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Tips & Tricks for Windows Operating Systems.
Windows 98
How to clear out the Internet Files.
First right click on the Internet
Explorer Icon, then click on properties.
Now click on
Delete cookies then OK.
Now click on Delete files,
now put a check in Delete all offline content. Now click
OK.
Now click on Clear History, then yes.
Now
click ok to close out the Internet Properties.
How to clear out the TEMP folder.
Double left click on My Computer.
Double left
click on "C" drive.
Double left click on the Windows
folder.
If the files are hidden click on Show Files.
Double left click on the TEMP folder.
Now go to Edit,
then select all and click on the delete button on the
main toolbar.
You should not delete any files newer
than 3 days.
If you don't have a delete button on the
toolbar then go to File and then Delete.
Click on yes
when asked if you want to send the items to the recycle
bin.
How to clear out the Applog folder.
Double left click My Computer.
Double left click
on "C" drive.
Double left click on the Windows
folder.
Go to "View", then "Folder Options".
Select "Show all files" under the Hidden Files" list.
Click on OK.
Now click on the "Show Files" in the
"Windows" box.
Double Left click on Applog Folder.
Now click on Edit, then Select all.
Now click on
delete or go to "File" then Delete.
You may want to
undo the "Show all Files" now.
Just follow the same
steps as above except choose "Do not show hidden or
systems files" then OK.
I would do this about once
a month.
Be sure to run Scandisk and Defrag
REGULARLY ! Run ScanDisk First.
Err
Msg: ScanDisk Has Restarted 10 Times Because Windows...
ScanDisk has restarted 10 times because Windows or another program has been writing to this drive. Quitting some running programs may enable ScanDisk to finish sooner. Do you want to continue receiving this warning?
CAUSE
This problem can occur:
If Windows
or another program writes to the hard disk while
ScanDisk is scanning that disk. If you have many items
on the Quick Launch toolbar (which appears to the right
of the Start button). If an item on the Quick Launch
toolbar periodically writes to the hard disk while
ScanDisk runs.
NOTE: This can occur when an
antivirus program is running or when a Microsoft Word
document is open and the Autosave feature is active.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, try the
following methods. After you use each method, run
ScanDisk to see if the problem is resolved. If the
problem still occurs, continue to the next method. Turn
Off the Quick Launch Toolbar While You Run ScanDisk. To
do this, follow these steps:
Right-click a blank area
of the taskbar. On the shortcut menu that appears, point
to Toolbars, and then click Quick Launch. NOTE: A
check mark appears next to Quick Launch. When you click
Quick Launch, the check mark disappears. The Quick
Launch toolbar is disabled. After you run ScanDisk,
follow steps 1 and 2 to again enable the toolbar. Remove
Items from the Quick Launch Toolbar You can do this to
help determine if an item is causing ScanDisk to
restart. To remove an item from the Quick Launch
toolbar, follow these steps:
Right-click the item
that you want to remove.
On the shortcut menu that
appears, click Delete.
On the Confirm File Delete
message that appears, click Yes.
NOTE: When
you remove an item from the Quick Launch toolbar, you do
not delete the program file, you delete only a shortcut
to that file. To restore a shortcut to the Quick Launch
toolbar, drag it to a blank area of the Quick Launch
toolbar.
Quit All Running Programs
To quit all programs that are currently running, follow these steps: Press CTRL + ALT + DELETE. In the Close Program dialog box, click any program in the list, except Explorer or Systray, and then click End Task. If you are prompted to click End Task again, do so. NOTE: Explorer and Systray are Windows components that Windows requires to function properly. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each program that is listed in the Close Program dialog box, except Explorer and Systray.
Follow these steps to set the screen saver to None:
Right-click the desktop, and then click Properties.
Click the Screen Saver tab.
In the Screen Saver box,
click None.
Click OK.
If the AutoUpdate "Update
Reminder" is running in the system tray, it may also
interfere with Scandisk. You can remove the AutoUpdate
notification by clicking the Update Reminder icon and
then either installing the recommended updates or
clicking Remind Me Later. After you quit all running
programs, try running ScanDisk again.
Restart in Safe Mode
Windows Me or Windows 98
To start your computer in Safe mode, restart your
computer, press and hold down the CTRL key after your
computer completes the Power On Self Test (POST), and
then choose Safe Mode from the Startup menu.
