My e-pc has become slow
Have you checked that...
You are not running too many applications at
the same time
You have not filled your hard drive with too
much data
You are not storing large numbers of
unnecessary temporary files on your e-pc
The slowness is not coming from the
network (if applicable)
How
• Close any unused applications and check whether
the e-pc's performance improves
1
Click on the letter corresponding to your e-pc's
hard drive in W W W W i i i i n n n n do do do dow w w w s s s s E E E E x x x x p p p p l l l l o o o o r r r r e e e e r r r r . The amount of
free space on the disk is displayed at the bottom
of the Explorer window.
2
Remove or back up any unwanted files.
3
Compress any files you do not often have to
access with a file compression utility.
• Windows 98/Windows 2000: Select P P P P r r r r o o o o g g g g r r r r a a a a m m m m s s s s
A A A A cc cc cc cce e e e ss ss ss sso o o o r r r r i i i i e e e e s s s s S S S S y y y y s s s s t t t t e e e e m m m m T T T T o o o o o o o o l l l l s s s s D D D D i i i i s s s s k k k k C C C C l l l l e e e e a a a a n n n n u u u u p p p p from
the S S S S t t t t a a a a rt rt rt rt menu. This will check your system for
files you can safely delete.
• Windows 95/Windows NT4: Look for Windows
temporary folders and delete any files you are
absolutely sure you do not require.
• Contact your network administrator for assistance
My e-pc isn't working properly
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