IAM, trying to find how to clean my drive hard because my laptop is slow _

Compaq laptop than two years

Hello terry,.

There are many things that can slow down a PC, not less the software that you install on it. You also have hundreds of temporary internet files that can also slow things down. Another problem is that if the files on your hard drive are fragmented.

My first option would be to download a free application called CCleaner (http://www.piriform.com/) is told from the same people that make CCleaner are also called Defraggler defragmentation tool. It has a graphical interface, so you can see what's going on. In fact, you might prefer download Defraggler also instead of using the version of windows that comes with Vista.

My next, after running CCleaner, would indeed be to defragment your hard drive. This should be done according to a schedule, but if you turn on your laptop you so don't miss the calendar and there is no. I think that it is configured to start at about 02:00 every month. But don't worry you can easily do it manually. You can do this either in the start menu or the command prompt. The menu option start doing everything in the background, and you don't have any idea what's going on. To do this click the Start button, followed by all programs, accessories, system tools and Disk Defragmenter.

You may also like to take a look at this link from Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/setup/optimize.aspx

This forum post is my own opinion and does not necessarily reflect the opinion or the opinion of Microsoft, its employees or other MVPS.

John Barnett MVP: Windows XP Expert associated with: Windows Desktop Experience: www.winuser.co.uk | vistasupport.mvps.org | xphelpandsupport.mvps.org | www.silversurfer-Guide.com

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