NOTE:
If you press and hold down the CTRL key when your
computer starts, you may receive a keyboard error
message. If this occurs, you can safely ignore the
keyboard error message. After you restart the computer
in Safe mode, try running ScanDisk again.
Windows 95
To restart your computer in Safe mode, click Start, click Shut Down, click Restart The Computer, and then click Yes. When you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, press the F8 key.After you restart the computer in Safe mode, try running ScanDisk again.
Windows 98 or Windows 95
To restart to a command prompt and run ScanDisk in
real mode, follow these steps:
Click Start, click
Shut Down, click Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode,
and then click Yes or OK.
At the command prompt, type
scandisk, and then press ENTER.
The first time this
error message occurs, you have the option to continue to
receive the warning message or to suppress the error
message in the future. You can also click Cancel. If you
click Yes to continue receiving the error message, the
message is displayed again if ScanDisk is unable to
complete a disk scan after 10 passes. However, if you
click No, ScanDisk continues to run until it either
finishes or is canceled.
Also be sure to empty the
Recycle Bin !
Tips on cleaning up your computer:
Windows 2000
How to clear out the Internet Files.
First right click on the Internet Explorer Icon, then
click on properties.
Now click on Delete cookies then
OK.
Now click on Delete files, now put a check in
Delete all offline content. Now click OK.
Now click
on Clear History, then yes.
Now click ok to close out
the Internet Properties.
How to clear out the TEMP folder.
Double left click on My Computer.
Double left
click on "C" drive.
Double left click on the Winnt
folder.
If the files are hidden click on Show Files.
Double left click on the TEMP folder.
Now go to Edit,
then select all and click on the delete button on the
main toolbar.
You should not delete any files newer
than 3 days.
If you don't have a delete button on the
toolbar then go to File and then Delete.
Click on yes
when asked if you want to send the items to the recycle
bin.
Be sure to run Scandisk and Defrag
REGULARLY ! Run ScanDisk First.
To run
a ScanDisk on W2k....
Double left click on My Computer.
Right click on
"C" Drive.
Click Properties.
Click Tools.
Click
on Check Now … under Error-checking.
Click Start.
If you want to do a more in-depth error checking there
are 2 other options available:
First option is to
Automatically fix file system errors (choosing this
option will require a restart of the computer to run).
When choosing this option you will see a box pop up that
says, "The check disk could not be preformed because
exclusive access to the drive could not be obtained. Do
you want to schedule this disk check to occur next time
you restart the computer?" When prompted for this you
would choose Yes if you want it to run on the next
reboot of the system.The second option for error
checking is Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors
(this will not require a restart of the system)
Also be sure to empty the Recycle Bin !
Tips on cleaning up your computer: Windows Xp
How
to cut off the System Restore.
Right click My Computer.
Click on
Properties.
Click on System Restore Tab.
Put a
check beside of Turn off System Restore.
Click Apply
and OK.
How to run a Disk Cleanup.
Double left click on My Computer.
Right Click on
"C" Drive.
Left click on Properties.
On the
General Tab click Disk Cleanup.
Now Disk Cleanup will
calculate the amount of space it will be able to free
up.
In the following window put a check in all of the
boxes.
Now click OK.
Then click yes to start the
cleanup.
The amount of time needed will depend on the
amount of files and the speed of your computer.
How to clear out the Internet Files.
First right click on the Internet Explorer Icon, then
click on properties.
Now click on Delete cookies then
OK.
Now click on Delete files, now put a check in
Delete all offline content. Now click OK.
Now click
on Clear History, then yes.
Now click ok to close out
the Internet Properties.
How to clear out the TEMP folder.
Double left click on My Computer.
Double left
click on "C" drive.
Now go to "tools" and select
Folder options.
Now click on View and select "show
hidden files and folders" under the folder Hidden Files
and Folders.
Click apply and then OK.
Double left
click on the Documents and Settings folder.
Double
left click on the main User's Folder. (example: John
Doe)
Double left click on the Local Settings folder.
Double left click on the TEMP folder.
Now go to Edit,
then select all and click on the delete button on the
main toolbar.
You should not delete any files newer
than 3 days.
If you don't have a delete button on the
toolbar then go to File and then Delete.
