Pc Maintenance; Creating Data Backup Discs; Creating System Recovery Discs; Removing Unused Programs - HP A1210n - Pavilion - 512 MB RAM Maintenance Manual

PC Maintenance

This section includes information about tasks you can
perform to help ensure the trouble-free operation of
your PC, and to ease the recovery of important
information on your PC should problems arise in the
future.

Creating Data Backup Discs

You can use the CD or DVD burning software included
on your PC to create backup discs of important
information including personal files, e-mail messages,
and Web site bookmarks.
When writing data to a backup disc, you should use
software that includes write verification functionality.
This verification feature compares the data on your
hard disk drive with the data copied to the disc to
ensure it is an exact copy. Depending on your disc
burning software, you may need to manually enable
this feature.

Creating System Recovery Discs

This is a one-time step that you should perform while
your PC is working properly. If you later encounter
problems with your PC, you can restore it to its
original configuration using the System Recovery discs
that you create.
Before creating recovery discs, read "System Recovery
Overview" on page 17, and then create the discs as
described in "Creating System Recovery Discs" on
page 18.

Removing Unused Programs

1 Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2 Double-click Add or Remove Programs. The
Add or Remove Programs window opens.
3 Select the program you want to remove, and click
the Change/Remove button.
4 Follow the onscreen instructions.
NOTE: Some programs have their own uninstall
features. If you cannot uninstall a program from the
Control Panel, try using the program to uninstall.
Running the Disk Cleanup
Program
The Disk Cleanup program frees up space on your
hard disk drive by removing temporary and unused
files (including Temporary Internet Files and files in the
Recycle Bin). You can run Disk Cleanup manually, or
you can set it up to run automatically.
Running Disk Cleanup manually
1 Click Start, All Programs, Accessories,
System Tools, and then click Disk Cleanup.
Disc Cleanup searches for files to delete and
calculates how much disk space can be saved.
2 Choose the files to delete by placing a check mark
in the check box next to the file types listed.
3 Click OK, and then click Yes to finish deleting the
selected files.
Scheduling Disk Cleanup to run
automatically
1 Click Start, and then Run, and type the following
into the open field (note there is a space between
the r and the /): cleanmgr /sageset:100
2 Select the types of files that you want removed (for
example, temporary files, Temporary Internet Files,
and the files in the Recycle Bin).
3 Click OK to save the settings.
4 Click Start, All Programs, Accessories,
System Tools, and then click Scheduled Tasks.
5 Double-click Add Scheduled Task and then
click Next.
6 Select Disk Cleanup from the application list and
then click Next.
7 Accept the default task name or type a name for
the task, select when the task is performed, and
click Next.
8 Select the time and reoccurrence (if available), and
click Next. Disk cleanup may take a long time, so
select a time when the PC is on but not in use.
9 Enter your login name and password and
click Next.
If you do not have a password, leave the Password
field blank and click Next.
10 Select Open advanced properties for this
task when I click Finish and click Finish.
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