Repair Your XP - Re-Assemble Your Files! by Tony Buel
Most Windows users will notice that as time goes on their system seems to get slower and slower. This in not an illusion! This system slowdown is real and can be quite annoying. But there is something you can do which should be a part of your routine maintenance. ... Then click on each successive menu option: Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Disk Defragmenter After the 'Analyze' button has been clicked, the Disk Defragmenter program will tell you whether it thinks your files need 'Defragmenting'.

Cleaning and Organizing Your Computer by Jeff Pewitt
It is a good idea to think of your PC as an office. It stores files, programs, pictures. This can be compared to an actual office’s files, machines and decorations. The operating system is the boss. With this image in mind, think of an office you’ve visited that was slow and inefficient. ... Next, select “accessories” and “system tools” and you will see “disk defragmenter.” In fact, this is also an alternative way to select the disk cleanup mentioned earlier. ... You can run the disk defragmenter by selecting “all programs” under the start button.

2 Super Simple Ways to Speed Up Your Computer by Adam J. Thompson
Is your computer as slow as cold molasses in January? Would you like to learn a couple easy tweaks that you can use to easily increase your computers speed and make your programs run faster? There are actually many ways to speed up your computer, but here are two of them. ... Here's how to Defragment your hard drive: Click "Start" Click "Programs" / "All Programs" Go to "Accessories" Go to "System Tools" Click "Disk Defragmenter" You will then see a window that shows, among other things, you hard drive, probably called "C".

Software For Your Hard-Drive by John Deprice
All your software is stored on a hard-drive. But how about software FOR your hard-drive - private disks, partition managers, disk defragmenters? Here is the scoop on the latest tools. Paragon Partition Manager The program is suitable for both professionals and home users. ... If you suspect that your hard disk drive is damaged and contains bad sectors, you have difficulties to copy data from your disk, your operating system is unstable or you unable to boot to Windows altogether - don't rush to throw out your disk and don't think that your important information is irretrievably lost.

Speeding Up Your PC For Free by Jon Arking
My mother-in-law is not very good with technology. She understands that computers run the government and that the Internet is great for purchasing figurines on eBay, but that's about it. Like all tech-proficient son-in-laws before me, I am often my in-law’s foil for computer questions and repair. ... However the reality of it is that the OS takes portions of unused disk space that actually break up the continuity of the program. ... The second program is called Spy Doctor. ... The first is a program known as Spyware Killer, or by its retail product name, Stopzilla.

Defragmentation Explained by Mike Pulli
Defrag Your Hard Drive, don’t think you can't do it sure, you can. Let’s get started. Have you ever noticed how your computer seems to run slower? and slower each week? Did you think it was just your imagination, Nah! Your computer really is getting slower because, your hard drive needs to be... Method I: Start/My Computer/C:Drive/Properties/ Tools/ Defragmentation * Click Start * My computer * Right Click on C: drive * Select Properties * Tools * Select Defragmatation Method II: Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Disk Defragmenter * Click Start * Select All Programs...

Freezing - Time To Warm Up Your PC by Deborah Anderson
Freezing is also known as crashing or hanging. It's frustrating. The computer locks up and the mouse and keyboard do not respond. You may lose data and you certainly lose time and patience. Typically, you need to press Ctrl+Alt+Del to see the programs that are running and to try to close the... Windows has a built in defragmenter, which is located at: Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Defragmenter It is a good idea to run this program once a month. ... Always use Control Panel/ Add Remove programs, or the uninstall program belonging to the program to uninstall a program.

What's the Point for Computer Optimization? by Ted Peterson
I am sure you've heard a lot of things about computer optimization. Everywhere you look you see ads that invite you to "boost your performance" or "improve your computer". So, what's the idea? Is anything true about it? Does your computer really need optimization? ... To avoid problems you should use at least once a month a hard-disk defragmenter, in order to clean remaining pieces of information. ... A solution for this is to run "regedit" and manually search for all references to the program and erase them.

Top 5 Reasons Why Your Computer is Slowing Down and Solutions to Them by Yao Feng
Does your computer take forever to load up your software applications? Like Microsoft Word? Or Excel? Or any applications you might use on a daily basis? If you had your computer for sometime chances are that it's slowing down and does not perform like it used to. ... To access this program simple click on your start menu then select program then accessories then system tools and you will see the disk defragmenter icon. ... It does take some time though, so grab a cup of coffee and just sit back and relax until the disk defragmenter is done with its voodoo.

Taking Care of Your Computer - 7 Useful Tips by Dennis DEntremont
There are many reasons why you should take care of your computer. Number one, is that it's a major investment for most people and you would probably like to keep it running for as long as possible. There are various things that you can do to help prolong the life of your PC, both hardware and... In Windows XP this can be done by going to your Start menu, then All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then select Disk Defragmenter. ... In Windows XP, you should run the Disk Cleanup utility once and a while to clean things up.