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speeding up the hdd and clean up
Name: halima2k4 Date: December 29, 2003 at 13:06:39 Pacific OS: WIN 2K CPU/Ram: WIN 2K
Comment:
Hi All, Can anyone help a dummy at win2k, I have got a virus scanner and it shows that i have no viruses but i have got I/O Errors, can anyone tell me how to get rid of these errors, and for some reason my computer is going really slow, Can anyone help me sort these problems out. I have tried to Defragment the drive but theres no difrence. please could any one help me.
Name: Yankele Date: December 30, 2003 at 11:35:14 Pacific
Reply:
First, make sure your virus protection is up-to-date by getting the latest updates. Then get Spybot and run it to clean up any spyware which often slows down systems. Get rid of unnecessary file in your Temp folders and Recycle Bin. In Internet Explorer, go to Tools, Internet Options, Temporary Internet Files and delete Cookies and Delete Files. Then go to the Settings tab and reduce the size of the file to something about75Megs. All of these operations should be done regularly - once a week for me - to keep things running smoothly.
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