Personal Computer User Manual

TheWindowsoperatingsystemwillslowdownandmightproduceerrorsiftheharddiskdrivegetstoofull.
TochecktheamountoffreespaceontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.ClickStart➙Computer.
2.Right-clickyourCdriveentryandthenclickProperties.Theamountoffreediskspaceisdisplayed.
Actionstofreeupdiskspace:
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1.ClickStart➙Computer.
2.Right-clickyourCdriveentryandthenclickProperties.
3.ClickDiskCleanup.
4.Alistofunnecessarylecategoriesisdisplayed.Selecteachlecategoryyouwanttodelete,
andthenclickOK.
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1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.
2.ClickPrograms.
3.ClickTurnWindowsfeaturesonoroff.
4.AlistofoptionalWindowscomponentsisdisplayed.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
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1.ClickStart➙Computer.
2.Right-clickyourCdriveentryandthenclickProperties.
3.ClickDiskCleanup.
4.ClickCleanupsystemles.
5.ClicktheMoreOptionstab.
6.IntheProgramsandFeaturesarea,clicktheCleanupbutton.
7.Alistofinstalledapplicationsisdisplayed.Selecttheapplicationyouwanttoremove.Click
Uninstall/Change.
•CleanoutyourInbox,SentItems,andDeletedItemsfoldersfromyoure-mailapplication.Thefolder
namesandproceduresvarydependingonyoure-mailapplication.Ifyouneedassistance,seethe
helpsystemforyoure-mailapplication.
Excessivenumberoffragmentedles
Symptom:Excessivenumberoffragmentedles
Action:RuntheWindowsDiskDefragmenterprogram.
Note:Dependingonthesizeoftheharddiskdriveandamountofdatacurrentlystoredontheharddisk
drive,thediskdefragmentationprocessmighttakeuptoseveralhourstocomplete.
OntheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Closeanyprogramsthatarecurrentlyrunningandcloseanyopenwindows.
2.ClickStart➙Computer.
3.Right-clickyourCdriveentryandthenclickProperties.
4.ClicktheT oolstab.
5.ClickDefragmentNow,thenclickContinue.
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