Windows Cleaning software is simple to install and uninstall, just like any other software. There are no special steps you need to know to benefit from trying the driver updater yourself. Installing the Software Firstly you will need to download the installer. This is a small file that will take a minute or two to [...]
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Is your Windows desktop starting to look like a dog’s breakfast? Clean it up easily with a built in Windows XP tool: the Desktop Clean up Wizard
To start the Desktop Cleanup Wizard:
1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. In Control Panel, click Appearance and Themes under Pick a category.
3. Under or pick a Control Panel icon, click Display.The Display Properties dialog box is displayed.
4. In the Display Properties dialog box, click the Desktop tab, and then click Customize Desktop.The Desktop Items dialog box is displayed.
5. Under Desktop cleanup, click to clear the Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days check box if you do not want the Desktop Cleanup Wizard to automatically start every 60 days.
6. Click Clean Desktop Now.The Desktop Cleanup Wizard starts.
Occasionally, you may need to back up and restore your Windows OS registry by hand. The following is the official Microsoft instructions for performing these critical tasks: Instructions for manually backing up the registry in Windows 7, Windows Vista or in Windows XP // Windows Vista or Windows 7 // Click Start, type systempropertiesprotection in [...]
The Disk Cleanup tool helps free up space on your hard drive by searching your drive for files that you can safely delete. You can choose to delete some or all of the files. Use Disk Cleanup to perform any of the following tasks to free up space on your hard drive: Remove temporary Internet [...]
If your computer is not starting normally, or if you receive errors when you start your computer that you cannot identify, you could consider performing a “clean boot.” This operation starts the computer by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This can help you troubleshoot the problem. There are two methods to [...]
We’re often asked what the ‘optimal’ system settings are for performance settings in the Windows XP system settings panel. This video provides an excellent overview of exactly how to configure your performance settings: Following these performance tweaks can dramatically speed up your Windows performance. Great Video! Bookmark It!
Notice your Windows XP or Vista installation getting slower and slower these days? CCleaner is a Windows utility built to clean your computer and speed it up by turfing files that you don’t need, cleaning your Windows registry, and freeing up disk space. Piriform, the company that developed CCleaner describes it this way: CCleaner is [...]
