if we hit on disk clean up button, aren't we going to lose the all data in hard disk drives?
----- Original Message ----- From: "vishnu ramchandani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 4:46 PM Subject: [AI] Prune your PC Prune your PC 1. Computers sometimes create temporary files as you're working or surfing the Internet. Temp files are usually created by programmes that need to store chunks of information (on a temporary basis) in order to function. To get rid of these files, open My Computer, select Properties, and click the Disk Cleanup button. Here. check the boxes for Temporary Files and Recycle Bin. Then just Click OK. Your computer will start up faster and launch programmes more quickly. 2. The cache is where your computer stores copies of websites you've visited. It helps to clear it out every four months. Otherwise, when you try to access a site, your machine first checks the cache to compare the stored version of the web page to the current page. Meanwhile, you have twiddle your thumbs, waiting for the site to load. To clear the cache and history files, go to Start menu, choose Settings, Control Panel, Internet Options. Under Temporary Internet Files, click Delete Files and Clear History. 3. Get rid of programmes you don't use. Go to Windows Start menu, choose Settings, select Control Panel. Choose Add/Remove to delete programmes you no longer use, or games you're tired of playing. 4. Sift through spyware. If you (and/or your kids) indulge a lot of net-surfing, chances are, you've picked up some spyware and adware along the way. These programmes track your actions and inundate you with annoying pop-up windows. To get rid of them, download a reputed spyware removal programme and run it regularly. __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in