Quick Reference Guide

10 Contents
Removing Applications From Your Computer . . . . . 123
Windows Vista
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Windows XP
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Ending an Application When it Does not
Respond
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10 Maintenance Tasks (Enhance
Performance and Ensure Security)
. . . . 125
Performing Maintenance Tasks to Increase
Computer Speed and Ensure Security
. . . . . . . . . 125
Cleaning Your Computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Before You Start
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Cleaning the Computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Cleaning Optical Drives and Optical Drive
Media
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Managing Your Computer Performance
. . . . . . . 127
Windows Vista
®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Windows
®
XP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Performance Tuning
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
System Setup Based Performance Tuning
. . . . 129
Software Based Performance Tuning
. . . . . . 129
NVIDIA Performance
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
NVIDIA Monitor
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Cleaning Up Your Hard Drive
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Defragmenting Your Hard Drive
. . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Detecting and Repairing Disk Errors
. . . . . . . . . 133
Scanning for Viruses and Spyware
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