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Clean Your Computer
This will show you how to clean up your PC. With these steps, you can do a disk cleanup, defragment,remove spyware,and everything in between...
Steps
Do a Windows Update. This will be on your Start Menu; if it isn't, then click on "All Programs" then "Accessories", then "System Tools"...this will take you to the Page. Or try Or try windowsupdate.microsoft.comIt is very important that you do the updates; it doesn't matter if you use the new updates or not, but they are for security, very important these days.
Get rid of cookies. These are the little crumbs that are left behind on your computer after you visit a website. Click on Start>> Control Panel>>Internet Options. The second row down will say Delete Cookies, click on that. Click on Delete Temporary file; when the little box comes up that says "delete offline," you don't have to click on that. Click on Delete temporary Files.
Complete Disk Cleanup. After clicking on "Start", move your cursor on All Programs, then up to Accessories, then "System Tools". Click on Disk Cleanup from the list that appears. Click the "More Options" tab at the top of the page, and select all three of the following: "Windows Components," "Installed Programs," and "System Restore". Clean up all three by clicking on their respective tabs. You may want to delete all but your most recent system restore point -- you probably don't need the others.
Defragment your computer. Defragmenting your computer moves all your files to where they are supposed to be.
Steps
Do a Windows Update. This will be on your Start Menu; if it isn't, then click on "All Programs" then "Accessories", then "System Tools"...this will take you to the Page. Or try Or try windowsupdate.microsoft.comIt is very important that you do the updates; it doesn't matter if you use the new updates or not, but they are for security, very important these days.
Get rid of cookies. These are the little crumbs that are left behind on your computer after you visit a website. Click on Start>> Control Panel>>Internet Options. The second row down will say Delete Cookies, click on that. Click on Delete Temporary file; when the little box comes up that says "delete offline," you don't have to click on that. Click on Delete temporary Files.
Complete Disk Cleanup. After clicking on "Start", move your cursor on All Programs, then up to Accessories, then "System Tools". Click on Disk Cleanup from the list that appears. Click the "More Options" tab at the top of the page, and select all three of the following: "Windows Components," "Installed Programs," and "System Restore". Clean up all three by clicking on their respective tabs. You may want to delete all but your most recent system restore point -- you probably don't need the others.
Defragment your computer. Defragmenting your computer moves all your files to where they are supposed to be.
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