Keeping your Computer Running At TOP Speed

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Keeping your Computer Running At TOP Speed
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Delete old programs Make more room on your hard
drive
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Go to START SETTINGS CONTROL PANEL
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Select ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS
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Scan the list and select a program you do not use
any more or have never used Hit the ADD/REMOVE
button and follow the directions Restart if
necessary Come back to this point and continue
removing programs as needed
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Delete useless files
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Start by double clicking on My Computer. At SHS
this is the picture of the computer with the room
number and computer number below it.
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Now double click on the C Drive
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Scan over and double click on Windows
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Find the Temporary Internet Files folder and open
it
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Now select Edit and then Select All
Hit the DELETE key and say OK
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Lets go back and clear out a couple more
folders Select the UP button OR select GO and UP
ONE LEVEL
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Clear out the TEMP folder
And the COOKIES folder the same way
Close all windows when you are done
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Right Click on the Recycle Bin and select Empty
Recycle Bin
Answer YES and youre done
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SCANDISK Microsoft program designed to check for
software problems on your hard drive
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Run
Start
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Type in SCANDISK
Click OK
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Select Automatically fix errors
And START
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Watch the bar since there is nothing on TV
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Read the report since you dont have a good book
Select CLOSE and select CLOSE againYoure done!
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DEFRAG Microsoft program designed to eliminate
empty space on hard drive and move parts of a
program together
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Run
Start
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Type in DEFRAG
Click OK
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Click OK if this is the Drive you want to DEFRAG
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Click on Show Details and BE PATIENT!!!
Items that have been moved
Items being moved
Empty space
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Select YES when it is finished and youre done!
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Turn off unnecessary programs
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Select START PROGRAMS STARTUP
Be sure StartUp is empty. Use Right click and
DELETE for any programs showing
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Run
Start
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Type in MSCONFIG(Windows 98 ONLY)
Click OK
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Select the STARTUP tab
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Uncheck programs you do not want to start. If
something unexpected happens, you can always come
back here and turn the programs back on.
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Now Select the Win.ini tab
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Uncheck load and run IF there is anything
after the equal sign Select OK and RESTART
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Tweak your system
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Once again hit START then RUN Type in SYSEDIT
and hit OK
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Put your cursor at the beginning of the second
line Type in - DEL C\WINDOWS\WIN386.SWP Hit
ENTER Use the X to close out the window and say
YES to save changes
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Right click on MY COMPUTER And select PROPERTIES
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Select the PERFORMANCE tab and select FILE SYSYEM
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Select the HARD DISK tab Use the drop down menu
to select NETWORK SERVER Select OK and
youre donerestart if necessary!
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Help for your Internet
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START SETTINGS CONTROL PANEL
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INTERNET OPTIONS
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Select the ADVANCED tab
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Use the slider to scroll down to the SECURITY
section and check this box Click OK
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Additional programs to help Speed Up Your
WindowsInternet BoostStart COP (Windows
95)Norton Utilities