The hard drive is one of the most important components of a
computer.The operating system and programs are installed here and all
of your data is kept on the hard drive.If you have hard drive problems
your computer will not run as well as it should and in the worst case
may not run at all.
There are various different utilities which can scan your hard drive
for problems and then attempt to correct those problems. Commonly used
utilities with Windows XP include 1. Disk defragmenter 2.Disc cleanup.
3.Error checker Tool.
1. As you use the computer over a period of time the files stored on
the hard drive tend to become fragmented with parts of a file written
to different areas of the drive. The disk defragmenter will take all
these file fragments and bring them together so that a complete file is
all located at one point. This greatly speeds up access to the file.
The fragmented data increases the work the drive must do thus
increasing the load on the drive and can in fact sometimes cause
serious and permanent damage. To minimise and correct file
fragmentation the Disk Defragmenter should be run at regular intervals
in order to keep the hard drive in good order. The Disk Defragmenter is
found by clicking on START->ALL
PROGRAMS->ACESSORIES->SYSTEM
TOOLS->DISK DEFRAGMENT.
2. The Disc Cleanup application allows you to erase unwanted temporary
internet files and program setup files from your hard drive. This frees
up hard drive space and helps the computer to run more efficiently.
You can find DISK CLEANUP by clicking on START->ALL
PROGRAMS->ACCESSORIES->SYSTEM TOOLS->DISC
CLEANUP. This
tool if run at regular intervals will also help to keep your computer
running smoothly and efficiently.
3. Error Checker will scan your hard drive for errors in the file
system and bad sectors on the hard drive. To locate ERROR CHECKER bring
up your Start menu by clicking on START then click on MY COMPUTER, next
RIGHT click on the hard disc volume you want to run error checker
on then click on PROPERTIES. On the Tools tab click on CHECK
NOW
in the ERROR CHECKING section. Next in the CHECK DISK dialog box click
on SCAN FOR AND ATTEMPT RECOVERY OF BAD SECTORS and click START. This
may take some time as it checks a large hard drive for bad sectors.
Finally find the maker of your hard drive from the user manual or by
looking inside the computer. Most hard disc manufacturers offer
downloads of tools to test the hard drive for problems.
If your computer runs slow after completing all these tasks you should
look elsewhere for the problem. One of the most common reasons for a
slow running computer is a bloated corrupt registry.The registry is a
very large data bank which holds all the files used by the operating
system to run the computer as well as much other information. As the
computer is used over a period of time a large volume of data fragments
will accumulate in the registry. This is a problem with all windows
operated computers unfortunately and there is no way to prevent it. The
corrupt registry makes it difficult for the operating system to locate
the data it needs to run the computer. This greatly slows down
operation of the machine and can cause freezing and crashing also.
The best solution to this problem is to use Windows XP registry repair
software which can be downloaded from the internet. The top registry
cleaners will first offer to give you a free scan to determine if you
have registry problems. You can check the results of this scan before
deciding to repair registry problems. We tested several Windows XP
registry repair tools and found that they would all do the job but some
were better than others. One in particluar found up to 50%
more
errors than some other registry repair tools and was clearly superior.
This was REGEASY
which in the course of our tests did an excellent job of finding and
repairing registry errors. We recommend that you use a windows reg
cleaner and do not try to personally edit your registry. There are many
essential entries in the registry and if you mistakenly remove even one
of them you can completely disable your computer. Do your registry
repair the safe way and use a top registry cleaner to do the work
quickly and safely. Get your free REGEASY
scan to fix registry problems now.
