scans The Hard Drive For Bad Sectors, And Scans For File System Errors To See Whether Certain Files Or Folders Are Misplaced. PpIf You Use Your Computer Daily, You Should Try To Run This Utility Weekly To Help Prevent Data Loss. PpTo Run The Error Checking Utility: Pp( StrongImportant: Strong Be Sure To Close All Files Before Running The Utility.) Ptable Cellspacing"0" Cellpadding"0" Tr Td Class"listNumber" Align"right"p1. Ptd TdpClick StrongStart Strong, And Then Click StrongMy Computer Strong. Ptd Tr Tr Td Class"listNumber" Align"right"p2. Ptd TdpIn The My Computer Window, Right-click The Hard Disk You Want To Search For Bad Sectors, And Then Click StrongProperties Strong. Ptd Tr Tr Td Class"listNumber" Align"right"p3. Ptd TdpIn The StrongProperties Strong Dialog Box, Click The StrongTools Strong Tab. Ptd Tr Tr Td Class"listNumber" Align"right"p4. Ptd TdpClick The StrongCheck Now Strongbutton. Ptd Tr Tr Td Class"listNumber" Align"right"p5. Ptd TdpIn The StrongCheck Disk Strong Dialog Box, Select The StrongScan For And Attempt Recovery Of Bad Sectors Strong Check Box, And Then Click StrongStart Strong. In Most Circumstances, Select Scan For And Attempt Recovery Of Bad Sectors. Ptd Tr Tr Td Class"listNumber" Align"right"p6. Ptd TdpIf Bad Sectors Are Found, Choose To Fix Them. Ptd Trtable
