Defragment Your Hard Drive
When you install and delete programs on your computer it stores it in different areas, the more you install or delete the more fragmented your hard drive is.
...this basically means that instead of all the information and computer programs being in one neat place, there are bits of data all over the place..
When your drive is fragmented it will make it slower, make it run a little sluggish, and could even cause some computer problems. So, we're going to learn how to defrag a hard drive (basically neaten up where everything is stored)..
A.To access the disk defrag program: click Start>Programs>Accessories>System tools.
B.Click the analyze button to see if your hard drive needs defragmenting.
If it does you will see a screen similar to the one below.
Push the defragment button and let the fun begin!
Defragging might take awhile depending on how fast your system is and how big your hard drive is.
Also note that in Windows 98 you might have to exit out of your Virus Scanning program if you can't defrag. Sometimes the virus scanner will cause troubles with win 98's defrag program...I haven't had this problem on Windows XP or 2k...so I believe it is a Win 98 and 95 problem.
Much of the information presented on this page was referenced from the following website http://www.webterrace.com/tweak/2.html)
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