Specifications

Optimizing the Hard Disk..............................................................126
Examining Hard Drive Performance Specifications
.....................126
Performing Hard Drive Maintenance
........................................127
Disabling Compression and Encryption
....................................128
Turning Off the Content Indexing
...........................................128
Enabling Write Caching
.........................................................128
Converting FAT16 and FAT32 Partitions to NTFS
........................129
Turning Off 8.3 Filename Creation
..........................................130
Disabling Last Access Timestamp
.............................................130
Optimizing Virtual Memory
...........................................................131
Storing the Page File Optimally
...............................................131
Splitting the Page File
............................................................131
Customizing the Page File Size
................................................131
Watching the Page File Size
....................................................132
Changing the Paging File’s Location and Size
............................132
7 Maintaining Your Windows 7 System 135
Checking Your Hard Disk for Errors
.................................................135
Understanding Clusters
.........................................................137
Understanding Cycles
............................................................138
Running the Check Disk GUI
.................................................138
Checking Free Disk Space
..............................................................140
Deleting Unnecessary Files
.............................................................143
Defragmenting Your Hard Disk
.......................................................145
Running the Disk Defragmenter Tool
.......................................146
Changing the Disk Defragmenter Schedule
...............................147
Changing Which Disks Get Defragmented
................................148
Preparing for Trouble
....................................................................149
Setting System Restore Points
.................................................149
Creating a System Repair Disc
.................................................152
Backing Up Your Files
....................................................................153
Configuring Automatic File Backups
........................................155
Creating a System Image Backup
.............................................157
Checking for Updates and Security Patches
.......................................158
Reviewing Event Viewer Logs
.........................................................160
Setting Up a 9-Step Maintenance Schedule
.......................................162
8 Controlling Windows 7 with Control Panel 165
Touring the Control Panel Window
.................................................166
Reviewing the Control Panel Icons
..................................................167
Understanding Control Panel Files
..................................................172
Easier Access to Control Panel
........................................................175
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