| A.
DISK CLEANUP: |
| 1. |
double
click MY COMPUTER or Start, My Computer in XP. |
| 2. |
click
right mouse button on C: (drive) & get drop down menu) |
| 3. |
go
to Properties, click once |
| 4. |
click
DISK CLEANUP once |
| 5. |
select
all files w/checkmark & click OK |
| 6. |
WAIT
and let computer do it's thing |
| 7. |
do
once a WEEK |
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| B.
SCANDISK: (this a THOROUGH SCAN; ALLOW APPROX. 1 HR.) |
| 1. |
Left
double click MY COMPUTER or Start, My Computer in XP. |
| 2. |
click
right mouse button on C: (drive) & get drop down menu |
| 3. |
go
to Properties, click once |
| 4. |
click
TOOLS TAB at top |
| 5. |
Click
CHECK NOW |
| 6. |
Check
both boxes (1.Automatically fix file system errors 2.Scan
for and attempt recovery)
Note: Do not check the boxes for a STANDARD SCAN. Takes approx.
5 min. |
| 7. |
Click START. Then click Yes as illustrated below: |
| 8. |
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| 9. |
Restart
your computer now and scandisk will take place on boot up. |
| 10. |
(this
a THOROUGH SCAN; ALLOW APPROX. 1 HR.) |
| 11. |
Do
Standard Scan once a WEEK. Thorough every 90 days. |
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| C.
DEFRAG: *MAKE SURE ALL PROGRAMS ARE CLOSED & SCREEN SAVER
IS OFF* |
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Right
click Norton Antivirus Icon in the lower right and disable
Auto Protect. |
| 1. |
double
click MY COMPUTER or Start, My Computer in XP. |
| 2. |
click
right mouse button on C: (drive) & get drop down menu |
| 3. |
go
to Properties, click once |
| 4. |
click
TOOLS TAB at top |
| 5. |
click
DEFRAGMENT NOW and then click DEFRAGMENT on next screen toward
bottom. |
| 6. |
Allow
45min to an hour depending on the size of your Hard Drive. |
| 7. |
DO
RIGHT AWAY WITH NEW COMPUTER/THEN DO WEEKLY. |
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Kenneth
R. Beckett
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E-mail:
krbeckett@icomputerepair.com |
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WEB:
http://www.icomputerepair.com |
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UPDATED:
07/07/2003 |
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WINDOWS
98/2000 Maintenance |