Click on yes
when asked if you want to send the items to the recycle
bin.
How to clear out the Prefetch Folder.
Double left click My Computer.
Double left click
on "C" drive.
Double left click on the Windows
folder.
Double left click on the Prefetch folder.
Now click on Edit, then Select all.
Now click on
delete or go to "File" then Delete.
I would do
this about once a month.
Be sure to run Scandisk and Defrag
REGULARLY ! Run Scandisk First.
To run
a ScanDisk on XP....
Double left Click My Computer.
Right click on "C"
Drive.
Click Properties.
Click Tools.
To do a
Scandisk Click check now.
Put a check in both boxes
"Automatically Fix File System Errors" and "Scan for and
attempt Recovery of Bad Sectors".
Then click Start.
Now when asked "Do you want to Schedule this Disk Check
to occur the next time you Restart the Computer",
Click Yes.
Now Restart your Computer.
Also be
sure to empty the Recycle Bin !
Defrag
Double left Click My Computer.
Right click on "C"
Drive.
Click Properties.
Click Tools.
Click on
Defragment Now.
Click on Defragment.
After Following All the Above, Turn System Restore Back On.
Right click My Computer.
Click on Properties.
Click on System Restore Tab.
Remove the check beside
of Turn off System Restore.
Click Apply and OK.
Tips on cleaning up your computer: Remove Adware & Spyware
Spyware is software that sends information from the user's computer without their knowledge whenever the computer connects to the Internet. Usually the information sent is benign in nature, mostly concerned with general marketing information (ie., spending habits) rather than specific information like credit card numbers, although some programs are capable of retrieving specific information as well. The problem with Spyware lies in the fact that this information is transmitted without informed consent. Additionally, Spyware programs are sometimes poorly written, containing bugs and causing the computer to malfunction. Spyware does not respect your privacy.
Auto Delete Temporary Folder (XP Pro)
First go to Start, then run and type in gpedit.msc
Next select -> Computer Configuration/Administrative
Templates/Windows Components/Terminal Services/Temporary
Folder. Then right click "Do Not Delete Temp Folder Upon
Exit" Go to properties and hit disable. Now next time
Windows puts a temp file in that folder it will
automatically delete it when its done! Remember, GPEDIT
(Group Policy Editor) is only available in XP Pro.
How to remove all the System Restore points except the recent one?
All the System Restore points can be cleared by
disabling and enabling the System Restore option.
However, Windows XP provides an option to clear all the
System Restore points except the very recently created
point. This can be accomplished through the Disk Cleanup
Utility in XP.
Click Start, Run and type CLEANMGR and
press Enter.
Select the hard disk partition and press
OK.
At the top of the dialog, click the tab More
Options.
Under System Restore section, click the
button "Clean up..."
Now, all the System Restore
points (except the recent one) are cleared and more hard
disk space will be free.
Remove Deleted Programs from the Uninstall List
If you deleted a program instead of uninstalling it, most likely the program will still be listed in the windows uninstall list. Follow the directions below to remove programs from list manually.
1. Click on Start then Run and type regedit.
2.
Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\
Uninstall.
3. Delete the folder of the program.
Also See "How
to Manually Remove Programs from the Add or Remove
Programs Tool"
A Better Windows XP Disk Cleanup Tool
These instructions will show you how to create an unattended disk cleanup which will also empty your prefetch folder providing Windows XP is installed in c:\windows.
1. Create a new text file and place the following
contents inside:
c:\windows\system32\cleanmgr.exe /dc
/sageset: 1
c:
cd \
cd c:\windows\prefetch
del *.* /q
2. Save the file, changing the extension from .txt to
.bat
Now name it diskclean.bat
3. Execute the
file. This will run the Disk Cleanup program in a
special mode which asks what items you will want cleaned
when Disk Cleanup performs an unattended cleanup. Check
the items you wish to have cleaned up, then click OK.
4. Right-click on the diskclean.bat file and click
edit. Change the first line to read:
c:\windows\system32\cleanmgr.exe /dc /sagerun: 1
5. Save the file. You can execute this file in place of running Disk Cleanup, or, to have this program run unattended, run the Add Scheduled Task Wizard in the Control Panel and create a scheduled task using the clean.bat file you just created.
To download one already made in .bat format click HERE.
To download one already made in .exe format click HERE.