The document discusses various methods for optimizing computer performance, including checking and fixing bad sectors on the hard drive, deleting unnecessary temporary files, closing unnecessary startup programs, using disk cleanup and defragmenter utilities, viewing the event log, increasing RAM, and using Task Manager to end unnecessary tasks and processes.

1. As you use your hard drive, it can develop bad sectors.
Bad sectors slow down hard disk performance and
sometimes make data writing (such as file saving)
difficult, or even impossible. The Error Checking utility
scans the hard drive for bad sectors, and scans for
file system errors to see whether certain files or
folders are misplaced.
 Click My Computer > right-click the hard disk you
want to search for bad sectors, and then
click Properties > click the Tools tab > Click
the Check Disk dialog box (called Error-checking in
Windows 7) >select the Scan for and attempt
recovery of bad sectors check box, > then
click Start.
 If bad sectors are found, choose to fix them.

2.  Click Start > All Programs>
Accessories> System Tools > then
click Disk Cleanup.
 Choose the files that you want to delete.
 and then click OK.
When prompted to confirm that you want
to delete the specified files, click Yes

3.  Click Start> All
Programs> Accessories> System
Tools> click Disk Defragmenter.
 In the Disk Defragmenter dialog box,
click the drives that you want to
defragment, and then click
the Analyze button. After the disk is
analyzed, a dialog box appears, letting
you know whether you should
defragment the analyzed drives.
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4.  Event viewer: Use
the event viewer
utility by going to
Start > Control panel
> Administrative
tools > Event viewer.
 In the event viewer
you will find the error
or warning
messages
associated with any
faulty hardware or
software.

5.  Shutdown Unnecessary programs: By using this
path Start > Run > Msconfig > Startup, you can
close all unwanted programs at the Windows
startup and this will automatically increase the
windows loading time and speed of the computer
will also be increased.
 Increase RAM: By increasing the RAM in your
system you can get exceptional fast speed of your
computer.

6.  Using the key
combination
Ctrl+Shift+Esc.
 use the key
combination
Ctrl+Alt+Delete

7.  The Applications tab in
Task Manager shows a
list of programs
currently running.
 Choosing to End
Task from
the Applications tab
causes a request to be
sent to the application
for it to terminate.

8. The Processes tab
shows a list of all
running processes on
the system. This list
includes services and
processes from other
accounts.

9.  The performance tab
shows overall statistics
about the systems
performance, most
notably the overall
amount of CPU usage
and how much
memory is being used.

10.  The Networking tab
shows statistics relating
to each of the network
adapters present in
the computer. By
default the adapter
name, percentage of
network utilization, link
speed and state of the
network adapter are
shown, along with a
chart of recent
activity.

11.  The Users tab shows
all users that
currently have a
session on the
computer. On
server computers
there may be
several users
connected to the
computer using
Terminal Services.

12.  Before starting, shut down your PC and restart
it. When your PC has completely restarted,
close any programs that run automatically.
 Hit Ctrl-Alt-Del and choose your Task List. End
Task on everything that appears EXCEPT
Explorer and Systray. Make sure nothing is
listed in the Applications tab. Go to the
Processes tab and End Task on any items you
recognize, such as RealPlayer, Reminders,
etc.

13.  Delete trashy hard drive files (commonly
referred to as temp files).
 Hit Start> Search> Files or Folders
 In the Named box, type: *.tmp,~*.*,*.chk
 When it has completed searching, hit
Ctrl+A to select all of the files that appear,
and hit your delete key

14.  Delete Windows temp files.
 Hit Start-Run and type %temp% and hit
enter.
 Hit Ctrl+A on the keyboard to select
everything in that folder and hit your
delete key.

15.  Delete temporary Internet files.
 Open Internet Explorer and hit Tools>
Internet Options.
 Click on the Delete files button.

16.  System Restore helps you restore your computer's
system files to an earlier point in time. It's a way to
undo system changes to your computer without
affecting your personal files, such as e-mail,
documents, or photos.
 Sometimes, the installation of a program or a
driver can cause an unexpected change to your
computer or cause Windows to behave
unpredictably. Usually, uninstalling the program
or driver corrects the problem. If uninstalling does
not fix the problem, you can try restoring your
computer's system to an earlier date when
everything worked correctly.

17. Open System Restore by clicking
the Start button > clicking All
Programs > clicking Accessories >
clicking System Tools > clicking
System Restore.