Scan disk also known as Check disk for newer version of Windows. This tool is used to check if the hard drive has critical errors that might affect the performance of the programs installed in the computer. The errors in the hard drive can result into system crash such as blue screen, slow performance, user account corruption and corruption of files including personal files.
Scan Disk will check the hard disk for physical damages. It will also check damages on the software that is installed in it. The main purpose of scan disk is to look for bad sectors and restore them to working condition. This is due to improper termination of a running program.
Scan Disk will provide a report that contains the errors it has found and the amount of disk space it has scanned. It’s important to use scan disk to prevent your file from corruption. Aside from this, there is a good chance that your computer will perform at optimum performance level after it has been ran.
This is how you run scan disk or check disk:
1. Double click your My Computer icon. Right-click on the C: drive. Select Properties then choose the Tools tab .
2. Under Error Checking , click the Check Now button. A dialog box will pop up, check both check boxes and click Start .
NOTE: Some people say that when they try to run scan disk or check disk it keeps on resetting itself. It doesn’t happen all the time but if it happens to you there’s a way around this.
Restart your computer, just as your computer starts to boot up (before the Windows “splash screen” appears), keep hitting F8 on your keyboard. A menu should come up. Choose the SAFE MODE option then run Scan Disk following the normal procedure and it should work just fine. When done, re-set your computer and be sure to switch back to normal mode.
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This feature of Windows is only applicable for a computer running in a network. If you have more than one computer at home that are linked to each other and they share files between them, then this feature is a must for easy accessing of files from the computers in the network. Adding a map drive is just like adding a shortcut of a shared folder from other computers. You can just put the map drive icon on the desktop and then double click it to gain access of the data in that folder that is saved in other computers for easy access.
Mapping a Network Drive
1. Right click on an empty space on your desktop click on New and then Shortcut.
2. On the Create Shortcut window click on the Browse button and click the arrow by Network to expand it and show the list of all the computers in the network. Click on the target computer to expand it and then choose the shared folder that you want to map and click OK. Click Next.
3. Type the name of the shortcut in the box and then click Finish.
The map drive icon will look like this
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If you want to create another account or a few more accounts for the other family members on your computer system, this article will help you with it.
Often times as the owner of the PC you want your account to be secured. You don’t want other people to get their hands on your personal files and stuff. Instead of turning on the Guest account for other people to use, you might want to create a personal account for one’s person to give him/her more control on the account such as set their own wallpaper, screen saver and settings.
Creating a User Account
1. Click Start, click Control Panel and then click User Accounts.
2. Click on Create a New Account.
3. Type the name that you want for the account you’re creating in the box and click Next.
4. Pick an account type by selecting between Computer Administrator or Limited. If you choose Computer Administrator it means the account has full control on the computer, it can even delete other accounts as well. You want this type of account if you want to have a back-up account of your original that has full control or the user you intend to create the account for has the same rights on the PC as you do. Limited account is your choice for other people you want to create the account for but not to have full control on the PC such as changing settings on the hard disk, scanning the drive, installing programs and removing them. So once you have chosen the type of account click on the Create Account button. Changes will take effect after you restart the PC.
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Defragmentation is a process that reduces the amount of fragmentation in the hard disk. It organizes the files of the disk to arrange fragments of each file close together. It will most certainly create larger areas of free space using compression to impede the re-fragmentation. In many cases, the result of this is faster processing of programs and files which is good and can save a lot of time when users working on their PC’s. Although this is a tedious process it will surely help the PC restore it’s original performance.
Defragging a Hard Disk
1. Open My Computer and right click on drive C: to select properties.
2. On the Properties window click on the Tools tab and click the Defragment Now button.
3. On the defragmenter window just click on the Defragment button and it will start the process.
Note: Avoid doing anything else on the PC while the defragment is ongoing so that it will finish faster and it can defrag all files that it needs to.
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Most people know how to install a program, whether it is from a disc or downloaded from the internet. However some users don’t know how to get rid of them when they don’t want it anymore or they need to free up some space from the hard disk, just accidentally installed a program or they need it for troubleshooting purposes to fix a bug or a disk error caused by faulty programs. Some other users will delete the shortcut icon of the program on the desktop and delete the folder in program files thinking those will completely remove the program from the PC, but it won’t.
This article will show you a simple way of removing or uninstalling a program that you have installed in your PC system.
Steps on removing a program
1. Click Start, click Control Panel and click on Add or Remove Programs.
2. You will see a list of all the programs that are installed in your PC. Just look for that program you want to remove and click on it to highlight it. Once it’s highlighted click the Change/Remove button on the far right side and just follow the instructions of the un-installation wizard to complete the removal process.
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