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.
R
estart your Notebook.
9. Restart the Notebook. The programs removed from
FAQ and troub
leshooting
1. P
ress + R to display the
Run dialog bo
x.
2. Type "msconfig" in the
Open
field. The system
c
onfiguration utility will appears.
3. Click the
Sta
rtup
tab, and
then uncheck any task that
is unwanted.
4. Click
Appl
y
>
OK
• Re
move programs from the Startup folder. Removing
programs from the Startup folder also helps prevent programs
from running when Windows starts up. To do so, follow the
steps below:
1. Right-click anywhere in the open area on the desktop
and select
New
>
Fold
er
. Giv
e the folder a name. This
folder will be used later.
2. Right-click the
Sta
rt
butt
on and then select
Open
. A
fold
er named
Programs
wi
ll appear in the
Sta
rt
Menu
win
dow.
3. Double-click the
Programs
folder and
then the
Sta
rtup
fold
er.
4. Right-click any icon in the folder and then select
Prop
erties
. The infor
mation about the icon will
appear.
5. You may decide if the program is necessary to be kept
in the
Sta
rtup
fo
lder. Select unwanted program icons,
right-click on them and select
Cut
.
6.
Close the open windows to return to the desktop.
7. Open the folder created in Step 1.
8. Select the
Edit
and
Paste
co
mmands in the folder
window. The icons that were cut from the
Sta
rtup
folder ar
e no
w placed in the folder.
the
Sta
rtup
folder
will no longer run when Windows
starts. However, you can still run them by double-
clicking their icons in the folder created in Step 1.
• Empty the
Recyc
le Bin
. Yo
u can free up disk space by clearing
files you no longer need from the
Recycle Bin
. T
o do so,
right-click the Recycle Bin icon on the desktop and select
Empty Recycle Bin
.
• D
elete temporary files and directories. This will increase the
disk space of your hard disk, and reduce the time Windows
takes to access the hard disk. It will also help solve problems
associated with spooling print job.
1. Close all running programs.
2. Click
Sta
rt
>
All Programs
>
Access
ories
>
System Tools
>
Disk Cleanup
.
3. Ch
eck the types of files you want to delete (temporary
files are safe to delete).
4. Click
OK
.
• U
se the Scan Disk and Defragment functions. The Scan Disk
function checks a hard disk for errors, while the Disk
Defragment function takes all the scattered bits of program
data and groups them back together in the front of the drive.
1. Click
Sta
rt
>
Computer
.
2.
Rig
ht-click the hard disk's icon and select
Prop
erties
.
3.
Clic
k the
Tools
tab and then the
Check Now
button
.
4. Check all checkboxes in the dialog that follows.